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Disaster Recovery Frameworks

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Disaster recovery frameworks enable countries to drive a process forward that unites all government, private sector, donors, development partners, and community efforts with a focus on building back stronger, faster and more inclusively over the short, medium to long term timeframes of recovery. The DRF helps in articulating a vision for recovery; defining a strategy; prioritizing actions; fine-tuning planning; and providing guidance on financing, implementing, and monitoring the recovery. Depending on the scale of recovery required, the framework should be developed within a month or max 45 days after a disaster, or ideally before a disaster occurs.

Expected outcomes of implementing recovery frameworks are:

  1. Informed institutional and policy-setting for recovery.
  2. Prioritization and programming based on an inclusive, transparent process that ensures participation of all stakeholders and uses national and international good practices.
  3. Effective coordination among all parties during the recovery and reconstruction processes.
  4. Comprehensive framework for recovery financing.
  5. Improved implementation and monitoring and evaluation systems for recovery programs.

DRF guidance and frameworks

Documents and publications
DRF Guidance

Guide to developing disaster recovery frameworks: Sendai Conference version

This guide provides the essential information to assist policy makers and other stakeholders in formulating a framework for the medium- to long-term post-disaster recovery.
Malawi National Disaster Recovery Framework Report 2015. Volume 1
Documents and publications
DRF - Disaster Recovery Frameworks

National Disaster Recovery Framework: Malawi. Volume I

This Post Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) is conducted by the Government of Malawi with technical and financial support from the European Union (EU), the United Nations (UN) and the World Bank (WB) following the floods in 2015.
City of Seattle Disaster Recovery Framework
Documents and publications
DRF - Disaster Recovery Frameworks

City of Seattle Disaster Recovery Framework

This Framework guides recovery activities both pre-event and post-event and describes the potential roles and responsibilities of City agencies, as well as community players, in recovering Seattle to a fully functioning state following a disaster.
Sandy Recovery Strategic Planning Report
Documents and publications
DRF - Disaster Recovery Frameworks

Sandy Recovery Strategic Planning Report: A Strategic Plan for Resilience -City of Jersey City

This report serves as a guide for future actions, not only to recover from the effects of Superstorm Sandy but also to reduce vulnerabilities to future disasters.
Documents and publications
DRF - Disaster Recovery Frameworks

United States of America: PlaNYC - a stronger, more resilient New York

A comprehensive plan that contains actionable recommendations both for rebuilding the communities impacted by Sandy and increasing the resilience of infrastructure and buildings citywide.
Documents and publications
DRF - Disaster Recovery Frameworks

Hurricane Sandy rebuilding strategy: stronger communities, a resilient region

This document presents the policy recommendations of the Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force for helping the rebuilding of the region affected by the 2011 super-storm.
Documents and publications
DRF - Disaster Recovery Frameworks

Committee for policy planning on disaster management: toward the reconstruction for sound and unwavering Japan

This final report provides the direction of Japan’s disaster management for the future based on the lessons learned from the Great East Japan Earthquake to fulfill the promises in the future.
Hurricane Sandy Disaster Housing Strategic Plan
Documents and publications
DRF - Disaster Recovery Frameworks

Hurricane Sandy Disaster Housing Strategic Plan

This Disaster Housing Strategic Plan presents all reasonable housing options and makes recommendations for providing displaced New Jersey residents with temporary and permanent housing following Hurricane Sandy.
Pakistan Floods 2011 Early Recovery Framework
Documents and publications
DRF - Disaster Recovery Frameworks

Pakistan floods 2011 early recovery framework

The Early Recovery Framework provides the foundation and structure for the early recovery response supporting the flood-affected people of Sindh and Balochistan following the floods of 2011.
Sikkim Earthquake (2011)- Reconstruction Strategy
Documents and publications
DRF - Disaster Recovery Frameworks

Sikkim Earthquake (2011)- Reconstruction Strategy

This report has been prepared based on the Post-Sikkim earthquake site visit, followed up by one day consultation workshop held on Feb 09, 2012 at NIDM.

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