Guidance for Disaster Recovery

The International Recovery Platform (IRP) provides a collection of comprehensive guidance for disaster recovery to help countries and communities develop effective recovery plans and strategies. These guidelines are designed to ensure that recovery efforts are sustainable, resilient, and inclusive.

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Guidance documents from IRP Steering Committee members.

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Disaster Recovery Guidance

1 January 2016

ASEAN Disaster Recovery Reference Guide

The ASEAN Disaster Recovery Reference Guide (the Guide) aims to help the ASEAN Member States prepare for recovery, and deliver timely, efficient and effective recovery programmes.

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Disaster Recovery Guidance

1 January 2016

A Guidance Note: National Post-Disaster Recovery Planning and Coordination

This Guidance Note provides practical advice to UNDP Country Offices on how to design and implement recovery initiatives that will strengthen government capacity to lead and manage national recovery efforts in the early, medium and long-term.

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Disaster Recovery Guidance

10 September 2014

Guide to developing disaster recovery frameworks: World Reconstruction Conference version

This guide lays out processes and good practices for developing disaster recovery frameworks to assist governments in detailed recovery planning at the inter-sectoral and programmatic levels.

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Disaster Recovery Guidance

1 January 2012

Guidance note on recovery: pre-disaster recovery planning

This guidance note presents a series of steps to initiate and sustain Pre Disaster Recovery Planning (PDRP) in order to ensure that communities "build back better" following a natural disaster.

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Disaster Recovery Guidance

26 November 2010

Guidance note on recovery: gender

This publication is an initial step in documenting, collecting and sharing disaster recovery experiences and lessons, which also integrate disaster reduction initiatives aimed at reducing the womens' vulnerability.

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Disaster Recovery Guidance

26 November 2010

Guidance note on recovery: governance

The purpose of this document is to create a cohesive documented body of knowledge for disaster recovery planners and policy makers, in the recognition that preventive measures are vital to reducing the more costly efforts of responding to disasters.

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Disaster Recovery Guidance

26 November 2010

Guidance note on recovery: infrastructure

The purpose of this document is to create a cohesive documented body of knowledge for disaster recovery planners and policy makers, in the recognition that preventive measures are vital to reducing the more costly efforts of responding to disasters.

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Disaster Recovery Guidance

26 November 2010

Guidance note on recovery: environment

The purpose of this document is to create a cohesive documented body of knowledge for disaster recovery planners and policy makers, in the recognition that preventive measures are vital to reducing the more costly efforts of responding to disasters.

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Disaster Recovery Guidance

16 November 2018

Culture in city reconstruction and recovery

This paper guides practitioners, particularly the World Bank and UNESCO teams operating on the ground, as well as authorities, planners, and international organizations to integrate culture in all phases of city reconstruction and recovery.

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Disaster Recovery Guidance

4 October 2018

Transport sector recovery: Opportunities to build resilience

This guidance note is intended to provide action-oriented guidance to government officials facing post-disaster recovery challenges related to the transport sector.

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Disaster Recovery Guidance

14 August 2018

Gender equality and women’s empowerment in disaster recovery

This Guidance Note aims to provide action-oriented guidance to local and national government officials and key decision makers who face post-disaster challenges and to assist them in incorporating gender-responsive recovery and reconstruction efforts.

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Disaster Recovery Guidance

10 December 2017

Strategic Planning for Recovery: Director's Guideline for Civil Defence Emergency Management Groups

This product provides guidance to recovery managers, CDEM Groups and local authorities on strategic planning for recovery from emergencies.

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Disaster Recovery Guidance

18 May 2017

Words into Action guidelines: Build back better in recovery, rehabilitation and reconstruction (Consultative version)

This guideline is the product of literature reviews, discussions and contributions from diverse stakeholders, as well as UNDRR-nominated experts appointed specifically for the development of this guideline.

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Disaster Recovery Guidance

3 March 2017

Pre-Disaster Recovery Planning Guide for Local Governments

This Guide is designed for local governments to help them to prepare for recovery from future disasters by engaging with the whole community and planning for comprehensive, long-term recovery activities.

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Disaster Recovery Guidance

1 January 2017

Guidance note for post-disaster health sector recovery

This Guidance Note for Post-Disaster Health Sector Recovery is intended to provide action-oriented guidance to local and central government health sector officials who face post-disaster challenges related to health sector recovery.

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Disaster Recovery Guidance

1 January 2017

Guidance notes on recovery: health - Supplementary edition

The materials contained in this supplementary document complement those found in the existing IRP Guidance Note on Recovery – Health.