Recovery Planning

This compendium of policy briefs from the PACER Dialogues highlights discussions, recommendations, and actionable insights for Southeast Asian countries and the People’s Republic of China as they pave the way for post-COVID-19 recovery.

In the aftermath of Nyiragongo eruption and earthquakes that affected Rubavu District, the Government of Rwanda conducted the Post Disaster Needs Assessment to value physical damages and economic losses as well as costs of meeting recovery needs.

This document provides housing recovery guidelines for homeowners affected by Hurricane Harvey and subsequent flooding in Houston, Texas, outlining eligibility, compliance, and reconstruction standards under the Homeowner Assistance Program (HAP).

The Gaza 2021 Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment (RDNA) estimates the total damage and losses incurred in Gaza following the latest conflict.

This week’s Manchester Briefing (Issue 39) details our new international standard ‘ISO/TS 22393 Guidelines for planning Recovery and Renewal’. ISO/TS 22393 provides a framework for how to assess the impacts of COVID-19 on communities, and address these through transactional recovery activities and transformational renewal initiatives. Lessons are shared from: 

The York County Disaster Recovery Framework is developed for use by County and local governments and volunteer organizations to ensure a timely recovery from emergencies affecting York County.

The study analyses community participation’s impact on disaster mitigation measures following the Kochi flood of 2018 and 2019 in India.

This concept note outlines the Participatory Local Recovery Planning process that UNDP Syria has developed.

California must comprehensively reshape how we rebuild after wildfires—or risk an unthinkable surge in costs and major setbacks to the state’s housing supply amidst a record housing crisis. That’s the finding of Rebuilding for a Resilient Recovery: Planning in California's Wildland Urban Interface, released today from researchers at the UC Berkeley Center for Community Innovation and non-partisan, non-profit think tank Next 10.

In this issue paper, the authors propose a novel overarching framework that promotes a progressive vision for policy and practice to support a transformative urban recovery (Tur). The Tur framework aims to help key stakeholders – including policymakers, health officials, local governments and international agencies – to identify opportunities for achieving multiple benefits in climate resilience, urban health equity and inclusive livelihoods.