Disaster Recovery Frameworks

woman involved in community meeting to discuss village reconstruction

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

Response – Recovery – Resilience for Conflict-affected communities in Ethiopia
Documents and publications
DRF - Disaster Recovery Frameworks

This is a project document for the response-recovery-resilience of conflict-affected communities in Ethiopia.

World Bank, the
Ethiopia - government
wash DRF guide
Documents and publications
DRF Guidance

This WASH DRF Guide provides the specific steps involved in developing a government-led disaster recovery framework for the WASH sector. It assists stakeholders engaged in the development of a DRF to implement recovery programmes for the WASH sector.

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Missouri Disaster Recovery Framework
Documents and publications
DRF - Disaster Recovery Frameworks

This Missouri Disaster Recovery Framework a guide designed to ensure better recovery planning, effective communication and coordination, and strategic collaboration at all levels of government and with whole community partners.

State of Missouri, the
Restoration of cultural heritage and urban identity in Syria
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DRF - Disaster Recovery Frameworks
Publications

This provides a comprehensive analysis of the impact of the crisis in Syria on urban heritage, governance challenges, normative frameworks, case studies, policy options, and recommendations for the restoration and preservation of cultural heritage.

United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT)
National Disaster Recovery Framework An Approach to Risk Informed Sustainable Development
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DRF - Disaster Recovery Frameworks

The aim of this Roadmap to be a short, uncomplicated guide to the National Disaster Recovery Framework (for short, the NDRF).

Vanuatu - government
Washington Restoration Framework
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DRF - Disaster Recovery Frameworks

The Washington Restoration Framework (WRF) outlines the partnerships and organizational structures necessary to successfully manage a flexible and scalable recovery.

Washington State Military Department - Emergency Management Division
Provincial Recovery Framework - Government of Alberta
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DRF - Disaster Recovery Frameworks

The Provincial Recovery Framework provides strategic direction for how the Government of Alberta will organize, coordinate resources and collaborate with stakeholders to support provincial recovery efforts following disasters.

Government of Alberta
Cover_Republic of Rwanda
Documents and publications
DRF - Disaster Recovery Frameworks
PDNA - Post Disaster Needs Assessments

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.

Rwanda - government
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
York County Office of Emergency Management Disaster Recovery Framework
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DRF - Disaster Recovery Frameworks

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.

York County (USA)
Cover_City of Houston
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DRF - Disaster Recovery Frameworks

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced that the City of Houston will receive $50,095,000 in funding to support long-term recovery efforts following 2021 Winter Storm.

City of Houston (USA)

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