Restoration and Recovery - Guide for Private-Public Partnerships (May 2025)

This guide, published in May 2025, outlines a framework for developing private-public partnerships (P3s) to strengthen disaster restoration and recovery processes. It defines restoration as stabilizing and repairing community lifelines, and recovery as identifying needs, setting goals, and implementing long-term recovery solutions. The document targets local governments, private sector entities, NGOs, and community partners involved in disaster management.

The guide describes key recovery coordination structures, including Collaborative Planning Teams (CPTs), Long-Term Recovery Groups (LTRGs), and Recovery Task Forces. It emphasizes the importance of cross-sector coordination, shared risk assessments, integration of hazard mitigation planning, and alignment with frameworks such as the National Disaster Recovery Framework. The document presents a four-phase P3 process—Plan, Engage, Integrate, and Assess & Refine—to support structured partnership development.

The guide further explains how P3s contribute across pre-disaster planning, short-term restoration, and long-term recovery phases. It highlights roles in restoring community lifelines, supporting financing strategies, guiding redevelopment, improving resilience, and tracking recovery progress. By fostering coordinated collaboration between public and private sectors, the guide promotes whole-community recovery and strengthened disaster resilience. fileciteturn55file0