UNDP  POST‐DISASTER RECOVERY PROGRAMMES

• APEC Seminar on Capacity Building for Disaster Recovery and Rehabilitation

• Shanghai, 27‐28 Jun 2012 

• Hossein Sarem Kalali, UNDP

UN development network – offices in 166 countries

Focus on:• Democratic governance• Poverty reduction• Crisis prevention and recovery• Energy and environment• HIV/AIDS

custodian of Resident Coordinator system

www.undp.org

About UNDP

UNDP’s Strategy to support national Recovery processes:

1.Building National capacities for recovery through:Training programmesPromoting South‐South Cooperation and exchange of experience Knowledge Management and knowledge sharing 

2.Improving Living Conditions of Affected Communities through effective recovery programming

Reinforce local administration capacity for recovery  management.Improve community security and social cohesion.Stabilisation of Livelihoods.

3.Promoting gender sensitivity in recovery process 

UNDP’s Strategy to support national Recovery process:

4. Improving and Maintaining Coordination.Support for recovery financing and Aid coordinationSupport to  UN Resident Coordinator Office for Early  recovery Coordination

5. Strengthening  Institutional mechanisms for recovery Promoting Participatory Approaches and Decentralised PlanningSupport for establishment of  national institutional and legislative systems  for recovery Support and reinforce national policy and planning processes.Support and reinforce local level implementation capacity.

6. Promoting resilience by Enhancing Safety and Standards and Integrating Risk Reduction in Reconstruction and Development.Building nationals capacities in Disaster Risk management 

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CRISIS

BreakdownLost momentumPartial solutionRebuilding riskDependencyForgottenRelapsesETC.

UNDP support for Recovery Programming

Provision of intermediate/

transitional shelter

Support for livelihood recovery

Promoting equity and inclusion in recovery & 

reconstruction

UNDP Recovery Support for Indonesia: Enhancing National Capacities  

• Regulatory reform covering also Recovery • Institutional reform in Disaster Management including the establishment of new National Agency for Disaster Management

• Mainstreaming DRR into regular development planning Public Awareness and Public Education

• Demonstration of DRR application

UNDP Recovery Support for Indonesia: Enhancing national Capacities 

1. Post Disaster Assessment

• Implementing Post Disaster Needs Assessment which includes Damages and Loses Assessment and Human Recovery Need Assessment.

2. Recovery Programming

•Multi‐stakeholder Workshops for prioritization, policy‐making, programming and budgeting.

• Coordination among central ‐ local government and non‐state actors for role sharing.

3. Recovery Implementation

•Restoring Livelihoods And Develop Economic Opportunities Of The Affected Population in MerapiRecovery

4. Monitoring & Evaluation

• Support Monitoring by  the Community via Village Information System

•Monitoring impact of the recovery at community and households level by period of 5 years  Longitudinal Study

UNDP Recovery Support for  Haiti :Enhancing transition

• 12 January 2010. 16:53

• 7.2 on Richter Scale, dozens of aftershocks up to 5.9 on Richter Scale, epicenter near Leogane, Strongest quake since 1770

• 220,000 dead, 300,000 injured, 1,000,000 homeless

• 7.8 Billion in damages – 120% of 2009 GDP

• Impact throughout the country…and the Island

UNDP’s Recovery Programmes in Haiti

Goal– To enable smoother transition from Relief to longer term recovery

– To restore livelihoods, Government capacities and shelter

UNDP Recovery Support for Haiti:Enhancing transition to development 

Early Recovery• Providing emergency 

employment to the affected people through ‘’ Cash for Work ‘’ programmes

• Removing Rubble• Re‐establishing the 

Government’s capacity to deliver basic justice

• Strengthening Government institutions in aid management and supporting the Post Disaster Needs Assessment, Organizing Donor Conference

UNDP Recovery Support for Haiti:Enhancing Transition to Development 

Longer term Recovery:• Livelihoods: cash for 

work, Area‐Based Recovery and debris management

• Governance: Decentralization and administrative reform

• Rule of law and justice and security

• Disaster Risk Reduction and hurricane preparedness

UNDP Support to Recovery for Bangladesh: Recovery of Housing 

• Cyclone Sidr (Nov 2007): – 16,000 disaster resilient houses 

or ‘core family shelters’ for families who lost their homes; 

– shelter interventions combined with livelihood recovery activities,   promoted early recovery and community resilience 

• Cyclone Aila (May 2009):– temporary shelter materials 

distributed to 26,000 families;– Disaster Resilient Habitat 

supported with 43 unit family homes and 1 community centre/school

UNDP Support to Recovery for Bangladesh: Recovery of Housing 

• Shelter – not a UNDP core area 

• Positioning through– Policy dialogue – Leading Shelter Working 

Group and standardization of design

– Leveraging partnership with Government

– Use of pre‐qualified NGOs for speedy delivery and community participation

UNDP Support to Recovery for Bangladesh: Recovery of Housing 

Main achievements • Continuous improvement of 

disaster resilient features through implementation and learning 

• Women’s engagement in construction increased their status within the family and community

• Strong partnership  with communities, beneficiaries, local authorities, and other stakeholders promotes  creative/cost effective solutions 

UNDP recovery Support for NepalStrengthening Local Government

18th August, 2008 at 12.45 hrs:  The breach on the embankment of the Koshi River occurredDisplaced Population: 70,000,Displaced Households: 7,563 Nepalese HHs,  2,328 Indian HHsDeath:  1  5000 ha land swept away in 4 VDCs  in Nepal and larger 

part in India Estimated loss worth NRs. 2.5 billion (USD 33 million) and fully destroyed local livelihood systems of 7563 HH

East‐West highway disconnected at 4 points within the span of 18 Km.,. 

Basic services: VDC offices, Schools, Health Centre, water s ppl s stem telephone and electricit lines disr pted

UNDP recovery Support for NepalStrengthening Local Government

UN/UNDP’s response to relief and recovery through Local Governments 

• General Coordination Committee to coordinate various relief and response interventions by government and development partners

• Support for conducting initial assessment of the damages

• Support for Rapid Hazard and Risk Assessment.

• Support for the creation High level Parliamentary Taskforce for recovery. 

• Comprehensive Compensation Package (CCP) • support to the Local Government to establish 

Return and Rehabilitation Unit. • Land demarcation conducted based on the 

intensity of damages (Green, Yellow and Red) 

UNDP recovery Support for NepalStrengthening Local Government

UNDP supported preparation of Transitional Recovery Plan

• Cash/Food for work programme:  Implemented jointly with WFP, through LG and Local NGO

• Community infrastructures and Local Government’s capacity development

• Micro enterprise • livelihood and wetland/environment protection programs 

UNDP Recovery Support for  Sri Lanka:Enhancing Early Recovery coordination

Development

Humanitarian

Transition

Food Security and A

griculture

LivelihoodsInfrastructure HousingGovernance

Education

Shelter and NFIs

Health and N

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Protection

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Early Recovery

Mine A

ction

UNDP Recovery Support for  Sri Lanka:Enhancing Early Recovery coordination• Local Level:Early Phase– Technical assistance to facilitate Government planning and coordination: conducted needs assessments, carried out partner mapping, established standards for basic livelihood assistance packages etc.

Middle Phase– Encouraged government participation/involvementFinal Phase– Handover residual recovery coordination leadership to Local Government

ERG

Livelihoods

Civil Administration

Permanent Housing

Basic Infrastructure

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Sub-Groups

Colombo

ERG (District)

Working Group

Working Group

Division and Sectoral Working Groups

Working Group

Districts

UNDP Recovery Support for Myanmar:Supporting Early Recovery 

Nagris Cyclone• Cyclone Nargis, the greatest 

natural disaster in the history of Myanmar, struck the coast of the country on 2 May 2008. Moving across the AyeyarwadyDelta and then southern Yangon Division over a day and a half, the storm affected more than 7 million people, who suffered loss of family, home and livelihoods.

KYAIKLAT

NGAPUTAW

MYAUNGMYA

PYAPONBOGALE

MAWLAMYAINGGYUN

LABUTTA

Phangdo

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Kwinbet

Ky aukchaung

Thegy aung

Kangy iSeikky iChaungtha

Bugwegy i

Adana Thltpok

Ky agan

Okkan

Sagy etHainggy i

Taunggale

Bidutgale

Shany egy aw

My indalin

Bomi

YesaingMay angon

Ziby ugwin

Pay ahla

Ky etpaung

Labuttalok

Zimaw

Okshit

Kontha

Ky auk Changgy i

Theinla

Kanni

Tazingwin

Way a

BASSEIN

Theby u

Shwemy indin

Nagy agon

Dipay on

Tagongy i RS

Kongy i

Maungdi

Ngey okkawng

Khay egon

My ingazeik

Py inkay aing

Begay et RS

Lubu

Kozu

May amgwin

Thongwa

Polaung

Pebin-Shany wa

Yawgy i

Hlwaza

Migy aunggaung

Talakwa

Saluzeik

Sinma

KANBE

THABAUNG

Py inzalu

Py in-y wa

Mataw

Kangy idaung

Thetkethaung

Gonmin

Daga RS

Ey a

Ngapy awgy aung

Ky aikpi

Letpargon

Pebin

WAKENA

Ama

Peikta

ky inabin

Le-eindan

Sitehaung

Ky einni

Ky onkadan

Kungy an

Pay agy igonPANTANAW

Tittidu

Tantabin

EINME

Yarmaraing

Thay etkon

Shwelaung

Ky ontama

Shwedawgmaw

Pathwe

Aukton

Thay utmy aik

Ky onmange

Thay ettaw

Lanthamaing

Hlaingbon

My attha

Kamagalu

Yondaung

Kadonkaw

Ywathit

Dawny ein

Ky wedon

Naukmi

Aley egy aw

Auk Ky ondaningy i

Karzu

Ky awzan

Daunggy i

Py aleik

Daunggy i

Auk Ky ondaningy i

Chaunggy i

My ingagon

Tawbaing

Hseikma

Bole

Ky ungon

Zay athlagy i

Thitpok

Yele

Polaung

Wedaung

Lugaunggy un

Py agy aung

Setsan

DEDAYE

Agugy i

Maletto

Mezali

Samalauk

Hngetpy awgy un

Thaneintaw

MAUBIN

Thay awe

Letpargon

Ky onda

Tamatakaw

Danongon

Auk Ky ondaningy i

Atay aw

Kalanhteik

Tawhla

Acha

Partabut

YANGOON

Twante

Insein

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UNDP Recovery Support for Myanmar:Supporting Early Recovery 

The ER programme focused on four main pillars:

i. Coordination arrangements for implementation and monitoring of early recovery projects 

ii. Livelihood restoration and community infrastructure rehabilitation 

iii. Revival and strengthening of community level mechanisms to support recovery

iv. Disaster preparedness and risk reduction

UNDP Recovery Support for Myanmar:Supporting Early Recovery 

• UNDP CO sent field missions to the affected townships to support existing staff to assess the situations / determine needs

• UNDP HQ sent SURGE staff to help CO respond to the post disaster situations

• In emergency period of May-June 2008, UNDP provided food, clothes, drinking water, Tarpaulins, medicines, etc throughout the Cyclone affected areas.

• Based on the above inputs, Integrated Community-Based Early Recovery Framework (ICERF) was formulated

• The first component of ICERF was Basic Service Package (BSP) to response the community emergency needs.

UNDP Recovery Support: Myanmar

The main objectives of the BSP were:

• To support affected communities to repair critical social infrastructure. 

• To support affected families to generate income to ensure food security.

• To rebuild community cohesion and participatory decision making, through working with village committees and other CBOs. 

• The Basic Service Package‐ ‘Cash grant’ for  Most Vulnerable Households ‘Cash grant’ for Temporary Shelter ‘Cash for work’ for activities identified by the villagers (pond cleaning, village cleaning,..) ‘Cash grant’ and ‘in‐kind support’ for livelihoods

UNDP Recovery Support for Myanmar:Supporting Early Recovery 

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