1 / 5

Sustainable Post-Disaster Recovery Turning Disasters into Opportunities for Development

This report from the United Nations Development Programme highlights the importance of sustainable post-disaster recovery, drawing on the experiences of various major natural disasters. It emphasizes the need for better coordination, decentralized planning and programming, and enhanced risk management and reduction to ensure resilient and successful recovery. The report also discusses the potential for turning disasters into opportunities for development.

anabors
Download Presentation

Sustainable Post-Disaster Recovery Turning Disasters into Opportunities for Development

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Sustainable Post-Disaster Recovery Turning Disasters into Opportunities for Development Disaster Reduction Unit United Nations Development ProgrammeBureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery

  2. Response to major natural disasters: Hurricane Mitch and George, 1998; Venezuela landslides and floods 1999; Orissa cyclone 1999; Mozambique floods 2000; El Salvador,Gujarat and Peru earthquakes 2001; Goma volcanic eruption 2002; Sri Lanka floods and landslides 2002; Southern Africa food crisis 2002- 2003; Cuba hurricanes 2001 – 2002; Bolivia landslides 2002; Argentina floods, 2003; Algeria and Bam, Iran earthquakes 2003; Hispaniola floods 2004; Bangladesh floods 2004 UNDP Experience in post-disaster recovery

  3. Dominance of emergency assistance Gap between emergency and reconstruction Reconstruction as rebuilding risk Spontaneous rebuilding as coping strategy Ad-hoc legislative/ institutional frameworks Uncoordinated and fragmented actions The Challenge

  4. Building on Local and National Capacities Decentralised planning and programming Risk management and reduction Demonstration effect Enhanced co-ordination A New Approach to Recovery

  5. Awareness Resources Partnerships Capacities Approaches and methodologies Key Issues to be Addressed at the International Level

More Related