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UNDP’s Role in Early Recovery

UNDP’s Role in Early Recovery. Krishna S. Vatsa, RDRA BCPR, UNDP. Humanitarian Reform: Cluster Approach. Humanitarian Response Review of the global humanitarian system in 2005 Strengthens humanitarian response through partnerships Cluster approach has been rolled out

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UNDP’s Role in Early Recovery

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  1. UNDP’s Role in Early Recovery Krishna S. Vatsa, RDRA BCPR, UNDP

  2. Humanitarian Reform: Cluster Approach • Humanitarian Response Review of the global humanitarian system in 2005 • Strengthens humanitarian response through partnerships • Cluster approach has been rolled out • Altogether 11 global clusters are proposed for roll out: Agriculture, Camp coordination, Emergency Telecom, Education, Emergency Shelter, Health, Nutrition, Logistics, Protection, Water and Sanitation, and Early Recovery • UNDP has been assigned early recovery cluster

  3. UNDP’s Leadership on Early Recovery • IASC’s Cluster Working Group on Early Recovery (CWGER) ; • UNDP will act as a global hub of knowledge management on early recovery; and • UNDP will advocate for increased technical and financial resources in this important area; (as part of this, it provides substantive backing for the Country Office)

  4. What is Early Recovery? • Application of development principles in a humanitarian setting • National ownership; capacity utilization and support; and peoples’ participation • A stage in which humanitarian and development partners co-exist and interact • Early initiation of recovery planning and key programming to minimize the gap between relief and longer-term recovery.

  5. Early Recovery Cluster • Areas of Early Recovery that are not covered by the other clusters such as livelihoods, reintegration, land and property, infrastructure, governance, or rule of law • UNDP in Lead; focus on Partnerships with Government, NGOs and Civil Society Organizations working on these issues • ER Cluster Coordinator ensures inclusion of these issues in early recovery policy & programmes

  6. Early Recovery Network • UNDP coordinates the ER Network • The ER Network makes ER a common concern and avoids limiting it to the work of one cluster • A Network of ER Focal Points from each of the other clusters to work together on inclusion of early recovery. • Resident Coordinator has the lead responsibility for coordinating the ER efforts with each of the other IASC Clusters • Systematically planning and implementing early recovery interventions within the context of their own specific areas of work.

  7. Early Recovery Framework

  8. L-Shaped Model of Early Recovery Coordination

  9. Early Recovery Planning and Programming • Assessment of Early Recovery Needs • National Policy Formulation • Capacity-building of Governments • Information Collection and Management • Resource Mobilization and Aid Coordination • Advocacy and Public Information

  10. Early Recovery Interventions • Restoration of social and community services • Stabilization of Livelihoods • Technical Assistance for Shelter • Capacity-building support for the Government • Disaster Risk Reduction • Gender-specific Assistance (8 Point Agenda) • Social Inclusion • Monitoring & Evaluation

  11. Time-frame for Interventions • In a disaster situation, early recovery planning needs to be done in the first few months • In a drought situation, the time-frame may be longer (assessment, identification of interventions, capacity-building of local-level institutions) • In a conflict situation, early recovery situation may last for years

  12. Resource Mobilization • BCPR’s Coordination Assistance • Including Early Recovery in Flash Appeal • Re-allocation of Core Resources • Development of Proposals for Donors • Multi-donor Trust Funds • Linkages with other UNDP’s Programmes

  13. Early Recovery Interventions • In Afghanistan, support to the return and resettlement of IDPs due to internal conflict • In Pakistan, rubble removal, cooking and heating, and livelihoods support after the earthquake • In Bangladesh, construction of shelter for the people affected by cyclone Sidr • In Sri Lanka, Cash for work for the people affected by tsunami • In India, technical support for shelter-building in Gujarat

  14. Early Recovery after the Koshi Floods • Coordination support was provided at the state and district level • UNDP developed partnership with ODR Forum • A State-level Workshop on recovery was organized in Patna • A State-level Shelter Policy was developed • Demonstration Programmes have been supported • Technical Support: -- Shelter hubs; -- Settlement Planning; -- Support to district administration; -- Technical Guidelines; and -- Technical and Quality Assurance Audit

  15. Issues and Challenges • Capacity-augmentation on an immediate basis • Early Recovery Programming • Raising Resources (TRAC Funding; Trust Funds) • Providing Technical Support • Sustaining the Support

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