ECOSOC 2006 Risk reduction strategies in recovery

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ECOSOC 2006Risk reduction strategies in recovery
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Lessons learned from recovery

• ProVention/World Bank lessons learned 2002-05
  Five case studies
• ProVention/ALNAP S.Asia Earthquake 2005- lessons
  learned from recovery
• World Bank IEG Evaluation of Natural Disaster
  Assistance Hazards of Nature, Risks to
  Development

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Lessons learned from recovery

• Bangladesh (Floods 1998)
• Honduras (Hurricane Mitch 1998)
• India (Gujarat earthquake 2001)
• Mozambique (Floods 2000/01)
• Turkey (Earthquake 1999)
• Review of 20 years (1984-2004) of World Bank
  experience in reconstruction recovery operations

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Risk reduction in recoverya real window of
opportunity or not?

• Assumption that recovery reconstruction
  automatically presents a window of opportunity
• New awareness of risks post disaster
• Bad infrastructure washed away creating a blank
  slate to build back better
• But experience shows risk reduction measures are
  seldom factored into the recovery process
• Speed vs effectiveness
• Humanitarian principles practice do not mesh
  well with long term recovery
• Development policies forgotten in recovery

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Reducing risk in recovery

• Recovery projects are often too short to address
  projected length of recovery
• Two timelines or recovery
• 1-3 yrs international system
• 5-10yrs real-time recovery
• Disaster risk reduction is a long-term process
  that requires long-term planning and system-wide
  support

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Reducing risk in recovery

• Comprehensive assessment of damage, needs,
  vulnerabilities and capacities plays a key part
  in providing effective framework for recovery
• Requires participation of affected communities
  and analysis of risks
• Insufficient attention paid to impact of recovery
  on addressing social vulnerability and
  livelihoods

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Reducing risk in recovery

• Institutional capacity building and governance
  underpin risk reduction
• National and local institutions are key to
  promote risk reduction and ensure risk reduction
  is factored into recovery planning and programmes
• Effective institutions for recovery are not being
  supported in a systematic fashion

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Key risk reduction strategies

• Recognise process of recovery and risk reduction
  as long-term
• Strengthen institutional capacity for DRR
• Prioritise community risk assessment,
  participation and address social vulnerability
• Support risk transfer sharing- microinsurance,
  cash, safety nets, etc
• Provide risk reduction incentives to shift from
  reactive ex-post to proactive ex-ante

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