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Recovery

The restoring or improving of livelihoods and health, as well as economic, physical, social, cultural and environmental assets, systems and activities, of a disaster-affected community or society, aligning with the principles of sustainable development and “build back better”, to avoid or reduce future disaster risk.

Latest Recovery additions in the Knowledge Base

Typhoon Haiyan survivor, Tacloban, Philippines
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Disaster survivors want to rebuild safer, more sustainable homes, but cost misperceptions often stand in the way

As the US Southeast recovers from 2024 hurricanes, rebuilding sustainably is challenged by cost misperceptions, complex rules, and limited info. Clear guidance and incentives can make resilient building more accessible and cut long-term costs.
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Rebuilding homes after a disaster is an opportunity to build back better – why isn’t the insurance industry on board?

For many Australians, 2022 was a dark and devastating year. Major floods wreaked havoc on hundreds of communities in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania. But for some, the floods themselves were only half the disaster.
Conversation Media Group, the
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Documents and publications

Build Back Better sector guides: Volumes 1-6

The Build Back Better Sector Guides provide practical resources to support clients, partners, and staff of the Asian Development Bank to enhance the climate and disaster resilience of communities, infrastructure and systems.
Over flowing river and land slide
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Building resilience amidst disasters: UNDP's role in disaster risk reduction

As we mark International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (IDRR) 2024, UNDP Myanmar reflects on the ongoing need to enhance community resilience and preparedness in the face of increasing climate-induced disasters.
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Woman walking through the flooded street in Nigeria with a yellow rain cape.
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Post-flood recovery: lessons from Germany and Nigeria on how to help people cope with loss and build resilience

Extreme climate events - floods, droughts and heatwaves - are not just becoming more frequent; they are also more severe. It's important to understand how communities can recover from these events in ways that also build resilience to future events.
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Documents and publications

Global Rapid Post-Disaster Damage Estimation (GRADE) report: Hurricane Beryl 2024 - Grenada

This Global Rapid Post-Disaster Damage Estimation (GRADE) report provides a synopsis of the estimated direct economic damage in Grenada following the passage of Hurricane Beryl.
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Linking affected community and academic knowledge: a community-based participatory research framework based on a Shichigahama project

This paper introduces a community-based participatory research program implemented through cooperation between universities and local communities after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. I
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Queensland 2023-24 State recovery and resilience plan

The Queensland (Australia) 2023-24 State Recovery and Resilience Plan (the Plan) covers 13 disaster events and captures the diversity, breadth and extent of disasters for the entire season.
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