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Reducing Disaster Risk: A Challenge for Development
Disaster Reduction Unit
UNDP-BCPR
11-13, Chemin des Anémones
CH-1219 Châtelaine
Geneva, Switzerland
Tel: (41 22) 917 8433
Fax: (41 22) 917 8060
Email: bcpr.disasters@undp.org
What We Do
Risk Reduction Factored into Recovery

Post Disaster Recovery

Given the critical importance of the post-disaster recovery phase as an opportunity to address disaster reduction concerns UNDP provides the UN Resident Coordinator with access to TRAC 1.1.3 sudden response funds in the event of major natural disasters and when appropriate, technical assistance to carry out impact assessments and to design sustainable recovery and vulnerability reduction frameworks and programmes. Key programmes implemented to date include: Venezuela (1999 mudslides), Mozambique (2000 floods), Gujarat, India (2001 earthquake) - PDF - 1.7MB - 31 pages - , Cuba (2001 Hurricane Michelle).

Design of Post Disaster Recovery Frameworks
Consolidation and support for implementation of existing recovery programmes
Monitoring and support for Recovery Needs
Global Recovery Platform
Technical backstopping for DRU emergency allocations
Project Profiles
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Urbanization, Environment and Disaster Risk Management in Africa - - 00033327
Programme Components: Increased capacity for risk reduction, Knowledge Network Developed, Capacity building
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Assessment of Socio-Economic Impacts of Disasters in Asia - 00033241
Programme Components: Mainstreaming disasters into development policy & planning, risk reduction tools
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Disaster Risk Management Primer for Asia - 000332146
Programme Components: Application of risk reduction tools, mainstreaming disaster risk reduction tools into policy and development planning
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Global Analysis of National Disaster Risk Management and Reduction Institutions - 00036242
Programme Components: Lessons-learnt, good practices, policy development