Mentoring facilitation on early recovery in the post conflict/disaster setting

1. Early Recovery:
Content, Coordination and Process
Munas Kalden, UNICEF, Lesotho
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2. Objectives of the Presentation:
1. Define early
6. Distinguish recovery
between
humanitarian, early
recovery and 2. Describe early
development recovery as the
activities. bridge between
Early humanitarian
Recovery: assistance and
Conceptual development
Clarity
5. Provide
examples of 3. State the aims of
indicative early early recovery
recovery activities
4. Explain the clusters in
the early recovery
coordination mechanism
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3. Early Recovery:
-A Meaning
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4. Application of
development
Recovery principles to
that starts humanitarian
early, at situations
onset of
crisis
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5. Establishes the
foundations of
longer-term
recovery
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6. Generates/ Strengthens
reinforces human
nationally security
owned and aims to
processes begin
addressing
for post- underlying
crisis causes of
recovery crisis
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7. Early Recovery
is NOT a new
concept:
builds upon
many years of
practices
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8. Early Recovery : A Definition
Early Recovery (ER) is
to restore the capacity of
institutions and
national
communities to recover from a
conflict or a natural disaster,
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9. Early Recovery…
enter transition or ‘build back
better’ and avoid relapses.
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10. Early Recovery…!
It is a multidimensional process guided
by development principles that
begins in a humanitarian setting, and
seeks to build on humanitarian
programmes and catalyze sustainable
development opportunities.
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11. It aims to generate and/or
reinforce nationally
owned processes
for the post recovery that
are resilient and
sustainable.
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12. It encompasses
the restoration of basic services,
livelihood, transitional shelter ,
governance, security and rule of
law, environment and other socio-
economic dimensions, including
reintegration of displaced
population.
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13. It strengthens human
security and aims to begin
addressing the underlying
causes of the crises.
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14. Why should we be involved in
ER?
Prevent further
Stabilize the situation after
deterioration of national
disasters or conflict
capacity
Early Recovery Can
Eliminate gap between
Reduce or shorten the
humanitarian and full
humanitarian phase
recovery programmes
Early recovery represents an effective and indispensable
component of response to crisis
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15. RELIEF
CRISIS
Breakdown
Lost momentum
Partial solution
Rebuilding risk
Dependency
Forgotten
Relapses
ETC.
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16. Humanitarian
phase
Focused
Resilience
CRISIS Self-reliance
Reducing risks
Comprehensive
Smoother transition
Continuity
ETC
Breakdown
Lost momentum
Partial solution
Rebuilding risk
Dependency
Forgotten
Relapses
ETC.
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19. Indicative Early Recovery
Activites
Early Recovery
Indicative Activities

20. 11. Disaster
Response 1. Livelihood and
10. Rule of Law income recovery
2. Social Services
9. Governance
Early
Recovery: 3. Displacement,
8.
Areas of return and
Infrastructure
reintegration
Activities
7. Cross Cutting
Issues
4. Shelter
6. Coordination
5. Land and
Property
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21. Agriculture
CCCM
Education
Emergency Shelter
Emergency
Telecoms
Health
Logistics
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Nutrition
Protection
WASH
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22. Agriculture
Why agriculture in emergencies?
ANS. To protect and bolster self-reliance, reduce need
for relief and harmful coping strategies, e.g. selling
assets, forced migration
Which of the following activities are Early Recovery?
A. Food security information
B. Replacing seeds, tools, other lost productive assets
C. Repair irrigation schemes
D. Protecting livestock
The answer is…
Repair irrigation schemes. B and D are both ER and
humanitarian
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23. Education
To enable all children and young people to have immediate
access or ensured continuity to a quality education in a
safe environment, in order to protect, develop and facilitate
a return to normality and stability.
Which of the following activities are Early Recovery?
A. Promote basic education as a means to contribute to psycho-social
responses and peace building
B. Provision of teaching and learning materials
C. Management training for educational administrators
The answer is…
Promote basic education as a means to contribute to psycho-
social responses and peace building. C is both ER and
humanitarian
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24. Emergency Shelter
The Importance of emergency shelter in emergencies:
• Survival
• Security and safety
• Human dignity and sustainability of social life
Which of the following activities are Early Recovery?
A. Promote relevant national gov. shelter and site planning policy
B. Train local builders in hurricane, earthquake and flood resistant
construction techniques
C. Reinforce tents to last longer
The answer is…
Train local builders in disaster resistant construction
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25. Health
The mission of the Health Cluster is, inter alia, to
prevent and reduce emergency-related morbidity and
mortality; ensure evidence-based actions, gap filling
and sound coordination.
Which of the following activities are Early Recovery?
A. Survey risk factors for chronic and infectious diseases
B. Monitor therapeutic feeding programmes
C. Provide access to comprehensive, integrated reproductive health
services
The answer is…
Provide access to comprehensive, integrated reproductive
health services
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26. Protection
Protection covers a wide range of activities that are
aimed at ensuring respect for the rights of all
individuals, regardless of their age, gender or social,
ethnic, national, religious or other background.
Which of the following activities are Early Recovery?
A. Support efforts to address sexual and gender-based violence,
including economic empowerment of victims
B. Train peacekeepers/police to address the need for protection of
civilians
C. Build capacity of lawyers, judges, prosecutors to identify and
address SGBV
The answer is…
All of the above
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27. WASH
The mission of the WASH cluster is to: Compile WASH
needs assessment data – identification of priority areas,
undertake joint assessment planning and
implementation, and monitor key WASH indicators
Which of the following activities are Early Recovery?
A. Supply water to disaster survivors
B. Install pit latrines in IDP camps
C. Support environmental clean-up, debris removal and rehabilitation
The answer is…
Support environmental clean-up, etc.
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28. In which of these cluster/sectors does UNDP implement projects?
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41. Early Recovery in Lesotho:
How can we improve ?

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44. Thanks
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