UNDP's strategy on crisis prevention and recovery From peace-building to natural disaster prevention 2 March 2006
UNDP's strategy on crisis prevention and recovery
From peace-building to natural disaster prevention
2 March 2006
Crisis Prevention and Recovery is one of UNDP’s 5 practice areas because:
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Growing number of violent conflicts or recurrent natural disaster that erase decades of development progress.
In many countries, accumulated losses from conflict and natural disaster exceed limited development gains.
24 of 50 LDCs face high levels of disaster risk and are affected by major natural disasters every year.
HDI: countries classified with low development: 56% experienced civil war in 1997-2001.
20-25 million internally displaced persons worldwide.
Long-term consequences: new landmine victims in 69 countries.
Crisis Prevention and Recovery is one of UNDP’s 5 practice areas because:
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Increasing recognition of the role of development in CPR environments (e.g. need for longer-term vision)
Giving development programming a CPR lens
Brahimi Report in 2000 emphasizing UNDP’s “untapped potential” in peace-building
2001 Executive Board paper “UNDP in CPC” highlighting importance of development dimensions
New UNDP Administrator considers CPR as a key growth area for UNDP (January 2006 Executive Board)
Value added of UNDP
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Country presence before, during and after a crisis
Historical perspective and in-depth understanding of contexts
A credible partner with a long term relationship with national actors
Coordination of the UN presence on the ground
Expertise developed in key service lines
Flexible financing mechanisms (ex: CPR TTF)
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A common focus on peacebuilding and human security
Joint collaboration in countries
Key contributor to core and non-core resources of UNDP
UNDP highly values its partnership with Japan:
Africa
Angola, Burundi, CAR, Chad, Cote d’Ivoire, DRC, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Guinea- Bissau, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, ROC, Sierra Leone, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe etc.
Sub-regional: Great Lakes, Southern Africa, West Africa, Horn of Africa
Asia and the Pacific
Afghanistan, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Laos, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka
Central America and the Caribbean
Colombia, El Salvador, Ecuador, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras
CPR in the World
• CPR is a rapidly growing practice area for UNDP worldwide:
Eastern and Central Europe
Albania, Azerbaijan, Bosnia, Georgia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Tajikistan
Arab States
Iraq*, Jordan, Lebanon, Somalia, Sudan, Yemen, PAPP
* Countries where Japan supports UNDP’s
programmes
About BCPR
PurposeThe core purpose of BCPR is to advance peace
and development by strengthening capacities to prevent and recover from crisis.
ValuesEmbracing respect and commitment,
partnership and excellence as core values.
GoalTransform UNDP into a global leader in crisis
prevention and recovery.
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Japan’s contribution to the CPR TTF
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20
40
60
80
100
120
140
BCPR Top Donors (2000-2005)(millions USD)
Japan
Italy
USA
UK
EU
German
Norway
Canada
Netherlands
Sweden
Denmark
World Bank
BCPR’s approach
Strengthening country office capacity and mainstreaming CPR into development programming.
Bringing together UN peace-building and development efforts.
Linking relief & development.
Working through partnerships.
BCPR supports UNDP to work effectively before, during and after
crisis. We do this by:
BCPR’s outcome areas
Prevention and Risk Reduction:
1. Addressing the development dimension of conflict prevention
2. Mitigate the risk and impact of natural disasters
1. Capacity building
2. Facilitating and convening in order to build consensus
3. Mainstreaming prevention and risk reduction into development
Recovery:1. Securing a sustainable and nationally owned recovery process
1. Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration
2. Justice and Security Sector Reform
3. Livelihoods and early economic recovery
4. Mine Action
5. Small Arms and the reduction of Armed violence
For BCPR, peacebuilding includes both:
THROUGH:
THROUGH:
BCPR’s outcome
areas
Prevention and Risk Reduction
1. Finding the appropriate entry point in a given country (themes, actors and geographic scale)
2. Ensuring the sustainability of institution-building efforts (importance of process)
Recovery
1. Ensuring the early inclusion of development considerations into humanitarian plans and activities (Early recovery)
2. Putting relevant national authorities in the “driver’s seat” as soon and as fully as possible
Key challenges related to prevention/risk reduction and
recovery:
Agreeing on a coherent and coordinated approach (within the
UN and among international actors) based on country priorities
Prevention
Partnership with government, local institutions and research centers, which:
Used the conflict sensitive methodology.
Created safe spaces for dialogue.
Identified lessons learned.
Example 1: The Peace and Development Analysis in Indonesia
Prevention
At the regional level: development of a multi-hazard early warning and preparedness system for the Indian Ocean.
At the national level, support to national authorities in integrating disaster risk reduction into national and local planning frameworks.
Building back better: integrating a risk sensitive approach.
Example 2: Mainstreaming a risk sensitive approach to recovery in
Post-Tsunami countries
Recovery
Early Recovery
Shifting focus from saving lives to restoring livelihoods Preparing the ground for sustainable long-term
reconstruction Reducing future disaster risks
Early Recovery Cluster
Inter-agency Standing Committee in Geneva Regular Early Recovery Cluster meetings in Islamabad Pilot Early Recovery Cluster meetings at field level
Start planning for early recovery as soon as possible.
Example 1: The UN’s cluster approach to early recovery in Pakistan
Recovery
Example 1: The UN’s cluster approach to early recovery in Pakistan - Ctd
Relief
UN Flash Appeal
Early
Recovery
UN Framework
Reconstruction
WB/ADB report
6 months
12-18 months
3-5 years
Recovery
Lessons Learned:
Government’s leadership is key.
Focus on transition from relief to development.
Pooling of resources allows timely scale up.
Example 1: The UN’s cluster approach to early recovery in Pakistan - Ctd
Recovery
Community based recovery programme:
Support for local governance structures and community participation through District Development Committees (DCCs).
Capacity-building in the planning and management of recovery activities.
Support for the creation of sustainable livelihoods.
Assistance with the provision of basic services.
Example 2: Securing a more definitive recovery process in Liberia
Recovery
Example 3: The International Recovery Platform
Origins
Objectives
Key areas of support:
1. Advocacy and Knowledge Management (Kobe)
2. Training and Capacity Development (Turin)
3. Enhanced recovery support to countries (Geneva)
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Strengthening the RC/HC system
Innovative funding mechanisms
Peacebuilding reforms
SG’s High-level Panel on UN System-wide Coherence
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