Early Recovery and Resilience Bureau for Policy and Programme Support Livelihoods and Economic Recovery Group Leontine Specker DRC ER Resilience workshop 23 March

Objectives of overall ER/ Resilience workshop Programme- UNDP, inter-agency, multi- stakeholder Objectives Deliverables - Common understanding within UNDP on priorities in DRC on ER/ resilience (programme and coordination) - UNDP DRC ER/ resilience programme strategy (multi-year) - UNDP ER/ resilience workplan and division of labor

Objectives of this session 1. Overview of UNDP’s global policy on ER/ resilience -UNDP Strategic Plan UNDP Guide on Livelihoods & Economic Recovery in Crisis & Post Crisis Situations -Guidance Notes on Livelihoods/Early Economic Recovery in Crisis and Post Crisis Situations (conflict and disaster)

1. How are ER and resilience defined within UNDP policies?

What is Early Recovery? Recovery that starts early in crisis and post-crisis contexts Guided by development principles in humanitarian contexts Establishes foundations for resilience and longer- term recovery

Response Recovery Sustainable Development Prevention & Preparedness Periodical Trend Analysis -Economic and financial stresses and shocks -Environmental stresses and shocks - Socio-political shocks (conflict) What is resilience ?

How do Early Recovery and Resilience relate? ER is the foundation an d first step towards building resilience Resilience is an objective. Early Recovery (approach) is the main means to that objective during a humanitarian response

Early recovery and resilience principles Economic sustainability and livelihoods diversification  self reliance Environmental sustainability  reversing negative coping strategies, sustainable use of natural resources National and local capacity development Work with all levels of society and government (i.e. individual, community, institutional levels) to address the multiple causes and drivers of vulnerability Work on short, medium and longer term objectives simultaneously, but with different capacities (three track approach) Link humanitarian and development responses, i.e. early recovery as a basis for medium to long-term interventions (i.e. three track approach) Link resilience based approaches to conflict/ disaster sensitivity;

Early recovery and resilience- HOW? Periodical trend analysis on vulnerabilities and risks and programme assessments Longer term commitments and strategic plans Joint programmes Strengthen disaster and conflict preparedness for effective response at all levels; Integrated programming across practice areas (i.e. area based approach).

2. Early recovery as a core objective under the UNDP Strategic Plan

UNDP Strategic Plan Outcome 6- Early recovery and rapid return to sustainable development pathways are achieved in post-conflict and post- disaster situations Outcome 1- Growth and development are inclusive and sustainable, incorporating productive capacities that create employment and livelihoods for the poor and excluded

Outcome level indicators (see hand out) Outcome Level Indicators Outcome Indicator 6.1. Percentage of affected populations meeting critical benchmarks for social and economic recovery within 18 months after a crisis, disaggregated by type of crisis and sex (modified) Outcome Indicator 6.1 Outcome Indicator 6.2. Percentage of post disaster and post conflict countries having operational strategies to address the causes or triggers of crises Outcome Indicator 6.2. Outcome Indicator 6.4. Percentage of (monetary equivalent) benefits from temporary employment/ productive livelihoods options in the context of early economic recovery programmes received by women and girls (UNSC 1325-Led by UNDP & UN Women) Outcome Indicator 6.4

3. UNDP’s role in Early Recovery: Programme and coordination

P ROGRAMMING C OORDINATION C LUSTER C OORDINATION (GAP) S UPPORT HC/RC IN I NTEGRATING ER UNDP’s Role in ER Emergency Employment generation Rehabilitation of community infrastructure Debris Management Municipal Solid Waste management Support to displaced population groups and host communities Community based reintegration of ex- combatants Aid coordination Strengthening governance functions.

Early Recovery in Cluster Coordination Architecture

Example ER “Gap” clusters/sectors Zimbabwe Livelihoods Institutional Development and Community Infrastructure OPTGovernance, Livelihoods and Infrastructure Yemen (2013) Livelihoods, Land and Property, Infrastructure and Governance NepalLivelihoods, Peacebuilding and Reintegration UgandaGovernance, Livelihoods and InfrastructureMyanmarLivelihoods and Social Cohesion Sri Lanka Livelihoods, Housing for IDPs, Civil Administration and Infrastructure MaliLivelihoods and Employment Samoa Livelihoods and Economic Recovery, Housing and Basic Services HondurasLocal Economic Recovery, Governance Capacity PhilippinesLivelihoods, Debris Management (2013)Haiti Debris Management, Cash for Production and Microenterprise PakistanCommunity InfrastructureCAR (2014) Economic Revitalization, Community Security and Basic Ssocial Services Iraq (2014)Livelihoods and social cohesion (2014)Ukraine (2015)Livelihoods and early recovery

4. UNDP Policy/ programme guidance on Early Recovery: livelihoods & local governance

UNDP Guide on Livelihoods & Economic Recovery in (post) Crisis Contexts Developed in-house by over 40 UNDP Staff in HQ, RBx and Country Offices The Guide is underpinned by a Three Track Approach to Livelihoods Recovery in Crisis and Post Crisis It is an approach that UNDP promotes for ER to support a rapid return to sustainable development Three track approach stems from the UN Policy on Employment Creation Income Generation and Reintegration (2009)

UNDP Definition of livelihoods Livelihoods comprise of “the capabilities, assets (including both material and social resources) and activities required for a means of living Human, physical, social, financial and natural livelihoods assets Resilience  Addressing all livelihoods assets through an integrated approach

Early Recovery and the new Strategic Plan Recovery Process (time) Intensity Sustainable Human Development ER interventions (track A, B- Outcome 6) Signature Products (Track A) DISASTER /CONFLICTFILTER Track A (Short term): Stabilising livelihoods Livelihoods Track B (Medium term): Local Economic Recovery for Employment, income generation and Reintegration Track C (Long term): Sustainable Employment and Inclusive Growth

Municipal Solid Waste Management

UNDP 3x6 Toolkit

UNDP support to displaced population groups Out of camp IDPs, refugees, host communities, returning ex- combatants Durable solutions: return (reintegration), local integration, re- settlement in third locations Host community support Livelihoods & economic recovery, local governance, RoL, DRR, gender

Overview of ToR of ERAs and EREs DRC