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: About UNDP  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  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: About UNDP  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 About UNDP  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)

About UNDP  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  Purpose The core purpose of BCPR is to advance peace and development by strengthening capacities to prevent and recover from crisis.  Values Embracing respect and commitment, partnership and excellence as core values.  Goal Transform UNDP into a global leader in crisis prevention and recovery.

About BCPR Japan’s contribution to the CPR TTF

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:

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 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)

About the UN  Strengthening the RC/HC system  Innovative funding mechanisms  Peacebuilding reforms  SG’s High-level Panel on UN System-wide Coherence The future: UN reform

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