International Recovery Platform (IRP)

Current context for recovery　・ Post-disaster recovery leads to rebuilding risk.　・ Support to recovery by UN agencies, bilaterals, IFIs, NGO’s and others often uncoordinated, leading to a duplication of efforts and failure to factor in risk reduction.

IRP was agreed at WCDR as a joint Initiative ofUN/ISDR UNDP, UN/OCHA,ILO and WB

supported by Japan, ADRC

• Public forum on Recovery in Japan (August 2004)• Discussion with programme countries, donors, and IATF members on the concept of the IRP (Geneva, Oct. 2004)• WCDR session 4.9 recommended setting up of IRP to ensure coordination, joint assessments, capacity building, and database on good practices

1. Opening Ceremony ; 11th May ’05

IRP Office opened (11th May, 2005)

2. 3-day Seminar followed

Objectives and Priority Activities of IRP

• HFA 2005, for 4 (ii) (h) incorporate disaster risk reduction into post- disaster recovery through building capacity and sharing expertise, knowledge and lessons learned

Advocacy and Knowledge Management

Capacity Building Support

Enhanced Recovery Operations

PRIORITY ACTIVITIES

International Recovery Platform

11th IATF: Thematic meet on IRP

KEY Decisions 1/2• IRP 　 will 　 function 　 as 　 Inter 　 Agency Network for taking forward HFA• IRP will be a thematic platform of ISDR report to GA through the IATF• Matrix of roles and responsibilities of stake holders which include UN/ISDR, UNDP, OCHA, ADRC, ILO, WB, IFRC, UNEP, ProVention, HABITAT, UNV, UNESCO, UNITAR/UNOSAT, ADPC and others; supported by Japan, Italy, Switzerland, US, Dubai, Australia and others

11th IATF: Thematic meet on IRP

KEY Decisions 2/2• Enhancement of Recovery Operations work plan led by UNDP, partnership with WB, others focus on developing joint assessment methodology • Knowledge management/Advocacy led by ADRC, UNISDR from Kobe Office plan agreed to including linkages to WB, ADPC, Habitat, Swiss SDC case studies• Training ,Capacity building work plan led by ILO, DMTP, certification of Recovery managers courses

Tentative IRP Webhttp://www.RecoveryPlatform.org/