Early Recovery Facility
- Bangladesh
- South Asia
ENTRY DATE: 09.03.2012 | LAST UPDATE: 09.03.2012
SCALE:
- Countrywide
TARGET AREA:
- Rural and Urban
BEST PRACTICE IN:
- Capacity Building
KEY SECTOR:
- Disaster Risk Reduction and Management
FUNDING AMOUNT:
- USD 5,000,001 - USD 10,000,000
Description of Intervention
The Early Recovery Facility (ERF) serves as a dedicated long-standing facility supporting early recovery after a disaster, smoothing out the transition to long-term recovery. ERF promotes national ownership of the early recovery process by engaging national and local authorities in the planning, execution and monitoring of recovery actions. ERF will provide local and national Government agencies with support in developing policies and plans for full recovery, through the systematic assessment of recovery needs, coordination amongst various agencies, preparation of an early recovery plan and human resources when needed.
Problems to be Addressed
National, subnational and local responses and recovery to climate change aggravated extreme events.
Aims
To provide policy and programmatic support to government in quick disaster recovery process.
Objectives
The overall objective is to support the Government of Bangladesh to provide policy and programmatic support for local and national level recovery, and to introduce development-oriented recovery interventions in a post-disaster situation
How it fits into the EbA concept
Rehabilitation and recovery is the first necessity after a natural disaster. For regions affected by frequent disasters, a proper policy measure for quick recovery is a requirement. This project involves making the regions resilient and also measures for quick recovery post disaster. Hence this qualifies for CCA concept.
Relevant Publications
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