Ten Lessons
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Reconstruction After Disasters: Ten Lessons (Learnt The Hard Way)
Abhas K. Jha,Regional Disaster Risk Management Coordinator,
East Asia and the Pacific,The World Bank.
AIDF, Washington DCJuly 22, 2010
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1. It’s Important.Up to 80 percent or more of damage to infrastructure after major disasters can be housing.
Housing Transport Telecommunications Energy Urban and community in-frastructure
Haiti 2010-Damage to Infra-structure
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2. It Takes Time.
Be Prepared for the Long-Haul!
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3. Land Titles Often Are the Biggest Bottleneck
…but also an opportunity to resolve long standing issues related to:
• Extralegal or Informal Tenure• Poor Land Governance• Inferior Land Rights for
Women• Highly Unequal Land
Distribution
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4. Two Factors Determine the Success or Failure of the Program
1. The Damage Assessment
2. The Reconstruction Policy
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5. Owner Driven Reconstruction Works the Best.
The most empowering and dignified approach BUT requires
– Training and TA– Updating codes [?]– Mechanisms to regulate
prices– Financial assistance in
installments linked to technical quality
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6. Resettlement Rarely Works.• Resettlement is usually
unsuccessful– Livelihoods– Socially and culturally
inappropriate
• Sometimes unavoidable– Environmentally vulnerable
• Successful resettlement– Takes into account livelihoods– Partners with the community– Fully serviced plots– Socially and culturally
appropriate
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7. Training Makes a Vital Difference• Detailed damage
assessment
• Data collection and information management
• Technical advisors and supervisors
• Owners and builders in the field
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8. Civil Society and the Private Sector Can Be a Vital Partner.
• Formalize relationship
• Establish oversight mechanisms
• Manage expectations
Constituency, capacity, outreach and skills
Overall Program/Government objectives
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9. Reconstruction Can Be Used to Mainstream Disaster Risk Reduction.
• Disaster resilience
• Cultural heritage preservation
• Land tenure/Land-use planning
• Anti-corruption/Financial Tracking
• Institutions
Build back better!
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10. Institutions Matter (a Lot!)• Authority
• Autonomy
• Political Support
• Mandate, Policy and Plan
• Effective Relationships– Military– Local authorities– NGOs– Donors
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Please join us!
www.housingreconstruction.orgajha(at)worldbank.org