El Salvador - GFDRR
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VI. ESTIMATE OF RECOVERY AND RECONSTRUCTION NEEDS | 133<br />
D. NEEDS FOR RISK REDUCTION<br />
The previous chapter dealt in considerable detail with the importance and urgency for <strong>El</strong> <strong>Salvador</strong> to<br />
undertake systemic efforts to reduce the risk of disasters throughout the five key thematic areas.<br />
To avoid redundancy or confusion, the content of these needs is not repeated here.<br />
E. EARLY RECOVERY NEEDS<br />
As part of the post-disaster needs assessment (PDNA), the UNDP’s Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery<br />
(BCPR) is in charge of estimating those recovery requirements that correspond to the earliest period and<br />
preferably refer to community-level demands. 58<br />
In this regard, it is necessary to make clear that in the estimates presented in this section there must<br />
be no duplications with regard to the overall needs identified in the previous chapters; they encompass<br />
<strong>El</strong> <strong>Salvador</strong>’s economy and society as a whole; and their scale or magnitude is obviously lower than total<br />
recovery needs.<br />
Early recovery estimates at community level are presented below.<br />
1. Basic Approach of Early Recovery<br />
Early recovery is a multidimensional process that begins in the humanitarian context. It is guided by<br />
development principles that seek to build on humanitarian programs and promote sustainable development<br />
opportunities. It seeks to generate self-sustainable, resistant, nationally owned processes for post-disaster<br />
recovery. It includes the restoration of basic services, livelihoods, housing, governance, security and rights,<br />
environment, and the social dimension, including the reintegration of displaced populations. 59<br />
The diagram below presents early recovery with regard to the preparation phase, the humanitarian<br />
phase, long-term recovery and the development phase. 60<br />
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UNDP/BCPR makes use of the methodology known as Human Early Recovery Needs Assessment (HERNA) to estimate<br />
these needs at community level. A description of this methodology is beyond the scope of the present document but it<br />
may be viewed on the UNDP’s website.<br />
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Guidance Note on Early Recovery, by the Cluster Working Group on Early Recovery, 2008.<br />
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Adaptation of the Guidance Note on Early Recovery, by the Cluster Working Group on Early Recovery, 2008.