IFAD Guidelines for IFAD Disaster Early Disaster Recovery

Early Recovery Guidelines

Enabling poor rural people to overcome poverty

Enabling poor rural people to overcome poverty

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ISBN 978-92-9072 May 2011 Cover Photo: ©EPA/NADEEM KHAWER

IFAD Guidelines for Disaster Early Recovery

Enabling poor rural people to overcome poverty

PRACTICE

CONCEPTS

BACKGROUND

Contents

Abbreviations and acronyms

4

Executive summary

5

1. Introduction

6

2. Background

8

Key points of relevant IFAD policies IFAD experience in disaster prevention and recovery 3. Principles of engagement

9 10 12

When should these Guidelines be used?

12

Conditions for IFAD engagement

12

Principles of the IFAD approach in post-crisis situations

13

4. Disaster Risk Management Framework

14

5. Selection of finance instruments

17

Portfolio restructuring and loan reallocation

17

Small grants and large grants funded through supplementary financing

18

Investment loans and large grants

19

Activities eligible for financing

20

6. Contingency planning

22

Vulnerability and risk assessments

23

Early warning systems (EWS)

24

Collaborating with the government and other organizations

25

Logistics, security and banking

28

Human resources

29

Country briefs

30

7. Disaster response: a step-by-step approach

31

Initiation and planning of the IFAD disaster response

31

Mobilizing financing

35

8. Support to operations

42

Security

42

Human resources

43

Procurement

43

Finance

43

Legal aspects

44

Communications

44

9. Monitoring the early recovery process

45

Enhanced supervision

45

Auditing

45

Development of specific disaster recovery indicators

46

Annex Countries at extreme risk References

48 50

3

Abbreviations and acronyms

4

COSOP

country strategic opportunities programme

CPM

country programme manager

EWS

early warning systems

FAO

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

IFI

international financial institution

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