EARLY RECOVERY IN LOGISTICS Working-level linkages between the CWGER and the other clusters have confirmed that a common understanding of ER is emerging, both in terms of an overall conceptual understanding of ER within particular sectors/thematic areas, and with regard to the application of this understanding across all areas of work. What is early recovery for the IASC?

HUMANITARIAN RECOVERY RELIEF DEVELOPMENT CRISIS HUMANITARIAN RECOVERY Breakdown Lost momentum Partial solution Rebuilding risk Dependency Forgotten Relapses ETC. Let's observe how the international community used to respond to a crisis: When a crisis occurred, only humanitarians were expected to immediately respond. The humanitarian needs decreased and the crisis progressively disappeared. The humanitarian actors moved to another crisis. It took some time before the development actors arrived to start recovery, reconstruction and development work, prolonging the dependency to handouts and decreasing humanitarian aid. The transition phase was identified as a phase between humanitarian and development phases. It was also called the development gap. As a consequence of this gap, we often lost momentum, and the gap rebuilt risks, sometimes creating a new – silent and forgotten - humanitarian crisis… TRANSITION PHASE

HUMANITARIAN RECOVERY Humanitarian phase DEVELOPMENT Focused Resilience Self-reliance Reducing risks Comprehensive Smoother transition Continuity ETC CRISIS RELIEF EARLY HUMANITARIAN RECOVERY Breakdown Lost momentum Partial solution Rebuilding risk Dependency Forgotten Relapses ETC. DEVELOPMENT To avoid this gap, the humanitarian reform proposed to start recovery as early as possible during the humanitarian phase, the transition phase being the overlap between the humanitarian phase and the development phase. Recovery is the process of transformation from relief to development during the transition period. “Early recovery” is recovery that begins in a humanitarian setting. It is not a separate phase within the relief-development continuum, but rather an effort to strengthen the effectiveness of the linkage, by engaging both the humanitarian and development communities. The earlier in the humanitarian phase the planning and work on recovery begins, the sooner national institutions can move forward in providing basic services and assuming governance functions to stabilize affected areas. Early recovery provides a unique opportunity for humanitarian and development actors to work together as early as possible in support of nationally-led recovery efforts. Within the UN system, the Humanitarian Coordinator/Resident Coordinator (HC/RC) has the lead responsibility for coordinating the early recovery efforts of international organizations in cooperation with national actors. TRANSITION PHASE

What is Early Recovery? Recovery that starts early, at onset of crisis Application of development principles to humanitarian situations Relief and Early Recovery = humanitarian response Early Recovery is NOT a new concept: builds upon many years of practices It is a new approach that contributes through humanitarian mechanisms to the transition from relief to development Establishes the foundations of longer-term recovery Generates/reinforces nationally owned processes for post-crisis recovery

Early Recovery Coordination Architecture Agriculture CCCM Education Emergency Shelter Emergency Telecoms Health Logistics Nutrition Protection WASH Governance & Livelihoods Early recovery is a multi-dimensional process (as opposed to a sector) and needs to be organized differently from other sector-based groupings. As a common concern it cannot be limited to the work of one cluster. Early recovery is done first and foremost by the other clusters. The work of each of the other IASC Clusters on the ground - such as Health, Protection, Education, etc – evolves from emergency response to early recovery. These clusters need to systematically plan and implement early recovery interventions within the context of their own specific areas of work UNDP, in its lead role may set up and run a cluster to cover the ‘core areas’ of early recovery, such as for example, livelihoods, reintegration, land and property, infrastructure, governance, and the rule of law. The focus of the cluster will be determined by identifying the early recovery ‘gaps’ i.e. those areas of early recovery not covered by the other clusters. Early recovery is represented in this diagram in green. It is recommended, therefore, to establish an early recovery network which includes all the clusters, to work together on the integration, mainstreaming and coordination of early recovery issues; A number of other players, in both the humanitarian and development spheres, also have a key role to play in the collective response and recovery effort. It is the responsibility of the network - with the support of an ER Advisor - to reach out to these key development stakeholders in early recovery, such as the International Financial Institutions, Civil Society Organizations, international and national NGOs, the private sector, etc. – and include them in the planning and implementation of early recovery interventions; The cluster lead agencies share responsibility with the HC/RC to ensure that cross-cutting issues, such as gender, age, human rights, environment and HIV/AIDS, disaster risk reduction and conflict prevention are taken into account and tackled in a coherent and integrated way throughout the early recovery process, together with the specialized agencies (e.g. UNFPA: Gender; UNEP: Environment). CROSS-CUTTING ISSUES Early Recovery network 5

Scope of early recovery in Logistics? From a Logistics Coordination perspective, is early recovery the resumption of basic services ? ability of local actors to step up and participate or continue providing or facilitating the provision of assistance to the affected areas ?

Logistics Cluster Supplementing the humanitarian community’s capacity to deliver relief assistance at the initial onset of an emergency Providing logistics coordination, information management and transport services for the humanitarian community. Supporting the rehabilitation of infrastructure and building local logistics capacity Involvement in early recovery activities has not been a part of the standard approach. Civil engagements to secure access for delivery of relief and recovery. Access to humanitarian relief supplies and commodities. Identify local vendors and encourage the humanitarian community to source locally – re-establish markets Negotiate with the Governments to re-establish functionality of ports, harbors, airports, and airstrips Negotiate with Governments to approve various types of air assets required by the humanitarian community for cargo and passenger movement Negotiate with Governments to approve the import of communication equipment required within the humanitarian community for effective information management. This will have ripple effect and have some influence on the rebuilding of the communication network. Based on capacity assessments, advocate repair, maintenance and rehabilitation of priority infrastructure to facilitate access and free movement of relief aid and re-establishment of access for people and goods to return areas – supporting restoration Civil engagements Identifying local vendors Negotiating - functionality, maintenance and rehabilitation of infrastructure (supporting restoration) Negotiating Governments approvals Logistics involvement in early recovery

JOINT WORKPLAN From Logistics perspective

Roles and responsibilities Country support Conceptual clarity Roles and responsibilities Country support To identify early recovery elements in the Logistics cluster work To develop a matrix and identify preferred areas of collaboration To develop a matrix clarifying roles and responsibilities To identify channels and clarify respective responsibilities for mobilizing resources for Logistics Cluster in early recovery

Logistics & Early Recovery Rehabilitation/Building infrastructure Livelihood stabilization through cash for work/ public works programmes & rehabilitation of markets Mainstreaming HIV prevention in transport sector Local/Regional procurement Development policies, guidance & tools Secondment staff logs to ER and vice versa 10 10

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