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Background
Climate change has significantly impacted the scale, frequency and intensity of disasters, with increasing temperatures leading to more extreme weather events. Over the 50-year span of 1970 to 2020, natural hazards have increased five-fold. Countries are being struck by new hazards while still recovering from
previous ones, leading to compounding and cascading losses. In such cases, already scarce resources become even more strained and recovery efforts are hindered. This evolving risk landscape at the local, national and global levels impacts the ability to recover and build back better with greater resilience.
The Group of Twenty (G20) plays a vital role in fostering international collaboration and providing leadership in disaster recovery and resilience building. By promoting policy coordination, mobilizing financial resources, offering technical assistance, supporting on the ground action, and enhancing data sharing, the G20 can help its member countries, and the global community build back better after
disasters. The G20 DRR Working Group, in its final meeting in Chennai, India in 2023, recognized progress in enhancing disaster preparedness and response but expressed concern that recovery, rehabilitation and reconstruction practices often do not follow the recommendations of the Sendai Framework.1
This paper was called for by the Brazilian Presidency of the G20 DRR Working Group and is produced by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) and the International Recovery Platform. It builds on a side technical session of the G20 DRR Working Group Meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 27 July 2024. This event was a response to the devastating floods in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil in 2024 and provided a comprehensive overview and coordinated discussion of good practices and tested approaches to guide inclusive recovery.
The thematic event entitled Delivering Inclusive and Resilient Recovery in the Face of Increased Risks brought together speakers from across G20 Member States, invited countries, and international organizations. The speakers discussed the technical, financial, and institutional elements that have worked in other contexts and that could accelerate the design and implementation of inclusive and resilient recovery. The event was organized around case studies from countries around the world with
specific experience and lessons learned drawn from past disasters. The primary objective of this paper is to present the key takeaways of the session and highlight lessons learned from past disaster experiences through case studies. As disasters become increasingly complex, a systematic approach is
essential to address their far-reaching impacts and to establish a robust foundation for inclusive and resilient recovery.
This paper does not encompass all issues associated with resilient and inclusive recovery. It is intended as a contribution to the G20 DRR Working Group’s efforts to support better approaches to recovery by leveraging scenarios and lessons from around the world. Additionally, this paper will contribute to the development and rollout of the Readiness for Resilient Recovery Programme led by the International
Recovery Platform (IRP)2.