Natural Disaster Recovery Infographic

NATURAL DISASTER RECOVERY PREVENTION AND PLANNING NATURAL DISASTERS ARE AN INCREASINGLY Strategies are put in place for how a community will respond in the event of a disaster COMMON OCURRENCE, WITH FIRES, CYCLONES AND FLOODING A SERIOUS RISK TO MANY REGIONAL AREAS, UNDERSTANDING THE ELEMENTS THAT CAN AID OR HINDER THE RECOVERY PROCESS IS CRITICAL TO GETTING COMMUNITIES BACK ON THEIR FEET AND IMMEDIATE RECOVERY (2-4 WEEKS) LOOKING TO THE FUTURE Power, water and essential services are down, and people are evacuated as emergency services help clean up RECONSTRUCTION (1-2 YEARS) the area. Homes, businesses and community areas begin to rebuild. MEDIA ATTENTION NEWS An excessive focus on the destruc- tion leads to 'post-disaster stigma'. GOVERNMENT INVESTMENT Disaster-relief helps to found the rebuilding of local infrastructure and essential services. GOODWILL Well-intentioned physical donations reduce demand for local businesses. RECONSTRUCTION MIRAGE Reconstruction efforts busy the POPULATION DISPLACEMENT economy and mask the impact of the disaster. The job market shrinks and people move away in search of work. LONG TERM POTENTIAL (2-25 YEARS) LONG TERM REALITY (2-25 YEARS) There is much room for improvement in Too often, we see communities continuing how we approach disaster recovery. to struggle many years after the disaster. GOVERNMENT WITHDRAWAL LONG TERM PLANNING As things begin to look "normal" Significant investment in the community presents an opportunity to revitalise and renew. %24 again, government investment withdraws. BUSINESS FAILURE SUCCESFUL ADAPTATION With the end of reconstruction, the Communities should look at how they market shrinks and businesses can adapt to the "new normal" struggle to stay afloat. SURVIVAL MASTERY Source: survival-mastery.com