The Flow of Recovery Operations

HSS RSF operations are characterized by a flow of activities that are similar to those of disaster response. However, their execution and duration are distinctly different. In terms of activity, recovery operations can be broken into three overlapping phases.

Graph showing effort and resources (y-axis) and initial action, recovery operations, and transition (x-axis) – At initial actions: Stakeholder Identification, Relationship Development, Impact Assessment, Immediate Assistance; Between initial actions and recover operations: Mobilization, Organization, Coordination; At recovery operations: Interim service provision, Recovery projects and programs, Restoration of local service providers; at transition: Transition of Coordination/Management, Drawdown, Demobilization
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