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Reconstruction

The medium- and long-term rebuilding and sustainable restoration of resilient critical infrastructures, services, housing, facilities and livelihoods required for the full functioning of a community or a society affected by a disaster, aligning with the principles of sustainable development and “build back better”, to avoid or reduce future disaster risk.

Glossary Source

UNDRR 2016
( UNDRR - Report of the open-ended intergovernmental expert working group on indicators and terminology relating to disaster risk reduction )
https://www.undrr.org/terminology