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Recovery
The restoring or improving of livelihoods and health, as well as economic, physical, social, cultural and environmental assets, systems and activities, of a disaster-affected community or society, aligning with the principles of sustainable development and “build back better”, to avoid or reduce future disaster risk.
Glossary Source
UNDRR 2016
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UNDRR - Report of the open-ended intergovernmental expert working group on indicators and terminology relating to disaster risk reduction
)
https://www.undrr.org/terminology