The National Recovery Committee was established by the Government Act Order No. 154 of 2018 and is responsible for oversight and governance of recovery projects funded by donor partners and the Vanuatu Government. It is also responsible for reporting to Government and other stakeholders on progress of recovery projects. The Department of Strategic Planning and Aid Coordination (DSPPAC) under the Prime Minister’s Office is the Secretariat for the NRC, and is responsible for coordinating recovery efforts. The Department of Local Authorities (DLA) is responsible for coordinating programs and services.
Under the Government Act (Cap 243, gazetted as the National Recovery Committee Order 154 of 2018), responsibility for disaster recovery are delegated to the National Recovery Committee (NRC), whose secretariat is the Department of Strategic Policy, Planning and Aid Coordination (DSPPAC) that sits under the Prime Minister’s Office.
The Recovery Operations Centre (ROC) within DSPPAC, operates under the National Recovery Committee (NRC) as established through the Government Act, Order 154, 2018.
The NRC, who’s primary function is to coordinate the medium and long-term recovery programs in response to national disasters, overseas the ROC’s development of the Post Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA). Once the PDNA is completed the Recovery Unit within DSPPAC (Secretariat to NRC) coordinates the recovery activities and requirements in the PDNA, Recovery Strategy and Recovery Plan.
The ROC is tasked with coordinating the gathering of information and producing the Post Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) and associated Recovery Strategy and Recovery Plan. These documents guide the Government and stakeholders on the recovery path ahead. This ROC Standing Operations Procedure shows how the ROC is established, activated and functions as part of the overall Disaster Risk Management Process