Impact Trust • Working glossary
Build back better
Post-disaster reconstruction that creates more resilient systems rather than restoring what existed before.
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Our Take
Well-established in humanitarian vocabulary. The passive house example from the LA wildfires -- where environmental building standards provided fire resilience -- illustrates how this bridges adaptation and mitigation. Rebuilding as an opportunity to shape the future.
Examples of Use
UNDRR, Sendai Framework, humanitarian reconstruction
Synonyms/Variants
Resilien reconstruction
Transformative recovery
Typical everyday wording
Rebuilding better than before
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