Knowledge product Recovery from Chernobyl & other Nuclear Emergencies: Experiences and Lessons Learnt April 2013 table of contents

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1

INTRODUCTION 2

Information provision 3

The developmental approach 4

The “victim syndrome” 5

The “culture of dependency” 6

Community-based social & economic development 6

Capacity building of government and non-government institutions 7

Policy advice 7

A UN General Assembly resolution designated 2006-2016 as a “Decade of Recovery and Sustainable Development for Chernobyl-affected Regions.” The Office of UN Coordination of International Cooperation on Chernobyl has led the drafting of a UN Action Plan on Chernobyl until 2016, which provides a framework for implementing the Chernobyl Recovery Decade, and is now monitoring implementation by all the agencies involved in Chernobyl recovery. Drafting and implementation of the UN Action Plan on Chernobyl proved an effective tool for the UN Agencies developing a common vision and a strategy for moving forward. 9

In the framework of the UN Action Plan, a highly successful programme of ICRIN (International Chernobyl Research and Information Network) has started in 2009. A joint initiative by the IAEA, UNDP, UNICEF and WHO, it focuses on dissemination of information of the consequences of Chernobyl nuclear accident, including practical advice on healthy and productive lifestyles to the residents of Chernobyl-affected areas of Belarus, the Russian Federation and Ukraine. Dissemination of the latest scientific knowledge in an easy-to-understand language helps dispel misconceptions and empower the communities to maximize social and economic recovery of the region. 9

Overall, the experience of UNDP leading the UN system-wide effort on Chernobyl, high-level coordinative and advocacy efforts and joint initiatives at the field level with involvement of the agencies according to their distinct mandates, presents a good model, the elements of which can be replicated elsewhere under similar circumstances. This experience is particularly relevant to the situations of nuclear emergencies or man-inflicted disasters where multiple governments and UN agencies (both resident and non-resident) are involved, and sophisticated mechanisms are necessary for ensuring coordination, consensus building, information exchange and joint sub-regional programming. This experience can also be adopted with regard to project management. Sub-regional multi-agency programmes, coordinated by UNDP, have been recognized as best practice of “Delivering as One” at the project level. 9

GUIDING PRINCIPLES & PROGRAMMATIC PRIORITIES 12

SOURCES OF INFORMATION / REFERENCES 15

ANNEXES 18

Annex 1: PROJECT INVENTORY 18

Completed Projects in the RBEC region 18

Strategic Support to Semipalatinsk (1998-03) 18

Semipalatinsk Micro-credit Scheme (1999-02) 18

Extension of Small Grants to NGOs and CBOs in Semipalatinsk Region (2002-03) 18

Microcredit Schemes supporting women of the Semipalatinsk region (2002-05) 18

Business skills training and small grant programme to NGOs (2002-05) 19

Chernobyl Recovery & Development Programme (2002-05) 19

Cooperation for Rehabilitation Programme (2003-06) 19

UNDP/GEF Small Grants Programme (2005-08) 20

UNDO micro finance project in the Bryansk region (2007-08) 20

Maria Sharapova Foundation Youth programme in Belarus, the Russian Federation and Ukraine (2007-10) 20

UNDP Belarus Area Based Development Programme (2008-10) 21

Family Health Project (2007-09) 21

Enhancing Human Security in the Former Nuclear Test Site of Semipalatinsk (2008-11) 21

International Scientific & Practical Centre of Thyroid Disease (2009-10) 22

Area Based Development of the Chernobyl-affected Areas of Belarus (2009-10) 22

Promoting economic and social integration of Oralman (2009-11) 23

On-going projects in the RBEC region 23

International Chernobyl Research and Information Network (2009-13) 23

ENVSEC: Strengthen coordination of sustainable radioactive waste management (2010-12) 23

Enhancing Human Security in the Chernobyl-affected Areas of Belarus (2010-13) 24

Maria Sharapova Scholarship Programme (2010-15) 24

Radiation monitoring for rehabilitated radioactive waste sites (2011-2015) 24

Raising competitiveness of the region through innovative approaches to regional planning and services (2011-15) 24

Mainstreaming Environment in the Local Strategies in Chernobyl-Affected Areas of Ukraine (2012-14) 25

Sports Recovery Project in the Chernobyl-Affected Regions of Belarus and the Russian Federation (2012-14) 26

The project will provide sports and physical activities for youth in the areas affected by the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster. It will help promoting healthy lifestyles through creating lawn tennis infrastructure in 12 schools in Zhitkovichi area and expand sport infrastructure in a rural school in Khoiniki area (Belarus) and help rehabilitate the main sports facility in the Zlynka area (the Russian Federation). 26

Poverty reduction Programme in Kyrgyzstan (2012-16) 26

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