In the context of reconstruction in response to natural disasters, operations based on the build back better principle should be prioritised in the selection process. That principle entails the use of the recovery, rehabilitation and reconstruction phases after a disaster to increase the resilience of communities through integrating disaster risk reduction measures, as indicated in the United Nations Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030. At the same time, support to the selected operations should remain proportionate and present the best relationship between the amount of support and the objective of ensuring disaster resilience. Furthermore, if a Member State is eligible for support from the EUSF to finance essential emergency and recovery operations restoring infrastructure to its condition prior to the occurrence of the natural disaster, the support from the ERDF and the Cohesion Fund may be used in a complementary manner with the EUSF to improve the functionality of the infrastructure affected in order to enhance its capacity, sustainability and resilience to withstand future natural disasters. The purpose of the support from the ERDF and the Cohesion Fund is to increase resilience and risk preparedness.
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