Strengthening Evidence-Based Recovery in Ukraine
About the project:
The war has caused extensive damage across Ukraine, significantly affecting infrastructure, the energy sector, and community life. The country’s recovery requires a comprehensive approach to planning and resource allocation to address these complex challenges. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Ukraine is supporting the national authorities in evidence-based planning and the implementation of recovery and development measures.
During the first phase of the project, UNDP, at the request of the Ministry for Communities and Territories Development of Ukraine, conducted a building damage assessment (BDA) to comprehensively assess the extent of war-related destruction in Ukraine in the settlements of Kyiv, Sumy, Chernihiv, Zhytomyr, Kharkiv, Mykolaiv and Kherson oblasts.
As a result, UNDP assessed 426 settlements and prepared detailed digital maps of 1.3 million houses, including damaged and destroyed buildings, as well as orthophoto plans of relevant settlements.

The collected data has been transferred to the State Cartographic and Geodetic Fund of Ukraine as part of the Memorandum of Cooperation between UNDP and the State Service of Ukraine for Geodesy, Cartography, and Cadastre (StateGeoCadastre). It is available to relevant communities through the National Geoportal of the StateGeoCadastre for use in recovery and development planning processes.
The current phase of the project aims to strengthen evidence-based recovery and development planning by utilizing comprehensive data, including digital maps from the BDA, satellite imagery and orthophoto plans. This integrated approach aims to enhance the sustainability and efficiency of recovery and development efforts.
The project emphasizes:
- Capacity development of target communities and partners in data processing, digital literacy, and geospatial analysis.
- Systematic data collection methods disaggregated by gender and disability, where possible, to improve service delivery, planning and monitoring at the local level for the target communities.
- Sustainability and national ownership through the launch of the Recovery Knowledge and Replication Hub, a network of recovery and development expertise, to support communities in implementing digital tools, sharing experiences and conducting research on the use of data to improve recovery processes.
Expected results:

The project is being implemented with financial support from the Government of Germany and UNDP.
Key project partners: The Ministry for Communities and Territories Development of Ukraine, the State Service of Ukraine for Geodesy, Cartography and Cadastre and target communities.
Contact: dsu.ua@undp.org