taastamiskava

Taastamiskava is a formal document outlining the actions and resources required to restore operations, services, assets or ecosystems after a disruption. The term combines Estonian words taastama (to restore) and kava (plan). It is used in fields such as emergency management, business continuity, infrastructure, environmental restoration and public administration.

Its purpose is to minimize downtime, reduce losses, protect safety, and ensure a swift return to normal. A taastamiskava specifies objectives, restoration priorities, and allocation of resources, and it aligns with legal and regulatory requirements and stakeholder expectations.

Contents and structure typically include scope and criteria for activation; incident triggers; roles and responsibilities; restoration sequence and timelines; resource and budget plan; communications plan; data management and documentation; testing, drills, and training; monitoring indicators; and a mechanism for review and update.

Relation to other plans: taastamiskava is often part of broader arrangements such as disaster recovery plans, business continuity plans, or environmental restoration programmes. It is developed through risk assessment processes and may reference international standards like ISO 22301 and ISO 31000.

Examples and use: in the public sector to restore essential services after floods; in industry to recover IT systems after a cyber incident; in environmental management to return habitat to its pre-disturbance state. It is regularly tested and updated to reflect new risks and lessons learned.