This guide provides practical guidancefor governments regarding how to effectively communicatewith communities during the recovery phase following anemergency. It explains how to identify communication needsand presents best fit communication methods and strategiesto deploy to support disaster recovery frameworks (DRF) andrecovery strategies. For the purposes of this guide,recovery communication includes sending, gathering,managing, and evaluating information. Communication flowsbetween governments and communities can be one-way, wherebyinformation is sent out to communities, and or two-way,whereby communities have an opportunity to voice their viewsand opinions to governments. This guide focuses on externalgovernment communication with individuals and communities.