Country covered:
Lao PDR

Duration:
October 2009 – December 2010

Project brief:

This project is developed to strengthen the capacity of the Government of Lao PDR (GoL) to conduct damage, loss and needs assessments and formulate post-disaster recovery and reconstruction plans. The project is implemented by the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) with support from The World Bank and with ADPC acting as the technical advice and implementation support partner
The post-disaster damage and needs assessment for Typhoon Ketsana in September 2009 formed the initial activity under this project and lay the foundation for the following activities.

• Activity 1: Undertaking post Ketsana assessment
• Activity 2: Preparation and consultation on Project Implementation Plan and mobilisation of project team
• Activity 3: Strengthening commitment, institutional structure and technical capacity within all relevant Government institutions, line ministries and supporting partner organisations to mobilise, assess and report on impact of natural disasters
• Activity 4: Develop country-specific knowledge base to conduct post-disaster needs assessment
• Activity 5: Establish a permanent cadre of Government and supporting partner organisations that are part of the institutional structure to assess the impact of natural disasters
• Activity 6: Establish a methodology for preparing a post flood recovery plan
• Activity 7: Test and finalise the post-disaster needs assessment procedures.

For more details please contact Arghya Sinha Roy (arghya@adpc.net) or Bimal Gadal (bimal@adpc.net).