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ANNUAL REPORT 2020 Sint Maarten Recovery, Reconstruction and Resilience Trust Fund 2 ANNUAL REPORT SINT MAARTEN RECOVERY, RECONSTRUCTION AND RESILIENCE TRUST FUND Bank / World Pesantez Photo: Gerardo ANNUAL REPORT Sint Maarten Recovery, Reconstruction and Resilience Trust Fund January 1 – December 31, 2020 Prepared by Sint Maarten Trust Fund Secretariat Caribbean Country Management Unit Latin America and the Caribbean Region 4 Contents Acronyms ································································································································································· 7 1. Introduction ··············································································································································· 9 2. Executive Summary 2020 ······································································································ 11 Introduction ·························································································································································································· 11 Implementation Achievements ·················································································································································11 Implementation Issues and Constraints ····························································································································17 3. Strategy ···························································································································································19 National Recovery and Resilience Plan ····························································································································19 Guiding Principles for Trust Fund Use ······························································································································· 20 Strategic Framework ······································································································································································21 4. Activity Summary ·····························································································································23 Overview·············································································································································································································23 Projects Under Implementation: Results to Date ·················································································································25 Emergency Recovery Project I ·················································································································································25 Emergency Income Support and Training Project (EISTP) ···················································································27 Hospital Resiliency and Preparedness Project ·············································································································28 Emergency Debris Management Project ························································································································· 30 Airport Terminal Reconstruction Project ··························································································································31 Red Cross Roof Repair Project ·················································································································································32 Enterprise Support Project ························································································································································33 Civil Society Partnership Facility for Resilience Project (CSPFRP) ································································33 Child Protection and Development Project ·····················································································································34 Projects Under Preparation ·································································································································································34 Digital Government Transformation Development ····································································································34 Fostering Resilient Learning Project ···································································································································35 Solid Waste Management and Environmental Improvement Project ···························································35 ANNUAL REPORT Analytical Work ······························································································································································································36 SINT MAARTEN RECOVERY, RECONSTRUCTION AND RESILIENCE TRUST FUND 5 5. Project Preparation and Implementation Issues & Solutions · 39 Program Implementation Capacity: Project Preparation, Implementation, and Overall Management of Resources ··················································································································································39 Project Supervision Capacity ······························································································································································40 Absorption Capacity and Regulatory Issues ·····························································································································40 6. Outreach and Communications ·····················································································41 Appendices ························································································································································43 Appendix A: Alignment of National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP) and SInt Maarten Reconstruction, Recovery, and Resilience Trust Fund (SXM TF) Activities ···············44 Appendix B: Results Framework: Projects Under Implementation as of December 31, 2020 ··············47 Appendix C: Financial Overview as of December 2020 ····································································································50 Appendix D: SXM TF Governance Structure ······························································································································ 57 ANNUAL REPORT SINT MAARTEN RECOVERY, RECONSTRUCTION AND RESILIENCE TRUST FUND 6 ANNUAL REPORT SINT MAARTEN RECOVERY, RECONSTRUCTION AND RESILIENCE TRUST FUND 7 Acronyms CCRIF Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility CDEMA Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency CSO civil society organization EDMP Emergency Debris Management Project EISTP Emergency Income Support and Training Project ERP 1 Emergency Recovery Project 1 ESP Enterprise Support Project GDP gross domestic product ICT information and communications technology MECYS Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports MSMEs micro, small, and medium enterprises NGO nongovernmental organization NRPB National Recovery Program Bureau NRRP National Recovery and Resilience Plan PJIAE Princess Juliana International Airport PSC public service center RAP Resettlement Action Plan SC SXM TF Steering Committee SF SXM TF Strategic Framework SMMC Sint Maarten Medical Center SXM TF Sint Maarten Reconstruction, Recovery, and Resilience Trust Fund TDSR Temporary Debris Storage and Reduction VSA Ministry of Public Health, Social Development and Labor ANNUAL REPORT SINT MAARTEN RECOVERY, RECONSTRUCTION AND RESILIENCE TRUST FUND 8 ANNUAL REPORT SINT MAARTEN RECOVERY, RECONSTRUCTION AND RESILIENCE TRUST FUND 9 1. Introduction 1. INTRODUCTION This report provides an overview of activities executed under the Sint Maarten Reconstruction, Recovery, and Resilience Trust Fund (SXM TF) from January 1 to December 31, 2020. On September 6, 2017, Sint Maarten was severely affected by Hurricane Irma. Related damages and loss- es1 were estimated by the government of Sint Maarten and the World Bank to amount at US$2.7 bil- lion, amounting to 260 percent of the gross domestic product, or GDP. In response to the disaster, the government of the Netherlands made immediate bilateral aid available, complemented by substantial private donations. On April 16, 2018, the SXM TF was established for up to €470 million (US$553.4 million equivalent) at the orld Bank. Financed by the government of the Netherlands, the SXM TF finances a program for the recovery and reconstruction of Sint Maarten and the strengthening of the country’s resilience to natural disasters. The SXM TF secretariat is housed in the Caribbean Country Management Unit in the World Bank’s Latin America and Caribbean Region. The SXM TF’s strategic framework sets out the project’s support for (1) post hurricane recovery and recon- struction of Sint Maarten and (2) longer-term development priorities to strengthen the country’s resilience. To date, the SXM TF has received US$414.47 million from the Netherlands. Activities financed out of these funds are approved by the SXM TF steering committee, supported by a technical working group, each of which comprise representatives of Sint Maarten, the Netherlands, and the World Bank. Project activities are implemented through recipient-executed and bank-executed projects. The NRPB implements, and coordinates