Country Updates GFDRR Engagement in 29 Focus Countries (2007–2012) October 2012 Strengthened recovery preparedness in Lao PDR through a GFDRR project (Strengthening the in-country capacity for Recovery Planning in Lao PDR) pays of in the Government’s response to typhoon Haima in 2011, and led to the quick development of a framework for resilient recovery and longer term risk reduction. Country Updates GFDRR Engagement in 29 Focus Countries (2007–2012) The objective of this document is to provide a quick snapshot of GFDRR programmatic engagement in 29 priority and noncore countries (hereafter referred to as “focus countries”). The compilation of the country updates was prepared for the 13th GFDRR CG meeting taking place in November 2012 in The Hague (Netherlands), and is based on the information available as of October 10, 2012. Inputs to the country updates were provided by the country GFDRR Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Specialists, the World Bank’s DRM Regional Coordinators, projects’ Team Leaders, regional DRM teams, and Country Management Units (see list in appendix 1). A complete description of the information available in the country updates, as well as the questionnaire developed for the collection of the information from the countries, are available in appendices 2 and 3. i Table of Contents Summary Progress Review .................................................................................................................................. 1 Sub-Saharan Africa (AFR) .................................................................................................................................. 15 Burkina Faso* .................................................................................................................................................. 17 Ethiopia* .......................................................................................................................................................... 20 Ghana* ............................................................................................................................................................. 24 Madagascar* ................................................................................................................................................... 26 Malawi* ........................................................................................................................................................... 29 Mali* ................................................................................................................................................................ 32 Mozambique* .................................................................................................................................................. 35 Senegal*........................................................................................................................................................... 38 Togo* ............................................................................................................................................................... 41 East Asia and the Pacific (EAP) .......................................................................................................................... 45 Indonesia* ....................................................................................................................................................... 47 Lao PDR ............................................................................................................................................................ 50 Papua New Guinea* ........................................................................................................................................ 54 Philippines ....................................................................................................................................................... 57 Solomon Islands* ............................................................................................................................................. 60 Vanuatu ........................................................................................................................................................... 63 Vietnam* ......................................................................................................................................................... 66 Europe and Central Asia (ECA) ........................................................................................................................... 69 Kyrgyz Republic* .............................................................................................................................................. 71 Latin America and the Caribbean (LCR) .............................................................................................................. 73 Colombia .......................................................................................................................................................... 75 Costa Rica......................................................................................................................................................... 79 Ecuador ............................................................................................................................................................ 82 Guatemala ....................................................................................................................................................... 85 Haiti* ................................................................................................................................................................ 88 Panama* .......................................................................................................................................................... 92 Middle East and North Africa (MNA) ................................................................................................................. 95 Djibouti* .......................................................................................................................................................... 97 Yemen* .......................................................................................................................................................... 100 South Asia (SAR) ............................................................................................................................................. 103 Bangladesh..................................................................................................................................................... 105 Nepal* ............................................................................................................................................................ 109 Pakistan.......................................................................................................................................................... 112 Sri Lanka ......................................................................................................................................................... 115 Appendix 1. Team Members Contributing to Implementation of GFDRR-Supported Activities............................... 119 Appendix 2. Blank Questionnaire .............................................................................................................................. 121 Appendix 3: Information Available in Country Updates ........................................................................................... 136 * Among the 29 focus countries in this compilation, those with an asterisk are GFDRR core priority countries; the rest are noncore countries selected by donors. iii Acronyms AC Andean Community DaLA Damage and Loss Assessment ACP-EU African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group DFID United Kingdom Department for of States International Development ACTED Agency for Technical Cooperation and DIPECHO Disaster Preparedness Program of the Development Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection Department of the European ADB Asian Development Bank Commission ADPC Asian Disaster Preparedness Center DRM Disaster Risk Management ADRA Adventist Development and Relief DRR Disaster Risk Reduction Agency EC European Commission AECID Spanish International Cooperation Agency for Development ECA Europe and Central Asia AFD French Development Agency ECHO Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection Department of the European AfDB African Development Bank Commission ASEAN Association of Southeast Asian Nations ECOWAS Economic Community of West African ASOCARS Autonomous Regional Corporations States Association EU European Union AU African Union FAO Food and Agriculture Organization AusAID Australian Government Overseas Aid GEF Global Environment Facility Program GFDRR Global Facility for Disaster Reduction BOAD West African Development Bank and Recovery CABEI Central American Bank for Economic GIIF Global Index Insurance Facility Integration GIZ German Agency for International Camacol Colombian Chamber of Construction Cooperation CAPRADE Andean Committee for Disaster HFA Hyogo Framework for Action Prevention and Response IADB Inter-American Development Bank CAS World Bank Country Assistance Strategy IBRD International Bank for Reconstruction and Development CAT DDO Catastrophe Deferred Drawdown Option ICCO Inter-Church Organization for Development Cooperation CCA Climate Change Adaptation ICIMOD International Centre for Integrated CECI