St. Lucia - Disaster Management Project Ii

 ICRR 14093 Report Number : ICRR14093 IEG ICR Review Independent Evaluation Group 1. Project Data: Date Posted : 06/28/2013 Country : St. Lucia Project ID : P086469 Appraisal Actual Project Name : Lc Disaster US$M ): Project Costs (US$M): 8.9 13 Management Project Ii L/C Number : C3936; C4498; L7238 Loan/ US$M): Loan /Credit (US$M): 7.5 10.5 Sector Board : Urban Development Cofinancing (US$M): US$M ): Cofinanciers : Board Approval Date : 06/22/2004 Closing Date : 12/31/2009 01/20/2012 Sector (s): Flood protection (60%); Central government administration (15%); Other social services (15%); Sub-national government administration (10%) Theme (s): Natural disaster management (50% - P); Water resource management (25% - S); Rural services and infrastructure (25% - S) Prepared by : Reviewed by : ICR Review Group : Coordinator : Dale M. Hill Robert Mark Lacey Soniya Carvalho IEGPS1 2. Project Objectives and Components: a. Objectives: This project followed an IBRD/IDA blend project totaling US$6.27 million (Loan 44190, Credit 31510) which was part of the Emergency Recovery and Disaster Management Project, an Adaptable Program Loan for selected countries in the Eastern Caribbean sub -region which are members of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States . According to the Project Appraisal Document (PAD, page 4) the project’s development objective was: “further reducing the country’s vulnerability to adverse natural events (hurricane, floods, etc.) through investment in risk management activities. As such, the objectives of the project are to further strengthen (a) infrastructure against the impact of adverse natural events (hurricanes, flooding, etc.) through the implementation of physical mitigation measures; (b) the response capacity in case of adverse natural event (hurricane, flooding, etc) through capacity building, equipment purchase and investment in emergency infrastructure; and (c) the institutional capacity of the various ministries and agencies dealing with disaster management through the provision of adequate facilities, critical equipment, technical assistance and training .