Follow up PDNA actions

Chisinau, September 30, 2010.

State Chancellery Government of MoldovaState Chancellery Government of Moldova

2010 Floods - background

13.000 people in 16 districts affected,1.085 flooded households

Adverse economic impact on GDP of about 0.15 percent

Total damage and losses estimated at USD 41.9 mln (damage – USD 18.3 million; losses – USD 23.6 million)

Damage sustained in the infrastructure sector was 67 percent and in the productive sector was 26 percent of total

Damage concentrated in housing (USD 6.5 million or 36% of the total), transport (USD 4.8 million or 26 percent), and agriculture (USD 4.4 million or 24 percent)

Structure of losses concentrated heavily in the infrastructure (70 percent) and productive (24 percent) sectors

Human dimension critical in terms of lost incomes and property making the affected population especially vulnerable (13,000 persons affected)

Short and medium term needs produced by the flood equal 77.5 mln USD or 1.4% of 2010 GDP

PDNA Outline

Overall Objective: determine the impact of floods and financing needs for recovery and reconstruction

Short-term impact mitigation; identify recovery and reconstruction needs; financing requirements

Medium and long termElaborate measures to reduce the risk of future floods and other hazardsImproved disaster risk management strategy

Damage, Loss and Financial Needs by Sector(in millions of USD)Sector/Sub-Sector Damage Losses TotalInfrastructure

Embankments/Flood Control 0,003 - 0,003 0,97 12,32 13,290Energy 0,51 0,17 0,512 0,51 1,78 2,287Housing 6,55 0,73 7,285 17,08 12,21 29,290Roads 2,00 6,86 8,858 1,42 0,80 2,218Railways 2,82 0,77 3,592 0,00 2,80 2,801Water and Sanitation 0,16 1,30 1,459 0,53 0,94 1,461

ProductiveAgriculture 4,38 10,89 15,273 4,78 7,28 12,065Livelihoods 0,24 0,32 0,558 0,70 1,29 1,983

SocialEducation 0,21 1,48 1,684 2,05 0,98 3,036Health 0,07 0,22 0,298 1,71 0,68 2,390Social Protection - - - 0,88 0,21 1,090

Cross-cuttingEnvironment 1,35 0,88 2,230 0,02 1,21 1,224Disaster Risk Management - - - 0,26 4,09 4,358

TOTAL (in MDL) 18,30 23,62 41,92 30,92 46,57 77,49

Short-term Needs

Mid-term Needs Total

Government Actions

Continued dialogue with Development Partners

Rigid coordination and reconstruction measures

Reallocating finances from own resources for reconstruction efforts

Action planning for implementing PDNA recommendations and findings

Continued dialogue with Development Partners

Communicating with international partners during the reconstruction process

Continuing financial and material support from donors. Pledges at the moment of around 38 mln USD.

Immediate donor response for emergency aid

- Food, water, hygiene, health, protection and prevention, shelter and security

Monetary and in-kind contributions for mid-term reconstruction efforts

Financing of mid- and long-term actions

Major destinations of support – disaster relief, disaster risk management, reconstruction efforts

PDNA Action Plan

Action Plan to be approved by Government Decision and incorporated into line ministries reporting system

Short- and mid-term recommendations from the PDNA exercise combined with long-term priorities elaborated internally.

Main components:

Infrastructure (reconstruction of dams, housing, energy, transport, water and sanitation)

Productive sectors

Social

Cross-sectorial (environment, disaster risk management, cadastre system, scientific basis)

Legal and regulatory framework

Coordination and reconstruction measures

Commitment at all Government levels. Major stakeholders inside the Government:

- State Chancellery

- Ministry of External Affairs

- Ministry of Economy

- Ministry of Finance

- Ministry of Construction and Regional Development

- Ministry of Transport

- Ministry of Internal Affairs

- Local Public Administration

Reconstruction actions

Housing: 703 houses to be built; contracts awarded and works started for the construction of 694 houses. Contracts amount – 16.9 mln USD.

Transportation: 10.8 mln USD allocated for roads reconstruction. Railway already reconstructed.

14 companies involved in works, creating around 2000 jobs, most of them for locals.

Committed from Government resources (contracts signed): 27.7 mln USD, out of which 3,04 mln USD paid in advance for Contractors. Sources not yet fully allocated.

Social infrastructure – funds allocated to LPA.

Water and sanitation, natural gas supply – design works under way.

Finances from own resources allocated

Item amount

Allocations to the displaced 338,29Reconstruction design works 317,89Temporary shelters 15,00Acquiring new houses 154,17Summer camp for children 10,67Contractual advances 3.042,00TOTAL 3.878,02

(thousand USD)

Further action

Financial deficiencies in funding the 77,5 mln USD needs spanning to mid-term (long-term needs higher)

Tighten monitoring and coordination of reconstruction efforts

Improve transparency of funds use from the Special Account – regular detailed reporting of incoming funds and their destinations

Finalize and approve the Action Plan with Government Decision, incorporate it in the line Ministries’ programs and reporting systems

Follow up PDNA actions

Donors Meeting,September 30, 2010.

State Chancellery Government of MoldovaState Chancellery Government of Moldova