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Annual Project Report - 1/24 ANNUAL PROJECT REPORT 2017 United Nations Development Programme, Angola Project ID and Title: 00092430, Strengthening Capacities for Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience Building Award ID: 00084416 Period: 1/1/2015 – 31/12/2017 Total Project Budget: US$ 3,558,600 2017 Annual Work Plan Budget: US$ 592,599.53 (= US$ 517,953.98 under ID 00092430 + US$ 74,645.55 under ID 00048055, Preparedness for Resilient Recovery) Implementation Modality: National Implementation (NIM) Implementing Partner: The National Civil Protection Commission (CNPC) National Priority or Goal: - Contribute to sustainable development by ensuring the preservation of the environment and quality of life of citizens. - Promotion of growth and economic diversification, national enterprises, and employment (including the insertion of the youth in active life). UNPAF Outcome involving UNDP: 4. By 2019, the environmental sustainability is strengthened through the improvement of management of energy, natural resources, access to green technology, climate change strategies, conservation of biodiversity, and systems and plans to reduce disasters and risks. Expected Country Programme Output: 4.2 Preparedness systems in place to effectively address the consequences of and response to risks posed by natural and man-made disasters at all levels of government and community.

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ANNUAL PROJECT REPORT 2017

United Nations Development Programme, Angola

Project ID and Title: 00092430, Strengthening Capacities for Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience Building Award ID: 00084416 Period: 1/1/2015 – 31/12/2017 Total Project Budget: US$ 3,558,600 2017 Annual Work Plan Budget: US$ 592,599.53 (= US$ 517,953.98 under ID 00092430 + US$ 74,645.55 under ID 00048055, Preparedness for Resilient Recovery) Implementation Modality: National Implementation (NIM) Implementing Partner: The National Civil Protection Commission (CNPC) National Priority or Goal: - Contribute to sustainable development by ensuring the preservation of the environment and quality of life of citizens. - Promotion of growth and economic diversification, national enterprises, and employment (including the insertion of the youth in active life). UNPAF Outcome involving UNDP: 4. By 2019, the environmental sustainability is strengthened through the improvement of management of energy, natural resources, access to green technology, climate change strategies, conservation of biodiversity, and systems and plans to reduce disasters and risks. Expected Country Programme Output: 4.2 Preparedness systems in place to effectively address the consequences of and response to risks posed by natural and man-made disasters at all levels of government and community.

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Contents

1. EXEUCUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................ 3 2. BACKGROUND ............................................................................... 3 3. IMPLEMENTATION PROGRESS....................................................... 5 4. IMPLEMENTATION CHALLENGE .................................................. 22 5. FINANCIAL STATUS ...................................................................... 24

ATTACHMENTS:

• Combined Delivery Report, January to December 2017

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1. EXEUCUTIVE SUMMARY In 2015-2016, 8 provinces were assisted by CNPC in decentralized contingency planning. In 2017, to test the effectiveness of the plans, CNPC organized a flood simulation exercise in Ondjiva. The exercise attended by 40 DRM practitioners resulted in the preparation of an Action Plan to improve the Cunene Provincial Contingency Plan and SOP in the areas of coordination and information management. The exercise effectively prepared the local Civil Protection agents in responding to flood emergencies, in particular to the one that actually occurred 2 weeks after the Cunene simulation exercise. In enhancing local capacity to recover from disasters, CNPC assisted 6 Municipal Civil Protection Commissions (CMPC) in Namibe, Huila and Cunene in organizing Municipal Seminars on Preparedness for Resilient Recovery and Resilience-Building. Attended by 178 members of CMPCs, the seminars introduced key concepts of DRM / Resilience-Building in the process of recovery from the protracted drought affecting the Southern provinces since 2012. The seminars facilitated mapping of vulnerable groups and planning for resilience-building action. In concluding donor visit to a seminar organized in Cuanhama municipality with Japanese financial support, the Japanese representative commended the efforts made by CNPC for the national capacity building and fruitful results. Based on the results of 2012-2016 Droughts Post-Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA), in June, subsequent consultation and planning, involving sectorial ministries, UN agencies, World Bank, EU, development partners, civil society and academia concluded with the elaboration of the first draft of the 2018-2022 Post-Disaster Recovery Framework (DRF). At the closing ceremony of the National Workshop held in Luanda, the State Secretary of Interior highlighted the commitment of the Angolan government to the implementation of the recovery actions, the co-leadership coordinated by CNPC, comprising the ministries of Planning, Finance and Territorial Administration. The finalization of DRF continued till December 2017 addressing partners’ feedback. The creation of a Resilience-Building Fund continues to be a priority of the Angolan government, as envisaged in the SADC Appeal of June 2016 to address impact and root causes of the El Nino-induced drought. According to the aspiration of the government, the Resilience-Building Fund is expected to support the reduction of the vulnerabilities and risks of local residents nationwide, as well as in the disaster-prone Southern provinces. In July CNPC concluded an initial consultation with key stakeholders, recommending an in-depth feasibility study on the creation of the proposed fund. After the publication of Angola’s disaster loss database (DesInventar) in May 2017, under its global

programme on Disaster Risk Knowledge System Development, UNISDR continued preparation of its

support in the areas of country risk profiling and identification of cost-effective and evidence-based

policy and financial options to reduce the country's disaster risk. Furthermore, as a result of ILO-

assisted training on DRR and Sustainable Local Development attended by 32 DRM practitioners, 29

completed in December. Those 29 practitioners from SPCB, IFAL and Ministries of Finance, Economy

and Planning, and Local Administration and State Reform are now expected to play a key role in rolling

out this national training programme at decentralized level to promote risk-informed development.

On the new programming, EU granted EUR 3 million to CNPC/UNDP under its 5-year programme

focusing on Cunene, Huila and Namibe, Strengthening Resilience and Food and Nutrition Security in

Angola (FRESAN). IFAD also confirmed an allocation of USD 300,000 to DRM activities in Cunene, Huila

and Benguela under its Agriculture Resilient Recovery Programme (ARRP) 2018-2021.

After the Presidential / General Elections on 23 August till the end of the year, UNDP and CNPC

increased close coordination to jointly adapt to any changes envisaged at the CNPC leadership.

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2. BACKGROUND At the highest political level, in 2014 the Government of Angola identified five main priorities for the

National Civil Protection Commission (CNPC) in advancing the Disaster Risk Management in the

country.

1. Implementing the National Plan for Preparedness, Contingency, Response and Recovery 2015-

2017 emphasizing on its adaptation at provincial level.

2. Micro-localization of vulnerable infrastructure.

3. Improving hazard and risk information at national level, with emphasis on meteorological and

climate information.

4. Reinforcing sectorial involvement in disaster risk reduction, contingency response and

recovery.

5. Improving SPCB’s knowledge of disaster causes and specific resilience needs.

This project has been conceived as a response from UNDP to these priorities stated by the national

authority. Targeting urgent specific issues as a strategic contribution, the project will address priorities

1, 3, 4 and 5.

Overall objective (or outcome) of the project is derived from one of the Outcomes of the United Nations Partnership Framework (UNPAF) 2015-2019 concluded between the Government of Angola and UN: By 2019, the environmental sustainability is strengthened through the improvement of management of energy, natural resources, access to green technology, climate change strategies, conservation of biodiversity, and systems and plans to reduce disasters and risks. Specific objective (or output) of the project is one of the UNDP Country Programme 2015-2019 Outputs: Preparedness systems in place to effectively address the consequences of and response to risks posed by natural and man-made disasters at all levels of government and community. Three Expected Results of the project are:

1. National Preparedness, Contingency, Response and Recovery Plan (PNPCR) 2015-2017

adapted and implemented at provincial scale (Priority 1 and 4).

2. National Risk Information System designed with main protocols established (Priority 3).

3. The institutional organization of the Civil Protection and Fire-fighting Service (SPCB)

strengthened with training activities implemented (Priority 5).

The project will be implemented based on the National Implementation Modality (NIM) with the

National Civil Protection Commission (CNPC) being the Implementing Partner (IP).

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3. IMPLEMENTATION PROGRESS

Result 1. National Preparedness, Contingency, Response and Recovery Plan (PNPCR) 2015-2017 adapted and implemented at provincial scale (Priority 1 and 4). Strengthening preparedness capacity to respond to disasters Within the executive framework established by the National Plan for Preparedness, Contingency, Response, and Recovery from Calamities and Disasters (PNPCR) 2015-2017, all provinces are expected to prepare their own Provincial Plan for Preparedness, Contingency, Response, and Recovery. This is an important first step towards enhancing local preparedness capacity for responding to and recovering from natural and man-made disasters. From 2015 to 2016, a total of 8 provinces (Cunene, Huila, Namibe, Uige, Cuanza Norte, Luanda, Malange and Beuguela) were assisted by the provincial support team of the National Civil Protection Commission (CNPC) along with a UNDP expert in decentralized contingency planning.

1. Preparation of Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for emergency response and the

organization of a simulation exercise

According to the CNPC in 2017, of 8 provinces, 4 have approved their provincial plans and are in a process of budgeting the plans. As part of the support provided under the project, the CNPC plans to support 2 provinces with the preparation of Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for emergency response and the organization of a simulation exercise. Following an advance mission of 10-13 January 2017, which resulted in the preparation of a response SOP and a simulation preparatory plan, on 16-17 February, the CNPC and UNDP organized a flood simulation exercise in Ondjiva, Cunene with the technical support of the UN OCHA and other UN agencies. The El Nino-induced droughts affected 1.2 million people in 6 Southern provinces in Angola in 2015/2016. Local residents affected by drought are making considerable efforts to recover from its impacts and to build resilience for future disasters. As a consequence of the El Nino, however, in 2017 La Nina effect may cause flooding in the country, further reducing the vulnerabilities of the same local residents severely affected by the protracted droughts. In anticipation of La Nina-caused flooding in the subsequent months, the simulation and lessons learnt exercise was considered as critical for the local Civil Protection agents to be better prepared in responding to possible flood emergencies. 40 people participated in the exercise, mainly practitioners of Disaster Risk Management (DRM) in Cunene, comprising key sectorial members of the Provincial Civil Protection Commission, the Civil Protection and Firefighting Service (SPCB), and administrators from two municipalities along with the technical staff members of the UN agencies (UNDP, OCHA, UNFPA, UNICEF, FAO, and WHO), the Angolan Red Cross and IPROCAC. Following an intensive simulation exercise, facilitated by the CNPC and the UN in the 1st day, during the 2nd day the participants reflected on their way of performing during the simulation and jointly formulated an Action Plan to improve the Provincial Contingency Plan and SOP, especially in the areas of coordination and information management. Prior to and during the Cunene simulation mission, OCHA staff briefed the SPCB representatives in Luanda and Ondjiva about a UN Disaster Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC) system and an induction course planned for possible participation of an Angolan DRM practitioner in the UNDAC system. In a case of emergency of a magnitude that is beyond a national government’s capacity to

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respond to, a support from the UNDAC system may be requested by the concerned government to augment its capacity in the areas of disaster assessment and coordination. At the end of the response simulation exercise in Ondjiva, provincial Directors of Agriculture, Environment/Urbanism and Interior thanked the joint CNPC / UN facilitation team for the organization of the emergency response simulation exercise in Ondjiva. They mentioned this kind of exercise helps the Province to evaluate actually how ready they are in case of emergency, and also to see where the gaps are and come up with some solutions, such as improving communications, and facilitating swift decisions to provide timely assistance to the affected people. The Provincial Civil Protection suggested organizing this kind of training on the field at rural communities next time. On 3-4 March, 2 weeks after the Cunene simulation exercise, heavy rains and subsequent flooding affected municipalities of Cuanhama, Cuvelai and Namacunde in Cunene. In Ondjiva, 380 families or over 2,500 persons were affected, according to the report of the Provincial Civil Protection Commission (CPPC) of Cunene. Subsequently on 24 March, a government mission led by the Minister of Environment, comprising not only the SPCB Commander of Luanda, but also the Japanese Ambassador and UNDP Country Director, visited Ondjiva to assess the prevailing situation. While noting the positive result of the response simulation exercise held in mid-February in effectively preparing the Civil Protection agents for the 3-4 March rains and floods, the mission also noted an importance of providing needed emergency support in the areas identified by the Cunene CPPC. This was later followed up in a meeting between CNPC and UNDP in Luanda, and CNPC agreed to provide its Plan to Support Floods-Affected Families in Cunene for the UN to review and identify the areas for possible support.

2. Response to the refugee influx emergency in Lunda Norte

Lunda Norte province has not yet been equipped with its Provincial Contingency Plan. But since March 2017, the province has been facing DRC refugee influx. At the end of 2017, some 35,000 refugees fleeing conflicts in Kasai region of DRC has taken refuge in Lunda Norte. The relocation of refugees from Mussungue and Cacanda temporary reception centres in Dundo to the new settlement in Lóvua started in August 2017 and is scheduled to be completed by end March 2018. By December 2017, 9,596 Congolese refugees had been relocated. The government of Angola (GoA) considers the DRC refugee influx in Lunda Norte as a crisis, which requires support from all the concerned. At the provincial level, a request for support was made by the provincial governor in mid-April 2017. With the support of the UNs and NGOs, GoA has been keeping its border open and providing assistance to the refugees in the areas of protection, emergency shelter, food and nutrition, non-food items, water, sanitation, hygiene, health and emergency education. Considering volatile situation in Kasai, GoA and UN/NGO are estimating that the number could go up to 50,000 from 2017 to December 2018 as a worst-case scenario. To ensure concerted efforts, a weekly refugee coordination meeting is co-chaired by MINARS and UNHCR, inviting all partners in Luanda on Tuesdays. Every Monday, a weekly coordination meeting is held at Dundo. Sectorial working group coordination meetings on Protection, Water/Sanitation, Health/Nutrition and Communication with Communities are also organized weekly in Dundo. To mobilize resources needed till December 2017, an Inter-Agency Appeal (US$ 65 million) was prepared by GoA with support of UNs and NGOs. This was launched in Geneva on 12 June. Subsequently on 19-20 June, a visit of 8 embassies representatives was organized by the UN to Dundo to observe the situation on the ground and celebrate the World Refugee Day. On 26 June, the Inter-

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Agency Appeal was launched by GoA at MIREX in Luanda with participations of Diplomatic missions, UNs and NGOs. The launching of the appeal was also made in Pretoria on 3 July. UNDP requested US$ 2.55 million in the Inter-Agency Appeal for immediately investing from a development and peace lens at the new refugee settlement area in Lovua municipality of Lunda Norte, supporting the design of community development interventions that will bring together both refugee and local communities around shared aspirations, and developing capacity in the municipal and provincial governments to continue efforts after the humanitarian phase, including provincial contingency planning. Furthermore, to ensure safety and security of refugees and aid workers in possibly landmine suspected areas, UNDP also requested US$ 585,000 to support mine action activities in close coordination with the provincial government and the national mine action authority – CNIDAH, and US$ 830,000 to improve UNDSS’s common security service in Lunda Norte. Lastly, UNDP also requested on behalf of the UN Resident Coordinator’s Office (RCO), US$ 100,000 to support RCO’s strategic coordination activities at both regional and political levels, as well as to ensure addressing critical issue of humanitarian and development nexus in refugee crisis response. In June 2017, some US$ 10 million was granted by OCHA’s CERF to support multiple life-saving interventions planned by the UN agencies for 6 months from June to November 2017. Of this, US$ 260,000 was granted to UNDP to provide the improved UNDSS common security service in Lunda Norte. Subsequently, the implementation period of the grant to UNDP/UNDSS was extended till February 2018. In August, the US government also provided US$ 13.9 million for UNHCR and WFP to provide life-saving support of food, water, health care and shelter. To further mobilize necessary resources, UNDP along with FAO and UNFPA submitted a joint proposal to support the resilience-building of the DRC refugees and host communities for consideration by Japan. But this request was not successful. At the end of 2017, a new Angola Inter-Agency Refugee Appeal was developed by the GoA in close coordination with 22 partners. The new appeal requests USD 57 million to provide critical emergency and resilience building support to 50,000 refugees in 10 identified sectors. UNDP requested USD 3.15 million to provide needed support in the areas of livelihoods and local governance / social cohesion in ensuring emergency and development nexus.

Enhancing preparedness and capacity to recover from disasters In 2014 based on the recommendations provided by a 2013/2014 drought assessment, the National Civil Protection Commission (CNPC) with support of UNDP assisted the drought-affected Southern provinces in preparing Action Plans for enhanced Coordination and Information Management. Furthermore, those affected provinces were assisted in developing Pilot-Strategies to ensure building resilience of vulnerable communities before and after a disaster. The pilot provincial strategies were to be implemented from 2015 to 2017. With funding support of Japan and UNDP’s technical assistance through the UNDP’s Africa Regional Programme, the Preparedness for Resilient Recovery, in 2015 the CNPC started developing its disaster recovery capacity, while providing support to the implementation of Pilot Strategies for Building Resilience in the drought-affected provinces of Cunene, Huila and Namibe. Under the programme from 2015 to 2017, 12 municipalities in the 3 target provinces were to be provided with the municipal training seminars on preparedness for resilient recovery with a focus on knowledge transfer and national capacity building. In addition, the program also provided provincial seminars and supported

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disaster recovery planning in the country, including Post-Disaster Needs Assessment and the development of a Disaster Recovery Framework. The government of Japan provided US$ 2 million to the Africa Regional Programme from 2015 to 2017, benefiting 5 participating countries, namely Angola, Burkina Faso, Niger, Cabo Verde and Rwanda. With an approval of Japan, the end date of the regional programme was extended from 31 March 2017 to 30 September 2017. As part of the global efforts made in Disaster Risk Management, with the support of Japan and UNDP, Angola made increased effort to address Priority 4 of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) 2015-2030, namely Enhancing disaster preparedness for effective response, and to “Build Back Better” in recovery, rehabilitation and reconstruction. A summary of results achieved in 2017 under the key result areas is found below.

1. Training seminars on Building Disaster Resilience, PDNA and preparedness for resilient

recovery (Pre-DRP) at sub-national / local level

Following the organization of 6 municipal training seminars in November 2015, from 13 February to 3 March 2017 the CNPC with the technical support of UNDP assisted 6 additional Municipal Civil Protection Commissions (CMPC) in Namibe, Huila and Cunene in organizing Municipal Seminars on Preparedness for Resilient Recovery and Resilience-Building. Municipalities supported with the training in the 1st quarter of 2017 included Tombwa and Virei in Namibe; Humpata and Gambos in Huila; and Ombadja and Cuanhama in Cunene. This brought the total number of the municipalities supported with a municipal training seminar in 2015-2017 from 6 to 12, as envisaged under the programme. The seminars were facilitated by a SPCB trainer and respective Provincial Civil Protection Service members, who were trained by the UNDP Resilient Recovery Expert. Attended by a total of 178 members of CMPCs, including deputy municipal administrators, key sectorial members of municipal administrations, Civil Protection Service and partners, the seminars in 6 municipalities introduced key concepts of Disaster Risk Management (DRM) and Resilience-Building in the process of recovery from the protracted drought affecting the Southern provinces since 2012. Subsequently the seminars facilitated mapping of vulnerable groups and planning for resilience-building action based on the interventions planned in the respective local development plans and/or other relevant plans at each municipality through inter-sectorial group works and plenary discussions. During the municipal seminars, the Civil Protection trainers supported by the UNDP Resilient Recovery Expert noted time and again a necessity to further improve the capacities of municipal administrations in basic local development planning. Decentralization and empowerment of municipal administration in local governance and development planning seems a prerequisite for risk-informed development or building of resilience at the local level. As a contribution to the capacity building in development planning, a methodology of vulnerable group mapping introduced during the municipal seminars was well received by the seminar participants. For instance, the municipality of Humpata of Huila is one of the 9 pilot municipalities in the country that will benefit from financing to small projects provided under the Government’s Social Support Fund (FAS). For the identification of beneficiaries and project formulation, the municipal administration members in Humpata saw the methodology for mapping of vulnerable groups as a key. After the municipal seminars, the National Roster of disaster recovery & resilience-building experts was updated by including 12 municipal focal points selected from the trained officials (1 from

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Municipal Administration and 1 from Municipal Civil Protection Service). Those municipal focal points will be instrumental in monitoring resilience-building interventions at each municipality with the continued support of the CNPC and CPPC.

2. Define 6 Municipal Strategies for Building Resilience in Cunene, Huila and Namibe in 2016-

2017

As one of the key results delivered during the Municipal Seminars on Preparedness for Resilient Recovery and Resilience-Building organized from February to March 2017, 6 Municipal Strategies for Building Resilience were prepared to enhance disaster resilience of vulnerable communities in 6 municipalities of Cunene, Huila and Namibe based on risk analysis, vulnerable group mapping and improved inter-sectorial collaboration, as envisaged in the Pilot Provincial Strategies for Resilience-Building prepared in the aftermath of the 2013/2014 drought. 3 Pilot Provincial Strategies were subsequently updated integrating Municipal Strategies developed by the 6 municipalities in 2017 (Tombwa and Virei in Namibe; Humpata and Gambos in Huila; and Ombadja and Cuanhama in Cunene).

3. Donor’s field visit

On 2-4 March 2017, the First Secretary of the Japanese Embassy in Angola visited the province of Cunene to observe a training seminar on Preparedness for Resilient Recovery and Resilience-Building organized in Cuanhama municipality as part of the UNDP’s technical assistance for resilient recovery financed by the government of Japan. On 3 March, the municipal seminar was opened at the meeting hall of the Cuanhama Municipal Administration by the Municipal Administrator in the presence of the representatives of the Japanese government, CNPC, and UNDP. Attended by a total of 20 participants, comprising 10 from the sector departments of the municipal administration, 3 commune administrators, and 7 Civil Protection Service members, the municipal seminar introduced key concepts of hazards, risks, vulnerabilities and resilience, and facilitated mapping of vulnerable groups and planning of resilience-building interventions at the municipality through inter-sectorial group works. At the end of the seminar, on behalf of the Cuanhama Municipal Administrator, a commune administrator made a concluding remark and expressed an appreciation for the support provided by the Japanese government in organizing the seminar on resilient recovery. The Japanese Embassy representative also wished a success in Disaster Risk Management in Cunene as a result of the Japan-supported training. In closing the visit to Cunene, a final meeting was organized with the Commander of the Cunene Civil Protection Service. In the meeting, the Japanese Embassy representative thanked again for the efforts made by the Civil Protection in Cunene, and explained that as expected by the Japanese government from the project that it finances, she had witnessed and was particularly impressed by the fact that the National and Provincial Civil Protection members were capable of delivering on the municipal seminar in Cuanhama on resilient recovery on their own, showing the results of the knowledge transfer and national capacity building under the project. She commended the efforts made by the UNDP technical expert for the national capacity building and the fruitful results, as well as the commitment of the Civil Protection to improving its DRM services at national and provincial levels in support of sustainable development.

4. A Lessons-Learned documentation on disaster recovery

Under the Regional Programme for the Preparedness for Resilient Recovery, by using UNDP HQ template / methodology, all five participating countries, including Angola, were expected to prepare a Lessons-Learned document on disaster recovery.

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In August 2016, the CNPC and UNDP prepared a Terms of Reference (ToR) of the Lessons-Learned exercise, which would review the resilient recovery experience of the Cunene province in the aftermath of the 2013/2014 drought. According to the ToR, a CNPC/UNDP study mission visited Cunene on 12-15 October 2016 to conduct interviews with the provincial departments, such as Agriculture, Social Assistance, as well as Civil Protection, and the municipal administrators of Cahama, Ondjiva, Namacunde, and Ombandja. Based on the results of field interviews, desk review, recovery capacity assessments, and an exchange of recovery experience, a Lessons-Learned document was drafted and underwent a series of review and revision with the technical support of the UNDP hqs and Angola during the 1st quarter of 2017. In mid-March, UNDP submitted to the CNPC the final draft of the Lessons-Learnt document both in Portuguese and English languages for a subsequent government’s review and validation. This Lessons-Learnt exercise was critical, as it would inform the recovery planning of the 2015/2016 El Niño-induced drought in the Southern region.

5. Recovery planning in the drought-affected Southern provinces In 2016, the aftermath of the severe drought that hit the country beginning in 2012 continued to impact 6 Southern provinces, especially Cunene, Huila and Namibe. Of 1.2 million people directly affected by the El Niño-induced drought, 1.1 million were found in the 3 provinces. By utilizing disaster recovery planning capacity built from 2015 to 2016 with the support of Japan and the UN, in 2016 the CNPC effectively led the 2012-2016 Droughts Post-Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) in the 3 provinces in partnership with the UN, the EU and the World Bank. Based on the results of the droughts PDNA approved by the government in May 2017, the CNPC aimed to address vulnerability issue of the drought-affected people and to brake a cycle of recurrent droughts in the southern region. A proposed budget of US$ 465 million was initially identified for the recovery of the most affected provinces of Cunene, Huila and Namibe in the drought PDNA. Based on the results of PDNA, on 19-30 June 2017, subsequent consultation and planning, involving sectorial ministries, UN agencies, World Bank, EU, development partners, civil society and academia concluded with the elaboration of the first draft of the Post-Disaster Recovery Framework for the period of 5 years from 2018 to 2022. The framework included: vision and principles; short, medium and long terms actions per sector; financial needs and instruments; implementation instruments; as well as a coordination and monitoring structure. The establishment of a co-leadership, coordinated by CNPC is considered a solid step towards implementation and sustainability of the defined recovery actions that mainstream disaster risk reduction and enhancement of governance as key guiding principles. At the closing ceremony of the National Workshop held on 27-28 June, the State Secretary of Interior highlighted the commitment of the Angolan government to the implementation of the recovery actions, the co-leadership and coordination comprising the ministries of Planning, Finance and Territorial Administration, as well as the creation of a “Resilience Fund” to orient and support the national and international efforts for resilient recovery in the targeted provinces of Huila, Namibe and Cunene. In a dialogue between the CNPC sector ministry members and development partners (i.e. Japan, USAID, Cabo Verde, World Bank and EU) facilitated at the end of the 2-day workshop, while commending the ongoing efforts, the representatives of the World Bank and the European Union referred to the need of identifying financial options for retention of disaster risk, such as contingency

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response and recovery, and risk transfer, in particular the introduction of insurance products in Angola. Angola’s 2012-2016 Droughts PDNA reported that deteriorating conditions in the southern region and limited humanitarian funding requires a drought recovery programme be given high priority. It also recommended that the programme should also consider longer-term sustainable measures to reduce the vulnerability and associated risk of the local population to future droughts, floods and the growing impact of climate change. On 24 August 2017, the UN submitted to the CNPC the refined version of the first draft DRF for its final review. After receipt of the further feedback from CNPC, EU and UN, the work to finalize the DRF 2018-2022 continued till the end of 2017. While UNDP continued resource mobilization support, including bilateral loans and Green Climate Fund (GCF), over $90 million support will start in 2018 with the contributions of EU, and others in support of the drought recovery in the southern region.

6. The creation of a Resilience-Building Fund

The operationalization of a Resilience-Building Fund continues to be a priority of the Angolan government, as envisaged in the SADC Regional Humanitarian Appeal of June 2016 to address impact and root causes of the El Nino-induced drought. According to the aspiration of the government, the Resilience-Building Fund is expected to support the reduction of the vulnerabilities and risks of local residents nationwide, as well as in the disaster-prone Southern provinces. With the support of the UNDP and the World Bank, in July 2017, the CNPC concluded an initial consultation with key stakeholders in the country, including key ministries (Finance, Planning and Interior), UN agencies, IFIs, bilateral donors, and CSOs, subsequently recommending an in-depth feasibility study on the creation of the proposed fund. The proposed study is expected to look into, inter alia, themes such as relevance, targets / focuses / windows, timeframe, funding sources, sustainability, governance / fiduciary risk, and lessons learnt from other similar initiatives existent in the country, i.e. Social Support Fund (FAS). UNDP plans to continue supporting this feasibility study in partnership with relevant stakeholders.

7. Angola’s participation in the 3rd World Reconstruction Conference (WRC) in Brussels

On 6-9 June 2017, the 3rd World Reconstruction Conference (WRC) was organized in Brussels, Belgium by the EU, the World Bank and UNDP with an aim to strengthen and drive forward the discourse on post-crisis recovery to build a stronger consensus on resilient recovery as an imperative for sustainable development and poverty reduction, in support of the Sendai Framework’s Priority 4. Upon invitation by the organizers, Angola for the first time participated in the WRC to share its experience in conducting droughts PDNA, including its process, results and comprehensiveness for future improvement of PDNA methodology for droughts. The Commander of the National Civil Protection Service (SPCB) and 2 staff of the CNPC attended the conference on behalf of the Angolan government. WRC3 also provided a valuable opportunity for Angolan delegates to learn the best practices and latest discussion around the post-disaster resilient recovery and reconstruction, covering natural disasters and man-made crisis such as refugee influx emergency that is pertinent to GoA, as it continues tackling DRC refugee influx in Lunda Norte. During the WRC3 attended by 500 participants around the world, UNDP New York made a briefing on the results of the UNDP’s Africa Regional Programme, Preparedness for Resilient Recovery by utilizing

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a video footage and brochure prepared on the programme results in 5 languages, including Japanese. Furthermore, UNDP made a briefing on the results of the recently conducted Africa Regional Study, which aimed at establishing a baseline in preparing for disaster recovery in Africa.

Result 2. National Risk Information System designed with main protocols established (Priority 3). The operationalization of the national disaster loss database - DesInventar With the technical support of UNISDR facilitated by UNDP, the National Disaster Loss Database – DesInventar was launched by the CNPC in Angola in April 2016 to facilitate evidence-based policy decisions internally, but also reporting internationally against the targets set in the Sendai Framework on DRR 2015-2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). Following continuous data entry by the Civil Protection and Firefighting Service (SPCB), by the end of 2016, Angola disaster loss database was installed in the UNISDR server in Geneva, facilitating data entry in a single server, which has the maps, hazard list and indicators configured. With the continued support from UNISDR and UNDP, on 22 May 2017, just before the Global Platform on DRR held in Cancun, Mexico, the SPCB team finalized the quality control of the Angola’s disaster loss database, which was subsequently published in DesInventar.net: http://www.desinventar.net/DesInventar/profiletab.jsp?countrycode=ago. A new and very good African database has been added to the list of countries joining this initiative, according to the UNISDR. Following the establishment of Angola disaster loss database, under its global programme on Disaster Risk Knowledge System Development, UNISDR will continue providing its support in the areas of country risk profiling and identification of cost-effective and evidence-based policy and financial options to reduce the country's disaster risk. During the 3rd quarter of 2017, UNISDR initiated the process of contracting a firm that will conduct the probabilistic risk profiling process and a junior economist to be based in Angola who will begin research for the cost-benefit, econometric analysis. Noting the ongoing process carried out by the UNISDR, UNDP and SPCB requested UNISDR also to support economic calculation of disaster damages in DesInventar. The CNPC plans to hold a public presentation on Angola’s disaster loss database promoting the use of data for risk informed development in the country. SPCB will continue supporting provincial colleagues on the data collection, entry, analysis and use under DesInventar.

Result 3. SPCB institutional organization strengthened with training activities implemented (Priority 5). Adaptation of ILO/UNISDR training module on DRR and Sustainable Local Development The Strategic Plan for Prevention and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) 2015-2017 was launched by the CNPC in 2016 to advance mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) into sectorial works across relevant ministries. As envisaged by the plan, the CNPC established 4 thematic groups of relevant sectorial ministries around the 4 Priorities for Action of the Sendai Framework for DRR 2015-2030. Furthermore, from 2015 to 2016, 5 CNPC/SPCB staff members were trained at the International Training Center of the International Labor Organization (ILO) in Turin, Italy in mainstreaming DRR into Sustainable Local Development Planning.

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Following one of the recommendations made by the 3 CNPC participants of the DRR and Sustainable Local Development course held in 2015, the CNPC and ILO prepared to adapt the ILO/UNISDR training course on DRR and Sustainable Local Development to Angolan context and make it available for DRM practitioners at all levels in Angola under the current UNDP project. In implementing this national training programme, 5 CNPC/SPCB staff members trained in Italy from 2015 to 2016 were considered as the core-members of the CNPC team of trainers. In May 2017, requested by the CNPC and UNDP, ILO revised its original training proposal considering the availability of resources, and submitted a new proposal (EUR 50,000) comprising a 1-week in-person course and a 2-month distance course for 30 participants selected both from the national level and 18 provinces. In-person course was planned in the first week of October of 2017, followed by the distance course till December. In September 2017, CNPC and UNDP in close coordination with ILO completed the preparation of the 1-week in-person course. As the training course includes local development planning process, the Institute for Training on Local Administration (IFAL) was confirmed as a key partner. Subsequently it was decided to conduct the training at IFAL in Luanda, inviting representatives of IFAL and SPCB from priority 11 provinces (22 in total) to the in-person training along with 3 representatives from Ministries of Finance, Economy and Planning, and Local Administration and State Reform and 5 SPCB technical staff. As a result of 1-week in-person and 2-month distance courses attended by 32 DRM practitioners, 29 successfully completed the courses in December 2017. Those 29 DRM practitioners from SPCB, IFAL and Ministries of Finance, Economy and Planning, and Local Administration and State Reform are now expected to play a key role in rolling out the national training program on DRR and Sustainable Local Development at decentralized level at the subsequent phase from 2018. Year 2017 was a critical year for the government, as it was the last year of the current national development planning cycle and the year, in which a new development plan was to be formulated at all administrative levels. As such, it provided a good opportunity to introduce methodologies to mainstream DRR into local development planning and facilitate risk-informed development in Angola for the next 5 years.

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PROGRESS TOWARDS PROJECT RESULTS

RESULT 1: National Preparedness, Contingency, Response and Recovery Plan adapted and

implemented at provincial scale

Indicators Baseline Target Current status

Blue for 2015, Green for

2016, Orange for 2017

Activity 1. Preparedness, Contingency, Response and Recovery plan elaborated in the two pilot provinces.

1) # of Preparedness,

Contingency and

Response Plan

elaborated and

approved.

1) 1 province (Cunene) with

Provincial Plan approved by

Governor. Plan needs

updating.

1) 2 pilot Preparedness,

Contingency and Response

Plans elaborated by the

Provincial Civil Protection

Commission and approved

by the Provincial

Government.

The Council of Ministers

approved in 2015: 1) the

Nat’l Preparedness,

Contingency, Response

and Recovery Plan

(PNPCR) 2015-17; and 2)

the Strategic Plan for

Prevention and Disaster

Risk Reduction 2015-17.

8 Provincial

Preparedness,

Contingency, Response

and Recovery Plans

elaborated and cleared by

CNPC since 2015 (2015:

Cunene, Huila, Namibe,

Uige, Cuanza Norte,

Luanda; 2016: Malanje

and Benguela).

Uige, C. Norte, Luanda

and another province

approved the plans for

budgeting.

2 provincial planning

scheduled in 2017, yet

rescheduled to 2018.

2) Provincial Planning

guide validation.

2) Provincial Planning guide prepared in 2014.

2) Provincial Preparedness,

Contingency and Response

Planning guide validated

during the formulation

process.

The Provincial

Preparedness,

Contingency and

Response Planning guide

updated in April 2016.

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Activity 2. The 2 pilot provinces with CCO procedures, protocols and training. (planned from 2016)

1) # of provinces with

response SOP and

training.

1) Provinces need response SOP and training.

1) The 2 pilot provinces with

response SOP and training.

Cunene with response

SOP and simulation

exercise in Feb. 2017

Activity 3. Pre-disaster resilient recovery common framework established.

1) # of Municipal

Strategies for

Building Resilience

prepared by

Municipal Civil

Protection

Commissions based

on the Provincial

Strategies.

1) Pilot-Strategies for Building Resilience prepared by 3 drought-affected provinces of Cunene, Namibe and Huila.

1) 6 Municipal Strategies for

Building Resilience prepared

by 6 Municipal Civil

Protection Commissions

based on the Provincial

Strategies in each year of

2015 and 2016.

6 Municipal Strategies for

Building Resilience were

prepared by Bibala and

Camucuio municipalities

in Namibe; Chibia and

Matala in Huila; and

Cahama and Namacunde

in Cunene in October/

November 2015.

Additional 6 Municipal

Strategies for Building

Resilience were prepared

by Tombwa and Virei in

Namibe; Humpata and

Gambos in Huila; and

Ombadja and Cuanhama

in Cunene in Feb/March

2017.

3 Pilot Provincial

Strategies for Building

Resilience were updated

integrating Municipal

Strategies developed by

the 6 municipalities in Q1

2017.

2) # of DRM

practitioners trained

on Resilience-

Building / PDNA /

preparedness for

resilient recovery.

% of DRM

practitioners trained

fully familiar with

Resilience-Building /

PDNA / preparedness

for resilient recovery

2) DRM practitioners need training on Resilience-Building / PDNA / preparedness for resilient recovery.

2) 6 DRM practitioners

trained on Resilience-

Building / PDNA /

preparedness for resilient

recovery.

100 % of selected DRM

practitioners trained are fully

familiar with Resilience-

Building / PDNA /

preparedness for resilient

43 DRM national

practitioners trained at

the seminar of August

2015, including 28 from

ministries constituting the

CNPC, 4 from SPCB, 4

from CPPC of Cunene,

Huila, Namibe and

Benguela, and 7 from UN

agencies.

All 29 national

practitioners who

completed self-evaluation

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(based on self-

assessment).

recovery (based on self-

assessment).

forms stated that they

were now familiar with

the subjects. But almost

all requested additional

training.

350 DRM Provincial (170)

and Municipal (180)

practitioners trained from

Oct to Nov 2015 in

Cunene, Huila, Namibe

and Benguela.

PDNA refresher training

was provided in July 2016

for 40 participants from

the CNPC Sectorial

Ministries and UN

partners prior to Drought

PDNA field mission in

August 2016.

DRM Provincial

practitioners (120) from

key sectors trained in

October 2016 in Cunene,

Huila, and Namibe.

DRM Municipal

practitioners (178)

trained in Feb/March

2017 in Namibe, Huila and

Cunene.

3) # of Pre- and post-

disaster Recovery

Plans developed by

Provincial Civil

Protection

Commissions.

3) No Provincial Civil Protection Commission equipped with a Pre- or Post- disaster Resilient Recovery Plan.

3) One Flood Recovery Plan

elaborated for the province

of Benguela in 2015.

One drought recovery plan

prepared for target Southern

provinces in 2016. (Note.

Pre-disaster recovery plan

was replaced by this post

drought recovery plan).

Final version of the pilot

Flood Recovery Plan for

Benguela was submitted

to the CNPC in December

2015.

Drought PDNA conducted

in July-August 2016, and

final report sent for the

CNPC approval in Dec.

2016.

The PDNA report was

revised and finally

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approved by CNPC in May

2017.

Disaster Recovery

Framework (DRF) was

drafted in June 2017 and

submitted for CNPC

review in August.

Preparation of the final

DRF continued till

December 2017,

addressing all provided

feedback.

An initial stakeholder

consultation on the

creation of Resilience

Fund was conducted in

July 2017.

Lessons-learnt exercise

on 2013/14 drought

recovery conducted in

October 2016. Draft

report went through

review and revision in Q1

of 2017 and submitted to

CNPC for review and

approval in March 2017.

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RESULT 2: National Risk Information System designed with main protocols established

Indicators Baseline Target Current status

Blue for 2015, Green for

2016, Orange for 2017

Activity 1. Protocol for the exchange and integration of risk geo-spatial information elaborated.

# of protocol or agreement for integration and exchange of risk related information adopted by at least 5 key data producers.

No technical criteria (metadata) for integrating or exchanging information.

1 protocol or agreement for integration and exchange of risk related information adopted by the end of the year 2015.

As part of the UNISDR information management support in April 2016, data collection/entry form was adopted for use by sector ministries to facilitate entry of disaster loss data into the national

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database (DesInventar) administered by CNPC / SPCB.

SPCB established data collection system and trained provincial staff on the use of DesInventar by May 2017.

Activity 2. National Risk information system designed with the participation of national data producers and end-users.

Existence of mechanisms and protocols to collect and systematize risk, post-disaster and recovery data at local scale.

No harmonized system to collect disaster data pre and post crisis.

One mechanism to collect and systematize risk, post-disaster and recovery data created at local scale.

In April 2016 in Luanda the Regional Inception Meeting and the National Workshop were held on the UNISDR support to information management in DRR in the SADC countries. In the National Workshop, disaster loss database, DesInventar was installed at CNPC / SPCB and operationalized for data entry.

Angola’s national disaster loss database - DesInventar was validated and published online in May 2017.

UNISDR continued preparing risk profiling, cost-benefit, econometric analysis from August to December 2017.

If needed, include additional information in this section.

RESULT 3: SPCB institutional organization strengthened with training activities implemented

Indicators Baseline Target Current status

Blue for 2015, Green for

2016, Orange for 2017

Activity 1. Reinforcement of SPCB organizational and functional structure

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A study and proposal

for the definition of

functions and

structure of SPCB,

including a

comprehensive

capacity assessment

and capacity

development plan.

No analysis of functions and competencies of SPCB established by the normative framework vis à vis the actual structure.

The study and proposal is

completed by the end of the

year.

Cancelled due to own

restructuring of SPCB as

part of the restructuring

of the Ministry of Interior

in 2015.

Activity 2. Prioritized training activities for SPCB staff carried out.

1) # of training

activities

implemented.

1) There is a need to reinforce the technical and administrative capacities of SPCB organizational structure for the implementation of its activities.

1) 3 Civil Protection staff

took 7-month DRM

course (April-Nov 2015)

by ILO (1 completed, 1 not

completed, and 1

suspended to resume the

course in 2016).

1 CNPC and 3 SPCB staff

underwent 4 on-the-job

training on the use of

provincial contingency

planning guide in May,

August, November 2015

and March/April 2016.

2 SPCB staff on Training

of Trainer to conduct

provincial and municipal

seminars on Building

Resilience and Pre-DRP in

Sept 2015.

Training of Trainer for 2

SPCB staff was conducted

in the Provincial Seminars

in October 2016.

In April 2016, CNPC

received a training

proposal by ILO for the

rolling out of the training

module on DRR and

development planning in

Angola. Based on the

revised ILO proposal, the

national training was

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conducted from October

to December 2017. Of 32,

29 passed the course,

comprising 1-week in-

person and 2-month

distance modules.

2 Civil Protection Staff

took 7-month DRM

course by ILO (June-Dec.

2016). 1 completed, 1 not

completed.

1 SPCB staff on Training

of Trainer to conduct

municipal seminars on

Building Resilience and

Pre-DRP in Feb/March

2017.

2) # of south-south

exchange activity

implemented.

2) There is a need to reinforce the technical and administrative capacities of SPCB organizational structures for the implementation of its activities.

2) At least one south-south

exchange activity

implemented every year.

3 Civil Protection staff

participated in a South-

South exchange session

between 18 countries

organized by ILO in Italy

(June 2015).

2 Civil Protection staff

participated in a South-

South exchange session

between 15 countries

organized by ILO in Italy

(June 2016).

1 exchange of experience

visit to Chiapas, Mexico

in November 2016.

3 CNPC staff participated

in WRC3 in Brussels in

June 2017.

Activity 3. Develop National CCO procedures, protocols exercises and training (planned from 2016)

Activity 4. Direct institutional support to SPCB structure.

1) % of

implementation of

the project activities.

1) 0 % 1) 100 % On track with adjustment

to the original work plan.

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2) Number of

monitoring actions of

PNPCR implemented

during the project.

2) 6 provincial plans prepared in 2015 and 2 in 2016.

2) Yearly report as part of

annual report of the project.

The CNPC requested an

update on the approval

and budgeting status of 8

provincial contingency

plans prepared in Cunene,

Huila, Namibe, Uige,

Cuanza Norte, Luanda,

Malanje and Benguela.

By Q1 2017, C. Norte,

Uige, Luanda and another

province sent approved

plans for budgeting.

Monitoring mission was

conducted in June 2016 in

Cunene, Huila and

Namibe.

A donor visit was

organized in March 2017

to Cunene.

If needed, include additional information in this section.

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4. IMPLEMENTATION CHALLENGE

a. Updated project risks and actions Project Risk 1: Budgeting of the Provincial Contingency Plans requires their inclusion in the provincial budgets. If not budgeted, the plans will not be implemented. Actions taken: The CNPC periodically followed up with the provincial governments of Cunene, Huila, Namibe, Uige, Cuanza Norte, Luanda, Malanje and Benguela on the budgeting status of their respective Provincial Plans for Preparedness, Contingency, Response, and Recovery. In 2017, 4 provinces have confirmed having sent the approved plans for provincial budgeting. Meanwhile, the CNPC at national level continued its efforts to establish a budget line in the National Budget to support the implementation of Provincial Contingency Plans in close consultation with the Ministry of Finance. According to the Ministry of Finance, Provincial Budgeting Department, annual budget proposals must be sent to the Ministry of Finance by the other ministries and provinces in April/May of the year for consideration. Project Risk 2: CNPC’s oversight and close follow up is critical for the successful implementation of the Provincial Plans for Preparedness, Contingency, Response, and Recovery and the Strategic Plan for Prevention and DRR. Actions taken: With the support of UNDP, the CNPC made continued efforts to provide oversight and close follow-up on the key activities implemented under the project, in particular, the preparation of the National DRR Training programme, the preparation of the Disaster Recovery Framework (DRF) for Cunene, Huila and Namibe, and the initial stakeholder consultation on the Resilience-Building Fund. Learning by doing, the CNPC increased its capacity to work with its sector ministry members and multiple partners, including development partners, civil society and academia, in advancing key initiatives in inclusive and participatory manner. Project Risk 3: Continued data entry is needed for effective utilization of the National Disaster Loss Database. Action taken: As reported in this report, Angola’s National Disaster Loss Database, DesInventar, was validated and published in May 2017 before the Global Platform of DRR held in Mexico. To achieve this significant result, UNISDR monthly worked with the SPCB to monitor the status of quality data entry and offered timely technical advice / support to ensure expected progress in the operationalization of the database. To effectively utilize Angola’s disaster loss data and realize risk-informed development nationwide, SPCB is expected to continue its efforts in data entry and quality data management under the overall oversight of the CNPC and with the technical support from UNISDR. The SPCB’s continued efforts are prerequisite to the development of Country Risk and Vulnerability Profile and the preparation of policy options covering disaster risk reduction, retention and transfer under the EU-financed Disaster risk knowledge global programme.

Project Risk 4: Changes at CNPC after the Presidential and General Elections in Angola may risk the sustainability of the project.

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Action taken: After the Presidential and General Elections on 23 August 2017, UNDP and CNPC increased close communication and coordination to jointly adapt to any changes that may occur at the CNPC leadership. At the end of September, UNDP was informed by the CNPC of the departure of the State-Secretary of Ministry of Interior, who had been leading the CNPC, along with the other staff changes at the CNPC. UNDP closely worked with the outgoing and remaining officials of CNPC throughout the transition period to ensure sustainability of partnership and project activities, while waiting for the appointment of the new leadership.

b. Updated project issues and actions Project Issue 1: Increased resource mobilization is critical for continued partnership between CNPC and UNDP Due to significant reduction of UNDP internal financial resource, without increased resource mobilization efforts, continued partnership between CNPC and UNDP may not be possible next year. Actions taken: Based on the earlier consultation, with the support of the UN, the CNPC conducted a drought PDNA in the Southern region in August 2016 for the subsequent development of the Disaster Recovery Framework (DRF) and a new DRR and resilience building programme and resource mobilization in mid-2017. As planned, the involvement of prospective donors, such as the EU and the World Bank, in the needs assessment was ensured with a hope to increase a chance of successful resource mobilization at the subsequent phase. The same efforts continued in preparing for the development of DRF and resilience programming. In implementing the RIASCO Action Plan, in particular the Resilience Pillar Action Plan to support the Angola’s action proposed in the SADC Humanitarian Appeal of 2016, tailored donor proposals had been sent to the EU, Japan and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) for consideration of possible funding from 2018. Follow-up meetings were organized and negotiation continued with those donors and other prospective ones during 2017. So far, EU has granted EUR 3 million to CNPC/UNDP as a part of its 5-year programme, Strengthening Resilience and Food and Nutrition Security in Angola (FRESAN). Project formulation continued in the 4th quarter of 2017 for this grant in close consultation with CNPC, EU and other stakeholders for the conclusion of an agreement with EU in the 1st quarter of 2018. IFAD has also confirmed an allocation of USD 300,000 to DRM activities in Cunene, Huila and Benguela under its Agriculture Resilient Recovery Programme (ARRP) from 2018 to 2021. Launching of ARRP is planned also in the 1st quarter of 2018, including work planning. Meanwhile, the French Development Agency (AFD) has also expressed its interest in the creation of Resilience Fund in Angola. Japan has made in-kind contribution of 300 units of solar storage lighting system to support improvement of rural village life in Cunene, Malanje and Huambo, and the ranger posts of national parks in the country. Project Issue 2: Unified and reliable national data on disaster effect and impact is needed for effective programming and resource mobilization Actions taken: In 2016, increased efforts were made by both the national and provincial governments and their UN and NGO partners in jointly discussing and acknowledging the importance of the unified and reliable

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national data on disaster effect and impact in order to effectively provide short-to-medium term support to the drought-affected population in the Southern provinces. This issue was repeatedly raised in 2017 throughout the process to prepare a drought Disaster Recovery Framework (DRF), a response simulation in Cunene, the Municipal Seminars on Preparedness for Resilient Recovery / Resilience Building, and the Lessons-Leant documentation on the past drought recovery efforts, laying necessary ground for the improved data collection and management. As recommended by the Provincial Seminars on the Preparedness for Resilient Recovery organized in October 2016, the Provincial and Municipal Civil Protection Commissions should implement the Action Plan for Information Management and Coordination developed in the aftermath of 2013/2014 drought, and utilize the established Multi-Sectorial Rapid Assessment Form (FARM) to generate the unified and reliable national data on disaster effect and impact, be it droughts or floods. As also proposed by a representative of the National Institute for Statistics (INE) in 2016, the CNPC and SPCB are recommended to work together with the INE on the management of disaster risk information. During the preparation of drought DRF in June 2017, the utilization of FARM was captured as a critical action under the 5-year drought Disaster Recovery Framework (DRF), as recommended by INE.

5. FINANCIAL STATUS

See attached Combined Delivery Report (CDR), January to December 2017