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Review of Bangladesh PDNA Process Presentation NN Block NN Slide1/10 3 rd May 2010 United Nations Development Programme REVIEW OF Bangladesh PDNA Process Lessons Learned and Key Reflections

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Cyclone Sidr (15 Nov 07) Cylone hit 30 districts 9 M people affected, 3M evacuated, 3,500 killed, 900 missing, 1.5 M houses damaged/destroyed, Embankments & infra damaged International (UN) response Clusters roll out agreed by GoB Included an ER Cluster GoB: No formal humanitarian appeal Review of Bangladesh PDNA Process Presentation NN Block NN Slide2/10 3 rd May 2010

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1.ER themes established early in the response 2.ER Needs Asmt conducted jointly with the MoFDM, 2 day enumerators training (120 Enmrts, 6 dist, 3 wks, 50 FGDs, 150 HH itvs) 3.Broad participation by all clusters & NGO partners 4.GoB-led process: 1 year ER Action plan (ERAP) 5.GoB requested Dev partners to finance ERAP 360 M requirements. SectorLead AgenciesPartners Food Security WFP with the Dept Relief & Rehab 20 nat & INGOs Shelter IFRC with the Public Works Department The Bdesh Red Crescent Society Livelihoods (agriculture) FAO with Dept of Agri Extension Livelihoods (non-agri) ILO with the Ministry of Labour Environment UNDP (Env) with Forest Dept, Centre for Env. and GIS Services (CEGIS) Health WHO with Dept of Health Early Recovery Issues UNDP with the Dist Mgt Bureau CDMP, nat NGOs ER Needs Assessment Dec 08 6 -11: Inception, planning, instruments 12-20: Field data collection 22-26: Analysis & Report Jan 7, 09: Nat Workshop Feb 09: ERAP completed Review of Bangladesh PDNA Process Presentation NN Block NN Slide3/10 3 rd May 2010

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Joint Damage & Losses Needs Assessment (JDLNA) 1.WB was requested by GoB (Min of Finance) to lead a joint assessment 2.Deployed DaLA methodology, with new added component: ER 3.Mobilised some 30 sectoral external experts & hundreds of enumerators 4.Participated also by some UN agencies 5.Report was produced in April 2009 6.Signed by WB & EC minus the UN REQUIREMENTS (USD 5.3 Bn) ER : 360 Med & Long Term: 950 Risk Reduction: 4,000 Infrastructure 1.Housing 2.Transport 3.Power 4.Telecommunications 5.Water Supply and Sanitation 6.Urban and Municipal Infrastructure 7.Embankments and Water Control Structures Social Sectors 1.Education 2.Health and Nutrition Productive Sectors 1.Agriculture (Crops, Livestock, and Fisheries) 2.Industry, Commerce, and Tourism Crosscutting Issues Environment Review of Bangladesh PDNA Process Presentation NN Block NN Slide4/10 3 rd May 2010

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Modus Operandi Actors Emg Resp mechanisms First weeks, established joint nat & field Immediate life saving and stabilisation PMs office Engaging the US Forces MoFDM acted as a secretariat Strong DM leadership posture operating during normal time, managing humanitarian response Life saving & sustaining including ER Min of Food, & DM (MoFDM) GoB UN programe: CDMP Engaging HCTs clusters Co-led ER Cluster Motivation for a better rehabilitation and reconstruction A comprehensive recovery and build back better Min of Finance (Econ. Relations Div) Engaging the WB And development partners Review of Bangladesh PDNA Process Presentation NN Block NN Slide5/10 3 rd May 2010

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Proliferation of Assessments 1.UN Rapid Assessment Report_Bangladesh 2.Action Aid Bangladesh Needs Assessment 3.UNESCO - World Heritage Centre Report 4.SCG Sidr Shelter Conditions & Needs 5.CARE Bangladesh - Rapid SIDR Gender Assesment 6.Food security assessment-SIDR cyclone by WFP and partners 7.Early recovery needs assessment 8.Joint Damage, Losses, Needs Assessment 9.Rapid environmental assessment in the cyclone-Sidr affected areaEffect of cyclone sidr on Sundarbans 10.Emergency livelihood protection and rehabilitation programme appraisal 11.Preliminary assessment of the impact on decent employment and proposed recovery strategy 12.Rapid Education Assessment by Save the Children Review of Bangladesh PDNA Process Presentation NN Block NN Slide6/10 3 rd May 2010

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1.What worked? Effect of joint effort a)Operating a multi-sectoral assessment involving clusters b)Coherent scheme (sampling, organisation, recruitment, training, deployment) c)Development of a full-blown instrumentation (HH itv, FGD, KII) 2.What didnt work? Main constraints of joint approach. a)WB team leader unaware of the existing inter-institutional commitment b)Different government agencies drove different agenda c)The turfing was too strong to reconcile despite efforts towards integration Lessons Learned Review of Bangladesh PDNA Process Presentation NN Block NN Slide7/10 3 rd May 2010

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Lessons Learned 1.Reflections on improving relationship between partner agencies, communications, logistics, decision making, etc. a)Should have run it as multi-cluster assessment from the UNRC Office instead of as ER Cluster / UNDP programme b)Should have used more leverage at HQ level to deal with WB 2.How much did your institution invest in the PDNA (financial, technical, logistical, resources)? a)Trac 3.1.1 up to USD 100 K b)Counterpart contributions from partner agencies c)ER Advisor to UNRC, ER Coord./Asmnt. Specialist, ER Advisor 3.Sectoral follow through assessments a)Livelihood, environment, agriculture, education Review of Bangladesh PDNA Process Presentation NN Block NN Slide8/10 3 rd May 2010

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Lessons Learned Cont. 4.Utility of the recovery framework? a)GoB ambivalent position re appeal b)Competing scheme confused the donors c)12 Month ER Action Plan served more as programmatic advocacy tool d)Cyclone Nargis took the spotllight away from BDesh 5.What is the ability to monitor the recovery framework? a)UNDP and MoFDM followed through the ERAP 6.Have best practices been identified, institutionalized and shared? a)UNCT lessons learnt workshop, March 2008 b)After-Action Review conducted involving Dhaka/Bangkok/NY/GVA 7.Other major issues raised by assessment process a)No readily available models and tools b)UN assessments in isolation did not work well Review of Bangladesh PDNA Process Presentation NN Block NN Slide9/10 3 rd May 2010

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Relationship of assessment and the recovery process 1.What recovery strategies have been undertaken since the crisis? a)GoBs Early Recovery Action Plan b)United Nations Early Recovery Framework 1.How much has been invested in recovery? 2.Nature of relationship between assessments undertaken/PDNA recovery framework developed and actual strategies and investments? 3.Documentation of recovery activities: existence/effectiveness of monitoring system? 4.Do recovery needs persist that require further assessment and investment? Review of Bangladesh PDNA Process Presentation NN Block NN Slide10/10 3 rd May 2010