Ecuador Risk Mitigation and Emergency Recovery Project

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The development objective of the Risk Mitigation and Emergency Recovery Project for Ecuador is to reduce the potential effects of the El Nino phenomenon and the Cotopaxi volcano, and support the recovery of basic and production services in affected areas in case of an eligible disaster, in selected sectors. The project comprises of three components. The first component, disaster preparedness and risk mitigation aims to reduce the potential impacts of the hazards expected from El Nino and Cotopaxi volcano, according to the emergency preparedness action plan prepared by the Government of Ecuador (GoE). It consists of following four sub-components: (i) water and flood protection sector, under public water company (EPA); (ii) agriculture, livestock, aquaculture, and fisheries sector, under Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Aquaculture and Fisheries (MAGAP); (iii) transport sector, under Ministry of Transport and Public Works (MTOP); and (iv) health sector, under Ministry of Public Health (MSP). The second component, post-disaster recovery and reconstruction aims at providing support for the recovery and reconstruction of selected sectors (such as the transport, water, and agriculture sectors), should an eligible disaster occur. The third component, project implementation, monitoring and evaluation will provide support to the Ministry of Finance (MF), EPA, MTOP, MSP, and MAGAP and other selected sectors, for the administrative management of the project.

FY17 - Agriculture, Fishing and Forestry,FY17 - Health,FY17 - Public Administration,FY17 - Transportation,FY17 - Water, Sanitation and Waste Management

World Bank Group

Project

Water Supply and Storage, Waste Processing and Treatment, Forest Products and Packaging, Raw Materials, Government