Samoa Development Policy Operation

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The objective of the Development Policy Operation (DPO) Program for Samoa is to support Samoa in recovering from the immediate impacts of cyclone Evan, which struck the country in December 2012, and to help Samoa build resilience against such shocks in the future. The funds requested under this DPO, including Crisis Response Window (CRW) funds, will support the Government of Samoa (GoS) in responding to the exceptional natural disaster it has suffered through Tropical Cyclone Evan (TCE). The operation is built on two pillars. The first pillar contains reforms to enhance recovery and resilience in disaster management, infrastructure and housing. The second pillar consists of public finance management reforms that support improved management and transparency around the use of public funds at a time of increased expenditure necessitated by the disaster response and heightened fiscal pressures. The operation is also consistent with the Country Partnership Strategy (CPS's) approach, which sees a role for the Bank in coordinating donor engagement with the government on development priorities and budget support. This operation will help provide a bridge into a programmatic series of development policy operations envisaged by the CPS.