Project Data Sheet
Project 49319-002
Project Data Sheet
Project 49319-002
| Project Name | Cyclone Pam Road Reconstruction Project Additional Financing | ||||||||
| Project Number | 49319-002 | ||||||||
| Country / Economy | Vanuatu |
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| Project Status | Active | ||||||||
| Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Grant Loan |
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| Strategic Agendas | Environmentally sustainable growth Inclusive economic growth |
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| Drivers of Change | Gender Equity and Mainstreaming Governance and capacity development |
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| Sector / Subsector | Transport / Road transport (non-urban) - Urban roads and traffic management |
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| Gender | Some gender elements | ||||||||
| Description | Between 12 and 14 March 2015 Tropical Cyclone Pam (TCP) struck Vanuatu as an extremely destructive Category 5 cyclone with wind speed estimated at 250km/hour and wind gusts peaking at 320km/hour. The center of the cyclone passed east of Efate Island which is the home of capital Port Vila and then continued southward passing just west of Erromango and Tanna Islands. Heavy rainfall and destructive high storm surges caused severe flooding and widespread damages particularly in Tafea and Shefa provinces. The other four provinces also experienced flooding and minor damages. Eleven fatalities were confirmed in Tafea and Shefa provinces. An estimated 65,000 people were displaced from their homes. Approximately 17,000 buildings were damaged or destroyed including houses, schools, clinics and other medical facilities. The tropical cyclone destroyed crops on a large scale and compromised the livelihoods of at least 80% of Vanuatu''s rural population. The Cyclone Pam Road Reconstruction Project will support the efforts of the Government of the Republic of Vanuatu to reconstruct, and climate and disaster proof, the transport sector infrastructure on Efate ring road damaged by TCP floods and storm surges. |
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| Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | The additional financing will provide further support to reconstruct, improve climate-resilience and disaster-proof the transport sector infrastructure on Efate ring road damaged by Tropical Cyclone Pam floods and destructive storm surges in March 2015. | ||||||||
| Impact | Accelerated economic and social recovery in Vanuatu's TCP-affected provinces (Post-Disaster Needs Assessment) | ||||||||
| Project Outcome | |
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| Description of Outcome | Socioeconomic activities restored to at least pre-TCP levels |
| Progress Toward Outcome | |
| Implementation Progress | |
| Description of Project Outputs | Transport infrastructure in damaged locations on the Efate ring road reconstructed and climate- and disaster-proofed |
| Status of Implementation Progress (Outputs, Activities, and Issues) | |
| Geographical Location | Port Vila |
| Safeguard Categories | |
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| Environment | B |
| Involuntary Resettlement | C |
| Indigenous Peoples | C |
| Summary of Environmental and Social Aspects | |
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| Environmental Aspects | The environmental impacts will be small-scale, site-specific and can be managed through implementation of the environmental management plan. An environmental assessment and review framework has been prepared to guide the process of environmental assessment during project implementation stage. |
| Involuntary Resettlement | The project will confined to the existing ring road corridor and will not require land acquisition. A resettlement framework has been prepared to guide the process for negotiating access to land during construction and voluntary donation of land for sections requiring coastal protection. |
| Indigenous Peoples | The project will confined to the existing ring road corridor and the beneficiaries are the Ni-Van people. |
| Stakeholder Communication, Participation, and Consultation | |
| During Project Design | At the outset of the design phase, the PIU will prepare a communications and consultation plan (CCP) for the project. The CCP will be based on methods used in similar projects and follow custom and tradition for communication requirements. Once the process for dialogue with stakeholders at different levels has been established, consultations will be undertaken to share information about the project, receive information from communities and beneficiaries, and discuss potential impacts and mitigation measures. Disclosure of project documents including safeguards assessments and plans will comply with ADB Public Communications Policy 2011 and relevant requirements of laws of Vanuatu (Environmental Protection and Conservation Act). The CPP will also set out the grievance redress mechanism that will be implemented to resolve any project-level complaint or issue. Consultations and communications will be recorded, reported and be subject of monitoring. |
| During Project Implementation | Stakeholder participation and consultation methodology from the design phase to implementation phase. |
| Responsible ADB Officer | Ahonen, Arto T. |
| Responsible ADB Department | Pacific Department |
| Responsible ADB Division | Pacific Liaison and Coordination Office in Sydney, Australia |
| Executing Agencies |
Ministry of Finance & Economic Management P.M.B. 058 Port Vila Vanuatu |
| Timetable | |
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| Concept Clearance | - |
| Fact Finding | 01 Feb 2017 to 04 Feb 2017 |
| MRM | 16 May 2017 |
| Approval | 09 Aug 2017 |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| Last PDS Update | 26 Sep 2017 |
| Milestones | |||||
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| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 09 Aug 2017 | 01 Sep 2017 | 27 Nov 2017 | 30 Jun 2019 | - | - |
| Financing Plan | Grant Utilization | ||||
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| Total (Amount in US$ million) | Date | ADB | Others | Net Percentage | |
| Project Cost | 4.10 | Cumulative Contract Awards | |||
| ADB | 4.10 | 09 Aug 2017 | 3.53 | 0.00 | 86% |
| Counterpart | 0.00 | Cumulative Disbursements | |||
| Cofinancing | 0.00 | 09 Aug 2017 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0% |
| Milestones | |||||
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| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 09 Aug 2017 | 01 Sep 2017 | 27 Nov 2017 | 30 Jun 2019 | - | - |
| Financing Plan | Loan Utilization | ||||
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| Total (Amount in US$ million) | Date | ADB | Others | Net Percentage | |
| Project Cost | 5.30 | Cumulative Contract Awards | |||
| ADB | 4.10 | 09 Aug 2017 | 3.74 | 0.00 | 87% |
| Counterpart | 1.20 | Cumulative Disbursements | |||
| Cofinancing | 0.00 | 09 Aug 2017 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0% |