Cyclone Pam School Reconstruction Project (ADB-49320-001)

Countries
  • Vanuatu
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Financial Institutions
  • Asian Development Bank (ADB)
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Project Status
Active
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Bank Risk Rating
B
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Voting Date
Nov 16, 2015
Date when project documentation and funding is reviewed by the Board for consideration and approval. Some development banks will state a "board date" or "decision date." When funding approval is obtained, the legal documents are accepted and signed, the implementation phase begins.
Borrower
Government of Vanuatu
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Education and Health
  • Technical Cooperation
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Investment Type(s)
Grant
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Investment Amount (USD)
$ 5.00 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Project Cost (USD)
$ 5.72 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Bank Documents
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ ADB website

Updated in EWS Jul 3, 2020

Disclosed by Bank Sep 22, 2016

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Project Description
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The project will be implemented in two phases. Phase 1 involves (i) the finalization of design and costing, (ii) the preparation of bidding documents for the civil works contract, and (iii) community consultation to ensure that community feedback is factored into the final design and costing. Phase 2 consists of (i) physically rehabilitating the project schools, and (ii) strengthening the capacity of MOET and communities for build-back-better execution, safer construction, disaster risk reduction and preparedness, and maintenance planning.

The impact will be accelerated social recovery in Vanuatu's cyclone-affected provinces. The outcome will be critical social services resumed with disaster-resilient infrastructure. The project has two outputs: (i) schools in Tafea Province are rebuilt and/or upgraded, and (ii) the capacity of communities and MOET management for disaster risk reduction and disaster preparedness is strengthened. The recovery work is to be completed within 24 months.

IMPACT

Accelerated social recovery in Vanuatu's cyclone Pam-affected provinces (defined by the project)

CONSULTING SERVICES

Advance contracting will be used for recruiting the design and supervision consultants.

Investment Description
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Grant by Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction


Contact Information
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Ministry of Finance & Economic Management
P.M.B. 058
Port Vila, Vanuatu

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