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Good practices of initiative:
El Nino Emergency Assistance Project
Relevance
It measures the alignment of the initiative with existing policy frameworks in the country. In addition, the scalability of the initiative to other realities and geographies is valued.
| Framework | Description | Ambit | Country | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Climate Resilience Strategy and Action Plan for Guyana, 2015 | Help to restore the country's agricultural capacity in drought stricken are areas through the reduction of vulnerability to hydrologic extreme. Help to restore flood protection in the low-lying areas of the City of Georgetown. | National | Guyana | Link |
Effectiveness
This measures how well the objectives and goals set out in the initiative were fulfilled, as well as the extent to which the results achieved are attributable to the actions implemented by the initiative.
| Indicator | Description | Indicator Type | Measure Unit | Base date | Base | Goal | Measure Date | Measure | Compliance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sluices and water control structures | 13 sluices and 71 water-control structures were either rehabilitated or constructed throughout key coastal and interior areas. | Effectiveness | Unt | 01-01-1970 | 17 | 01-01-2002 | 13 | 76 | World Bank. (2002, August 1). Implementation completion report (No. 24244): El Niño emergency assistance project. | |
| Number of mobile and gravel pumps | The project financed the acquisition of 12 mobile pumps and 7 gravel pumps | Effectiveness | Unt | 01-01-1970 | 13 | 01-01-2002 | 19 | 146 | World Bank. (2002, August 1). Implementation completion report (No. 24244): El Niño emergency assistance project. | |
| Number of mobile pumps for the city | The project supported the acquisition of 5 mobile pumps (vs. the two planned) for Georgetown to assist in the pumping of runoff during precipitation occurring during high tide when the sluices have to be closed and the gravity-based drainage system is inoperable. | Effectiveness | Unt | 01-01-1970 | 2 | 01-01-2002 | 5 | 250 | World Bank. (2002, August 1). Implementation completion report (No. 24244): El Niño emergency assistance project. |
Learned lessons
Gained knowledge from implementing, evaluating, and managing a policy intervention, including why it was or was not effective and how it could be improved in the future.
| Lesson | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Government commitment to the relief and reconstruction effort | The Government demonstrated early commitment to the relief and reconstruction effort. Apart from providing access and data to lender and donor agencies, the Presidential Secretariat assumed responsibility for the coordination of assistance programs through the Civil Defence Commission. | World Bank. (2002, August 1). Implementation completion report (No. 24244): El Niño emergency assistance project. |