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Vanuatu Tropical Cyclone Harold and COVID-19 Post Disaster Needs Assessment


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PDNA - Post Disaster Needs Assessments
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Vanuatu - government
United Nations Development Programme - Headquarters
World Bank, the
Australian Agency for International Development
Overseas Development Institute
Vanuatu PDNA 2020
Publication Year
2020

Only five years after the devastation caused by Tropical Cyclone (TC) Pam, Vanuatu was hit again by a category 5 cyclone. Between April 6 and 7, 2020, TC Harold tore across the northern and central islands of Vanuatu with sustained winds up to 270km per hour. It took lives, destroyed houses, food gardens, businesses and infrastructure, leaving enduring scars on families, communities and the nation. The compound nature of TC Harold and COVID-19 intensifi ed the scale, and broadened the scope, of the human, social, economic and environmental impacts. Swift lockdown of international borders provided a precious window to prepare on the health side, but restrictions had negative repercussions on the economic activity and hindered the humanitarian response.

The Vanuatu’ TC Harold and COVID-19 Post Disaster Needs Assessment estimates that the monetary value of the disaster effects, which includes physical damage and economic losses, as a consequence of the disasters is VUV 68 billion (USD $617 million). This corresponds  approximately to 61 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2020. The assessment of the disaster effects allowed the Government of Vanuatu, through its different sectors, to identify needs in order to prioritize specifi c recovery interventions. The total cost of the recovery and
reconstruction activities in Vanuatu has been estimated at VUV 39.5 billion (USD $358 million). Based on the fi ndings mentioned above, the Government of Vanuatu recently issued the Vanuatu Recovery Strategy 2020-2023. The Strategy provides a bridge to the National Sustainable Development Plan (NSDP), continuing to advance the national development aspirations in disaster recovery rather than revert to the status pre-disaster. The immediate focus of the Vanuatu Recovery Strategy is to restore essential services and infrastructure, learn from our shared experiences, adapt to new circumstances and create new opportunities. This strategy responds to the social, economic and environmental impacts of the compounding disasters to set out the recovery outcomes for the next three years.

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