Prime Minister Romeo-Marlin and members of the Interim Recovery Committee with World Bank specialists.
PHILIPSBURG –Prime Minister Leona Romeo- Marlin received a delegation from the World Bank Group headed by Disaster Risk Management Specialist Edouard Erefio Blanchet on July 24. The overall objective of this mission was to provide technical support to the Interim Recovery Committee (IRC) and to supervise Emergency Recovery Project I (ERP1).
A grant agreement was signed in St. Maarten on July 12. The World Bank specialists worked alongside the IRC on drafting and disclosure of the project’s environmental and social management plan, finalised the project’s operational manual, processed the first disbursement of funds and discussed the procurement processes that have been or are about to be undertaken, in particular the shelters repairs.
The group also provided environmental and social safeguard support to the Hospital Resiliency and Preparedness Project currently under preparation. A review of all planned and retroactively financed activities was also conducted as part of safeguard due diligence, to ensure that the proper environmental assessment and mitigation provisions are in place.
Work was also carried out with St. Maarten Medical Center (SMMC) to draft the environmental and social management plan for the Hospital Resiliency and Preparedness Project. The mission began with an assessment of all the shelters and the roofing projects that are being repaired under ERP1.
The specialists also met with various stakeholders and recovery partners such as GEBE, the Fire Department, St. Maarten Housing Development Foundation (SMHDF), Police Force and Meteorological Department St. Maarten (MDS), as well as the focal point representatives of the various ministries, to accomplish the objective of this mission.
The team comprised an ERP1 short time project manager, a financial management specialist, a finance analyst, a senior social safeguards specialist, a senior technical specialist and consultant. Oversight of the team from Washington was provided by Blanchet.
Source: The Daily Herald https://www.thedailyherald.sx/islands/79079-world-bank-offers-technical-support
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