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World Bank, EU, UN Team up to Assist the Albanian Government Recovery Plan

World Bank, EU, UN Team up to Assist the Albanian Government Recovery Plan

A joint Post Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) is being prepared by the World Bank (WB), the European Union, and the United Nations. The key objective of the PDNA is to assist the Albanian government to assess the impact of the earthquake and to define a recovery strategy, including estimating its financial costs.

Government coordinator of the PDNA, MP Milva Ekonomi said: “the PDNA will help us collectively understand the full scope of impact of the earthquake – from residential building damage to tourism impact and all things in between – and put together a credible, comprehensive recovery plan that our friends and partners can help us invest in.” Under national leadership, the assessment will estimate the overall multi-sectoral impact of the earthquake on the socio-economic development of affected districts and on a wider national level and will propose a Recovery Strategy with estimated costs and a timeline.

Specialized teams – with both international and national experts – have already started working together with government officials since 16 December to agree on data collection methodologies. They are currently assessing the impact on the sectors of health, education, housing, tourism and employment, community infrastructure. Cross-cutting sectors of macroeconomy and poverty, social protection and civil protection, as well as disaster risk reduction, are carefully being looked at, the UN press release on the occasion read.  

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