Outline of the Project

Project Name

Project on Strengthening Resilience in Cyclone IDAI-Affected Areas

Country

Mozambique

Date R/D Signed

August 28, 2019

Project Site

Beira municipality and Maputo city

Term of Cooperation

From September 6, 2019 to September 12, 2022

Implementing Organization

Post Cyclone Idai Reconstruction Cabinet, Ministry of State Administration and Public Service

Background

Tropical Cyclone Idai made landfall during the night of 14 to 15 March 2019 near Beira City, Sofala Province, in central Mozambique. The cyclone brought torrential rains and winds to Sofala, Zambezia, Manica and Inhambane provinces. The city of Beira, in Sofala Province of central Mozambique is one of the most affected areas. Although public facilities will be a base for disaster risk reduction to save residents' lives, most of the buildings were damaged by strong wind beyond any record before. The socio-economic conditions on the ground also added to the magnitude of the effects, ranging from land use and settlement patterns to how they construct their houses and protect their livelihood.

As the country that has experienced the Great East Earthquake and the Tsunami in 2011 and more, Japan can share the people of the Mozambique in bringing their communities and societies back in a manner that they would be able to protect themselves better from natural disasters in the future.

The Government of Mozambique is tasked to various measures for the recovery and to create a more "RESILIENT" system to overcome a future similar natural disaster. This Study shall provide necessary guidance to the Government of the Mozambique on how to set up and manage the recovery in stages. It is also expected that this Project will provide the model cases for the "RESILIENCY". Based on the official request from the government of Mozambique, JICA starts technical cooperation for building resilient coty in Beira Municipality through Build Back Better.

The Overall Goal

Reconstruction and recovery from Cyclone Idai will be promoted in other affected areas, which contributes to build disaster resilient city.

Project Purpose

Reconstruction and recovery from Cyclone Idai will be promoted, which contributes to build disaster resilient city through implementation of he Beira Municipality Recovery and Resilience Plan that utilizes the outputs of the Project.

Output

The outputs of the Project would be a part of Beira Municipal Recovery and resilience Plan (BMRRP), which consists of the following:

(1) Disaster risk assessment and hazard maps; and
(2) Action plans in the target areas of BMRRP with reference to the hazard maps.

Project Activities

Activities for Output (1) consists of the following;

1-1	collect existing available maps;
1-2	conduct trace survey through site visits and interviews in the Cyclone idai-affected area;
1-3	assess hazard of natural disaster such as cyclone, storm surge, flood; and
1-4	support the local government to elaborate hazard maps.

Activities for Output (2) consistes of the followings;

2-1	review BMRRP, and concerned acts and polocies;
2-2	support the local government to formulate Action Plans in following target areas; 1) land use plan, 2) infrastructure recovery and reconstruction plan 3) public facility recovery and reconstruction plan 4) evaluation plan 5) livelihood restoration plan, etc.,
2-3	reconstruct the target public facilities in resilient way as pilot projects;
2-4	conduct On-the job-training (OJT) through the above-mentioned activities to enhance capacity of local government

Inputs

[Japanese side]

1. Dispatch of study team as followings;
   - Project Manager/ Recovery and reconstruction Plan1, Recovery and Reconstruction Plan 2/ Land Use Plan, Digital Map/ GIS, Hazard analysis, Infrastructure Plan 1( Coastal Protection), Infrastructure Plan 2 (Drainage), Infrastructure Plan 3 (Road), Public Facility Plan, timeline Action Plan, Livelihood Recovery, Environmental and social consideration, Design and Estimation for Pilot Project, COnstruction Supervisor for Pilot Project, Project Coordinator/training,
2. Training in Japan

Inputs

[Mzambique side]

• Assignment of the counterpart:
  Project director: Executive Director, Post Cyclone Idai Reconstruction Cabinet
  Other Members: Ministry of Sate Administration and Public Services, ministry of Public Works, housing and Water Resources, ministry of Education and Human Development, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, National Institute for Disaster Management, Beira Municipality
• Facilities and equipment: provision of the needed office space and other facilities needed for the project achievement
• Expenditure for the project:
  Expenditure necessary for the project(travel expenses and allowance and others in Mozambique for members of the counterpart)
  Operating expenditure needed for the project (electricity, water charges, communication expenses)