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Post Disaster \eeds Assessment of
Cyclone Evan in Fiji and Samoa
In December 2012, Tropical Cyclone Evan ravaged both Samoa and parts of Fiji causing extensive damage to
infrastructure, crops, livestock, buildings and the environment. It also caused five deaths in Samoa. A Post
Disaster Needs Assessment was requested by the two respective Governments to the Secretariat of the Pacific
Community that in turn collaborated with the World Bank to secure funding support as well as the availability
of sector experts to assist with the conduct of damage and loss assessments. The methodology used was first
developed by Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) then adapted by the Global
Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR). The support of the key Government Ministries, partners
and donors was instrumental in the successful development of a recovery needs framework at the end of the
PDNA for both countries.
In Samoa the extent and magnitude of the effects of Cyclone Evan on the economy were substantial. The
value of damage and loss was equivalent to US$203.9 million, approximately 29 percent of the country's gross
domestic product (GDP).
Fiji, on the other hand, reported total economic costs of US$108.4 million which is
equivalent to approximately 2.6 percent of the GDP (USD (a 0.1 per cent decrease in the forecasted GDP for
2013).
The Government of Fiji has made a commitment to using the PDNA methodology for assessing losses from
future large disasters. The Ministry of Strategic Planning, National Development and Statistics has now overall
responsibility for PDNA. Training on the PDNA methodology will be conducted by the Secretariat of the Pacific
Community to train key sector staff in 2013.
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