The persistent rains after Hurricane Felix, which were presented from 03 October and could be extended until November 10, 2007 throughout the national territory product of weather events tropical wave. 39 : i) The tropical wave, primarily affected 83 localities distributed at the national level: Estelí, San Jose de Cusmapa, San Juan de Limay, San Nicolas, San Francisco Libre, Managua, Masaya El Crucero, Tepalon ii) The center of low pressure primarily affected 127 communities in Leon and Chinandega, and iii) the axis of Vaguada affected chiefly to 35 locations in Matagalpa, Jinotega, San Ramon, La Concordia, San Dionisio, San Isidro, Sebaco, San Rafael. Initial estimates provided by civil defense in the amount of damage, caused primarily by floods and the summary of the costs of requirements in millions of dollars are: Food for the emergency (US $ 2.8); Housing ($ 8.0); road infrastructure ($ 52.0); risk management ($ 2.5); Health ($ 9.0), agricultural rehabilitation ($ 15.0), among others, added about $ 100.3 million, for greater accuracy in damage and costing for reconstruction and recovery, the country is in a special mission from CEPAL, requested by the Nicaraguan Government.
Project Detail
Country
Nicaragua
Project Number
NI-T1072
Approval Date
December 13, 2007
Project Status
Closed
Project Type
Technical Cooperation
Sector
ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL DISASTERS
Subsector
INTEGRATED DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT
Lending Instrument
-
Lending Instrument Code
-
Modality
-
Facility Type
-
Environmental Classification
-
Total Cost
USD 200,000.00
Country Counterpart Financing
USD 0.00
Original Amount Approved
USD 200,000.00