The Barbados – Beryl Emergency Response and Recovery Project is a World Bank financed project that has been designed to support Barbados' recovery efforts from the impacts of Beryl and to promote resilient reconstruction. To achieve its objectives, the following project components are envisaged:
Component 1: Immediate Recovery from Hurricane Beryl, which includes the recovery of the Fisheries Sector (providing assistance for the repair and replacement of fishing vessels, along with the rehabilitation of the marina and coastal protection measures,) Repair and Rehabilitation of the Port (it involves immediate debris clearance and small civil engineering works to ensure the structural integrity of port facilities, including the rehabilitation of the breakwater and other eligible facilities,) and Coastal Protection and Rehabilitation of Landing Facilities for Fisherfolk (encompasses the rehabilitation of fishers' landing facilities, the implementation of coastal protection measures, and the reinforcement of coastal defences for roads, as well as the rehabilitation of beach areas).
Component 2: Strengthening Resilience for Future Events, which aims at strengthening the National Emergency Management System (NEMS), to include the improvement of the Information Management System of the Department of Emergency Management; support for implementing recommendations from the just concluded National Disaster Preparedness Baseline Assessment and the ongoing Comprehensive Disaster Management Audit; Review and update of the National Emergency Shelter Strategy and the development of associated Management and Operational Guidelines; Resource enhancement and Capacity building at the community level to enhance preparedness and response capacity;) and implementing Technical Assistance for the Port and Fisheries Infrastructure Resilience (Studies for the Port and Fisheries Infrastructure Resilience.)
Component 3: Contingent Emergency Response Component (CERC)
Component 4: Project management, including hiring of experts/consultants on procurement, financial management, environmental and social specialist, monitoring and evaluation, and communication, as well as audits and other incremental operating costs per WB regulations.
Draft Stakeholder Engagement Plan (SEP)
The overall objective of this SEP is to define a program for stakeholder engagement, including public information disclosure and consultation throughout the entire project cycle. The SEP outlines the ways in which the project team will communicate with stakeholders and includes a mechanism by which people can raise concerns, provide feedback, or make complaints about project activities or any activities related to the project.
Draft Environmental and Social Commitment Plan (ESCP)
The draft Environmental and Social Commitment Plan (ESCP) sets out material measures and actions that the project country shall carry out or cause to be carried out, including, as applicable, their respective timeframes; institutional, staffing, training, monitoring, and reporting arrangements; and grievance management. The ESCP also sets out the environmental and social (E&S) documents that shall be prepared or updated, consulted, disclosed, and implemented under the Project, consistent with the Environmental and Social Standards, in form and substance acceptable to the Bank.
Cover Photo credit: David Lewis (Caribbean Aerial Photography)