The World Bank Report No: ISR13120 Implementation Status & Results Costa Rica Integration of Disaster Risk Information in Costa Rica Planning System (P120320) Public Disclosure Copy Operation Name: Integration of Disaster Risk Information in Costa Rica Project Stage: Implementation Seq.No: 5 Status: ARCHIVED Archive Date: 27-Dec-2013 Planning System (P120320) Country: Costa Rica Approval FY: 2010 Product Line: Institutional Development Fund Region: LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN Lending Instrument: Implementing Agency(ies): Key Dates Board Approval Date 17-Feb-2010 Original Closing Date 18-Oct-2013 Planned Mid Term Review Date Last Archived ISR Date 07-Jun-2013 Effectiveness Date 18-Oct-2010 Revised Closing Date 18-Jul-2014 Actual Mid Term Review Date Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from IDF Proposal) To streamline the use of disaster risk information in the Costa Rican national planning system. This will enhance the GoCR capacity to incorporate risk reduction measures in public investments and to implement vulnerability reduction programs. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project? Yes No Component(s) Component Name Component Cost Establishment of Disaster Risk Information CATs Thematic groups 0.00 Application of Risk Reduction Assessment 0.00 Training of Public Officials in Risk Analysis Techniques 0.00 Enhance the Emergency Information System 0.00 Public Disclosure Copy Overall Ratings Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Unsatisfactory Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Implementation Status Overview This Institutional Development Fund (IDF) Grant to the Government of Costa Rica (GoCR)’s National Risk Prevention and Emergency Commission (CNE), is supporting key disaster risk reduction (DRR) activities that improve the GoCR’s understanding of risk, and its capacity to incorporate DRR considerations into public investment planning processes, including: (i) reactivation of DRM Technical Advisory Committees (CATs, in Spanish),--interdisciplinary technical teams organized according to specialized thematic areas Page 1 of 4 The World Bank Report No: ISR13120 (hydrometeorology and rivers; volcanology and seismology; geotechnology; engineering and risk; costal-marine emergencies; search and rescue in collapsed structures; and post- disaster psychosocial support) that provide advice to the CNE, the Emergency Operations Center (COE), and other entities of the National Risk Management System--; (ii) promoting the use of the Bank-sponsored Central America Probabilistic Risk Assessment initiative (CAPRA) to support government agencies’ compliance with the legal mandate that orders all new public investment proposals to undergo a risk assessment as precondition for approval; (iii) capacity building for DRR through the provision of training on the incorporation of Public Disclosure Copy DRR considerations into public investments; and (iv) the design of a national Disaster Risk Observatory to serve as a clearinghouse for the archival and analysis of historical and current data on the social and economic impact of natural disasters in productive and social sectors’ investments. During 2013 CNE completed key activities including: (i) development of a road map for CAPRA implementation (a technical inter-institutional team was formed, requirements identified and met, information needed was identified and reviewed, and an action plan was set in motion); (ii) development a data base for multivariate analysis of adverse natural events impact in public investments; (iii) development of applications to incorporate risk evaluation in public investments; and (iv) design of a Disaster Risk Observatory and clearinghouse for evaluating the impact of disasters in public investments. Other ongoing project activities that are expected to be concluded by the end of the project are: (i) strengthening the CATs capacity to design and implement their strategic work plan; (ii) seismic physical vulnerability and risk evaluation for San Jose City key areas; and (iii) strengthening of the public investments national system platform (SNIP). Locations No Location data has been entered Results Indicators Indicator Name Core Unit of Measure Baseline Current End Target Technical Advisory Teams Date Value 20091130 20131209 20131018 Date Comments The CATs are yet to use CATs have been reactivated The CAT's have adopted a integrated hazard risk and a sound technical work hazard risk assessment assessment platforms such plan has been developed to platform. as CAPRA assess the feasibility to use the CAPRA platform to assess seismic risk in the City of San Jose key areas. Software for Assessing Hazard Exposure Date Value 30-Nov-2009 09-Dec-2013 18-Oct-2013 Public Disclosure Copy Date Comments A risk assessment MIDEPLAN has adopted a The software for assessing methodology guideline is risk assessment methodology hazard exposure in public available but it is not to screen all public investment investments is used to screen implemented processes and has taken the new investments. necessary steps to make it public through an internet portal. A database of historic natural disasters has been developed Page 2 of 4 The World Bank Report No: ISR13120 to enrich the National PublicInvestment System (SNIP). Training in Risk Information Management Date Value 30-Nov-2009 09-Dec-2013 18-Oct-2013 Public Disclosure Copy Date Comments None Government employees The people trained in risk trained in disaster risk information management are reduction are applying their applying their new risk knowledge in an estimated assessment skills. 90% of the cases. Data on Financial Performance (as of 03-Dec-2013) Financial Agreement(s) Key Dates Project Ln/Cr/Tf Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Original Closing Date Revised Closing Date P120320 TF-97139 Effective 23-Jul-2010 18-Oct-2010 18-Oct-2010 18-Oct-2013 18-Jul-2014 Disbursements Project Ln/Cr/Tf Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P120320 TF-97139 Effective USD 0.45 0.45 0.00 0.28 0.17 62.00 Disbursement Graph Public Disclosure Copy Page 3 of 4 The World Bank Report No: ISR13120 Key Decisions Regarding Implementation None. Public Disclosure Copy Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Projects There are no related projects. Public Disclosure Copy Page 4 of 4