Iraq Reconstruction and Investment : Damage and Needs Assessment of Affected Governorates
The conflict inflicted by ISIS has forced over 5 million ordinary Iraqis to flee their homes, left schools destroyed and hospitals dysfunctional. Seven governorates have been fiercely affected while the entire country felt the shockwaves. During th...
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2018
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/600181520000498420/Iraq-Reconstruction-and-investment-volume-two-damage-and-needs-assessment-of-affected-governorates http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29438 |
| Summary: | The conflict inflicted by ISIS has
forced over 5 million ordinary Iraqis to flee their homes,
left schools destroyed and hospitals dysfunctional. Seven
governorates have been fiercely affected while the entire
country felt the shockwaves. During these times of despair,
our neighbors and the global community have stood in
solidarity with us. After the human suffering and enormous
physical destruction that the conflict inflicted, it is now
time to turn our gaze from the past to the future. It is
time to rebuild the country and the citizens’ lives within.
Today, where half of the displaced Iraqis have returned it
is necessary to plan for recovery and reconstruction, to
create enabling conditions for their return, and to restore
livelihoods and service delivery for all in Iraq. The
challenges ahead are to craft and execute a reconstruction
plan that considers the aspirations of people as well as the
constraints posed by time and funds. The preparation of a
comprehensive reconstruction plan needs proper assessment of
the damage, loss, and recovery needs. The Iraq Damage and
Needs Assessment (DNA) is an assessment unprecedented in
both its sectoral and geographic scope, covering damages,
losses, and needs across 19 sectors in all conflict affected
governorates in Iraq. Iraq’s Ministry of Planning took on
this challenging task with the help of all line ministries
of the Government, and with close collaboration with the
World Bank. Scores of national and international experts
worked around the clock to produce this assessment. The
authors focused not only on the product, but also on the
process. Data was gathered from the ground by national
experts, from the air by satellites and on the internet by
collecting publicly available data via social media
analytics. Endless hours of review and validation were
dedicated to ensure that the assessment of damages and needs
was as robust and comprehensive as possible. The report has
kept in mind what is desirable and what is possible. The
objective is to estimate damages and to arrive at estimated
needs to mobilize funds and to launch immediate recovery and
incentivize private sector investments in the process. |
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