Standard Project Report 2016
Cash Based Transfer and Commodity Voucher Distribution( USD)
Project Type Cash Value Voucher Commodity Voucher
Single Country EMOP 2,024,059--
Single Country IR-EMOP 226,293--
Total Distributed in 2016 2,250,352--
Supply Chain
At the Government ' s request, WFP, as the global lead agency of the Logistics Cluster, addressed the initial challenges of the response by reinforcing national coordination mechanisms and supporting the integration of the humanitarian community ' s logistics capacity in the government-led response. Improvements made included: 1) the timely establishment of regular Logistics Cluster coordination meetings to facilitate information exchange and minimise duplication of logistics activities during the response; 2) the sharing of operational information on sea, road and air transportation, storage and fuel when required; and 3) the establishment of Request for Assistance forms and procedures for the use of military assets. These activities were designed to maximise the efficiency of the emergency operation and ensure an uninterrupted flow of life-saving relief items.
As local markets reopened after the cyclone, and in light of the availability of a strong commercial sector and military assets, there were no identified gaps requiring WFP to act as provider-of-last-resort and establish common logistics services on behalf of the humanitarian community. However, to meet the Government ' s demands for increased temporary storage capacity, WFP donated four mobile storage units( MSUs) deployed from emergency stocks at the United Nations Humanitarian Response Depot( UNHRD) in Subang, Malaysia and handed over their management to the National Disaster Management Office( NDMO). WFP also facilitated the training of specialised emergency units on setting up and maintaining the storage facilities, in order to strengthen the capacity of future emergency responders. Additional activities and services provided by WFP through the Logistics Cluster included the streamlining of information and guidelines on import procedures for humanitarian relief items; the establishment of a back-up system to track incoming cargo; and the sharing of national logistics capacity information and a service provider database, through the Fiji Logistics Capacity Assessment.
During this emergency response, the WFP Regional Bureau for Asia procurement unit took on an operational role, assuming responsibility for procuring goods and services.
Implementation of Evaluation Recommendations and Lessons Learned
During the implementation of the joint food assistance emergency operation, WFP and the Ministry of Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation observed that national social safety nets, despite being well established in Fiji, could be expanded to respond more comprehensively to assist populations affected by rapid-onset disasters. In some instances, access to affected populations, targeting and the provision of assistance were hampered by operational constraints because of; the remoteness of some of the affected islands; beneficiaries ' reduced mobility after the cyclone; the damage sustained by the country ' s logistical infrastructure and communications networks; and the lack of an updated and centralised social protection recipients ' database. These constraints were exacerbated by the reduced availability of staff support from the Ministry of Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation, as it was simultaneously running several post-Winston rehabilitation programmes, which stretched its capacity.
The World Bank and the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade assessed the impact of funds distributed by the Government to beneficiaries of social protection schemes, including the complementary support provided by WFP. This impact assessment yielded valuable recommendations to further strengthen the Government ' s social protection programmes to make them more shock responsive. Recommendations included the development of an institutionalised Social Protection Policy Framework with an embedded disaster responsive component; the consolidation and centralisation of the Poverty Benefit Scheme registry for future disasters; and strengthened options for disaster risk financing for Fiji.
Fiji, Republic of the Fiji Islands( FJ) 8 Single Country IR-EMOP- 200952