Standard Project Report 2016
Project Objectives and Results
Project Objectives
The objective of this Special Operation was to enhance the timeliness, efficiency and predictability of the emergency response capacity of the Government and the humanitarian community in Pakistan. The project contributes to the Government’ s National Disaster Management Plan by constructing Humanitarian Response Facilities( HRFs) at the provincial level, as well as providing warehouse and facilities management training to the government staff who manage them. This Special Operation is aligned with Objectives 1, 2 and 3 of the WFP Strategic Plan( 2014-2017), and supports the ongoing assistance under the Pakistan Protracted Relief and Recovery Operation( PRRO) 200867.
This Special Operation built on the achievements of previous Special Operations in Pakistan, under which WFP completed construction of five HRFs at strategically identified locations and handed them over to the respective provincial disaster management authorities. The need to develop a strategic network of HRFs in the country was conceived in the aftermath of the 2010 floods that inundated almost one fifth of Pakistan’ s land area. Despite generous donor support, humanitarian efforts were seriously challenged by the severe damage to and flooding of roads, and disruption of the supply chain and market infrastructure. Building on the lessons learnt from this response, a Memorandum of Understanding( MoU) was developed between WFP, the National Disaster Management Authority( NDMA) and the Provincial Disaster Management Authorities( PDMAs) to build eight HRFs in the most vulnerable parts of the country in order to enhance the emergency and disaster preparedness and response capacity of the Government and the wider humanitarian community. The planned development of eight HRFs was included in WFP ' s previous operation, Special Operation 200181, under which, five HRFs were constructed in Muzaffargarh, Quetta, Lahore, Peshawar and Hyderabad between 2011 and the project ' s closure in 2015. Special Operation 200707 was developed to carry forward the objectives of Special Operation 200181 and construct the three remaining HRFs in Sukkur, Muzaffarabad and Gilgit.
Approved Budget for Project Duration( USD)
Cost Category
Capacity Dev. t and Augmentation 8,396,772
Direct Support Costs 637,518
Indirect Support Costs 632,400
Total 9,666,690
Project Activities
In 2016, this Special Operation supported the construction of a Humanitarian Response Facility( HRF) in Sukkur district in Sindh Province. This HRF is the sixth out of eight planned HRFs in the country to be constructed as per the Memorandum of Understanding( MOU) signed between WFP and the National Disaster Management Authority( NDMA) in 2012. The Sukkur HRF was the the first of three HRFs planned under this Special Operation. The construction of the other two HRFs planned under this project, in Muzaffarabad and Gilgit, could not be started because of funding constraints.
The Provincial Disaster Management Authority( PDMA) Sindh provided the land to build the HRF, while WFP designed, built, and supervised the construction of the facility. The location of this HRF was selected in consultation with all stakeholders and relied on statistical analyses of historical disaster frequency and population density. The HRF structure was designed to take into account environmental considerations and hazards such as earthquakes, climatic conditions, extreme temperatures, and wind conditions.
Pakistan, Islamic Republic of( PK) 12 Single Country Special Operation- 200707