ANNEX III
DRAFT TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR STUDY OF LESSONS
TO BE LEARNT FROM THE MONTSERRAT EMERGENCY RESPONSE
Introduction
Since volcanic activity started on Montserrat
in 1995, some £62 million of emergency aid, development assistance
and budgetary aid has been committed by DFID. This has included
the establishment of emergency air and sea links, the building
of a new jetty: power and water supplies in the north of the island:
housing for those displaced from the central and southern parts
of the island: improvements to education and health facilities
in the north and the maintenance of essential services. In addition,
assistance has been provided for people relocating from Montserrat
to Britain and elsewhere in the Caribbean. In the light of this
considerable level of support and the important read across to
other emergency situations, a study is to be commissioned to determine
lessons to be learnt from the emergency response to the Monsterrat
crisis. The study will be undertaken by outside specialists.
Purpose
The purpose of the study is to review DFID's
preparations, organisation and delivery of emergency aid in response
to the Montserrat crisis and identify findings and lessons learnt
particularly with general application to aid responses to prolonged
natural disasters.
Specific Objectives
In consultation with the GOM, DFID and the FCO,
the external specialists will review the emergency response to
the Montserrat crisis against six key criteria:
(i) Appropriateness: the appropriateness
and timeliness of the responses provided, including the balance
between emergency aid, development assistance and budgetary aid.
(ii) Cost-effectiveness: effectiveness of
the interventions in terms of the cost of particular activities
or of the unit costs of the assistance. Assessment of value for
money; benefits in relation to costs.
(iii) Impact: conclusions on the impact on
affected populations, e.g., number of lives saved by the interventions,
extent of alleviation of suffering, the provision of relief and
benefits.
(iv) Coverage: extent to which the effectiveness
of interventions involved considered targeting of the affected
population.
(v) Coherence: coherence between the key
actors (DFID, FCO, GoM, OGDs) in planning and delivery of interventions.
Effectiveness of co-ordination mechanisms and consultation processes.
(vi) Connectedness: consideration of relief-development
"linkages" or the "continuum", as appropriate.
Connections between emergency and other forms of aid.
Outputs
Based on its findings the external specialists
will produce a narrative report for DFID containing an executive
summary of main conclusions and recommendations. This should take
account of the December 1997 DFID Evaluation Synthesis of Emergency
Aid report.
Timing and Duration
Work should begin in July 1998 and be completed
by . . . including up to . . . days overseas and . . . days report
writing. An additional . . . days will be allowed for background
reading and pre-departure and post visit briefing with DFID.
DFID
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