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When the Earthquake struck Yogyakarta and Central Java in May 2006
and then a tsunami hit the south coast of Java, we were all devastated
to learn the extent of damages. A joint team of Indonesia government
and experts from various international development partners moved
quickly to prepare the preliminary damage and loss assessments that
identified the needs for reconstruction. The assessment documented
that the resulting damage and losses placed this crisis among the
most serious international disasters of the last decade. The scale
of the disaster called for a large-scale coordinated response from
the donor community. Building on the positive model of the Multi Donor
Fund for Aceh and Nias, the Government of Indonesia requested the
establishment of the Java Reconstruction Fund. Six donors came together
to contribute in the fund establishment and develop a coordination
model to ensure effective and efficient use of these funds.
We hope by replicating a best practice the impact of reconstruction
and rehabilitation in Yogya, Central Java and West Java will be more
apparent and quickly realized.
World Bank Country Director
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