{"id":72287,"date":"2021-08-27T13:29:21","date_gmt":"2021-08-27T13:29:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=72287"},"modified":"2021-08-27T13:29:21","modified_gmt":"2021-08-27T13:29:21","slug":"supporting-multi-sector-covid-19-response-in-sri-lanka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/supporting-multi-sector-covid-19-response-in-sri-lanka\/","title":{"rendered":"Supporting multi-sector COVID-19 response in Sri Lanka"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #000000;\">Supporting multi-sector COVID-19 response in Sri Lanka<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-72281\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/central-bus-terminal-e1629993161525.jpeg\" alt=\"Coronavirus in Sri Lanka\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #800000;\">Source:<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/news\/feature\/2021\/08\/20\/supporting-multi-sector-covid-19-response-in-sri-lanka\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Worldbank<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\">A Sri Lankan worker sprays disinfectant on the outside of a bus at a central bus terminal.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">STORY HIGHLIGHTS<\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"_loop_synopsis-text\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The World Bank reallocated $56 million from ongoing projects into a Contingent Emergency Response Component (CERC) Pool funding, an emergency response mechanism<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_loop_synopsis-text\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">New mechanism established to provide funding for COVID-19 affected sectors including agriculture, education, ICT, transport, and disaster risk management<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_loop_synopsis-text\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">This example of CERC activation showcases how a country can be quickly assisted to improve disaster responsiveness and support affected population during an emergency<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">In early 2020 when the first COVID-19 wave swept across Sri Lanka, triggering lockdowns, and impacting livelihoods, the World Bank and the government came together to support emergency response actions across multiple hard-hit sectors. The result was the creation of the Contingent Emergency Response Components (CERC) Pool covering key economic sectors of agriculture, education, ICT, transport, and disaster risk management. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Within weeks,\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/news\/press-release\/2020\/09\/11\/world-bank-supports-sri-lanka-with-usd56-million-mitigate-covid-19-impacts\">the CERC Pool reallocated $56 million<\/a>\u00a0from ongoing projects to support prioritized COVID-19 recovery and response activities.\u00a0<span class=\"tweetable\" data-text=\"The CERC Pool, launched in September 2020, is supporting COVID-19 affected communities, strengthening resilience by online education ensuring food security, safe transport, water and sanitation, preparedness to floods, and expanding digital infrastructure.\" data-tweet=\"WorldBank,tweetHash=\"><a id=\"twd-id\" style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/news\/feature\/2021\/08\/20\/supporting-multi-sector-covid-19-response-in-sri-lanka#\">The CERC Pool, launched in September 2020, is supporting COVID-19 affected communities, strengthening resilience by online education ensuring food security, safe transport, water and sanitation, preparedness to floods, and expanding digital infrastructure.<i class=\"fa fa-twitter icon\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">This is only the second time in the Bank\u2019s history when CERC resources have been combined from many ongoing projects into one account to meet an unprecedented emergency in Sri Lanka.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><i>\u201cThe World Bank COVID-19 response CERC Pool was put together in a couple of weeks. We reallocated Bank funds to match the pandemic requirements at the request of the government,\u201d<\/i>\u00a0said\u00a0<b>World Bank Country Manager for Sri Lanka and the Maldives Chiyo Kanda<\/b>.\u00a0<i>\u201cThe aim was to realign available funds according to government priorities.\u201d<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-72313\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Sri-Lanka-CERC1-e1630070351683.png\" alt=\"Sri-Lanka-CERC1\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Construction of store facilities for small scale farmers under the World Bank&#8217;s assistance to COVID -19 emergency situations. Photo:\u00a0Ministry of Agriculture, Sri Lanka.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><b>Agriculture and food security<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">A total of $18.6 million was earmarked to support agriculture and food security needs. CERC Pool is supporting the construction of 104 crop storage facilities for small scale farmers growing onions, mung beans, groundnut, and cowpea. Farmers also received high quality seeds to continue their livelihood despite pandemic disruptions. The storage units are on State land to promote equitable access and are expected to be completed by the end of 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><b>Education<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The World Bank is also supporting the government to increase water and sanitation services in schools to improve daily disinfection and cleaning protocols. These measures include redesigning and installing additional facilities to ensure basic water, sanitation, and waste management services. These measures will be critical to resume onsite education and reduce the disparities that have emerged due to the pandemic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Funds will also be used to provide catch-up and remedial education, which has become increasingly more important as school closures drag on due to the third COVID-19 wave.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Some funds have also been earmarked to support online education and set up a system for tele-education and e-learning for school and university students. This will include lectures and content for TV broadcasts, radio broadcasts, and print material. High speed Wi-Fi internet connections will also be provided to 651 rural schools, along with computers, smart boards, and TVs. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><i>\u201cWell-developed digital education has the potential to be a game changer in education. The World Bank hopes to engage and support Sri Lanka\u2019s digital development efforts further and this will very likely be a key focus in the next Country Partnership Framework between Sri Lanka and the Bank that will map out projects for investment over the next four years,\u201d\u00a0<\/i><b>said Ms. Kanda<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-72314\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Sri-Lanka-CERC-2-e1630070781907.png\" alt=\"Sri-Lanka-CERC-2\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>CERC Pool supports flood response activities by setting up centers and camps that provide shelter as well as personal health and safety kits. Photo: Disaster Management Center, Sri Lanka.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><b>Digital Development<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Under the $5.95 million ICT component, the Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA), in collaboration with various stakeholders, is working to improve digital infrastructure and bring public services online, to allow government officials to work efficiently from home. Under this initiative, ICTA is rolling out the following activities: expansion of the Lanka Government Cloud 2.0 (LGC 2.0), including the establishment of a high-availability disaster recovery site, implementation of a government-wide email and collaboration system and video conferencing facility, and a pilot digital forms submission platform (forms.gov.lk). These CERC activities are part of a broader digital transformation effort to implement a \u201cwhole-of-government approach\u201d to improve the delivery of public services,\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.worldbank.org\/endpovertyinsouthasia\/digitalization-way-forward-sri-lanka\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">making digitalization the way forward for Sri Lanka<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><b>Transport<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The $24.2 million allocation from the transport sector is to implement sanitation and COVID-19 related social distancing measures on public transport. CERC activities have focused on the purchase of non-contact Infrared (IR) thermometers in buses, provide Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for transport employees, and to procure sanitizer spray machines for 300 bus terminals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><b>Disaster Risk Management<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">A $1.61 million allocation under the CERC Pool supports flood response activities including setting up centres\/camps to provide shelter to displaced persons from seasonal monsoon related flooding, purchase of folding field beds, thermometers, first aid kits, PPE, power banks, cleaning equipment and ration packs. In addition, the support includes purchase of fuels for operation of machinery and vehicles to ensure flood preparedness and timely support for displaced people.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><i>\u201cThe CERC Pool has shown the importance of incorporating disaster risk management across critical sectors to improve Sri Lanka\u2019s disaster preparedness and ensure timely support for affected people during emergencies,\u201d<\/i>\u00a0Ms. Kanda added.\u00a0<i>\u201cThe World Bank remains committed to supporting \u00a0Sri Lanka\u2019s efforts to build back better.\u201d<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Supporting multi-sector COVID-19 response in Sri Lanka Source:Worldbank A Sri Lankan worker sprays disinfectant on the outside of a bus at a central bus terminal.\u00a0 STORY HIGHLIGHTS The World Bank reallocated $56 million from ongoing projects into a Contingent Emergency Response 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