Donors And Decentralization In Developing Countries by Gregory D. Schmidt

Author:Gregory D. Schmidt [Schmidt, Gregory D.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Social Science, Developing & Emerging Countries, Business & Economics, Development, Economic Development
ISBN: 9780813376967
Google: JXu4AAAAIAAJ
Publisher: Avalon Publishing
Published: 1989-08-02T03:46:42+00:00

The DRR Project

CORDES on the north coast performed heroically during and immediately after the flood disaster, rapidly restoring crucial economic infrastructure on a provisional basis.6 In Piura, for example, the 1983 floods had virtually wiped out crops and irrigation systems. In less than nine months between the end of the rains and the beginning of the 1984 planting season, the project cleared 148.2 kilometers of badly clogged canals, rehabilitated 123 irrigation structures, reopened 95.7 kilometers of canal access roads, and moved 233,446 cubic meters of material to protect intake points. By the 1984 planting season, 88,273 hectares—over four-fifths of the preflood total—were back in production in this department. During the phase of reconstruction, northern corporations were generally responsive to the needs of their respective departments, though their emphasis of productive rural infrastructure over urban social works prompted some criticism in the national press.

In southern drought areas most irrigation components, agricultural development activities, and resource management efforts were carried out by various agencies of the Ministry of Agriculture under agreements with CORDES (see Section 5 below). The corporations implemented roads, some irrigation works, potable water systems, wells, small reservoirs, community facilities, and other public works by forced account or through contracting. PVOs administered food assistance and played an important role in seed distribution. Although hard data on impacts in the south are scarce, the DRR final evaluation team concluded that the project was generally successful in providing emergency relief, increasing temporary employment and food-for-work opportunities, and restoring agricultural production.

Given the significance of cumplimiento, it is important to note that most DRR-financed subprojects and components were completed within three years of the signing of the project agreement. This record is extraordinary considering the scale of the project, the number of components and activities, and the relative inexperience of PIRR unit personnel.

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