Beirut Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment (RDNA) — August 2020

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Beirut Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment (RDNA) — August 2020

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Immediately after the massive blast that rocked the port of Beirut on August 4, the World Bank Group (WBG) in cooperation with the United Nations (UN) and the European Union (EU) launched a Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment (RDNA) to estimate the impact on the population, physical assets, infrastructure and service delivery. The Beirut RDNA uses ground data and cutting-edge remote tools and technology to assess (i) damages to physical assets, (ii) ensuing economic losses, and (iii) recovery and reconstruction needs.

The report builds on extensive stakeholder feedback and engagement meetings organized with concerned government entities, civil society organizations, NGOs, INGOs, professional associations, private sector organizations, think tanks, youth groups, donors and UN agencies.

The RDNA recommends a framework for Reform, Recovery, and Reconstruction (the ‘3Rs’) to build back a better Lebanon based on principles of transparency, inclusion and accountability. The 3Rs framework combines people-centered recovery and reconstruction interventions with structural reforms that include macroeconomic stabilization, governance reforms, the private sector operating environment and ensuring human security.

Key Findings

Given the rapid nature of this assessment, the report offers low and high range for values of physical damages, economic losses and priority needs for Calendar Year 2020 and Calendar Year 2021.

Damages: US$3.8-4.6 billion, with housing and culture sectors most severely affected.
Losses: US$2.9-3.5 billion, with housing being the most hit followed by transport and culture.
Priority Recovery and Reconstruction Needs: US$1.8-2.0 billion, with transport needs highest followed by culture and housing.

The report includes a preliminary assessment of: (1) losses in economic activity caused by the destruction of physical capital; (2) trade disruptions resulting in higher transaction costs of external trade; and (3) the loss of fiscal revenues and of further tax exemptions approved by the Government.

The sectors covered in the report are:

Macro-Economic Impact
5 Social Sectors: Housing; Health; Education; Culture; and Social Protection and Jobs
4 Infrastructure Sectors: Transport and Port; Energy; Water Supply and Sanitation; and Municipal Services
3 Productive Sectors: Commerce and Industry; Financial Sector; and Tourism
3 Cross-cutting Sectors: Governance; Social Sustainability and Inclusion; and Environment

Damage, Losses, and Public Sector Needs by Sector (in US$ million)

Sector	Damages	Losses	Total Needs
Low	High	Low	High	Low	High
Productive and Financial Sectors
Commerce and Industry	105	125	285	345	165	295
Tourism	170	205	190	235	170	210
Financial	10	15			35	45
Productive and Financial Sectors Total	285	345	475	580	370	460
Social Sectors
Social Protection					35	40
Housing	1,875	2,290	945	1,155	220	265
Education	15	20	70	85		10
Cultural Heritage	1,010	1,235	400	490	250	310
Health	95	115	200	245	65	80
Social Sectors Total	2,995	3,660	1,615	1,975	570	705
Infrastructure Sectors
Water and Sanitation	40	45	—	5	45	60
Energy	40	50	55	70	55	70
Transport	280	345	580	710	425	520
Municipal Services	30	35	75	90	40	50
Infrastructure Sectors Total	390	475	710	875	565	700
Cross-Cutting Sectors
Governance	65	80	65	80	180	215
Environment	20	25	—	—	75	100
Social					25	35
Cross-Cutting Sectors Total	85	105	65	80	280	250
Grand Total	3,755	4,585	2,865	3,510	1,785	2,215

Report Releases (3RF report, RDNA report)

Beirut Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment (RDNA) — August 2020