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Generating emergency employment and recovering sustainable livelihoods in the Philippines: Norway’s contribution to the livelihoods recovery programme after Typhoon Haiyan - Final Evaluation

eval_number:

2268

eval_title:

Generating emergency employment and recovering sustainable livelihoods in the Philippines: Norway’s contribution to the livelihoods recovery programme after Typhoon Haiyan - Final Evaluation

location:

region:

Asia and the Pacific

country:

Philippines

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eval_url:

https://analyticstest.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/2268

lessons_learned:

description:

Emergency and disaster response is not a core activity of the ILO. However, ILO can make good contributions to responses based on its experience with employment intensive and labour based programmes. Up to date labour force surveys may be used for quickly targeting vulnerable populations. Wage and OSH standards may enhance the quality of the response while contributing to the decent work agenda. However, ILO lacks the required surge capacity to participate in emergency and disaster response on a significant scale. ILO's ability to swiftly participate in the response to super-typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) was a result of already having had capacities in place and being able to draw on funds available at the end of the biennium and the year.

context:

All emergencies require surge capacity because competent staff needs to be mobilized instantaneously in order to ensure the timeliness of response. Without any surge capacity, the response is delayed and will not reach the affected population in time.

success:

ILO's ability to swiftly participate in the response to super-typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) was a result of already having had capacities in place.

challenges:

n.a.

administrative_issues:

ILO could maintain a core pool of experts who are ready to deploy at short notice in the event of emergencies. These experts could form part of the permanent staff of ILO if their tasks are combined with disaster preparedness and/ or if they are integrated with other livelihood related activities of the ILO.

comments:

n.a.

url:

https://analyticstest.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/lessons/212183

themes:

theme:

Labour standards

category:

International Labour Standards

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