Nicaragua

An Assessment of Earthquake Relief and Reconstruction Assistance Gao ID: ID-77-25 March 17, 1977

The assistance provided to Nicaragua following the earthquake in December 1972 could have been more effective had all projects been completed on time and had the Nicaraguan Government provided adequate maintenance of projects after they were completed.

The assistance greatly helped in taking care of immediate needs and restoring public services and facilities. Many of the Las Americas housing units, constructed in May 1973 still lack indoor bathroom facilities, however, and the reconstruction of some public facilities is 2 years behind schedule.

Recommendations

Our recommendations from this work are listed below with a Contact for more information. Status will change from "In process" to "Open," "Closed - implemented," or "Closed - not implemented" based on our follow up work.

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