Donor and implementing agency collaboration is critical to the successful implementation of the sectoral, build back better approach to disaster reconstruction. Even while the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade was separately managing its own bilateral funding and reconstruction works in another area of the Nuku’alofa electricity network, the planning and technical teams for this project and that of the ministry worked in close collaboration to ensure that the civil works in both areas were meeting quality standards and target timelines. There was a common project coordination committee and issues were discussed and resolved in the same monthly meetings. Such coordination and collaboration are important for the successful implementation of a sectoral, build back better approach to disaster recovery. They also facilitate the accomplishment of sector targets in disaster reconstruction.
Cyclone Gita Recovery Project