Government of SamoaWorld Bank2013-10-012013-10-012013-03https://hdl.handle.net/10986/15977Cyclone Evan hit Samoa in December 2012 and caused immense damage and significant losses. The value of durable physical assets across all economic and social sectors destroyed by Evan is estimated at Samoa tala (SAT) 235.7 million, equivalent to United States (U.S.) 103.3 million dollars. It has been found that 55 percent of disaster effects fall within public sector ownership, while the remaining 45 percent of effects are within private enterprises and individual ownership. This breakdown provides guidance on the sharing of responsibilities during recovery and reconstruction. The government is expected not only to take care of the issues that fall within its purview, but also to exercise leadership and guidance in relation to the private sector, with special reference to addressing the post-disaster requirements of the poor. In order of descending magnitude or intensity, the most affected sectors were transport, agriculture, the environment, electricity, and tourism. Though social cohesion and social relations were found to be strong throughout and after the disaster, with people supporting their extended families and communities well, some incidents of antisocial behavior were reported. This paper is organized as follows: chapter one is living with disaster; chapter two gives assessment methodology; chapter three deals with damage, losses, and needs by sector; chapter four focuses on economic impacts; chapter five presents human and social impacts and needs; chapter six deals with managing disaster risk; and chapter seven gives summary of post-disaster recovery and reconstruction needs.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOAGRICULTURAL CHEMICALSAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONAGRICULTURAL RESEARCHAGRICULTUREANIMAL HEALTHANIMAL PRODUCTIONAQUACULTUREBALANCE OF PAYMENTSCANCERCASUALTIESCLIMATE CHANGECOMMERCIAL FISHINGCONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKCROPSCYCLONE ACTIVITYDAMAGESDEAD ANIMALSDECLARATIONDIETDISASTERDISASTER MANAGEMENTDISASTER PREPAREDNESSDISASTER RECOVERYDISASTER REDUCTIONDISASTER RESPONSEDISASTER RISKDISASTER RISK REDUCTIONDISASTER SITUATIONDISASTERSDISEASESDISPOSABLE INCOMEDISTRIBUTION SYSTEMSDRINKING WATERDROUGHTEARTHQUAKEEARTHQUAKESECONOMIC ACTIVITYECONOMIC ANALYSISECONOMIC CONDITIONSECONOMIC EFFECTSECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC IMPACTELECTRICITY GENERATIONEMERGENCY MANAGEMENTEMERGENCY NEEDSEMERGENCY OPERATIONSENSOENVIRONMENTALEQUIPMENTEVACUATIONEXPENDITURESEXTREME EVENTSEXTREME WEATHEREXTREME WEATHER EVENTEXTREME WEATHER EVENTSFARMERFARMERSFARMSFATALITIESFEEDFERTILIZERSFINANCIAL RESOURCESFIREFISHFISHERIESFISHERSFISHINGFISHING NETSFLOODFLOOD DAMAGESFLOODINGFLOODSFOOD SECURITYGENDERGOVERNMENT EXPENDITURESHEALTH EDUCATIONHEAVY RAINFALLHOUSINGHURRICANEIMPACT OF DISASTERSINCOMESINFRASTRUCTURE DAMAGEINSURANCEINTEGRATIONLABOR FORCELIVESTOCKLIVING CONDITIONSLOCAL NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONSMARKETINGMETEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATIONNATURAL DISASTERNATURAL HAZARDNATURAL HAZARDSNATURAL RESOURCESNGOSNONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONPESTSPRIVATE SECTORPRODUCERSPRODUCTION COSTSRECONSTRUCTIONRELIEFRELIEF AGENCYRELIEF DISTRIBUTIONREPLACEMENT COSTSRISK ASSESSMENTRISK MANAGEMENTSECTORAL ANALYSISSOUTHERN OSCILLATIONSTORMSUBSISTENCE LIVELIHOODSSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTTECHNICAL COOPERATIONTECTONIC PLATESTORNADOESTROPICAL CYCLONETROPICAL CYCLONESTROPICAL STORMSTSUNAMITSUNAMISTYPHOONVETERINARY SERVICESVOLCANIC ERUPTIONWATER RESOURCESWATER TANKSWIND SPEEDWIND SPEEDSWORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATIONWTPWorld Bank10.1596/15977