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  • Implementing Agency and Partnering Organizations:
    United Nations Development Programme - Moldova, FAO, Austrian Development Cooperation, European Commission Humanitarian Aid, Sida, Government of Moldova, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Koninkrijk der Nederlanden
    Summary:

    The Relief and Technical Assistance Response Project constituted a coordinated United Nations response to the request for assistance made by the Prime Minister of Moldova to the United Nations Secretary General in July 2007. The project was designed to address primarily the emergency needs created by the severe drought affecting the country during the summer of 2007 and builds on the findings of the joint UN Food and Agriculture Organization and the World Food Programme assessments undertaken during July and August 2007. It considered the difficult situation that many farmers as well as socially vulnerable groups were facing and aimed to mitigate the harsh effects from a poverty alleviation viewpoint.

    During the summer of 2007, Moldova suffered from a devastating drought that has affected
    most of the country. According to international ratings on the impact level of this
    phenomenon on ecology and agriculture, this drought was of catastrophic proportions. For
    the entire period of meteorological observations conducted on the territory of the country,
    similar phenomena were observed only twice – at the end of the 19th century and in the
    period of 1946-1947.

    The drought has exacerbated the problems in rural livelihoods and exposed a large number of
    farmers and vulnerable people to poverty. In response to the crisis, the United Nations is
    implementing a Relief and Technical Assistance Response to the Drought, targeting the most
    vulnerable households and focusing initially on the short-term emergency needs, namely,
    winter wheat seeds, spring maize seeds, fertilizer, fuel, animal feed, food packages and cash
    for work schemes.

    The publication “FEEDING THE HOPE. The United Nations’ and International Community’s
    Response to Reducing the Consequences of the Drought in the Republic of Moldova” is developed
    within the framework of the “Relief and Technical Assistance Response to the Drought in Moldova”
    UN Project. For the Full Report: [FEEDING THE HOPE. The United Nations’ and International Community’s
    Response to Reducing the Consequences of the Drought in the Republic of Moldova](http://www.un.md/drought/feeding/Feeding_the_Hope.pdf)

    Project Components:

    The project proposal was designed to
    address primarily the emergency needs built on the findings of the joint UN Food and
    Agriculture Organization and the World Food Programme assessments undertaken during
    July and August 2007. It considered the difficult situation that many farmers as well as
    socially vulnerable groups were facing and aimed to mitigate the harsh effects from a poverty
    alleviation viewpoint.

    Expected Outputs:

    The project included five key outputs:

    (a) Technical expertise, management, coordination;
    (b)
    Emergency procurement and distribution of seeds, fodder and agricultural supplies;
    (c)
    Emergency assistance to socially vulnerable groups;
    (d) Aid Monitoring;
    (e) Planning for
    medium and long-term assistance.

    Project Status:
    Project Duration: September 2007 – August 2008
    Primary Beneficiaries:
    farmers
    Project Details
    Cofinancing Total:
    n/a
    Total Amounts:
    9,968,500.59
    Resources:
    UN Moldova - "Relief and Technical Assistance Response to the Drought in Moldova" Project
    UN Moldova
    Relief and Technical Assistance Response to the Drought in Moldova 2007
    Image(s):
    File(s):
    Independent Evaluation of the UN Drought Response: Relief and Technical Assistance to the Drought Crisis in Moldova - May 2008
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