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endorsed by the government.
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The MDF for Aceh and Nias has a secretariat to support the duties of the SC.
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The MDF’s Recovery Assistance Policy RAP set out guiding principles for the MDF.
Approved by the SC in 2005, the RAP served as a framework for MDF operations and established the priority sectors and approach for funding. It also outlined a range of quality
issues and cross-cutting themes to be considered in MDF projects.
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b. Java Reconstruction F und
Almost a year after the Nias earthquake, two disasters struck the southern and central regions of Java. On 27 May, 2006 an earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale struck the
province of Yogyakarta and an area of the province of Central Java, claiming more than 5,700 lives and destroying over 280,000 homes.
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Two months later, on 17 July, 2006 a second major submarine earthquake of magnitude 7.7 on the Richter scale struck off the southern coast of
Java, creating a tsunami that displaced over 28,000 people, taking more than 650 lives and over 1,900 houses were destroyed.
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Following a request from the GoI, the Java Reconstruction Fund JRF was established to respond to the earthquake. The JRF was later extended to respond to volcanic eruptions of
Mount Merapi in October and November of 2010. The JRF is based on the successful model of the MDF for Aceh and Nias. Seven donors supported the JRF with contributions totalling 94.1
million. The donors are: the European Union, the Governments of the Netherlands, United
32
Secretariat of the MDF Aceh and Nias, supra note 24, at 28.
33
MDF-JRF Secretariat, supra note 25, at 15.
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Secretariat of the MDF Aceh and Nias, supra note 24, at 27-8.
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JRF Office Jakarta, One Year after the Java Earthquake and Tsunami: Reconstruction Achievements and the Results of the Java Reconstruction Fund
16 2007 Unpublished Progress Report on file with author.
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Kingdom, the Asian Development Bank, Canada, Finland and Denmark. The World Bank serves as a trustee of the JRF.
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The JRF was coordinated by the GoI, initially th rough the Government’s National
Coordinating Team NCT and the National Technical Team TTN.
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Using a governance structure similar to the MDF, the JRF was governed by a Steering Committee SC.
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Bappenas co-chairs the SC, along with the European Union as the largest donor, and the World Bank as
Trustee. The SC is responsible for i setting strategic priorities; ii endorsing project financing proposals; iii reviewing fund progress; iv ensuring coherence and collaboration with the
government’s action plan; and v monitoring progress based on the JRF results framework.
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The Technical Review Committee TRC, with representatives from the local governments of Central Java and the Yogyakarta, and the donors, provides technical review of project
proposals, monitors implementation progress, and makes recommendations to the SC. The day- to-day operations of the JRF are managed by a joint Secretariat with the MDF for Aceh and
Nias.
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The national government has adopted the community-based approach as part of its overall policy for post disaster housing reconstruction.
42
It might be assumed that The MDF’s Recovery
Assistance Policy RAP as a framework for MDF operations also applied for the JRF since the World Bank is also served as a Trustee. However, for some others programs for example
37
MDF-JRF Secretariat, supra note 125, at 20.
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Id.
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Id.
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Secretariat of the JRF, Disaster Response and Preparedness: From Innovation to Good Practices 19 2012 Final Report No. 84035 On File with Author.
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Id. at 19-20.
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Id. at 79.
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capacity building for the disaster victims, the SC hire National Management Consultant NMC to develop a framework as a guidance for the program.
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2. The National Program for Community Empowerment Support F acilities
