Project title: PEGASE needs assessment mission

Sector: Post-Crisis

Overall term: 02/2009 - 04/2009

Financial Instrument: ENPI

Budget: €700.600

Detailed project description: Following the conflict in Gaza (from 27 December 2008 to 18 January 2009) and based on the same model as the mission in Georgia, the European Commission entrusted EUNIDA to assess needs for reconstruction and rehabilitation of damaged areas in Gaza.
In a context of post-crisis and despite extremely difficult conditions, and most notably, very short implementing deadlines, EUNIDA successfully carried out a mission of 8 experts in Gaza between 18 February 2009 and 24 March 2009.

The Mission aimed to:

• Assess damage in key sectors including: housing, public infrastructure, energy, water & sanitation, telecommunication, transport, public buildings, agriculture and private sector.
• Identify and provide concrete proposals for action (41 programmes in 7 sectors) which could be financed by EC, EU Member States or other donors.

Therefore, EUNIDA’s mission in Gaza focused on key sectors such as agriculture or the private sector. It evaluated short and medium term needs and proposed actions to reduce the risk of food insecurity or in order to foster economic recovery and job creation.
In addition, the Mission initiated a verification process on damages sustained by EC and EU Member States’ projects. The final report was sent to the European Commission on 4 August 2009 benefiting from inputs and contributions from the Palestinian Authority and its ministries, especially the Ministry of Planning, relevant municipal and utility authorities, and representatives of the EU Member States.