Beirut Residents' Perspectives on August 4 Blast : Findings from a Needs and Perception Survey
Lebanon was rocked by an explosion at the port of Beirut on August 4, 2020 causing hundreds of deaths, wounding thousands, and leading to significant destruction of livelihoods and property. The blast occurred amid political, public health, and eco...
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okr-10986-345272021-05-25T09:58:31Z Beirut Residents' Perspectives on August 4 Blast : Findings from a Needs and Perception Survey World Bank SURVEY SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT DAMAGE ASSESSMENT NEEDS ASSESSMENT TRUST IN INSTITUTIONS REPAIR AND RECONSTRUCTION WEALTH DATA SET AVAILABLE Lebanon was rocked by an explosion at the port of Beirut on August 4, 2020 causing hundreds of deaths, wounding thousands, and leading to significant destruction of livelihoods and property. The blast occurred amid political, public health, and economic crises. As part of the immediate response, the World Bank conducted a needs and perception online survey targeting the most affected areas. The survey, deployed from August 13 to 20, 2020 captured thousands of residents’ perspectives about the explosion’s impact, their resulting needs, and their experiences with and expectations for assistance and reconstruction. The survey’s household-level results informed the preparation of the Beirut rapid damage and needs assessment, including its recommendations for the recovery and reconstruction. As the survey found that the areas hit hardest by the explosion are socioeconomically mixed, with some areas less vulnerable than others, policy and programming must balance support for those that have suffered significant losses from the immediate crisis and for those that were already experiencing deprivation. Achieving this goal requires careful coordination of aid, service provision, and reconstruction projects. Effectively capturing this data will remain necessary as perceptions of inequity and lack of transparency could fuel conflict and mistrust. Thus, attention should be given to ensure equitable distribution of assistance, particularly in reaching those most in need. 2020-09-28T19:58:57Z 2020-09-28T19:58:57Z 2020-09-20 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/899121600677984471/Beirut-Residents-Perspectives-on-August-4-Blast-Findings-from-a-Needs-and-Perception-Survey http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34527 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Risk and Vulnerability Assessment Middle East and North Africa Lebanon |
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Lebanon was rocked by an explosion at
the port of Beirut on August 4, 2020 causing hundreds of
deaths, wounding thousands, and leading to significant
destruction of livelihoods and property. The blast occurred
amid political, public health, and economic crises. As part
of the immediate response, the World Bank conducted a needs
and perception online survey targeting the most affected
areas. The survey, deployed from August 13 to 20, 2020
captured thousands of residents’ perspectives about the
explosion’s impact, their resulting needs, and their
experiences with and expectations for assistance and
reconstruction. The survey’s household-level results
informed the preparation of the Beirut rapid damage and
needs assessment, including its recommendations for the
recovery and reconstruction. As the survey found that the
areas hit hardest by the explosion are socioeconomically
mixed, with some areas less vulnerable than others, policy
and programming must balance support for those that have
suffered significant losses from the immediate crisis and
for those that were already experiencing deprivation.
Achieving this goal requires careful coordination of aid,
service provision, and reconstruction projects. Effectively
capturing this data will remain necessary as perceptions of
inequity and lack of transparency could fuel conflict and
mistrust. Thus, attention should be given to ensure
equitable distribution of assistance, particularly in
reaching those most in need. |
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Beirut Residents' Perspectives on August 4 Blast : Findings from a Needs and Perception Survey |
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Beirut Residents' Perspectives on August 4 Blast : Findings from a Needs and Perception Survey |
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Beirut Residents' Perspectives on August 4 Blast : Findings from a Needs and Perception Survey |
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Beirut Residents' Perspectives on August 4 Blast : Findings from a Needs and Perception Survey |
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Beirut Residents' Perspectives on August 4 Blast : Findings from a Needs and Perception Survey |
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beirut residents' perspectives on august 4 blast : findings from a needs and perception survey |
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