Project ID: 64504

China grants $200,000 to Laos in emergency assistance for disaster relief

Commitment amount

$ 300402.00965495844

Adjusted commitment amount

$ 300402.01

Constant 2021 USD

Summary

Funding agency [Type]

Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]

Recipient

Laos

Sector

Emergency response (Code: 720)

Flow type

Grant

Infrastructure

No

Category

Intent

Development (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Commercial

Development

Representational

Mixed

Financial Flow Classification

ODA-like (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Official Development Assistance

Other Official Flows

Vague (Official Finance)

Flows categorized based on OECD-DAC guidelines

Project lifecycle

Status

Completion (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Pledge

Commitment

Implementation

Completion

Suspended

Cancelled

Milestones

Commitment

2009-11-07

Actual start

2009-11-07

Actual complete

2009-11-07

Description

On November 7, 2009, the Chinese government issued a $200,000 grant in emergency assistance for disaster relief to Laos. In September 2009, Typhoon Ketsana hit Laos' southern provinces. 19 people were killed and property losses in the storm-hit provinces were estimated at about $100 million. The grant was used in support of recovery and reconstruction in the stricken area.

Number of official sources

1

Number of total sources

2

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Details

Cofinanced

No

Implementing agencies [Type]

Government of Laos [Government Agency]