14 Mar 2016
According to the Joint EU/UN Recovery Needs Assessment, the total economic impact of the 2014 floods — destruction and severe damage to property, infrastructure, and goods, along with the effects on livelihoods, incomes, and production — was estimated at BAM 3.98 billion.
Most of the impact fell on the private sector: families, small, medium, and large businesses, and agricultural producers, including a large vulnerable population. The floods caused damages and losses equivalent to nearly 15% of GDP (9.3% in damages, 5.6% in losses) in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2014. The hardest-hit sectors were agriculture, transport, and productive activities. The worst-affected municipalities were Maglaj and Doboj, followed by Doboj Jug, Šamac, and Domaljevac.
CRS implemented the USAID-funded CESTA project to help flood-affected households in Maglaj, Doboj, Doboj Jug, Šamac, and Domaljevac-Šamac rebuild their lives and communities, including the reconstruction of small and medium-scale infrastructure. CEDES's evaluation aimed to: establish how the project's strategy, implementation, and results contributed to its overall goal; highlight the strengths and weaknesses of project activities in terms of efficiency, effectiveness, relevance, impact, and sustainability; identify the added value generated by the project; and draw lessons learned to inform future USAID programming.