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Table IV. 1: Summary of damage and losses due to the 2010 flooding in Benin
Damage, millions CFA Francs Losses, millions CFA Francs Total
Sector Sub-Sector Value Ownership Value Ownership
Damage +
Losses
Public Private Public Private
Social 15 505,6 7012,8 8492,8 1495,3 1 200 295,3 17 000,9
Housing 8492,8 - 8492,8 - - - 8492,8
Health 5,5 5,5 - - - - 5,5
Education 7007,3 7007,3 - 1495,3 1 200 295,3 8 502,6
Productive 7 294,1 7 294,1 46 762,3 - 46 762,3 54 056,4
Agricultural sector 474,8 - 474,8 28 414,3 - 28 414,3 28 889,1
Agriculture - - - 26 693,3 - 26 693,3 26 693,3
Livestock - 1 257,2 - 1 257,2 1 257,2
Fisheries 474,8 - 474,8 463,8 - 463,8 938,6
Industry - - - - - -
Commerce 5487,8 - 5 487,8 11 713,0 - 11 713,0 17 200,8
Tourism 1331,5 - 1 331,5 6 635 - 6 635 7 966,5
Infrastructure 55 471,2 55 453,2 18,0 559,7 559,7 - 56 030,9
Transport 1 972,1 1 972,1 - 179,6 179,6 - 2 151,7
Energy - - - - - - -
Water and sanitation 398,1 398,1 - 380,1 380,1 - 778,2
Other infrastructure 53101,0 53 83,0 18,0 - - - 53 101,0
Cross-cuting
Environnent - - - - - - -
Total 78 270,9 62 466,0 15 804,9 48 817,3 1 759,7 47 057,6 127 088,2
Source : PDNA team, December 2010
Impact on public finance : The 2010 floods had a
limited impact on the country’s public finance. This impact
was captured through two different channels: (i) budgetary
expenditures of the government for emergency activities
which amounted to approximately 450 million CFA Francs
in the year 2010; and (ii) the government tax revenue as well
as the expenses, were not significantly affected due to the
low connection between the revenue of decentralized local
government and the revenue of the central Government and the
informal nature of the agriculture in Benin. The result is that
the budget deficit is not significantly impacted by flooding.
Impact on living conditions of households: While the
overall effects of flooding on the macroeconomic aggregates
have been mixed, the impact on the population was significant,
given the fact that 8% of the Beninese population was directly
affected, of which 30% relies mainly on agricultural activities
for their livelihoods. The local communities affected by the
floods are still highly vulnerable: their homes are destroyed,
they have lost much of their crops and stored grains and their
economic activity is temporarily interrupted.
Impact on balance of payments : The increase of
imports of foodstuffs and basic commodities, and declining
tourism revenues led to a widening of the current balance
in 2010, with a deficit of current account of about 0.4% of
GDP. This deficit is mainly due to the increase in emergency
imports, consisting mainly of humanitarian kits (cereals,
oil, water, blankets, mats, and tents). In contrast, exports
were not affected. Although cotton crops have been affected
this year, the impact on the exports of the latter will be felt
in 2011. The increase in external support, as emergency
response from the private sector, NGOs and multilateral and
bilateral partners partially mitigates the trade balance deficit
caused by the rise in imports. By late November 2010, the
amount of external assistance amounted to 2.7 million USD.
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