Key takeaways
74
schools constructed
51,000
hectares of reforestation, terracing and revegetation
20
flood defence projects
Faces of change - integrated solutions
- Following the devastating impact of El Nino, the Authority for Reconstruction with Changes (ARCC) programme was proposed to rebuild the critical infrastructure lost during the disaster.
- The reconstruction spans across sectors including constructing 74 schools, 15 new health centres, as well implementing various environmental defences.
- Significantly boosted socio-economic growth with 9,000 jobs secured for local workers, and five schools relocated to offer improved climate resilience.
Rising temperatures. Natural disasters. Extreme weather. Climate change continues to wreak havoc across the globe, taking away not only the material things for which communities work so hard, but their hope for the future too.
In 2017, El Niño had a devastating impact on communities in Peru. Heavy rain led to coastal flooding and erosion, causing over US$5bn of damage to critical infrastructure. Highways, hospitals, and schools were damaged, hundreds of thousands of people lost their homes, and many more lost precious farmland.
To expedite action, Peru selected the UK as a delivery partner in 2020, under a government-to-government (G2G) contract, with the goal of restoring vital infrastructure and creating long-lasting socio-economic benefits for communities across the country.
As part of the G2G agreement, Mace was appointed (alongside Arup and Gleeds) to the UK Delivery Team to support the Authority for Reconstruction with Changes (ARCC) on the delivery of the reconstruction programme. This includes building and renovating 74 schools and 15 new health centres, creating 51,000 hectares of reforestation, afforestation, terracing, and revegetation, and supporting the development of 20 flood defence projects.
Despite challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the delivery team hit the ground running through remote mobilisation of over 100 specialists across five different time zones, working closely with ARCC colleagues in Lima, Piura, and Trujillo in northern Peru.
The Peru Reconstruction with Changes programme is a leading example of how global best practice can leave a sustainable legacy for people for generations to come.
