This country report examines the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF)’s contribution in response to the crisis in El Salvador following Tropical Storm Ida in 2008. It is one of 16 case studies conducted to inform the 5-year Evaluation of the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF). Mandated by the UN General Assembly, the 5-year Evaluation of the CERF is managed by OCHA’s evaluation section (ESG), and conducted by Channel Research.