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| TA Name | Supporting Investments in Water-Related Disaster Management | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Regional | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TA Number | 7276 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Project Number | 42110- 01 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Thematic Classification |
Economic growth Environmental Sustainability Regional Cooperation |
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| Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | The RETA supports ADB's Water Financing Program 2006-2010. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Impact | The RETA aims at: 1) reduced vulnerability and increased resilience to water-related disasters, especially floods, to boost economic development; and 2) enhanced capacity in government and local communities to reduce and manage the risks of flooding and flood-related disasters. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Outcome | Expected outcomes are: 1) enhanced capacity for flood risk management (FRM); 2) improved design of new investment projects for flood management (FM); 3) knowledge networking in the region, and 4) regional index for in-country water-related disaster preparedness, and regional flood alert system demonstrated. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Outputs and Timeframe |
Project support. A package of advisory services and financial support will be provided in the formulation and implementation of: (i) FM strategies and programs, and investment projects, including the application of flood hazard mapping; (ii) Demonstration project to improve flood forecasting and warning; (iii) Action research on innovative community-managed flood preparedness and disaster risk management practices; (iv) Identification of ''no-regret'' investments in FM to accommodate extreme climate change variation; (v) Capacity development activities including training programs (in-country and regional); and (vi) Diagnostic assessments of executing and implementing organizations in preparation for long-term programs to build capacity and improve governance.
Program Quality Support. Knowledge networking and regional cooperation will be enhanced. Technical and financial support will be provided for: (i) Sub-regional cooperation through workshops and exchange visits among professionals, focusing on FM activities in SA and GMS; (ii) Mapping and stocktaking of initiatives to anticipate climate change adaptation (CCA) effects into FRM requirements; (iii) Developing the capacity of river basin organizations and city governments in FRM through training workshops for the NARBO and existing networks of cities, respectively; (iv) Review of ICHARMs master course program on disaster management with a view to strengthening provisions for policy and institutional dimensions, and linking course implementation to local action research; (v) Enhancing FM and emergency response services through organization of a pool of regional experts; (vi) Regional index for in-country water-related disaster preparedness through consultation workshops, with a view to introduce performance benchmarking and improvement through investments and capacity development; (vii) Comparative study of institutional arrangements for FRM, through country assessments and regional consultation workshops; (viii) Facilitation of the downscaling of models for application in river basins and cities, and developing FM strategies as part of national CCA programs. Implementation period is two years. |
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| Geographical Location | Focused on: Bangladesh, India, GMS region (particularly Cambodia and Viet Nam), and Indonesia, complemented by regional cooperation. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Summary of Environmental and Social Issues | Social and environmental issues, if any, will be addressed following ADB safeguard policies. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stakeholder Participation and Consultation | A consultative approach with stakeholders will be taken through in-country and regional consultations. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Responsible ADB Officer |
Wouter T. Lincklaen Arriens |
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| Responsible ADB Department |
Regional and Sustainable Development Department |
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| Responsible ADB Division |
Sustainable Infrastructure Division, RSDD |
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| Executing Agencies |
Asian Development Bank Wouter T. Lincklaen Arriens wlincklaenarriens@adb.org |
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| Concept Clearance | 16 Apr 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fact-finding | 27 Nov 2007 to 30 Aug 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Approval | 27 Apr 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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