Regional : Applying Remote Sensing Technology in River Basin Management
Many countries in Asia and the Pacific have suffered from water-related disasters such as floods caused by typhoons and heavy rains, sea level rise and droughts. In addition, cliamte change and rapid economic development are predicted to amplify these negative impacts. Bangladesh, Philippines and Viet Nam are selected as pilot countries in the TA for several reasons:
(i) They remain one of the most water-related disaster prone countries. From 1988 to 2008, Bangladesh has the largest death toll from water-related disasters among developing member countries (DMCs), Philippines has teh fifth, and Viet Nam has the sixth.
(ii) Mitigating natural disaster is stressed in their Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) and/or Country Operations Business Plan (COBP).
(iii) They have strong ownership in developing structural and non-structural measures to mitigate water-related disasters.
Project Details
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Project Officer
Yahata, Tadayoshi
Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department
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Sector
- Agriculture, natural resources and rural development
| Project Name | Applying Remote Sensing Technology in River Basin Management | ||||
| Project Number | 44164-012 | ||||
| Country / Economy | Regional |
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| Project Status | Closed | ||||
| Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Technical Assistance |
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| Strategic Agendas | Environmentally sustainable growth Inclusive economic growth Regional integration |
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| Drivers of Change | Governance and capacity development Partnerships |
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| Sector / Subsector | Agriculture, natural resources and rural development / Water-based natural resources management |
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| Description | Many countries in Asia and the Pacific have suffered from water-related disasters such as floods caused by typhoons and heavy rains, sea level rise and droughts. In addition, cliamte change and rapid economic development are predicted to amplify these negative impacts. Bangladesh, Philippines and Viet Nam are selected as pilot countries in the TA for several reasons: (i) They remain one of the most water-related disaster prone countries. From 1988 to 2008, Bangladesh has the largest death toll from water-related disasters among developing member countries (DMCs), Philippines has teh fifth, and Viet Nam has the sixth. (ii) Mitigating natural disaster is stressed in their Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) and/or Country Operations Business Plan (COBP). (iii) They have strong ownership in developing structural and non-structural measures to mitigate water-related disasters. The TA is needed to assist DMCs to improve MWS with reasonable cost and practical knowledge. The specific agenda include: (i) developing application methodology on space based technology (SBT) and information communication technology (ICT) for water-related disaster management; (ii) developing strategies and programs for water-related disaster mmitigation applying SBT and ICT; and (iii) developing capacity for SBT and ICT. |
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| Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | In support of ADB's Water Financing Program (WFP), the TA will facilitate the preparation of investment projects that will strengthen countries' institutional capacity for improved early warning as part of diaster risk management. The TA will also support ADB's emerging program for cliamte change adaptation, which has a strong link to water management in both urban areas and river basins, where vulnerability to water-related disasters is increasing rapidly in coutnries across the region. | ||||
| Impact | Reduction in losses from flooding events | ||||
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| Description of Outcome | Improved river basin management including flood risk management using SBT and ICT in target countries |
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| Description of Project Outputs | SBT and ICT applied for flood risk management Selected staff able to apply SBT and ICT in river basin management |
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| Geographical Location | Regional |
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| Consulting Services | The TA will require 129 person-months of consulting services (44 person-months international and 85 person-months national) to implement the three piloted countries. The international and national consultants will be specialists in (i) earth observation satellite including Advanced Land Observing Satellite (ALOS) and Global Satellite Mapping of Precipitation (GSMaP), (ii) water-related disaster management, (iii) hydrological systems, (iv) ICT including WebGIS and cellular phone, and (v) capacity development. |
| Responsible ADB Officer | Yahata, Tadayoshi |
| Responsible ADB Department | Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department |
| Responsible ADB Division | SDAS |
| Executing Agencies |
Asian Development Bank 6 ADB Avenue, Mandaluyong City 1550, Philippines |
| Timetable | |
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| Concept Clearance | 12 Dec 2010 |
| Fact Finding | 11 Mar 2011 to 25 Mar 2011 |
| MRM | - |
| Approval | 27 Apr 2012 |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| Last PDS Update | 04 Oct 2011 |
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| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 27 Apr 2012 | - | 27 Apr 2012 | 31 Mar 2014 | 31 Mar 2015 | 01 Jun 2016 |
| Financing Plan/TA Utilization | Cumulative Disbursements | |||||||
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| ADB | Cofinancing | Counterpart | Total | Date | Amount | |||
| Gov | Beneficiaries | Project Sponsor | Others | |||||
| 0.00 | 2,000,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2,000,000.00 | 17 Jun 2022 | 1,454,404.61 |
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| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| Applying Remote Sensing Technology in River Basin Management: Technical Assistance Completion Report | TA Completion Reports | Jun 2016 |
| Applying Remote Sensing Technology in River Basin Management | Technical Assistance Reports | Mar 2012 |
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