Regional: Enhanced Use of Disaster Risk Information for Decision Making in Southeast Asia

Public sector management / Public expenditure and fiscal management

The outputs of the TA will

(i) contribute to the recommendations of the Mid-Term Review of Strategy 2020 on strategic priority for Environment and Climate Change: Strengthen integrated DRM to reduce vulnerability to natural and environmental hazards;

(ii) support the implementation of ADB's Operational Plan for Integrated Disaster Risk Management (IDRM) 2014-2020 which prioritizes strengthening the capacity of DMCs to mainstream DRM into development;

(iii) inform the development and implementation of projects utilizing Asian Development Fund 12 disaster risk reduction funding;

(iv) support the priorities of the IDRM Fund including strengthening the capacity of Southeast Asian DMCs in identifying and analyzing disaster risk, and undertaking policy analysis to strengthen fiscal support for DRM as well as supporting the implementation of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Agreement on Disaster Management and Emergency Response Work Program; and

(v) respond to the call of the Sixth Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction for improved public investments in DRM by strengthening the capacity of institutions to develop, analyze, and use risk information in development planning and implementation.

1. Disaster dataset for selected line agency or city entered in the national disaster loss database of Cambodia, the Lao PDR, and Myanmar

2. Integration of disaster risk information in public investment planning process in selected Southeast Asian DMCs

3. Review and dialogue on potential reform to strengthen the institutional arrangements for managing DRM-related public expenditures for the Lao PDR and Thailand

4. Regional knowledge sharing on enhanced use of disaster risk information for decision making in Southeast Asia

5. City disaster insurance pool developed

Output 1: Disaster dataset for selected line agency or city entered in the national disaster loss database of Cambodia, the Lao PDR, and Myanmar

Implementation of the output was completed in March 2018.

(i) National consultations have been conducted in Cambodia, the Lao PDR, and Myanmar in improving coordination for disaster data collection and strengthening linkages with wider data management system of relevant line agencies;

(ii) Road sector-related disaster data have been entered in the Cambodia Disaster Damage and Loss Information System (CAMDi) (http://camdi.ncdm.gov.kh), Myanmar Disaster Loss and Damage Database (MDLD) (http://www.mdld-rrd.gov.mm/DesInventar/main.jsp?countrycode=mmr) and Lao Disaster Information (LaoDi). LaoDi is expected to be made available online at http://laodi.monre.gov.la by Q4 2017;

(iii) Trainings have been conducted in Cambodia and Myanmar in collecting and analyzing data on CAMDi and MDLD. The training in the Lao PDR is planned for Q1 2018.

Output 2: Integration of disaster risk information in public investment planning process in selected Southeast Asian DMCs

Sub-output 2.1: Risk-informed public investment planning

National consultations have been undertaken with relevant government agencies to review public investment planning processes, and stocktake existing climate and disaster risk information in Cambodia, the Lao PDR, and Myanmar. Country reports have been drafted, and validation of the findings has been carried out with government agencies and other stakeholders. The country reports have been completed. A regional workshop was held in February 2018.

Sub-output 2.2: Development of flood risk maps and training modules on the use of flood risk information for urban development processes in Myanmar.

The flood risk maps for Mawlamyine have been completed. A national training workshop was held in April 2018.

Sub-output 2.3: Integrating social dimensions of flood risk management in the DPWH human resources development program in the Philippines. Implementation is in progress.

Sub-output 2.4: Support to the ASEAN Secretariat on the development and delivery of training modules on urban disaster resilience and the formation of a pool of urban planners.

National consultations on urban disaster and climate-risk management (DCRM) have been conducted in Yangon, Naypyitaw (Myanmar), Bangkok (Thailand), and Manila (Philippines) for ground-truthing and identification of scope for integrating urban DCRM into development processes. The development of an ASEAN regional training module on risk-sensitive urban planning is underway. A regional consultation workshop to develop the training course was conducted in January 2018. The delivery of the training was held in May 2018.

Output 3: Strengthening the institutional arrangements for managing DRM-related public expenditures for the Lao PDR and Thailand.

The reports on DRM-related public expenditure and institutional reviews for the Lao PDR and Thailand and an overview report have been completed and are being prepared for publication.

Output 4: Regional knowledge sharing and development of DRM briefs, knowledge notes and case studies on enhanced use of disaster risk information for decision making in Southeast Asia.

DRM briefs have been drafted for Myanmar and the Lao PDR which provide a broad analysis of the DMCs disaster risk landscape, including natural hazard profile, and institutional and policy context as well as ADB and development partners support on DRM. The DRM brief for Cambodia is under progress. A regional conference on risk-informed development was held on 27-29 August 2018 in Bangkok, Thailand.

Output 5: Development of a city disaster insurance pool in the Philippines.

Consultants have been recruited, and project activities have commenced. Ten cities have been identified as the focal cities for the pool design based on a preliminary analysis of disaster risk and other relevant criteria and have agreed to participate in the project. Exposure mapping work is underway in the cities, together with capacity building. A national workshop was conducted in January 2018. Another workshop was held on 27 August 2018 in Bangkok, Thailand with representatives of finance ministries in selected DMCs.

The TA will be implemented from January 2014 to September 2018. ADB will be the executing agency of the TA. The Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management Division (SDCD) of the Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department (SDCC) will be responsible for coordinating TA activities in collaboration with the Southeast Asia Department (SERD).

The project will require approximately 23 person-months of international and 79.5 person-months of national consulting services. The change in TA scope will require an additional 83.5 person-months of international and 50.5 person-months of national consulting services. Individual consultants will be engaged in accordance with ADBs Guidelines on the Use of Consultants (March 2013, as amended from time to time).