Regional: Enhancing Disaster Risk Understanding and Resilience
The KSTA seeks to enhance disaster resilience across ADB's portfolio of projects in alignment with its Strategy 2030. In its initial phase, it will address systemic gaps in existing ADB and DMC disaster risk management capacity by establishing technical guidance for geophysical hazard risk management and preparing country studies on disaster resilient infrastructure standards in priority Group A countries.
Project Details
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Hewitt, Belinda
Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department
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| Project Name | Enhancing Disaster Risk Understanding and Resilience | ||||
| Project Number | 55357-001 | ||||
| Country / Economy | Regional Bhutan Tajikistan Vanuatu |
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| Project Status | Proposed | ||||
| 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 | Gender Equity and Mainstreaming Governance and capacity development Knowledge solutions |
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| Sector / Subsector | Multisector / ADB's corporate management, policy and strategy development |
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| Gender Equity and Mainstreaming | Some gender elements | ||||
| Description | The KSTA seeks to enhance disaster resilience across ADB's portfolio of projects in alignment with its Strategy 2030. In its initial phase, it will address systemic gaps in existing ADB and DMC disaster risk management capacity by establishing technical guidance for geophysical hazard risk management and preparing country studies on disaster resilient infrastructure standards in priority Group A countries. | ||||
| Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | Disasters pose a substantial threat to sustainable socioeconomic development in Asia and the Pacific. Comprehensive approaches are needed to strengthen ADB and DMC disaster risk understanding and deliver resilient investments. Geophysical hazards are not systematically addressed in DMC programming. ADB's 2021 Disaster and Emergency Assistance Policy emphasizes that risk management begins with risk reduction; and acknowledges that DMCs have differentiated risk profiles and, thus, opportunities for enhanced resilience. The TA will directly support improved differentiated risk information and disaster risk reduction by (i) developing best practice technical guidance and innovative knowledge solutions for geophysical hazard assessment and management, (ii) assessing the current landscape of geophysical hazard resistant codes and standards in priority Group A DMCs, and (iii) developing action plans and convening regional dialogue to enhance country systems and standards for resilient infrastructure and urban development. |
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| Impact | Impact of ADB's support to DMCs to strengthen resilience to disasters enhanced | ||||
| Outcome | ADB investments that are informed by comprehensive disaster risk assessment and incorporate disaster resilience measures increased | ||||
| Outputs | Quality of disaster risk assessment enhanced National resilience standards strengthened |
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| Geographical Location | Bhutan - Nation-wide; Tajikistan - Nation-wide; Vanuatu - Nation-wide | ||||
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| Responsible ADB Officer | Hewitt, Belinda |
| Responsible ADB Department | Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department |
| Responsible ADB Division | SDCD |
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Asian Development Bank 6 ADB Avenue, Mandaluyong City 1550, Philippines |
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| Concept Clearance | 13 Apr 2022 |
| Fact Finding | - |
| MRM | - |
| Approval | - |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| Last PDS Update | 20 Apr 2022 |
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