Sustainable Water Resource Management
Sustainable management of this critical resource requires an understanding of the nature and scope of the problems to be managed in general and to acquire useful information which enables the stakeholders to identify and assess existing and potential future water … Read More
Astana Integrated Water Master Plan – Implementation Consultants
The Astana City Akimat/Government (ACA) has been investing increasingly to its water infrastructure, including construction of flood dykes, wastewater treatment plants, and water supply networks. However, flood risks remain serious due to a bottle neck for flood flows in the … Read More
Building adaptive capacity and resilience to climate change in the Central Asia
The Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Program for the Aral Sea Basin (CAMP4ASB) aims to enhance regional access to improved climate change knowledge and climate services for project stakeholders. Under this program, the main objective of the project is to build … Read More
Mapping and Valuing Ecosystems Services, and Prioritizing Investments in Select Watersheds in Tajikistan to support Sustainable Hydropower
Tajikistan is a hydropower net exporter in Central Asia. 90 % of the nation’s electric power generation capacity is produced by the hydroelectric dams found along the Vakhsh River. This cascade of dams includes the world’s second tallest dam, Nurek … Read More
Machar Marshes Eco-Hydrology Assessment Project
The entire wetland of Machar Marshes depends on the hydrology of the Baro Akobo Sobat (BAS) sub-basin. The sizes of the wetlands vary with floods and the rain seasons but they store lots of water which could run off before … Read More
Assessment and mitigation of Akagera river avulsion
The Rusumo Falls Hydroelectric Project (RFHP) is currently under construction. Upstream of the project site, shortly before the former confluence of the Nyabarongo and Akagera rivers, an avulsion has occurred and the Nyabarongo river is now flowing directly into Lake … Read More
Proposed Landslide Risk Management Project – Preparing the Investment Feasibility Study
Support of ICEM in development and preparation of proposed investment project for landslide risk management in line with ADB and government requirements, including of all necessary studies. The project will reduce the risk of landslide events. Interventions are both structural … Read More
Development of recommendations for integrated watershed development and management plans in 4 provinces of Cambodia
Monitoring of weather patterns in Cambodia has, over the last decades, shown an increasing impact of climate change, leading to reducing water resources and respective impacts for the local population. Based on the conditions well described in the ToR, HYDROC … Read More
Developing Capacity for Climate Resilient Road Transport Infrastructure
Rwanda’s road vulnerability to climate-change has increased steadily in the last decades. This includes vulnerability to land erosion and landslides as well as flooding, resulting in road damage and service interruptions. The Rwanda Transport Development Agency (RTDA) is the main … Read More
Water Resources System Integrator (WRSI) Consultancy Services
The BWCSRP is being executed with financial support of the World Bank with the main objective to strengthen the capacity of the Govt. of Bangladesh to deliver effective weather, water and climate information services to sector agencies and communities. The … Read More
NDRMP-Cons-01: Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management in Government Institutions
The project enhances the institutional capacity of ministries and line agencies for coping with natural hazards, such as earthquakes, landslides, mud flows, avalanches, floods and droughts to minimize the loss to human, property, and social and economic infrastructure. The project … Read More
Water Resources Project Preparatory Facility (WRPPF)
ADB and the Government of Nepal are supporting the Water Resources Project Preparatory Facility (WRPPF) to identify and prepare high-priority water resources management projects for potential funding by the Government with assistance from the ADB and/or other development partners. WRPPF … Read More
Vietnam Scaling up Urban Upgrading Project (SUUP)
The project will strengthen integrated, risk-informed planning capacity of the seven project cities which are in the early stages of urbanization (Bac Lieu, Ben Tre, Long Xuyen, Soc Trang, Tan An, Vi Thanh and Vinh Long) to incorporate green infrastructure … Read More
Nile Basin wetlands of transboundary significance: Inventory, Baseline Study and Framework Management Plan with a nested case study on the Sudd
The Nile and its main tributaries flow through several large wetlands of great relevance for biodiversity conservation and ecosystem services. The aim of the project is to strengthen the capacity of the NBI and the riparian states for the management … Read More
Real-time navigability assessment of South Sudan Waterways
Navigability of South Sudanese rivers is only roughly known and highly dependent on the river flow conditions. A more exact assessment is needed of where and when which ships (between 20t and 100t of cargo) can sail and provide river … Read More
Assessing Potential for Sand Dam Wadi Developments in Somalia
Water Practice wished to explore intervention options for implementation in the south of Somalia. As such, sand dam and sub surface dam site selection is crucial and the World Bank has undertaken a pre-feasibility study for developing wadis in the … Read More
Supervision and Advice on Sediment Transport Modelling for the Chorokhi River, Georgia
The project aims at supporting Struijk, the main contract holder, with advice, support and modelling checks during the assessment of sediment transport capacity and sediment load in the Chorokhi River. Actual services provided by our staff within the assignment: Support … Read More
River Barge System Feasibility Study
In light of South Sudan’s ongoing civil conflicts, the Nile River is recognized as the last resort for transporting humanitarian supplies to the millions of IDPs and people at risk due to security and food related crises in the country. … Read More
Assessment of Suitable Flood Mitigation Measures in Tbilisi, Georgia
The main objective of this consultancy is to improve the flood risk management in the Tsavkisiskhevi River basin. This will be accomplished through the implementation of a modelling framework, the inclusion of climate change impacts, the definition of flood maps … Read More
Coarse Eflow Assessment in the Nile Basin
The project carries out a coarse environmental flow assessment in the entire Nile Basin based on existing data, applying the NBI environmental flow methodology that has been previously developed by HYDROC for the NBI under a GIZ funded project. The … Read More