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
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
Somalia’s development challenges are enormous. Decades of conflict, political instability, persistent drought and famine have disrupted delivery of desperately needed services, devastated human capital and physical infrastructure, and contributed to systematic impoverishment and displacement of the population. In addition, Somalia … Read More
Targeted and evidence-based evaluation in partnership with existing national, regional, and community stakeholders and systems to strengthen and support the existing drought response coordination mechanism led by the RMI Government (i.e. the Emergency Operation Centre / NDMO and the WASH … Read More
The overall objective of the project is the development of curriculum for a climate module for various study programmes for universities in Somalia. The designed climate module shall be designed for inclusion in study programmes referring to environmental and natural … Read More
This assignment supports the “Badakhshan Natural Disaster Prevention” project with training and awareness raising measures for previously developed disaster risk maps. Actual services provided by our staff within the assignment: Development of disaster risk map booklets with maps about floods, … Read More
Peer review of the hydrological component (hydrological data collection and modelling) of a USAID project evaluation. The evaluation is examining the Sumur Resapan (SR) sub-activity of the USAID Indonesia Urban Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (SR-IUWASH) project. Sumur Resapans are infiltration … Read More
The main objective of this assessment is to identify Climate Risks in terms of, principal climate hazards that affect the province and the extent of Exposure and Vulnerability in case of each climate hazard identified and, to prepare a Composite … Read More
The purpose of this work is to assess the status of Early Warning Systems (EWS) and the emergency communication network for inland and coastal flooding and to provide recommendations for the improvement of the same and/or establish new systems. Specifically, … Read More
Macro level study on the integrated development potential of sand-river wadis of Somaliland and Puntland. The study aims to define the hydrological principles that should be followed for improved planning, operation, maintenance and management of water resources in Somaliland and … Read More
An increased frequency for extreme weather situations due to climate change has been predicted for Thailand. For mitigating the risks and damages, ecosystem-based approaches do not play much of a role in water resource management practices yet. Within the scope … Read More
Flood risk modelling and mapping for the entire Badakhshan Province of Afghanistan based on a combined modelling / remote sensing approach, the development of detailed flood maps, development of guidelines for map use in English and Dari as well as … Read More
Study on community safe areas negatively affected by the 2013 floods. The overall purpose of the consultancy is to assess the condition and potential flood safety of identified community safe areas in flood prone areas in Sereisophon and Mongkul Borei … Read More
Disaster risk analysis and mapping in the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan focusing on avalanche risk and landslide risk. The assessment and mapping covers the entire Badakhshan province. Actual services provided by our staff within the assignment: Activities include ground … Read More
The project expanded the Zambezi Water Resources Decision Support System (ZDSS: hosted at http://hydro.poyry.at/zambezi/) developed by Hydroc under INGC Phase II to include flood inundation mapping and zoning under a variety of potential development options and climate change scenarios, … Read More
Under Phase II of the INGC climate change projects in Mozambique a proposal for adapted agricultural water management under climate change conditions has been developed. The proposed measures aim at sourcing and utilising alternative water resources as well as adjusted … Read More
Munda Dam is a multipurpose project catering for hydropower, irrigation water and flood protection purposes. The objective of the study is to assess the feasibility for constructing a hydropower dam in Munda, Pakistan. Works focus on climate change adaptation and … Read More
The project is conducted according to the principles of integrated flood management, carried out under the auspices of UN-Habitat’s Cities and Climate Change Initiative (CCCI). The objectives of the assessment include 1. a comprehensive, city-wide assessment of the risks of … Read More
Thorough disaster risk analysis and mapping in the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan focusing on avalanche risk, flood risk and landslide risk. Four districts in Badakhshan Province are assessed, described and mapped regarding their risk profile. Actual services provided by … Read More
Through the project “Responding to Climate Change” the Government of Mozambique wants to prepare the country for the negative impacts of climate change while at the same time create opportunities for sustainable growth and investment. The project focuses on identifying … Read More