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

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

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

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

Physiographic Survey of Nzoia Watershed

The physiographic study is purposed to spatially and physically characterise the Nzoia watershed along several land characteristics including land cover, land use, soil characterisation, slope characterisation, land cover changes, agro-climatic zones, catchment degradation, morphology, geology, and water quality with the … Read More

Climate Risk, Vulnerability and Needs Assessment for Morobe, Madang, East Sepik, Northern and New Ireland Provinces of Papua New Guinea

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

Hydrological Modelling of the Ak Su and Khoji Bakirgan for the Implementation of National Water Resources Management Project

Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan are increasingly affected by the consequences of advancing natural resource degradation in form of deteriorating land productivity and rising disaster risks. Deforestation, extensive animal grazing and other degrading practices have contributed to increase erosion and disintegrate the … Read More

Assessment of Early Warning Systems for inland and coastal flooding in Papua New Guinea

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

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

Improved Management of Extreme Events through Ecosystem-based Adaption in Watersheds (ECOSWat)

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

Badakhshan Natural Disaster Prevention Project – Improvement and Awareness Raising of Risk Mapping

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

Disaster Risk Analysis and Mapping in Badakhshan – Phase 2

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

Disaster Risk Analysis and Mapping in Badakhshan

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

IALUO – Integrated Assessment of Land Use Options for Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation

Malawi is under significant pressure from population growth and climate change. It is foreseeable that land and water resources will become scarce and water allocation and water quality aspects will be key for the future sustainable development of the country. … Read More

Responding to Climate Change in Mozambique – Component Water

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

NBI-NTEAP Wetlands Inventory And Mapping In The Nile Basin

Wetland mapping in the whole of the Nile Basin. The project aims at identifying the wetland resources and ecological hotspots in the basin and includes field trips as well as stakeholder consultation, data evaluation, the processing of Landsat satellite imagery … Read More