Building Disaster and Climate Resilient Cities in ASEAN in Lao PDR
Jun / 2018

Project Name: Building Disaster and Climate Resilient Cities in ASEAN in Lao PDR

Project Description
The captioned project aims to enhance the resilience of ASEAN cities to disasters with the consideration of Climate Change Adaptation through the following:

1.    Establishment of a cross-sectoral collaboration mechanism at the regional level to facilitate partnership among stakeholders in urban development planning and disaster risk reduction and climate risk management;

2.   Integration of disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation measures in urban development, land use planning processes, and building regulations; and

3.   Improvement  of  the  capacities  of  ASEAN  Member  States  to  assess  urban  risk  and implement urban disaster and climate risk management policies and measures. The project will partly implement Concept Note 18: Building Disaster and Climate Resilient Cities in ASEAN, under the Strategies and Priorities for AADMER*  Work Programme Phase 2 (2013-2015).

          *AADMER = ASEAN Agreement on Disaster Management and Emergency Response

Project Owner
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)

Granted by 
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)

Associated Firm / Contracting Party
NIPPON KOEI

What Mekong consultant Co., Ltd contributes:
– Coordinate with several private and governmental parties assigned by project owner 
– Data collection in 3 provinces (Luang Prabang, Borikhamxay, Khammuan)
– Being interpreter for official meeting and documents translation

Location: 
– Luang Prabang
– Vientiane Capital
– Borikhamxay
– Khammuan
   Lao PDR

Duration
February 2016 – May 2018

Project Status under Mekong Consultants Co., Ltd
>>Completed<<