Preparing the Greater Mekong Subregion Flood and Drought Risk Management and Mitigation Project (RETA 6456-REG)

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Project Description

The RETA will improve the ability of communities in Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand, and Viet Nam to prepare for, respond to, and recover from the negative impact of floods and droughts. It will design separate investment projects for Cambodia, Lao PDR, and Viet Nam. Each investment project will comprise a balanced program of structural and nonstructural measures identified by the country concerned to manage its risks of flood and drought. Priorities for investments will be set through the preparation of one regional and four national road maps. The RETA will be implemented in close collaboration with the MRC’s FMMP The key activities of the RETA will be to (i) identify and prioritize flood and drought issues regionally within the Lower Mekong Basin (LMB) and within in each country through regional and national road maps developed to improve flood and drought risk management, (ii) develop a prioritized program of structural and nonstructural FRM and DRM interventions in each country, and (iii) prepare feasibility studies for proposed investment projects in Cambodia on the basis of the national roadmaps.

PRIMEX Role in the Project Implementation

PRIMEX is fielding a Social / Resettlement Specialist () with the following tasks:

1. Develop social “effectiveness” indices for the various general categories of FRM and DRM measures. Use these indices to undertake feasibility appraisals of the identified regional and national FRM and DRM interventions;
2. Analyze in detail the social feasibility of the identified interventions, as required for ADB financing;
3. Undertake social analyses according to ADB guidelines and policies, and assess project risks and mitigation strategies;
4. Prepare a summary poverty reduction and social strategy, and a resettlement framework; and

Assist the chief technical adviser/team leader and FRM/DRM Specialists/national team leaders in preparation of the requisite reports as per the TOR.

PRIMEX Consultants Involved

Mr. Angelito N. Corpuz   -  Social / Resettlement Specialist

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