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AUDMP Program Description and Accomplishments
Overview
Asia is the
most disaster-prone region of the world, where loss of life and
property from natural hazards is very high, hindering sustainable,
broad-based development. As population and economic activity concentrate
in rapidly growing cities, urban areas become increasingly vulnerable
to disasters. Where properly managed, however, cities also represent
a critical opportunity to mitigate the damage from natural hazards.
The
Asian Urban Disaster Mitigation Program (AUDMP) is an eight-year
program designed to respond to the need for safer cities. The ultimate
goal of the program is to reduce the disaster vulnerability of urban
populations, infrastructure, critical facilities, and shelter in
targeted cities throughout Asia. The purpose of the program is to:
- Establish
sustainable public and private sector mechanisms for disaster
mitigation that will measurably lessen loss of life, reduce the
amount of physical and economic damage, and shorten the post-disaster
recovery time; and
- Promote
replication and adaptation of successful mitigation measures within
target countries and throughout the region.
Working
in conjunction with collaborating institutions in each target country,
the program strategy takes a three-tiered approach:
1)
National demonstration projects in each of the target countries
will serve to provide a working example of urban hazard mitigation.
In a selected urban area in each country, a hazard or set of hazards
will be assessed, followed by the design and implementation of appropriate
disaster mitigation measures.
2) The Information and Networking component aims to help build public
and private networks as a forum for exchanging information and experience
on urban disaster management, with the goal of replicating successful
hazard mitigation practices from the demonstration projects throughout
the region.
3)
The Training, Resource Materials, and Continuing Education component
provides an opportunity to further institutionalize hazard mitigation
practices through seminars for national level decision makers, as
well as by using an in-country and regional “train the trainers”
approach for passing on technical skills via a core curriculum in
hazard assessment and mitigation. Courses will be offered by in-country
partner institutions and on a distance learning basis.
Target
Countries & Hazards
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BANGLADESH:
Floods
The Bangladesh project aims to reduce the vulnerability of Tongi,
Gaibandha and other urban areas to floods through community and
municipality-level mitigation activities.
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CAMBODIA:
Floods
The Cambodia project aims to use a community-based preparedness
and mitigation approach to reduce the vulnerability of flood-prone
districts – Kampong Cham, Kandal and Prey Veng – in
Cambodia.
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INDIA:
Multiple Hazards
The overall aim of this project is to evolve an “Ahmedabad
City Disaster Mitigation Strategy” as a demonstration project
in India to promote the safer city concept by reducing the disaster
vulnerability of population, infrastructure and economic assets
within the city of Ahmedabad.
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INDONESIA:
Earthquakes
In Indonesia, the project strives to reduce the vulnerability of
Bandung, West Java to natural disasters, particularly to earthquake
hazards. With increasing risk to flood hazard, a multi-hazard approach
was taken by the project.
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LAO
PDR: Fires and Other Urban Emergencies
The objective of the Lao project is to reduce the vulnerability
of the population and built environment of Vientiane to fires and
other urban hazards.
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NEPAL:
Earthquakes
This project aims to provide assistance to three municipalities
of Kathmandu Valley to understand the risk of earthquakes and the
vulnerabilities of communities to earthquake hazards. Under the
project, an appropriate mitigation plan has been developed and implemented.
The project will focus on earthquake risk management initiatives.
• PHILIPPINES:
Floods
The objective of the Philippines project is to reduce the vulnerability
of two cities to natural hazards: flood mitigation in Naga City
and multiple hazards in San Carlos.
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SRI
LANKA: Multiple Hazards
The Sri Lanka project aims to assist municipal officials in the
urban areas of Ratnapura, Kandy and Nawalapitiya to develop improved
tools and skills for development planning. In turn, such planning
initiatives are expected to reduce the risk of multiple hazards.
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THAILAND:
Floods
The Thailand project aims to assist municipal officials in the regional
economic city of Hat Yai to reduce the vulnerability of the city
and other urban areas to floods through land use planning and improved
disaster management planning.
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