Project Description
The Second GMS Corridor Towns Development Project aimed to enhance urban services and build resilience against natural hazards in seven rapidly urbanizing towns across Cambodia, Vietnam, and Lao PDR. These towns—Kampot, Sihanoukville, Bac Giang, Mong Cai, Sa Pa, Houayxay, and Luang Namtha—face growing vulnerability to climate-related risks such as floods, droughts, and storms due to unplanned urban expansion. The project, funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), sought to integrate disaster risk management (DRM) into local planning and infrastructure development to safeguard human settlements and economic activities.
Objectives, Activities and Results
ICEM was contracted to deliver capacity development and technical assistance (CDTA) to strengthen integrated disaster risk management (IDRM) in the seven towns. Activities included comprehensive town-wide and site-specific risk assessments using ICEM’s Climate Change Adaptation Methodology (CAM), participatory mapping, and GIS analysis. IDRM principles were institutionalized by embedding disaster resilience criteria into Strategic Local Economic Development Plans (SLEDPs), spatial planning safeguards, and development controls. Capacity building sessions trained local government officials in risk assessment and DRM mainstreaming. Outputs also included a knowledge product to share lessons learned and best practices for wider application across the GMS.
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