This Executive Directors' strategic engagements work program covers FY18 Q1, Q2, and updated reports and other documents to be circulated for information for FY18 Q1.
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South Asia is highly prone to weather and water related disasters such as flooding, drought, thunderstorms and cyclones. The main objective of this Regional program for hydromet services and resilience is to strengthen institutions, facilitate knowledge exchange and enhance cooperation with respect to hydrometeorological risks and hydromet services between South Asian countries.
... See More + Specifically, activities carried out under this umbrella program aim to strengthen the capacity of participating countries and institutions to respond to weather and water related hazards and climate risks at the national and regional levels, by supporting improvements in monitoring, weather and flood forecasting, community based early warning systems and delivery of hydromet services to users and communities. The Program is embedded in the conceptual shift from management of water related disasters to management of risks and emphasizes strengthening both the supply and demand aspects of hydromet service delivery.
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The development objective of the Ibadan Urban Flood Management Project for Nigeria is to improve the capacity of Oyo State to effectively manage flood risk in the city of Ibadan.
... See More + Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures include: (1) providing enlightenment forums to community members from the preparatory stage and on potential environmental and social concerns from civil works; (2) traffic control measures to include: strict enforcement of speed limits, use of appropriate road safety signage’s and signalers, and minimization of movement at peak hours of the day; (3) provision of personal protective equipment (PPE) to workers; emergency contingency plans; education of workers; incident and accident reporting; provision of first aid onsite; (4) ensure exhaust fumes from vehicles conform to applicable national standards and specifications; (5) maintain equipment and machineries adequately to reduce; (6) avoid removal of vegetation and trees to the extent possible; and (7) regular inspection of the project sites will be needed.
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The development objective of the Ibadan Urban Flood Management Project for Nigeria is to improve the capacity of Oyo State to effectively manage flood risk in the city of Ibadan.
... See More + Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures include: (1) providing enlightenment forums to community members from the preparatory stage and on potential environmental and social concerns from civil works; (2) traffic control measures to include: strict enforcement of speed limits, use of appropriate road safety signage’s and signalers, and minimization of movement at peak hours of the day; (3) provision of personal protective equipment (PPE) to workers; emergency contingency plans; education of workers; incident and accident reporting; provision of first aid onsite; (4) ensure exhaust fumes from vehicles conform to applicable national standards and specifications; (5) maintain equipment and machineries adequately to reduce; (6) avoid removal of vegetation and trees to the extent possible; and (7) regular inspection of the project sites will be needed.
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The development objective of Ibadan Urban Flood Management Project for Nigeria is to improve the capacity of Oyo State to manage livelihood, Bank Policy strongly recommends offering land in compensation for lost land so that the land based economy can be maintained; (ii) where poor people are involved, it is often necessary to provide special assistance to assure that people manage their compensation adequately; (iii) special care should be taken with vulnerable people who lack flood risk and to respond effectively and promptly to flooding in the city of Ibadan.
... See More + Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures include: (i) when affected people depend primarily on land for their livelihood, Bank Policy strongly recommends offering land in compensation for lost land so that the land based economy can be maintained; (ii) where poor people are involved, it is often necessary to provide special assistance to assure that people manage their compensation adequately; (iii) special care should be taken with vulnerable people who lack social support necessary to allow them to restore their prior life style; (iv) other forms of compensation involve retraining people for other professions for which there is a demand; (v) cash compensation is acceptable only when there is an active market in land or other assets that people can acquire in order to restore their livelihoods; and (vi) entitlements are goods, services and sometimes cash made available to affected people to offset their losses caused by the taking of land.
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The development objective of the Ibadan Urban Flood Management Project for Nigeria is to improve the capacity of Oyo State to effectively manage flood risk in the city of Ibadan.
... See More + Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures include: (1) providing enlightenment forums to community members from the preparatory stage and on potential environmental and social concerns from civil works; (2) traffic control measures to include: strict enforcement of speed limits, use of appropriate road safety signage’s and signalers, and minimization of movement at peak hours of the day; (3) provision of personal protective equipment (PPE) to workers; emergency contingency plans; education of workers; incident and accident reporting; provision of first aid onsite; (4) ensure exhaust fumes from vehicles conform to applicable national standards and specifications; (5) maintain equipment and machineries adequately to reduce; (6) avoid removal of vegetation and trees to the extent possible; and (7) regular inspection of the project sites will be needed.
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The development objective of the Ibadan Urban Flood Management Project for Nigeria is to improve the capacity of Oyo State to effectively manage flood risk in the city of Ibadan.
... See More + Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures include: (1) providing enlightenment forums to community members from the preparatory stage and on potential environmental and social concerns from civil works; (2) traffic control measures to include: strict enforcement of speed limits, use of appropriate road safety signage’s and signalers, and minimization of movement at peak hours of the day; (3) provision of personal protective equipment (PPE) to workers; emergency contingency plans; education of workers; incident and accident reporting; provision of first aid onsite; (4) ensure exhaust fumes from vehicles conform to applicable national standards and specifications; (5) maintain equipment and machineries adequately to reduce; (6) avoid removal of vegetation and trees to the extent possible; and (7) regular inspection of the project sites will be needed.
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The objective of the Ibadan Urban Flood Management Project is to improve the capacity of Oyo State to effectively manage flood risk in the city of Ibadan.
... See More + Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures include: clearing of bushes and uprooting of trees around the dam area could lead to loss of vegetation; the process of mechanical clearing of vegetation could lead to the introduction of exotic species of plants, which could out-compete native species leading to an alteration of species composition and abundance; potential loss of vegetation as a result of movement of vehicles; potential loss of vegetation as a result of dismantling of dam structure and other civil works; potential lack of access to surface water by riparian users during dredging, remedial works on spillway, operating and gourd valves assessment; potential disruption of water supply to the treatment plant during dredging, remedial works on spillway, operating and gourd valves assessment; use of harmful chemical products during bush clearing around dam area could lead to contamination of surface water (increased heavy metal concentration) leading to health complications for riparian users; ensure all materials used for these activities are contamination-free. All machineries used during the rehabilitation works shall be pre-mobbed before use to prevent accidental seepage of hydrocarbon or leakage of hazardous substances; properly reinforce dug out portions and protect from rainfall; and ensure fill materials are free from possible contamination and where available, source materials around the project area.
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The objective of the Ibadan Urban Flood Management Project is to improve the capacity of Oyo State to effectively manage flood risk in the city of Ibadan.
... See More + Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures include: clearing of bushes and uprooting of trees around the dam area could lead to loss of vegetation; the process of mechanical clearing of vegetation could lead to the introduction of exotic species of plants, which could out-compete native species leading to an alteration of species composition and abundance; potential loss of vegetation as a result of movement of vehicles; potential loss of vegetation as a result of dismantling of dam structure and other civil works; potential lack of access to surface water by riparian users during dredging, remedial works on spillway, operating and gourd valves assessment; potential disruption of water supply to the treatment plant during dredging, remedial works on spillway, operating and gourd valves assessment; use of harmful chemical products during bush clearing around dam area could lead to contamination of surface water (increased heavy metal concentration) leading to health complications for riparian users; ensure all materials used for these activities are contamination-free. All machineries used during the rehabilitation works shall be pre-mobbed before use to prevent accidental seepage of hydrocarbon or leakage of hazardous substances; properly reinforce dug out portions and protect from rainfall; and ensure fill materials are free from possible contamination and where available, source materials around the project area.
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The objective of the Ibadan Urban Flood Management Project is to improve the capacity of Oyo State to effectively manage flood risk in the city of Ibadan.
... See More + Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures include: clearing of bushes and uprooting of trees around the dam area could lead to loss of vegetation; the process of mechanical clearing of vegetation could lead to the introduction of exotic species of plants, which could out-compete native species leading to an alteration of species composition and abundance; potential loss of vegetation as a result of movement of vehicles; potential loss of vegetation as a result of dismantling of dam structure and other civil works; potential lack of access to surface water by riparian users during dredging, remedial works on spillway, operating and gourd valves assessment; potential disruption of water supply to the treatment plant during dredging, remedial works on spillway, operating and gourd valves assessment; use of harmful chemical products during bush clearing around dam area could lead to contamination of surface water (increased heavy metal concentration) leading to health complications for riparian users; ensure all materials used for these activities are contamination-free. All machineries used during the rehabilitation works shall be pre-mobbed before use to prevent accidental seepage of hydrocarbon or leakage of hazardous substances; properly reinforce dug out portions and protect from rainfall; and ensure fill materials are free from possible contamination and where available, source materials around the project area.
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The objective of the Ibadan Urban Flood Management Project is to improve the capacity of Oyo State to effectively manage flood risk in the city of Ibadan.
... See More + Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures include: clearing of bushes and uprooting of trees around the dam area could lead to loss of vegetation; the process of mechanical clearing of vegetation could lead to the introduction of exotic species of plants, which could out-compete native species leading to an alteration of species composition and abundance; potential loss of vegetation as a result of movement of vehicles; potential loss of vegetation as a result of dismantling of dam structure and other civil works; potential lack of access to surface water by riparian users during dredging, remedial works on spillway, operating and gourd valves assessment; potential disruption of water supply to the treatment plant during dredging, remedial works on spillway, operating and gourd valves assessment; use of harmful chemical products during bush clearing around dam area could lead to contamination of surface water (increased heavy metal concentration) leading to health complications for riparian users; ensure all materials used for these activities are contamination-free. All machineries used during the rehabilitation works shall be pre-mobbed before use to prevent accidental seepage of hydrocarbon or leakage of hazardous substances; properly reinforce dug out portions and protect from rainfall; and ensure fill materials are free from possible contamination and where available, source materials around the project area.
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Climate and natural hazards can potentially have catastrophic impacts on the energy system of Afghanistan. The energy production in Afghanistan is dominated by hydro power generation, which is vulnerable to climate change because of the future competition for water resources between sectors and the risk of recurrent droughts.
... See More + The country is also prone to natural hazards, because of its physical configuration and a degraded environment. The major hazards impacting the energy system are long-term climate phenomena such as temperature rising, reduced terrain moisture, and water shortage; and natural hazards such as drought, flooding, landslides, avalanches, and earthquakes.
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The development objective of the Ibadan Urban Flood Management Project for Nigeria is to improve the capacity of Oyo State to effectively manage flood risk in the city of Ibadan.
... See More + Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures include: (1) providing enlightenment forums to community members from the preparatory stage and on potential environmental and social concerns from civil works; (2) traffic control measures to include: strict enforcement of speed limits, use of appropriate road safety signage’s and signalers, and minimization of movement at peak hours of the day; (3) provision of personal protective equipment (PPE) to workers; emergency contingency plans; education of workers; incident and accident reporting; provision of first aid onsite; (4) ensure exhaust fumes from vehicles conform to applicable national standards and specifications; (5) maintain equipment and machineries adequately to reduce; (6) avoid removal of vegetation and trees to the extent possible; and (7) regular inspection of the project sites will be needed.
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Ratings for the Adaptable Program Loan (APL) on Strengthening Regional Cooperation For Wildlife Protection in Asia for Bangladesh and Nepal were as follows: outcomes were moderately satisfactory, the risk to development outcome was moderate, the Bank performance was moderately satisfactory, and the Borrower performance was also moderately satisfactory.
... See More + Some lessons learned included: regional approach proved to be effective in addressing trans-boundary and common issues, and project design should allow differentiating performance assessment by country. biodiversity conservation projects should build better Results Frameworks, collecting evidence about broader social and economic benefits.regional projects focusing on global public goods are difficult to design and implement and good prior analysis of capacities and respective commitments through adequate preparation time is not optional.focusing and supporting institutional strengthening is the key to achieve regional shared goals.projects trying to pilot novel ideas and cooperation on transboundary issues need to have measurable indicators from the beginning. a comprehensive organizational capacity building is more effective than providing activity-based training to concerned staff.
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Implementation Completion and Results Report ICR4038 JUN 29, 2017
Central America is particularly prone to tropical storms and hurricanes. The prevailing conditions of poverty and socioeconomic inequality in most countries of the region make their exposed population especially vulnerable to those adverse natural events.
... See More + This paper quantifies the causal effects of hurricane windstorms on economic growth using night lights in the Central America region at the highest spatial resolution data available (1 square kilometer). The paper uses a unique data set of monthly night lights data to capture the temporal disaggregation of hurricanes. Hurricanes in Central America are often localized events and tend to make landfall during the final months of the year that are better captured through monthly -– rather than yearly -– frequency data. The results suggest that major hurricanes show negative effects up to 12 months after the hurricane strikes (between -2.6 to -3.9 percent in income growth at the local level). After that, the analysis finds positive effects during the second year and the first half of the third year as evidence of post-disaster recovery (from 2.5 to 3.6 percent in income growth). The paper contributes to the literature on natural disasters by providing robust estimates of the causal effects of major hurricane windstorms on Central America, which are negative (in the short term) and positive (two years after hurricanes hit).
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Policy Research Working Paper WPS8124 JUN 27, 2017
Ishizawa Escudero,Oscar Anil; Miranda Montero,Juan Jose; Zhang,HongruiDisclosed
Ratings for the Disaster Risk Management and Development Policy Loan project were as follows: outcome was satisfactory, risk to development outcome was moderate, Bank performance was satisfactory, and Borrower performance was satisfactory.
... See More + Lessons gleamed from the review are: (i) The CAT DDO proved to be a useful instrument in the Philippines for achieving the dual objectives of supporting fundamental DRM reforms and providing quick-release financing for disaster recovery and reconstruction. (ii) As with all policy reforms, in-depth analytical work and well-targeted technical assistance were critical for achieving results. (iii) In the context of this operation, there were multiple confusions over the purposes of a CAT DDO and the use of the loan proceeds, which call for further clarification in World Bank documents and better communication.
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Project Performance Assessment Report 114746 JUN 27, 2017
Ratings for the Disaster Risk Management Development Policy Loan project were as follows: outcome was satisfactory, risk to development outcome was negligible to low, Bank performance was moderately satisfactory, and Borrower performance was satisfactory.
... See More + Lessons include (i) The CAT DDO can help advance the DRM reform agenda and strengthen the clients’ system to respond to disaster risks. (ii) The CAT DDO can complement other World Bank instruments for supporting DRM reforms. (iii) The design and implementation of the CAT DDO in Colombia raised some issues that deserve further clarification.
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Project Performance Assessment Report 114745 JUN 27, 2017
The development objective of the Emergency Natural Disaster Reconstruction Project for Vietnam is to reconstruct and rehabilitate infrastructure assets in disaster-affected project provinces and strengthen the capacity of the Government to effectively respond to future disaster events.
... See More + Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures are includes : (i) collection of redundancy material on site is implemented daily. Upon forecasted stormy weather, suspend all the construction activities, tidy up the sites, brace and protect the materials and construction machines. (ii) before dredging, reinforcement of banks will be conducted. This construction method must be proposed and submitted to the authorities concerned for approval by the construction contractors. (iii) coordinate with management unit of waterway to flag the signal system on the inland waterway the transport will travel through; (iv) arrange drainage around the construction sites to prevent soil erosion and sedimentation into the rice fields and irrigation canals; (v)exposed soil and material stockpiles shall be protected against wind erosion and the location of stockpiles shall take into consideration the prevailing wind directions and locations of sensitive receptors ; (vi) implement measure to collect, redirect or block municipal wastewater disposed from surrounding houses to properly dispose and ensure that local blocking or flooding are minimized; (vii) recyclable materials such as wooden plates for trench works, steel, scaffolding material, site holding, packaging material, etc. shall be collected and separated on-site from other waste sources for reuse, for use as fill, or for sale; (viii) used oil, lubricants, cleaning materials, etc. from the maintenance of vehicles and machinery shall be collected in holding tanks and removed from site by a specialized oil recycling company for disposal at an approved hazardous waste site; (ix) installation of lighting at night must be done if this is necessary to ensure safe traffic circulation; (x) all affected areas shall be landscaped and any necessary remedial works shall be undertaken without delay. these works may be green-spacing, roads, bridges and other works to original existing etc.; (xi) install fences, barriers, dangerous warning or prohibition site around the construction area which showing potential danger to public people. (xii) provide safety measures as installation of fences, barriers warning signs, lighting system against traffic accidents as well as other risk to people and sensitive areas.
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The Somalia Emergency Drought and Resilience Project (SEDRP) includes support to FAO for strengthening rural food security and livelihoods resilience.
... See More + The project will be implemented by extending multi-sector support to FAO for scaling up and strengthening their ongoing programmatic interventions for famine prevention, drought response and resilience building. Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures include: use trees, grass, grass mats, or mesh to stabilize dunes and prevent their spread; plant vegetative windbreaks to reduce soil erosion from wind; re-vegetate denuded areas to reduce soil erosion from runoff; take other conservation and prevention measures, such as more efficient use of fuel, improved dryland farming, and livestock improvement programs, to reduce crop and herd quantities and improve quality; vegetate areas around fields to prevent nutrient runoff from croplands; vegetate riparian areas to prevent erosion along stream banks, leaving 50-m-wide strips between waterways and croplands; collect agricultural wastewater from intensive livestock operations in holding lagoons; establishment of a funding mechanism based on the lucrative sectors such as meat, poultry; a recycling program based on the needs expressed and funded by a mechanism to study; a support program for the installation of all livestock farming professionals; and an accurate assessment of the need for professionals of all levels for a relevant distribution in areas of livestock farming.
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