Disaster Risk Assessment for Project Preparation: A Practical Guide

DISASTER RISK ASSESSMENT FOR PROJECT PREPARATION

A Practical Guide

NOVEMBER 2017

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Contents

Acknowledgments

This document was prepared under the Asian Development Bank (ADB) regional technical assistance project Development of Guidance Materials and Screening Tools for Incorporating Disaster Risk Concerns in Country Partnership Strategy and Project Preparation (TA8752-REG). The project was implemented under the overall guidance of Charlotte Benson, principal disaster risk management specialist, Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department (SDCC). This guidance document was prepared by Alexandra Galperin (consultant).

The document benefited significantly from comments received from the following ADB staff: Maria Pia Ancora, climate change specialist, East Asia Department (EARD); Ashok Bhargava, director, EARD; Mary Jane David, senior public management officer (Disaster Risk Management), SDCC; Anthony Jude, former director, South Asia Department (SARD); Manfred Kiefer, energy specialist, Southeast Asia Department (SERD); Cinzia Losenno, former senior climate change specialist, SDCC; Emma Marsden, senior environment specialist, SDCC; Andrew Parker, former principal social sector economist, Pacific Department; Zarah Caoile Pilapil, associate environment officer, SARD; Pia Reyes, water resources officer, SDCC; Nathan Rive, climate change specialist, Central and West Asia Department (CWRD); Vidhisha Samarasekara, former senior climate change specialist, SARD; Arghya Sinha Roy, senior disaster risk management dpecialist, SDCC; Ancha Srinivasan, principal climate change specialist, SERD; Samuel Tumiwa, principal energy specialist, CWRD; Sasank Vermuri, urban development specialist, SDCC; and Lloyd Wright, senior transport specialist, SDCC.

Grendel Saldevar-Perez, senior operations assistant, SDCC, skillfully managed budgetary and contractual matters, and provided invaluable administrative support. The document was proofread by Ricardo Chan and Kae Sugawara and the layout designed by Rocilyn Locsin Laccay.

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Executive Summary

Disasters pose a significant threat to the sustainability of development projects and investments. At the same time, many development actions provide opportunities to strengthen disaster resilience. Reflecting this, the integration of disaster risk reduction into development forms one of three key principles of the Operational Plan for Integrated Disaster Risk Management, 2014–2020 of the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

This document is intended to support the application of this principle by providing ADB project officers sufficient technical advice to plan and oversee disaster risk assessments (DRAs). These assessments provide a basis for integrating disaster risk considerations into the design and implementation of individual projects. The document should be consulted in cases where preliminary climate change and disaster risk screening indicates that a more detailed DRA would be beneficial, helping to ensure that disaster risks are properly identified and measures taken to reduce them where necessary. The document is also relevant in undertaking disaster risk components of climate risk and vulnerability assessments.

The document begins by outlining the rationale for integrating