In 2017, Tonkin + Taylor International was engaged to conduct a disaster risk assessment in support of the recommendation of the Integrated Urban Resilience Sector Project. The report assisted strategic direction to convince donors to identify priority actions for disaster risk reduction in urban development.
The risk assessment considered natural hazards (climate-related and geophysical) in the area, and potential exposure implications for the proposed infrastructure and activities to be implemented by the project. It also assessed disaster risk management initiatives, regulations and institutional arrangements as well as gaps in risk awareness and community-based disaster risk management practices.
From this assessment, recommendations were developed on disaster risk reduction measures/activities to be implemented and areas of focus were identified to further enhance disaster resilience at community level via a community-based disaster risk management programme, awareness raising campaigns, etc. based on stakeholder consultation.
