Burundi -Urban flood resilience - assessment and invetsment planning
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Burundi is one of the world's poorest countries, and among the most vulnerable to climate change.
Working with JBA and The World Bank on the assessment lead to the World Bank approving the US$113 million “Urban Resilience Emergency Project” which will address Burundi's urgent climate risks and implement essential flood risk mitigation measures.
The City Resilience Program’s support to the analytical work led by the World Bank’s East Africa Urban and Disaster Risk Management task team underpins the design for this important project: CRP supported an assessment on the flood risks and hazards facing the cities of Bujumbura and Gatumba funded by the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) and implemented by our partner Jeremy Benn Associates (JBA Consulting) and Sayers and Partners and Landell Mills as well as local consultants. The assessment revealed that damages from flooding cost the cities US$36 million each year and impact 72% of the densest settlement areas and was instrumental in determining project investments and component design.
The reports are available on request and approval by the Bank.
Working with JBA and The World Bank on the assessment lead to the World Bank approving the US$113 million “Urban Resilience Emergency Project” which will address Burundi's urgent climate risks and implement essential flood risk mitigation measures.
The City Resilience Program’s support to the analytical work led by the World Bank’s East Africa Urban and Disaster Risk Management task team underpins the design for this important project: CRP supported an assessment on the flood risks and hazards facing the cities of Bujumbura and Gatumba funded by the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) and implemented by our partner Jeremy Benn Associates (JBA Consulting) and Sayers and Partners and Landell Mills as well as local consultants. The assessment revealed that damages from flooding cost the cities US$36 million each year and impact 72% of the densest settlement areas and was instrumental in determining project investments and component design.
The reports are available on request and approval by the Bank.