Narrative Description of Project:

Asian Development Bank (ADB) had formulated Regional Technical Assistance (RETA) project for developing the road maps and preparing the priority investment projects for Flood and Drought Risk Management and Mitigation in the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS).

Description of Actual Services Provided by Your Staff:

Formulated country road maps for flood and drought risk management and mitigation; reviewed the damages caused and inundated parts by past floods of Mekong River in Vientiane; prepared the F/DRM investment sub-projects for ADB funding; performed technical due diligence and conducted feasibility studies of the investment sub-projects (flood control and irrigation projects). Performed the feasibility study of the road along the bank of Mekong River, with sluice and flap gates at cross-drains, designed to function as a dike for Mekong’s flood control in Vientiane, Laos.

Key activities: (i) identifying and prioritizing flood and drought issues in each country (including CAM, LAO, VIE and THA) through the development of a regional and national road-maps for improved flood and drought risk management; (ii) developing a prioritized program of structural and nonstructural FRM and DRM interventions in each country; and (iii) preparing feasibility studies for national investment programs in Cambodia, Lao PDR, and Viet Nam based on the county-specific prioritized program of interventions.

Country: Thailand, Cambodia, Laos & Vietnam

Approx. Value of Services (in Current US$): 160,000

Name of Associated Consultants:

VisionRI Connexion Services Private Limited, India

Name of Senior Staff (Project Director/Coordinator, Team Leader) involved and functions performed:

Dr. Guna Nidhi Paudyal - Adviser

Dr. Khadananda Lamsal – National Team Leader/Flood & Drought Risk Management Specialist