Asian Development Bank

Purpose

This technical assistance project contributes to building disaster-ready and financially resilient national and local governments and private sector institutions in Myanmar. It also increases resilience in communities in Ayeyarwady, a disaster-prone and highly populated delta region of the country. The project contribute to: (1) strengthening climate and disaster risk governance at the national level and in Ayeyarwady; (2) enhancing the capacity of government agencies and selected communities in Ayeyarwady to undertake pilot activities focused on disaster resilience in the agriculture and rural development sector; and (3) increasing awareness and capacity for disaster risk financing in government and the private sector at the national and local levels. It is expected that over 25,000 women and men will have the tools to cope with the impacts of climate change and natural disasters, benefitting an estimated 300,000 people in up to 300 communities.