The Government of Bangladesh (the government) has requested support from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to strengthen the climate resilience of vulnerable coastal towns, thereby enhancing their ability to anticipate, absorb, accommodate, and recover from the effects of climate shocks and stresses. This ADB funded Coastal Towns Climate Resilience Project (CTCRP) aims to support the 22 selected coastal towns in pursuing sustainable development and enhancing the quality of life of all residents. These towns were selected based on their vulnerability, population size, density, and level of past investments. The Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives (MLGRDC), acting through its Local Government Engineering Department (LGED), will be the Executing Agency. Pourashavas are the implementing agencies of the project. The Investment aims to benefit the poor and women.
Climate risk acts as a significant obstacle in the quest for Bangladesh to become a high-income nation by 2041. Its low-lying coastal zone (consisting of 19 districts with a total estimated population of 38.1 million, of which 8.6 million is urban) is highly vulnerable to cyclones, storm surges, sea level rise, and salinity intrusion. A 1.5 degree increase in temperature and 4 percent increase in precipitation (the median projections for Bangladesh from general circulation models) would potentially result in a 32 cm or more rise in sea levels in the Bay of Bengal by 2050. The frequency and intensity of cyclones and storm surges would increase with rising temperatures, endangering public health and safety, as well as destroying roads and bridges and impairing the efficiency of current drainage, water supply, and sanitation systems. Cyclones disproportionately harm the poor and women, who also have the lowest ability to recover from losses. In order to promote resilience and the well-being of people in larger coastal towns with constrained carrying capacities, there is a significant demand for municipal infrastructure and readiness for disasters.
Value of works: $ Million |Funded by the ADB & Government of Bangladesh
Description of actual services provided by your staff within in the assignment: DPDS is providing services to assist following activities:
- Report on feasibility study including preliminary engineering design, cost estimate of each non sample sub-project, initial environmental examinations
- List of prioritized sub-projects.
- Physical survey of each subproject (The TOR specifies only topographical survey to be delivered as a part of present scope. In specific cases, if Geotechnical or any other survey is to be conducted, these items would be separately provisioned and procured.)
- Technical assessment of each subproject including climate risk and vulnerability assessment.
- Detailed engineering design including specification, drawing and detailed cost estimate of each sub project.
- Modified detailed design including specification, drawing and detailed cost estimate of required sub project if situation demands.
- Bidding documents of all sub-projects.
- Financial, social and environmental safeguard reports
- Approved Development Project Proposal (DPP) for investment Project.
Certification etc.
