Implementation Projects: Resilience in Transport Sector

Implementation Projects: Resilience in Transport Sector

The table below provides information on the implementation work that has been undertaken in field of Transport Resilience.

Title	Thematic area / keywords	Description	Links
Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment Pilots (Impact region:USA)	Climate Change, Risk on Transport	The objective of the project funded by Department of Transport (DOT) is to conduct a pilot Conceptual Model that can be used in conducting vulnerability and risk assessments of infrastructure to the projected impacts of global climate change (GCC). The purpose of the pilots was twofolds; 1) to assist State DOTs to quickly advance existing adaptation assessment activities and 2) to assist Fedral Highway Administration (FHWA) in "test-driving" the model. Based on the feedback received through the pilots, FHWA will revise and finalize the model for national application.	Read More
Bangladesh: Coastal Climate Resilient Infrastructure Project (CCRIP) Impact Region: Bangladesh	Climate Change, Infrastructure, Road maintenance	The goal of CCRIP is to achieve improved livelihoods, in the form of higher incomes and food security, for poor households in the selected Sub Districts of Bangladesh. The project development objective is to achieve enhanced climate resilience of coastal road and market infrastructure and people in the project area.	Read More
Transport Sector Development Project (Impact Region: Solomon Islands)	Road maintenance, Transport Infrastructure	The project is aimed towards improving access to socioeconomic opportunities by rehabilitating and maintaining land, sea, and air transport infrastructure. The project will therefore strengthen the transport sector institutions in Solomon Islands by establishing a central project implementation unit (CPIU) to reform the government's institutional structure, implement civil works, and conduct technical and managerial capacity development	Read more
Resilient Transportation Systems in a Post-Disaster Environment (Impact Region: USA)	Climate Change, Transport	This project uses the New Orleans Region as a case study to assess transportation resiliency both pre and post- Katrina, the devastating storm of 2005. Using the Katrina experience as a point of reference, the project aims to understand how the New Orleans region progressed in terms of transportation resiliency. In order to review the system as a whole, the study focused on pre-storm transportation and policy composition, the failures that resulted from the event, and what policy changes have strengthened the post-storm transportation system. “Lessons learned” and key policies in both the public and private sector post-disaster are highlighted. Inputs from planning and government officials were also used to identify policy and procedural changes that affected both evacuation and disaster response.	Read More
Climate Resilience in Cities in the Greater Mekong Sub-region (Impact Regions: Vietnam, Cambodia, Lao PDR)	Climate change adaptation planning, Climate change impact and vulnerability assessments, Climate change modeling	The objective of this project is to increase the understanding of climate change impacts and adaptation and to promote ‘climate resilient’ development of Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) cities. ICEM will conduct a climate change threat and vulnerability assessment in the towns of Battambang (Cambodia), Dong Ha (Vietnam), and Kaysone Phomvihane (Lao PDR), focussing on critical infrastructure. Through knowledge-sharing events and policy dialogues on climate change risks and adaptation, participating towns will learn about climate change impacts on critical infrastructure and the tools and processes necessary to adapt to climate change, tailored to their unique circumstances.	Read More
A stronger more resilient New York (Impact Region: New York City)	Planning, Climate Change	A Stronger, More Resilient New York is the report released by the Special Initiative for Rebuilding and Resiliency (SIRR), created following Hurricane Sandy to analyze the impacts of the storm on the city’s infrastructure and people; assess the risk that the city faces in the medium (2020s) and long (2050s) term, and build a plan to increase resiliency across all sectors. It presents background and concrete initiatives across sectors, including coastal protection, utilities, healthcare, and transportation, among others. The report provides an example of a large, global, coastal city preparing for the uncertainty of climate change.	Read more