Resilient Infrastructure for Adaptation and Vulnerability Reduction

The development objective of Resilient Infrastructure for Adaptation and Vulnerability Reduction Project for Bangladesh is to reduce the vulnerability of people in targeted communities to riverine and flash floods and improve the country’s capacity in disaster preparedness and response. This project has four components. 1) The first component, Resilient Flood Shelters and Community Infrastructure, has the following sub-components: (i) Resilient Flood Shelters; and (ii) Resilient Community Infrastructure. 2) The second component, Strengthening Capacity for Disaster Preparedness and Response and Technical Assistance, has the following sub-components: (i) Strengthening LGED’s Capacity for Disaster Preparedness and Rehabilitation of Local Infrastructure; and (ii) Technical Assistance for Long-Term Community Flood Resilience. 3) The third component, : Project Management, Design and Supervision (D&S), Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E), aims support to project management, implementation, and M&E. 4) The fourth component, Contingency Emergency Response Component, aims to provide provision of immediate response to an eligible crisis or emergency, as needed.