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Project for Strengthening Flood Risk Management Capacity in the Republic of Colombia The Republic of Colombia National Unit for Disaster Risk Management (UNGRD) Institute of Hydrology, Meteorology and Environmental Studies (IDEAM) Autonomous Regional Corporation of Cundinamarca (CAR) Department of Cundinamarca Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development (MADS) Project for Strengthening Flood Risk Management Capacity in the Republic of Colombia Completion Report July 2018 Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Oriental Consultants Global Co., Ltd. GE Pacific Consultants Co., Ltd. JR 18-101 The Republic of Colombia National Unit for Disaster Risk Management (UNGRD) Institute of Hydrology, Meteorology and Environmental Studies (IDEAM) Autonomous Regional Corporation of Cundinamarca (CAR) Department of Cundinamarca Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development (MADS) Project for Strengthening Flood Risk Management Capacity in the Republic of Colombia Completion Report July 2018 Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Oriental Consultants Global Co., Ltd. Pacific Consultants Co., Ltd. Contents Abbreviations Target Area for Pilot Project 1. Basic Project Information ..................................................................................... 1 1.1. Target Country ............................................................................................................. 1 1.2. Title of the Project ....................................................................................................... 1 1.3. Duration of the Project ................................................................................................ 1 1.4. Background ................................................................................................................. 1 1.5. Overall Goal and Project Purpose ............................................................................. 2 1.6. Relevant agencies ....................................................................................................... 3 2. Results of the Project ....................................................................................... 3 2.1. Results of the Project ................................................................................................. 3 2.1.1. Inputs by the Japanese side (planned and actual) ................................................... 3 2.1.2. Imputs by the Colombian side .................................................................................. 5 2.1.3. Activities (Planned and Actual) ................................................................................. 8 2.1.3.1. Work Related to the Entire Project ................................................................................. 12 2.1.3.2. Work Related to Output 1: “Capacity on flood risk assessment is improved and concept of integrated flood management planning and river basin management is introduced” ...................................................................................................................... 14 2.1.3.3. Works Related to Output 2: “Capacity is strengthened in flood forecasting, warning and dissemination of information to relevant organizations” .......................................... 23 2.1.3.4. Works Related to Output 3: “Roles and responsibilities of the central and local government are clarified and strengthened for the reduction of flood risk” .................... 27 2.1.3.5. Work Related to Output 4: The flood management planning capacity is strengthened through the formulation of the integral flood risk management plan (IFMP) in the pilot basin ............................................................................................................................... 36 2.1.3.6. Works for the Entire Project Period ................................................................................ 49 2.1.3.7. Other Works ................................................................................................................... 61 2.2. Achievements of the Project .................................................................................... 63 2.2.1. Outputs and Indicators (Target values and actual values achieved at completion) . 63 2.2.2. Project Purpose and Indicators (Target values and actual values achieved at completion) ............................................................................................................. 70 2.3. History of PDM Modification .................................................................................... 72 3. Results of Joint Review ...................................................................................... 73 3.1. Results of the Review based on DAC Evaluation Criteria ..................................... 73 3.2. Key Factors Affecting Implementation and Outcomes .......................................... 76 3.3. Evaluation on the results of the Project Risk Management .................................. 78 3.4. Lessons Learnt .......................................................................................................... 78 4. For the Achievement of Overall Goal after the Project Completion ................ 80 4.1. Perspects to achieve Overall Goal .......................................................................... 80 4.2. Plan of Operation and Implementation Structure of the Colombian side to achieve Overall Goal ................................................................................................. 80 4.3. Recommendations for the Colombian side ............................................................ 80 4.4. Monitoring plan from the end of the Project to the Ex-post Evaluation .............. 80 i Appendix Appendix-1 List of Collected Materials ····································································· A1-1 Appendix-2 List of Workshops ················································································ A2-1 Appendix-3 Result of Baseline Survey ····································································· A3-1 Appendix-4 Output 2, Recommendations on Flood Early Warning ································· A4-1 Appendix-5 Output 3, Recommendations on Role Sharing ··········································· A5-1 Appendix-6 IFMP-RP (provisional plan) for Magdalena River ········································ A6-1 Appendix-7 Road Map for Formulation of IFMP-RP (principal plan) for Magdalena River ··· A7-1 Appendix-8 IFMP-SZ (provisional plan) in Rio Negro Basin ·········································· A8-1 Appendix-9 Road Map for Formulation of IFMP-SZ (principal plan) in Rio Negro Basin ······ A9-1 Appendix-10 Guideline for Formulation of IFMP-RP ···················································· A10-1 Appendix-11 Guideline for Formulation of IFMP-SZ ···················································· A11-1 Appendix-12 Project Brief Note ··············································································· A12-1 Appendix-13 Monitoring Sheets ·············································································· A13-1 Appendix-13-2 Questionnaires used to Evaluate Degree of Achievement of Project Purpose and Outputs of the Project for Project Evaluation ···································· A13-2-1 Appendix-14 M/M of JCC ······················································································· A14-1 Appendix-15 R/D, M/M ·························································································· A15-1 Ápendice-16 Record of Expert Visits ········································································· A16-1 ii Abbreviations C/P Counterpart CAR Autonomous Regional Corporation of Cundinamarca (acronym in Spanish) CARMAC Regional Environmental Council of the Macro-basin (acronym in Spanish) CIRMAG Scientific Research Center of the Magdalena River Alfonso Palacio Rudas (acronym in Spanish) COP Colombia Peso CORMAGDALENA Regional Autonomous Corporation of the Rio Grande de la Magdalena (acronym in Spanish) CORPOBOYACA Autonomous Regional Corporation of Boyaca (acronym in Spanish) DAC Development Assistance Committee DANE National Administrative Department of Statistics (acronym in Spanish) DEM Digital Elevation Model DGIRH Direction of Integral Management of the Water Resource (acronym in Spanish) DHI Danish Hydraulic Institute DNP National Planning Department (acronym in Spanish) DRR Disaster Risk Reduction DTM Digital Terrain Model EM-DAT CRED Emergency Events Database, Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters ESRI Environmental Systems Research Institute GIS Geographic Information System HEC HMS Hydrologic Engineering Center Hydrologic Modeling System HEC RAS Hydrologic Engineering Center River Analysis System IC/R Inception Report ICHARM International Centre for Water Hazard and Risk Management ICUU nstitute of Infrastructure and Concessions of Cundinamarca (acronym in Spanish) IDEAM Institute of Hydrology, Meteorology and Environmental Studies (acronym in Spanish) IFAS Integrated Flood Analysis System IFMP Integrated Flood Risk Management Plan IFMP-RP Integrated Flood Risk Management Plan - Río Principal IFMP-SZ Integrated Flood Risk Management Plan - Sub-Zona IGAC Geographical Institute Agustin Codazzi (acronym in Spanish) IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change iRIC international River Interface Cooperative JCC Joint Coordination Committee JICA Japan International Cooperation Agency iii M/M Minutes of Meeting MADS Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development (acronym in Spanish) MLIT Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Japan
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