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Public Disclosure Authorized TECHNICAL DEEP DIVE ON INTEGRATED URBAN Public Disclosure Authorized RISK MANAGEMENT SUMMARY REPORT Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized TECHNICAL DEEP DIVE (TDD) ON INTEGRATED URBAN FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT APRIL 18-21, 2016 Co-organized by the World Bank Disaster Risk Management Hub, Tokyo, and the World Bank Tokyo Development Learning Center in partnership with the government of Japan (Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism), the Urban Floods Community of Practice, and Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery This report was prepared by World Bank staff. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed here do not necessarily reflect the views of The World Bank, its Board of Executive Directors, or the governments they represent. The World Bank does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this work. 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The material in this work is subject to copyright. © 2017 International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / International Development Association or The World Bank 1818 H Street NW Washington DC 20433 CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ............................................................................1 ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ............................................................2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................4 OPENING & WELCOME REMARKS .............................................................6 TECHNICAL DEEP DIVE: INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES ..........................7 SESSION SUMMARIES ............................................................................9 An Evolving Approach: The Case of Japan ........................................... 10 Understanding the Current Approach and Planning Efforts ...................12 Integrating Non-Structural Measures ..................................................14 Investing in Key Structural Measures ..................................................17 SITE VISITS ........................................................................................19 Arakawa Office and Museum ............................................................. 20 Shinden Area Super Levee ..................................................................21 Miyagase Dam ...................................................................................22 Tsurumi River Catchment Center .........................................................23 Koto Flood Control Office & .............................................................. 24 Kiyosumi Pump Station ..................................................................... 24 OUTCOMES AND CONCLUSIONS ............................................................. 25 Results of Action Planning ................................................................ 26 Outcome Statements / Conclusion ..................................................... 30 Follow-Up: Public Seminar ................................................................31 Ensuring Follow-On Support and Next Steps ........................................32 ANNEXES ............................................................................................ 33 Annex 1. Agenda ............................................................................... 34 Annex 2. Speaker and Collaborator Biographies ................................. 39 Annex 3. List of Participants ............................................................. 47 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This summary report was produced by James (Jay) Newman (Disaster Risk Management Specialist, Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR)) and Vibhu Jain (Consultant, GFDRR). The report was edited by Anne Himmelfarb and designed by Robert Eisermann. The report greatly benefited from the information and support provided by the Ministry of Finance (MoF), Government of Japan, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT), International Centre for Water Hazard and Risk Management (ICHARM) Japan, and Catchment & Waterways Department, Public Utility Board (PUB), Singapore. The team would like to acknowledge the valuable contributions and comments provided by Mr. Tomoyuki Okada, Director, International Coordination of River Engineering and River Planning Division, MLIT and Mr. Yoichi Iwami, Chief Researcher, ICHARM. Our special thanks to Mr. Satoru Mimura and Mr. Mikio Ishiwatari of JICA for their support, valuable discussions, and feedbacks on this subject matter. The team acknowledges the valuable contributions from internal peer reviewers, including Philip Karp, Jolanta Kryspin-Watson, Toshihiro Sonoda, and Zuzana Stanton-Geddes. For other contributions and advice, the team thanks World Bank team members, including Dan Levine, Yuko Okazawa, Haruka Imoto, and Mariko Tanaka. Lastly, we thank the participating officials and Project Task Teams for their presentations, active involvement, and knowledge sharing. Acknowledgements — 1 ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS CoP ...........................Community of Practice DRM ..........................disaster risk management GFDRR .......................Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery ICHARM .....................International Centre for Water Hazard and Risk Management IFAS ..........................Integrated Flood Analysis System IUFRM .......................Integrated Urban Flood Risk Management JICA ...........................Japan International Cooperation Agency LAC ...........................Latin America and the Caribbean MLIT ..........................Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (Japan) MOF ..........................Ministry of Finance (Japan) O&M ..........................operations and maintenance ODA ...........................official development assistance PPP ...........................public-private partnership PUB ...........................Public Utility Board (Singapore) PWRI .........................Public Works Research Institute TDD ...........................Technical Deep Dive TDLC ..........................World Bank Tokyo Development Learning Center UFCOP .......................Urban Floods Community of Practice UNESCO .....................United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization 2 — Acronyms and Abbreviations 3 — Acronyms and Abbreviations 3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The first Technical Deep Dive (TDD) on Integrated The participating clients were a diverse mix: 42 Urban Flood Risk Management (IUFRM) was held percent were from infrastructure or public works on April 18–21, 2016. It was co-organized by the departments, 37 percent from water resource World Bank Disaster Risk Management Hub, Tokyo, management or hydrology departments, and 21 and the World Bank Tokyo Development Learning percent from disaster risk management agencies. A Center in partnership with the government of Japan little over half of participants (56 percent) worked (Ministry of Finance [MOF] and Ministry of Land, for national agencies, and the remainder worked for Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism [MLIT]), the subnational governments. The eight participating Urban Floods Community of Practice, and the Global countries represented approximately 3.5 million Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery. people exposed to floods every year. The TDD on IUFRM offered firsthand knowledge- A short survey of participants, conducted prior exchange opportunities for clients and World to the TDD, identified some of the key challenges Bank staff from Argentina, Ghana, Indonesia, the participants’ countries face in flood management: Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Madagascar, lack of or ineffective institutional frameworks, land Nigeria, the Solomon Islands, and Vietnam. It use or land management issues, financial issues, included expert presentations from MLIT, the Japan and lack of capacity for holistic approaches to flood International Cooperation Agency (JICA), and the risk reduction. The participants expressed interest International Centre for Water Hazard and Risk in gaining practical knowledge, in benefiting from Management (ICHARM), as well as from Singapore’s Japan’s experience and expertise in managing urban Public Utility Board. It was also an opportunity flood risks, and in sharing experiences with peer for MOF to highlight identification and mitigation countries. of flood risks as important means of safeguarding More specifically, participants were interested in communities. learning about nonstructural measures, investments, and operations and maintenance of structural measures. The TDD facilitated knowledge sharing on a range of relevant issues, including institutional frameworks and integrated planning processes, resilient structural investments, best practices for nonstructural measures, and capacity development measures designed to meet current and future challenges. Participants expected that the TDD would help them create plans for an integrated flood management system in their countries. 4 — Executive Summary In showcasing the experience of countries such as