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Technical Assistance Consultant's Report Republic of the Union of Myanmar Technical Assistance Consultant’s Report Project Number: 46496-001 December 2016 Republic of the Union of Myanmar: Transformation of Urban Management - Flood Management Component (Financed by the Japanese Fund for Poverty Reduction) FINAL REPORT ANNEXES 1-7 (Part 4 of 7) Prepared by International Centre for Water Hazard and Risk Management (ICHARM), Public Works Research Institute (PWRI) (Tsukuba, Japan) CTI Engineering International Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan) CTI Engineering Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan) PASCO CORPORATION (Tokyo, Japan) For: Ministry of Construction and Ministry of Transport and Communications, Department of Meteorology and Hydrology, under the Ministry of Transport and Communications. This consultant’s report does not necessarily reflect the views of ADB or the Government concerned, and ADB and the Government cannot be held liable for its contents. (For project preparatory technical assistance: All the views expressed herein may not be incorporated into the proposed project’s design). ANNEXES ANNEX 1: SUMMARY REPORT OF MEETINGS AND WORKSHOPS ANNEX 2: ACTIVITIES AND DESCRIPTION UNDERTAKEN BY TA-8456 ANNEX 3: LIST OF THE MEETINGS CONDUCTED UNDER TA-8456 ANNEX 4: SUMMARY OF THE COLLECTED DATA AND INFORMATION ANNEX 5: DATUM LEVEL ANNEX 6: FLOOD INUNDATION ANALYSIS OF MANDALAY ANNEX 7: STATISTICAL ANALYSIS ANNEX 8: FLOOD HAZARD MAPS ANNEX 9: COASTAL FLOOD HAZARD MAPS ANNEX 1: SUMMARY REPORT OF MEETINGS AND WORKSHOPS 1. Inception Meeting............................................................................... Page 1 2. Consultation Meeting for Risk Assessment ........................................ Page 9 3. Interim Meeting .................................................................................. Page 16 4. Workshop on Flood Hazard Mapping ................................................ Page 30 5. Workshop on Flood Hazard Mapping in Three Target Cities .......... Page 37 6. Final Workshop .................................................................................. Page 58 7. Final Meeting ..................................................................................... .Page 69 ANNEX 1: SUMMARY REPORT OF MEETINGS AND WORKSHOPS No.1: Inception Meeting Date: 16 September 2014 Time: 14:00 – 17:00 (Myanmar Time) 2nd Floor Meeting Room of Multi-Hazard Early Warning Center, DMH Nay Pyi Place: Taw Office, Myanmar I. INTRODUCTION: The Inception Meeting among Department of Meteorology and Hydrology (DMH) Nay Pyi Taw Office, other related Myanmar government offices and ADB Consultant Part II-A & -B for TA-8456 was held on 16 September 2014 with the presence of 38 participants. Objective The objectives of this meeting are: (1) to inform the participants about the Part II of the Capacity Development Technical Assistance, Transformation of Urban Management (TA-8456) including its objectives, scope, methodology, draft work plan, expected major activities and outputs; (2) to establish a scheme for collaboration among the participants; and (3) to identify major issues and needs for flood management in Myanmar, in particular for the three cities (Yangon, Mandalay and Mawlamyine). The TA promotes sustainable urban development in Myanmar towns by building institutional capacity of local authorities, leading to the prioritized needs-based provision of essential infrastructure. The TA comprises Part I: Urban Management (Yangon, Mandalay, Mawlamyine, Pathein, Lashio, and Monywa) and Part II: Flood Management (Yangon, Mandalay, and Mawlamyine). The Executing and Implementing Agencies of the TA are as follows. Executing Agency: The Ministry of Construction (MOC) through the Department of Human Settlements and Housing Development, implementing Agency of Part I: The Urban Research and Development Institute, MOC Implementing Agency of Part II: The Department of Meteorology and Hydrology (DMH), Ministry of Transport The Part II of the TA aims to strengthen institutional capacity and sustainability of DMH for flood management by conducting a hydro-meteorological analysis related to floods in the Ayeyarwady River basin, a hydro-meteorological analysis related to floods and storm surges in the Yangon plain and the Thanlwin River basin, risk assessment for these river basins, and related training programs. Expected Outcomes The expected outcomes of the meeting were: Participants are informed about the Part II of TA-8456 Transformation of Urban Management and share their expectations on the project; and Participants build a scheme for collaboration for strengthening flood management for Yangon, Mandalay and Mawlamyine. Participants identify issues and needs for flood management in Myanmar. II. SUMMARY OF DISCUSSION: 1 Opening Remarks by Dr. Hrin Nei Thiam, Director General of Department of Meteorology and Hydrology (DMH) Dr. Hrin Nei Thiam, Director General of DMH warmly welcomed all the participants to the Inception Meeting and provided opening remarks by introducing the TA-8456: - This TA is funded by ADB and would be executed by the Department of Human Settlements and Housing Development, Ministry of Construction (MOC). - The composition of the TA, Part I (urban management) and Part II (flood management), and 1 ANNEX 1 informed the participants that the Urban Research and Development Institute, under MOC would be the Implementing Agency for the Part I while DMH would be the Implementing Agency for the Part II. - For Part II, ICHARM and CTII are the technical experts. - The objectives of the Part II are (1) hydro-meteorological analysis related to flood and storm surge, (2) flood and storm surge risk assessment, and (3) capacity development of related organizations. - The Part II would focus on flood management of 3 cities, Yangon, Mandalay and Mawlamyine, which would require relevant data. Dr. Hrin requested support of the participants to provide such available data as well as relevant organizations’ active participation and contribution for the success of this TA. Dr. Hrin expressed her gratitude to ADB for funding, and experts from ADB, UN-Habitat, ICHARM and CTII for technical assistance through this TA. Finally, Dr. Hrin conveyed her appreciation to all the related organizations for taking time and participating at the inception meeting. 2 Opening Remarks by Ms. Eri Honda, Principal Urban Development Specialist, Urban Development and Water Division, Southeast Asia Department, Asian Development Bank (ADB) Ms. Eri Honda, Principal Urban Development Specialist of ADB extended the warm welcome to all the participants and briefly introduced the TA-8456. 3 Session 1: 3.1 Introduction of ADB by Mr. Osamu Kondo, Water Resources Specialist, Sustainable Infrastructure Division, Regional and Sustainable Development Department, ADB Mr. Osamu Kondo, Water Resources Specialist of ADB introduced ADB including ADB’s vision, mission, and mode of operation, and described the region’s poverty challenges, outline of approved loans, ADB’s long-term strategic framework from 2008 to 2020, ADB’s strategic priorities for 2014 to 2020, and ADB’s water operational plan 2011. 3.2 Objective and Scope of TA-8456 (Part I & II) by Ms. Eri Honda, ADB Ms. Eri Honda of ADB introduced objective and scope of TA-8456 (Part I & II), implementing agencies and the project period, and major outputs. Ms. Honda briefly mentioned that the issues to be discussed during the Inception Mission such as (1) establishment of steering committee, (2) collection of data necessary for RRI simulation and storm surge analysis, (3) coordination between Part I and Part II, (4) coordination with other development partners in flood management and (5) confirmation of TOR and work program. 4 Session 2: 4.1 Methodology and Approach of Part II (Flood Management), Work Program of the Consultant Services, by Mr. Hisaya Sawano, Flood Management Expert/Team Leader for TA-8456, International Centre for Water Hazard and Risk Management (ICHARM), Incorporated Administrative Agency Public Works Research Institute Mr. Hisaya Sawano, Flood Management Expert/Team Leader for TA-8456, ICHARM introduced the following; - Overview of Part II, objectives, expected timeframe and organizations concerned; 2 ANNEX 1 - Needs Assessment; - Flood and Storm Surge Analysis by RRI Model (for flood) and Myers Model (for Storm Surge); - Flood and storm surge risk assessment; - The process (flow) of risk assessment how risk can be estimated by hazard, exposure and vulnerability; - Examples of flood and storm surge risk assessment by showing results of the assessment of agriculture damage for the Pampanga River Basin; - Inundation simulation of anticipated damage for computation of anticipated amount of damage, such as how much damage will be done with or without counter-measures; - Image of the result of computation of reduced damage; - Organization of TA-8456 Team; - Introduction of ICHARM by showing its three focus areas of work - About the October 2014 mission (7-18 October) 4.2 Summary of Hydro-Meteorological Analysis: Rainfall-Runoff-Inundation (RRI) Model and Storm Surge Model, by Mr. Kazuhiro Nakamura, Coordinator/Flood Management Expert for TA8456, CTI Engineering International Co., Ltd. (CTII) Mr. Kazuhiro Nakamura, Coordinator/Flood Management Expert for TA-8456, CTII introduced the following; - Necessity of hydro-meteorological analysis. - The TA focuses on flood and storm surge analysis, not Tsunami. - Advantage of forecasting future inundation condition with hydro-meteorological analysis. - Explanation of distributed hydrological model. - Explanation of features of RRI Model comparing MIKE
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