Technical deep dive on integrated urban risk management : summary report

The first technical deep dive (TDD) on integrated urban flood risk management (IUFRM) was held on April 18 to 21, 2016. It was 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 (MOF) and Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism (MLIT)), the urban floods community of practice, and the global facility for disaster reduction and recovery. The TDD on IUFRM offered firsthand knowledge exchange opportunities for clients and World Bank staff from Argentina, Ghana, Indonesia, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Madagascar, Nigeria, the Solomon Islands, and Vietnam. It included expert presentations from MLIT, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), and the International Centre for Water Hazard and Risk Management (ICHARM), as well as from Singapore’s public utility board. It was also an opportunity for MOF to highlight identification and mitigation of flood risks as important means of safeguarding communities. This summary report presents: executive summary; opening and welcome remarks; technical deep dive: introduction and objectives; session summaries; site visits; and outcomes and conclusions.