For Sustainable Development in Myanmar Cities
ADB TA-8456 Republic of the Union of Myanmar
Transformation of Urban Management - Part II Flood Management -1. Outline of the TA‐8456

4. Activities and Outputs: Flood and Storm Surge and Risk Assessment

The TA-8456 aimed to promote sustainable urban development in Myanmar cities
by building the institutional capacity of local authorities, leading to the prioritizedneeds-based provision of essential infrastructure. The TA was composed of twoparts: Part I: Urban Management and Part II: Flood Management.
Implementing Agency:
Part II (Flood Management): Department of Meteorology and Hydrology (DMH),
Ministry of Transport and Communications
The Final Report of the TA-8456 (Part II) component is available at following ADB
website:https://www.adb.org/projects/documents/mya-46496-001-tacr

ACTIVITIES:- Prepare Flood Hazard Maps
- Organize workshops at three cities (Yangon: 25 January 2016; Mandalay: 28 January 2016;
Mawlamyine: 26 January 2016
- Introduce a concept of disaster risk assessment- Simulate agricultural damage

Flood Hazard Maps
YangonMandalay

Mawlamyine

Target Areas
Part II: Flood Management
Yangon, Mandalay, Mawlamyine
The Part II (Flood Management) component
was implemented by ICHARM/PWRI jointlywith CTII, CTIE and PASCO Corporation
Implementation Period: July 2014 toNovember 2016

100-Year Flood

Agricultural Damage Maps

2. Objectives of the TA‐8456 Part II (Flood Management)

YangonMandalay

Mawlamyine

 Hydro-meteorological analysis related to flood and storm surge;
 Flood and storm surge risk assessment; Capacity development for the DMH;
 Training for the DMH officers on the RRI and storm surge model Business plan to strengthen institutional capacity
 Capacity development of organizations relevant to flood and storm surge risk
assessment.

3. Activities and Outputs: Hydro‐Meteorological Analysis
ACTIVITIES:- Hydro-meteorological analysis in three target cities (Yangon, Mandalay and Mawlamyine) plus
other areas (Bago, Nyaung Don and Kale areas)- Formulation of model for flood and storm surge hazard analysis
Adopted models:(i) RRI model for the flood inundation analysis, and(ii) Storm Surge model with Myers’s formula for storm surge analysis.

Development of RRI Model for Three Target Cities

100-Year Flood

5. Activities and Outputs: Business Plan for the DMH
ACTIVITIES:- Identify the issues and challenges of DMH to fulfill its role and responsibility- Suggest and recommend methodologies to improve the capacity of DMH
Four topics were focused in a business plan for the improvement of flood management
activities.
 Enhancement of meteorological and hydrological monitoring Utilization of satellite images
 Prevention of landslide disasters Adoption of timeline planning for preparedness and response

6. Activities and Outputs: Capacity Development
To strengthen the capacity of DMH and related organizations for flood management,
series of training were organized.
ACTIVITIES:[Training on RRI Model and Storm Surge Model]

Flood Inundation Analysis
Yangon (2007 Flood)

Mandalay (2004 Flood)

Mawlamyine (2013 Flood)

Following training programs for DMH and Irrigation Department (ID) on the hydro-meteorologicalanalysis with RRI and storm surge models were conducted.
 Basic Training Programs: Two times (TM-1, TM-2)
 Specialized Training Programs for trainer candidates: Two times (TM-3, TM-4)
 Follow-up Training Programs: Four times[Training on Flood Disaster Risk Assessment] Training on flood disaster risk assessment was also conducted for DMH and ID

International Centre for Water Hazard and Risk Management (ICHARM)
under the auspices of UNESCO, Public Works Research InstituteInternational Centre forWater Hazard and Risk Management
under the auspices of UNESCO

Public Works Research Institute,
National Research and Development
Agency, Japan

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