Summary of PRA
The Preliminary Resilience Assessment (PRA) report of Da Nang city is under Phase I of the 100 Resilient Cities Project (100RC) funded by the Rockefeller Foundation.
This report is directly guided by the 100RC Advisory Board of the city and madein consultation with the working group for the Advisory Board (WG) and the staff from different administrative departments and agencies of the city and other relevant stakeholders.
Objectives of the Preliminary Resilience Assessment
The Preliminary Resilience Assessment aims toprepare prioritiesfordeveloping the city’s resilience strategy by:
PRA report-making process
To produce Da Nang’s PRA report, we have conducted some studies into the city’s economic and social context, as well as applying 03 assessment tools of 100RC program:
• Review actions of the city;
• Identify shocks - stresses, inventory property and formulate relevant matrix;
• Assessing perceptions on the resilience of communities.
During all the steps of the process of investigating and assessing, we have also consulted 100RC Da Nang Advisory Board, Working Group and other representatives of local communities.
Targets of the program to build Da Nang’s resilience
Not beyond the targets and visions of the city’s socio-economic development to 2015, with resilience approach, Da Nang can build urban resilence with the following targets:
- Local residents can live in a city resilient again disasters, risks and climate change, having a better life with economic sustainability, involving in cultural identity preservation.
- The city’s urban infrastructure develops towards modern way with international influence, adaptive to disasters, climate change. It also plays an important role in creating a safe living environment for the community.
-The city’s economy owns a specific identity, outstanding compared to other areas of the region and Vietnam, as well as staying sustainably in front of global and regional economic recession. Economic value is maintained and promoted, ensuring social welfare.
- The city owns a smart and modern urban management system, ensuring response abilities against shocks and stresses.
Các lĩnh vực trọng tâm nghiên cứu
Dựa trên các kết quả nghiên cứu, phân tích về bối cảnh thành phố và kết quả thực hiện đánh giá dựa trên các công cụ, Văn phòng dự án đã xác định các lĩnh vực trọng tâm cho các nghiên cứu tiếp theo. Trong giai đoạn II, chúng tôi sẽ tiến hành nghiên cứu, phân tích sâu hơn, ở cấp độ rộng hơn với các lĩnh vực này nhằm xây dựng một chiến lược khả thi, tăng cường khả năng chống chịu của thành phố cho các cộng đồng dễ bị tổn thương trước các cú sốc và áp lực đã được xác định.
Focus area 1: How can Da Nang improve the safety and resilience of vulnerable households to storms and climate disasters?
Objectives
• To assess storm and typhoon risks to housing and community infrastructure (including cell phone communications towers) in terms of probability and magnitude of damage for key districts, housing types and household income levels, in order to better target interventions;
• To assess urban development plans to identify development activities in these areas that may increase flood risks and suggest how to reduce these risks;
• To collaborate with private sector and financial industry to study feasibility of low-cost catastrophic loss insurance for low-income households;
• To describe roles of different actors including local government in financing and implementing storm resistant housing and infrastructure upgrading schemes;
• To define detailed measures for economic and financial feasibility analysis with private and public sector organizations.