Building Dam Safety and Urban Resilience to Natural Hazards in Angola

Grant Amount: $560,000 Active

Region Africa (AFR)

Country Angola

Start Date 09/2021

Completion Date 08/2023

Funding Source Japan-World Bank Program for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management in Developing Countries – Second Phase

To Build Resilience to Natural Hazards in Angola within two sectors: Dam Safety nationwide(Component 1), and Urban Resilience in Greater Luanda (population 8 Million,Component 2). This will be achieved in this project through (i) monitoring the hydrologicstatus of selected dams in Angola; (ii) detecting dam deformations; (iii) implementing aresilience-building framework to Natural Hazards in Luanda; and (iv) a prioritization ofinvestments for resilience to natural Hazards in Greater Luanda.

Sendai Priorities

Priority 1Understanding disaster risk

Priority 2Strengthening disaster risk governance to manage disaster risk

Priority 3Investing in disaster risk reduction for resilience

Priority 4Enhancing disaster preparedness for effective response and to “Build Back Better” in recovery, rehabilitation and reconstruction