To provide targeted technical assistance in support
of the Government’s program to enhance the seismic safety and resilience, and
to improve the energy efficiency performance of public buildings in Turkey.The
financing requested for recipient executed trust fund (RETF) ($750,000) will
support:

a) Identifying innovative engineering
approaches for strengthening existing buildings, including from Japan.

b) Training and capacity building on
innovative engineering approaches;

c) Exploring global best practices for
engineering assessments of buildings.This TF allows supervision of the RETF

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