Climate and Disaster Resilient Transport in Small Island Developing States : A Call for Action

Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are a group of countries located across the world in the Caribbean, Pacific, Africa, and Indian Ocean regions. They are all small in size, sparsely populated and geographically isolated, and their small economies are typically based on tourism, fisheries, agricu...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Report
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:	CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE ADAPTATION TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE DISASTER RESILIENCE VULNERABILITY DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28798

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spelling	okr-10986-287982021-05-25T10:54:40Z Climate and Disaster Resilient Transport in Small Island Developing States : A Call for Action World Bank CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE ADAPTATION TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE DISASTER RESILIENCE VULNERABILITY DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are a group of countries located across the world in the Caribbean, Pacific, Africa, and Indian Ocean regions. They are all small in size, sparsely populated and geographically isolated, and their small economies are typically based on tourism, fisheries, agriculture, and small-scale manufacturing activities. SIDS are among the most exposed and vulnerable countries to natural disasters in the world, and climate change is expected to exacerbate future risks, threatening development progress. Because of their location, small size, and topography, SIDS are exposed to severe hazards, including cyclones, extreme winds, storms, earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions. This report proposes solutions to integrate climate and disaster risk considerations in transport infrastructure lifecycle management and, in this way, enhance the resilience of transport systems. The case studies presented in this report can be replicated by tailoring best practices to specific country contexts. Interventions can be made by life cycle component, or integrated across the transport infrastructure life cycle. In Tuvalu for instance, after Cyclone Pam in 2015 isolated the island, the Tuvalu Aviation Investment Project revised infrastructure design specifications to ensure resilience of the airport to future events, including also various measures to improve disaster preparedness and response. This report also proposes a path forward for replicating best practices and deploying resilient transport infrastructure in SIDS. Consisting of four components, the path leverages existing experiences in SIDS to coalesce and scale-up donor support to address financial gaps while reinforcing country systems and delivering scale with reduced administrative burden. Components of this path forward specifically address country-specific needs assessments and transition plans, implementation of resilience measures and transport asset management systems, avenues for local capacity building and knowledge exchange, and fundraising and reassessing capital needs for continued enhancement of transport systems resilience. 2017-11-13T17:31:44Z 2017-11-13T17:31:44Z 2017-11-15 Report http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28798 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Risk and Vulnerability Assessment Economic & Sector Work East Asia and Pacific Latin America & Caribbean Caribbean Oceania
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description	Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are a group of countries located across the world in the Caribbean, Pacific, Africa, and Indian Ocean regions. They are all small in size, sparsely populated and geographically isolated, and their small economies are typically based on tourism, fisheries, agriculture, and small-scale manufacturing activities. SIDS are among the most exposed and vulnerable countries to natural disasters in the world, and climate change is expected to exacerbate future risks, threatening development progress. Because of their location, small size, and topography, SIDS are exposed to severe hazards, including cyclones, extreme winds, storms, earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions. This report proposes solutions to integrate climate and disaster risk considerations in transport infrastructure lifecycle management and, in this way, enhance the resilience of transport systems. The case studies presented in this report can be replicated by tailoring best practices to specific country contexts. Interventions can be made by life cycle component, or integrated across the transport infrastructure life cycle. In Tuvalu for instance, after Cyclone Pam in 2015 isolated the island, the Tuvalu Aviation Investment Project revised infrastructure design specifications to ensure resilience of the airport to future events, including also various measures to improve disaster preparedness and response. This report also proposes a path forward for replicating best practices and deploying resilient transport infrastructure in SIDS. Consisting of four components, the path leverages existing experiences in SIDS to coalesce and scale-up donor support to address financial gaps while reinforcing country systems and delivering scale with reduced administrative burden. Components of this path forward specifically address country-specific needs assessments and transition plans, implementation of resilience measures and transport asset management systems, avenues for local capacity building and knowledge exchange, and fundraising and reassessing capital needs for continued enhancement of transport systems resilience.
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title	Climate and Disaster Resilient Transport in Small Island Developing States : A Call for Action
title_short	Climate and Disaster Resilient Transport in Small Island Developing States : A Call for Action
title_full	Climate and Disaster Resilient Transport in Small Island Developing States : A Call for Action
title_fullStr	Climate and Disaster Resilient Transport in Small Island Developing States : A Call for Action
title_full_unstemmed	Climate and Disaster Resilient Transport in Small Island Developing States : A Call for Action
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Climate and Disaster Resilient Transport in Small Island Developing States : A Call for Action

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