Enhanced Use of Disaster Risk Information for Decision Making in Southeast Asia

The regional capacity development technical assistance (TA) will enable increased capacity building and knowledge sharing among selected Southeast Asian Developing Member Countries (DMCs)—Cambodia, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR), Myanmar, Philippines, and Thailand— on disaster risk-informed decision making. The impact will be improved risk-sensitive decision making for public investments in selected Southeast Asian DMCs. The outcome will be improved capacity in selected Southeast Asian DMCs to integrate DRM in the development processes.

One of the outputs in the Philippines is the development of a city government disaster insurance pool for the Philippines. This output has four sub-outputs: (1) development of a city government disaster insurance pool, (2) enhancement of government financial arrangements for post-disaster burden sharing, (3) development of exposure databases, and (4) awareness building and knowledge sharing.

The specialist will lead the development of a city government disaster insurance pool for the Philippines, organization of awareness-building activities, and delivery of a national workshop and regional knowledge sharing event, and is responsible for achievement of all milestone activities and periodic and final project reports.

With support from the international and national consultants, the expert will undertake the following tasks:

(i) Lead the development of a city government disaster insurance pool for the Philippines to a point where it is ready for market placement and launch, including aspects relating to (a) technical design (including attachment and exit point offerings, triggers, procedures for premium collection and payouts, indicative premium pricing); (b) financial structure, including capitalization requirements; (c) re/insurance arrangements; (d) sources of financing for premium payments; (e) management and administrative arrangements; (f) ownership; and (g) registration;

(ii) Lead government consultations on pool requirements and design;

(iii) Lead awareness-building activities in 15 potential participant cities, selecting the focus cities in consultation with relevant government agencies;

(iv) Lead the organization and delivery of a national workshop and regional knowledge sharing event;

(v) Make recommendations on additional awareness and capacity-building activities to be undertaken under a subsequent potential capacity development TA;

(vi) Undertake a preliminary examination of the potential scope for expanding the pool arrangement into a regional city government pool, with additional participants from other countries in the region;

(vii) Coordinate and communicate routinely with the ADB project officer on TA progress;

(viii) Oversee timely achievement of all milestone activities and be responsible for periodic and final project reports; and

(ix) Take responsibility for the completion and success of the activities.