Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) in partnership with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Australia) is implementing the project for Integrating Disaster Risk Information into Urban Land Use Planning in Mandalay City and Coastal Vietnam. The goal of this project is to provide decision makers and technical officials in Myanmar and Vietnam with the knowledge and capacity to participate in risk sensitive urban land use planning decisions, which limit risk and promote resilient urban development.

Urban land use planning is a significant tool that can be used by a community to increase its resiliency to natural disasters. Urban land use planning enables a community to make knowledgeable decisions about how to use its land in ways that are beneficial to current and future residents. Integrating disaster risk information in urban land use planning allows a community to consider potential hazards when developing plans and regulations and ideally make choices to protect its population, property, and other assets from risk. Urban land use planning is one of the most cost-effective strategies for reducing disaster risk especially when compared to rebuilding or relocating buildings and infrastructure.

1) Training session for technical officials in Myanmar relating to Geographic Information Systems (GIS), land use planning and disaster risk assessment.
2) Developed Urban Risk Database for one township (Chanayethazen) in Mandalay City.
3) Acceptance of National Guidelines Document into land use planning policy in Myanmar.
4) Training Sessions for Decision Makers and Technical Officials in Vietnam relating to resilience, land use planning and coastal development (Ca Mau and Quang Ngai Provinces).

1) Situational Analysis for Risk Sensitive Urban Land Use Planning in Mandalay City
2) Detailed Urban Risk Database of Chanayethazan Township in Mandalay City featuring over 20,000 buildings
3) National Guidelines document for Integrating Disaster Risk Information into Urban Land Use Planning in Myanmar with Special Reference to Mandalay City
4) Comprehensive Need Assessment for Land Use Planning in Coastal Vietnam with Special Reference to Ca Mau and Quang Ngai Provinces