Support for the Operational Strategy to Improve Climate Resilience and Risk Management in Transport Infrastructure in Brazil (focus on the Amazon)

The objective of this Technical Cooperation (TC) is to contribute to improve the resilience of the Brazil transport infrastructure, with focus on the Amazon transport network, the national and subnational projects strategic to improve the resilience and redundance of the transport network and, the transport projects in execution and/or preparation with IDB resources.

The specific objectives are: (i) a pilot project to design a regional dynamic WRF model to improve the threat information necessary to contribute to develop the adaptive capacity and to reduce the vulnerability to climate risk to the Brazilian transport network; (ii) to develop tools that contribute to asses and reduce climate vulnerability of the Brazilian transport network, and improve institutional capacity, dialogue and coordination among decision makers in transport climate risk management in Brazil and; (iii) to develop a policy and technical roadmap for the development of the Amazonian transport network in Brazil, based on a set of standards of resilience, green infrastructure, and nature based solutions.

Project Detail

Country

Brazil

Project Number

BR-T1656

Approval Date

Project Status

Preparation

Project Type

Technical Cooperation

Sector

TRANSPORT

Subsector

TRANSPORT NETWORKS CONNECTIVITY

Lending Instrument

Lending Instrument Code

Modality

Facility Type

Environmental and Social Impact Category (ESIC)

Total Cost

USD 900,000.00

Country Counterpart Financing

Original Amount Approved

USD 450,000.00