Guidance Note: Disaster and climate resilient transport

Development of a Technical Guidance Note for the Disaster and Climate Resilient Transport, to operationalize how disaster and climate resilience is mainstreamed in transport projects financed by the World Bank.
As connectivity in Sub Saharan Africa, South Asia, East Asia and Pacific, and the Middle East and North Africa regions is lacking, the need to expand transit networks and systems is constantly growing. At the same time, the effects of climate change are exacerbating challenges with natural hazards expected to increase in both intensity and frequency over the next decades. Building resilient transport infrastructure and systems is thus key to achieving development goals by supporting the market economy while withstanding adversities. Investing in resilience is both profitable and urgent as disruptions are extremely costly for governments, households, and the private sector. Beyond the infrastructure itself, increasing the adaptative capacity of communities to withstand natural disasters and climate-related disasters along strategic transport corridors is the most important challenge. Extreme weather events are impacting the global economy and populations in various ways. These have exacerbated current internal and international migration patterns.
This Technical Guidance Note offers practical support on measures to provide sustainable connectivity with reliable transport infrastructure and services aiming to boost countries’ economies and alleviate poverty. The guidance emphasizes on the major challenge of reducing GHG emissions while building resilience to climate change-induced. In this context, it guides users on the development of adaptation strategies aiming at reducing the impact of natural disasters and climate risks in the transport sector.