watershed management

The Metro Manila Flood Management Project aims to improve flood management in selected areas of Metro Manila. Key components include modernizing drainage systems, minimizing solid waste in waterways, supporting participatory housing and resettlement, and enhancing project management and coordination. These efforts focus on reducing flood risks and improving living conditions in flood-prone areas.

The Maputo Urban Transformation Project aims to strengthen urban management, promote sustainable economic growth, and enhance resilience in Maputo municipality. Key components include infrastructure upgrades, improved drainage systems, and capacity building for urban planning. These initiatives focus on building resilience and fostering economic opportunities.

The Shire River Basin Management Program (Phase-I) Project aims to develop a planning framework to improve land and water management for ecosystem and livelihood benefits in target areas. The project includes Shire Basin planning, catchment management to reduce erosion and improve livelihoods, and water-related infrastructure investments to regulate Shire flows and enhance climate resilience. These efforts support disaster risk management through watershed rehabilitation and improved management.

The Malawi Resilience and Disaster Risk Management Project aims to strengthen disaster risk management (DRM) systems, build resilience among vulnerable communities, and support disaster preparedness and recovery efforts. Key components include resilient infrastructure, risk reduction initiatives, and capacity building to enhance disaster response effectiveness.

The Ma'anshan Cihu River Basin Improvement Project in China aims to improve drainage and flood protection capacity in urban areas of Ma'anshan municipality. Key components include river rehabilitation, drainage improvement, restoration of natural storm drainage, water quality monitoring, and capacity building for project implementation and management.

The Shire Valley Transformation Program aims to increase agricultural productivity and commercialization for targeted households in the Shire Valley and to improve the sustainable management and utilization of natural resources. The project development objectives (PDO) are to provide access to reliable gravity-fed irrigation and drainage services, secure land tenure for smallholder farmers, and strengthen management of wetlands and protected areas. Additionally, the project will develop and improve wetland management.

Investments will include a variety of green infrastructure measures, sustainable and climate-smart agricultural practices, and livelihoods diversification. Green infrastructure will be designed in conjunction with gray infrastructure to optimize the functionality, cost-effectiveness, and resilience of the integrated natural and built system.

The project will support watershed management planning and watershed restoration to reduce risk of landslide and floods.

The project will support the design nd pilot implementation of the Community Adaptation Fund (CAF) in the Gicumbi District. This includes piloting landscape restoration in the Gicumbi District through the CAF on investments such as catchment restoration and rehabilitation through reforestation, silvo-pastoralism and other watershed protection measures that have demonstrated community resilience to climate change. The project will also support the development of flagship programs such as Water Security for All Flagship Program.

The project used the restoration of vegetative cover and sustainable management of watersheds to reduce erosion and disaster risks.