Background

This project aims to support Mongolia in developing a set of key disaster risk information and knowledge products for mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management (DRM) into development, including Disaster Risk Financing and Insurance (DRFI). A hazard and risk assessment is conducted at the national and provincial levels and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) is promoted for resilience within development and DRFI, and to strengthen the capacity and ability of NEMA, ministries, local government officials and communities to better understand and plan for disaster risks. The project is made up of the following four main components: 

• Conducting multi-hazard disaster risk assessments at the national and local levels; 

• Facilitation of Disaster Reduction planning and mainstreaming through the preparation and delivery of a DRR training program; 

• Development of a strategy for disaster risk financing and revision of the national draft disaster risk insurance law; and 

• Building institutional, technical, and management capacity for DRR and DRF 

The GEM Risk Team's main contribution to the project is the development of a significantly improved exposure model for Mongolia, based on the latest population and housing census of Mongolia, and a probabilistic seismic risk analyses, making use of GEM's global seismic hazard mosaic. 

Duration: 2022-2023