Consulting Services for Strengthening Emergency Preparedness and Response

The Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) and the International Development Association (IDA) are in the process of finalizing the financial assistance from IDA towards the cost of the South East Asia Disaster Risk Management Project (“Resilience of Rural Infrastructure Project”) for rehabilitation and upgrade of Rural Roads. RGC intends to apply part of the proceeds of this financing to payments under the contract for: Consulting Services by qualified consultation firms to provide services in supporting the Project’s Implementation on Strengthening Emergency Preparedness and Response (EP&R), assess and strengthen MRD’s EP&R capabilities, systems, protocols, resources as well as strengthen institutional and technical capacities for disaster risk management (DRM) in line with government priorities, develop post-disaster response and recovery guidelines, develop climate change and DRM strategic action plans for MRD’s technical working groups, and conduct regular capacity-building activities to enhance the knowledge and skills of MRD staff members on post-disaster damage and needs assessment.