Seismic Risk Mitigation Project

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The objective of Istanbul Seismic Risk Mitigation and Emergency Preparedness Project is to initiate a process to transform Istanbul, Turkey, into a city resilient to a major earthquake. This will be done via four components. The first, enhancing emergency preparedness, will enhance the effectiveness and capacity of the provincial and municipal public safety organizations in Istanbul to prepare for, respond to and recover from significant emergencies, especially those arising from earthquakes. The second, seismic risk mitigation for public facilities, will reduce the risk of future earthquake damage to critical facilities in order to save lives and ensure their continued functioning in the event of an earthquake, through retrofitting of hospitals, schools and other priority public facilities. The third, enforcement of building codes, will support innovative approaches to better enforcement of building codes and compliance with land use plans. The fourth, project management, will support the Istanbul Provincial Administration to implement the project in an efficient and transparent manner, and build the institutional capacity to sustain the implementation of the Seismic Risk Mitigation and Preparedness program beyond the life of the project.