Kyrgyz Republic - Measuring seismic risk
This note summarizes the key outputs and achievements under a technical assistance (TA) project to measure seismic risks in the Kyrgyz Republic between February 2014 and December 2017.
The outputs discuss: the seismic hazard across the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic; the exposure of residential buildings and transport infrastructure; and the seismic risk (expressed in economic losses and fatalities) facing the country. The final output also summarizes a proposed seismic risk reduction strategy, which provides guidance to the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic and other key stakeholders to priorities a range of risk reduction options that will save lives, reduce damage to critical buildings and infrastructure and reduce the economic losses caused by earthquakes in the Kyrgyz Republic.
This work informs the Ministry of Finance (MoF) and the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the greatest priorities and options for disaster mitigation at a macro-level level. This analysis does not provide specific building or infrastructure information or detailed designs for risk reduction.
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