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Task
Orders
Needs
Assessment for Aceh Province, Indonesia
The
IRG-Tt Joint Venture received, on a sole-source basis,
the first task order under this contract to conduct
a needs assessment for the Aceh Province, Indonesia, to identify
opportunities and constraints for rehabilitation of
coastal resources and their communities based on the December
2004 tsunami. The assessment included documenting the opportunities
for restoring the environmental conditions, livelihoods
of the coastal communities over the long term, and
the possibilities of developing local institutional/government
capacity for participatory
coastal planning and management. The IRG-Tetra Tech
team deployed to Aceh immediately after receiving the
Task Order, meeting with key USAID personnel, conducting
site visits, and preparing the final report.
IRG-Tetra
Tech Joint Venture Awarded Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning
System Development Project
The IRG-Tetra Tech JV was recently awarded a two-year,
$6 million task order under the worldwide water resources
contract with the U.S. Agency for International Development
(USAID) to support the development of an Indian Ocean
Tsunami Warning System (IOTWS), in coordination with
the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of the
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization,
other donor nations, and national governments in the
region.
U.S. activities will support each of the essential
elements of an IOTWS, including: risk assessment; hazard
monitoring, detection and prediction; formulation, dissemination
and communication of warning messages; and knowledge
and preparedness to act. The program will provide targeted
technical support to Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand
and the Maldives in developing and implementing various
components of an IOTWS at national and local levels.
Under this task order, the joint venture will serve as
the Program Integrator, providing technical assistance,
coordination, logistics, training and administrative support
to USAID's Regional Development Mission/Asia and to international,
national and local organizations involved in the development
of an IOTWS. The joint venture will provide overarching
services and coordination support to the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Geological Survey,
U.S. Trade and Development Agency, and U.S. Forest Service.
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