Project Objective:
To provide consultancy services for damage assessment, needs analysis, and project prioritization for financing programs to local governments and municipalities affected by the February 6, 2023 earthquake. The study covered 13 provinces: Adıyaman, Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Kilis, Osmaniye, Gaziantep, Malatya, Şanlıurfa, Diyarbakır, Elazığ, Adana, Mersin, and Kayseri. The main objective was to identify and analyze sector-specific needs in environmental infrastructure, municipal service buildings, fire and disaster management, road and transport networks, and machinery and equipment.

Services Provided by Vesta:

1. Damage Assessment Studies:
   • Collection of baseline information.
   • Review of existing post-disaster studies related to environmental infrastructure, disaster risk management, and fire services.
   • Initial estimation of damages and inputting the results into the damage assessment.
2. Needs Assessment:
   • Initial estimation of costs for short-, medium-, and long-term needs, considering improvements such as energy efficiency/renewable energy, pedestrian pathways, resilience enhancement, capacity expansion, and more.
   • Preparation of an initial list of needs for each category (buildings and urban infrastructure) for each selected province.
3. Prioritization by Sector and Location:
   • Prioritization of identified needs for each municipality by sector, using multi-criteria decision-making techniques and incorporating stakeholder input.
   • Defining a project list based on prioritized needs for each sector and municipality (including objectives, implementation methods, roadmap, expected outputs, activities, and preliminary designs).
   • Preparing project profile sheets for selected projects.
   • Analysis of initial resources, including budget availability, adequacy of human resources, preliminary market analysis, and potential for public-private participation for each municipality.
4. Investment Planning:
   • Initial estimation of costs and revenues for selected projects.
   • Preliminary assessment of possible financing sources for the projects.
   • Preparation of investment plans and pre-feasibility studies for selected projects.

Proposal of suitable institutional models for implementing the projects in the Turkish context.