Measuring seismic risk in Kyrgyz Republic: seismic risk reduction strategy

The Kyrgyz Republic is located in a highly seismic region subjected to devastating earthquakes that have caused loss of life, destroyed homes and ruined livelihoods in historical and recent times. This Seismic Risk Reduction Strategy provides guidance to the government of the Kyrgyz Republic and other key stakeholders to prioritize 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 report is divided into the following sections: Section 1 provides an introduction to this report; Section 2 provides background information on the Kyrgyz Republic relevant to the risk reduction strategy, including a high level summary of the seismic hazard and risk results from the Component 3 probabilistic and scenario based seismic hazard and risk assessment; Section 3 provides a summary of existing policy related to disaster risk management in the Kyrgyz Republic, names key stakeholders and gives recommendations for wider seismic risk reduction strategy for the Kyrgyz Republic. 

Section 4 provides risk reduction recommendations related to the general DRM policy, the construction and regulatory environment and understanding seismic risk in the Kyrgyz Republic; Section 5 gives guidance on seismic assessment and retrofit; Section 6 provides a summary of the results for the cost benefit analyses carried out to evaluate the specific retrofit options for schools, hospitals, fire stations and residential buildings; and Section 7 provides seismic risk reduction recommendations tailored specifically for the consideration of key stakeholders.