Publications List
Knowledge, Education and Training for Risk Reduction: Specific Case of Myanmar, Vietnam and Japan
Ueda, Y.Shikada, M.Matsumoto, E.Nakagawa, Y.Shaw, R.
This chapter deals with three cases of knowledge-based DRR activities conducted by SEEDS Asia, a Japan-based NGO, in Myanmar, Vietnam, and Japan. From...
Investigating the haze transport from 1997 biomass burning in Southeast Asia: its impact upon Singapore
Lawrence, C. C.Koe, J.McGregor, L.
The 1997 Indonesia forest fires was an environmental disaster of exceptional proportions. Such a disaster caused massive transboundary air pollution a...
Southeast Asia has the highest relative rate of deforestation of any major tropical region, and could lose three quarters of its original forests by 2...
Evolution of ENSO-related rainfall anomalies in Southeast Asia region and its relationship with atmosphere–ocean variations in Indo-Pacific sector
Juneng, L.Tangang, F. T.
The Southeast Asia rainfall (SEAR) anomalies depend strongly on phases of El Niño (La Niña). Using an extended empirical orthogonal function (EEOF) ...
Investigation of high-seepage zones in slopes using the Groundwater Aeration Sound (GAS) survey technique in Thailand
Jotisankasa, A.Mahannopkul, K.Teerachaikulpanich, N.Miyashita, T.Tada, Y.
All too often in geotechnical works, slopes fail as a result of high seepage force arising from excessive rainfall or impoundment as well as poor comp...
Charcoal fragments in forest soils give evidence of prehistoric and historic natural and anthropogenic wildfires in the equatorial rainforests and in ...
‘Natural’ disaster? A retrospect into the causes of the late-2004 typhoon disaster in Eastern Luzon, Philippines
Jean-Christophe GaillardCatherine C. LiamzonJessica D. Vi
Between 14 November and 4 December 2004, four successive tropical depressions and typhoons lashed the Eastern coast of Luzon in the Philippines. Heavy...
Agricultural Impact of Climate Change: A General Equilibrium Analysis with Special Reference to Southeast Asia
Zhai, F.J. Zhuang.
Study of effects of climate change on agricultural productivity in Southeast Asia. Capitalizing on the most recent worldwide estimates of the impacts ...
Contribution of vegetation and peat fires to particulate air pollution in Southeast Asia
Reddington, C. L.Yoshioka, M.Balasubramanian, R.Ridley, D.Toh, Y. Y.Arnold, S. R.Spracklen, D. V.
Smoke haze, caused by vegetation and peat fires in Southeast Asia, is of major concern because of its adverse impact on regional air quality. We apply...
Flood risk assessment for delta mega-cities: a case study of Jakarta
Budiyono, Y.Aerts, J.Brinkman, J.Marfai, M. A.Ward, P.
Jakarta has suffered major ?oods in 2002, 2007, and 2013. To cope with and adapt to both the current and future ?ood problem, the city requires quanti...
Framework for integrating indigenous and scientific knowledge for disaster risk reduction
Mercer JKelman ITaranis LSuchet-Pearson S.
A growing awareness of the value of indigenous knowledge has prompted calls for its use within disaster risk reduction. The use of indigenous knowledg...
The Brunei slide: a giant submarine landslide on the North West Borneo Margin revealed by 3D seismic data
Gee, M. J. R.Uy, H. S.Warren, J.Morley, C. K.Lambiase, J. J.
Three dimensional seismic data, offshore Brunei, provide evidence for a giant landslide with a volume of 1200 km3, an area of ~ 5300 km2 and an ave...
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Yunnan's worst drought for many years has been exacerbated by destruction of forest cover and a history of poor water management...
Flood and Salinity Management in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam
Le Anh Tuan, C. T. H.Miller, F.Sinh, B. T.
The great variation in water flow of the Mekong River drives the productivity of the agro- and aqua-ecological systems of the basin, yet also forms a ...
The focus of the study is to understand post-cclone adjustment process in different areas of Sandwip island after the cyclone-1991. The study is mainl...
Indigenous Early Warning Indicators of Cyclones: Potential Application in Coastal Bangladesh
Howell, P.
Over the last 30 years, resources have been invested in Bangladesh for building cyclone shelters and setting up national warning systems, linked to re...
Building resilience for adaptation to climate change in the agricultural sector
Meybeck, A.Lankoski, J.Redfern, S.Azzu, N.Gitz, V
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This paper presents the results of the cross-validation of a multivariate logistic regression model using remote sensing data and GIS for landslide ha...
Capacity development to support national drought management policies
UN-Water Activity Information System
has been estimated that droughts are the world’s costliest natural disasters and affect more people than any other form of natural disaster (Wilhite...
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