Publications List
Global perspectives on tropical cyclones: from science to mitigation
Chan, Johnny CLJeffrey D. Kepert, eds
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Predictability of tropical cyclone events on intraseasonal timescales with the ECMWF monthly forecast model
R. L. ElsberryM. S. JordanF. Vitart
The objective of this study is to provide evidence of predictability on intraseasonal time scales (10–30 days) for western North Pacific tropical cy...
Many of the most destructive natural disasters of the past few decades occurred in ASEAN or other Pacific Rim countries. Even without these catastroph...
Rapid Damage Assessment of Rice Crop After Large-Scale Flood in the Cambodian Floodplain Using Temporal Spatial Data
Kwak, Y.Shrestha, B. B.Yorozuya, A.Sawano, H.
The objective of this study was to estimate rice crop damage over the entire Cambodia during a large flood event from July to November 2011. An integr...
This article examines to what extent the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Regional Forum (ARF) has moved beyond dialogue to practical se...
Landslide Impacts on the Road Network of Lao PDR and the Feasibility of Implementing a Slope Management Programme
Hearn, G.Hunt, T.Aubert, J.Howell, John
The Peoples’ Democratic Republic of Lao is a landlocked country bordered by Vietnam to the east, Thailand to the south and west and China to the nor...
Water resources management strategy for adaptation to droughts in China
X. J. WangJ. ZhangS. ShamsuddinE. Amgad
Water Scarcity and drought are recurrent phenomena in China. In the context of environmental change, an increasing tendency in drought frequency and s...
Uncertainty estimation during the process of flood risk assessment in developing countries–case study in the Pampanga river basin
Okazumi, T.Miyamoto, M.Shrestha, B. B.Gusyev, M.
Flood risk assessment should be one of the basic methods for disaster damage mitigation to identify and estimate potential damage before disasters and...
A technique for using satellite pictures to analyse and forecast tropical cyclone intensifies is described. The cloud features used to estimate the cy...
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Case Study: Sumatras over the Straits of Malacca during the Southwest Monsoon 2009
Fadila Jasmin FakaruddinLim Ze HuiKhairul Najib IbrahimMarcella James J.Mat Kamaruzaman Mat AdamYip Weng SangNursalleh K. ChangDr. Fariza YunusMuhammad Helmi Abdullah
Sumatras are defined as lines of thunderstorms which usually occur between April until November each year. These lines of thunderstorms which are deve...
The Impact of the Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) upon the Heavy Rainfall Distribution in the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia during the Northeast Monsoon
Fatimah Zaharah SallehYip Weng SangFadila Jasmin FakaruddinMat Kamaruzaman Mat AdamNursalleh K ChangFariza YunusMuhammad Helmi Abdullah
The Madden Julian-Oscillation (MJO) is an atmospheric, large scale eastward propagating circulation anomaly that is confined to the tropics. The MJO i...
With the growing concerns on the impacts of climate change, one entry point identified for adaptation is through disaster risk management, specificall...
Restoration ecology of lowland tropical peatlands in southeast Asia: Current knowledge and future research directions
S. PageA. HoscitoH. WostenJ. Jauhia
Studies of restoration ecology are well established for northern peatlands, but at an early stage for tropical peatlands. Extensive peatland areas in ...
Integrating indigenous and scientific knowledge bases for disaster risk reduction in Papua New Guinea
Mercer JKelman ISuchet-Pearson SLloyd K.
In investigating ways to reduce community vulnerability to environmental hazards it is essential to recognize the interaction between indigenous and s...
Flood damage assessment in the Pampanga river basin of the Philippines
Shrestha, B. B.Okazumi, T.Miyamoto, M.Sawano, H.
In this study, a flood damage assessment method was proposed for the assessment of flood risk in data-poor river basins by using a physical-based nume...
Seasonal prediction of tropical cyclone activity near Taiwan using the Bayesian multivariate regression method
M. M. LuP. S. ChuY. C. Lin
A Poisson generalized linear regression model cast within a Bayesian framework is applied to forecast the seasonal tropical cyclone (TC) counts in the...
Strategic Program for Landslide Disaster Risk Reduction: A Lesson Learned from Central Java, Indonesia
Karnawati, D.Fathani, T. F.Andayani, B.Burton, P. W.Sudarno, I.
The Indonesian Archipelago is one dynamic volcanic arc region, where landslides frequently occur during the rainy sseason. Not only are geological con...
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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