A Proposed ASEAN Disaster Response, Training and Logistic Centre Enhancing Regional Governance in Disaster Management
The Southeast Asian region is remarkably vulnerable to natural disasters which repeatedly cause devastations to both human lives and properties. However, current disaster relief ef...
Laos in 2008: Hydropower and flooding (or Business as Usual)
Laos in 2008 will be remembered for the worst flooding in decades. No significant societal changes occurred; politics remains as usual, and the resource-rich country continues alon...
Combining different knowledges: community-based climate change adaptation in small Island developing states
This paper describes a community-based framework for combining different types of knowledge to address climate change. It builds on earlier work by Mercer to develop and pilot a fr...
Climate Change Vulnerability Mapping for Southeast Asia
This paper provides information on the sub-national areas (regions/districts/provinces) most vulnerable
to climate change impacts in Southeast Asia. This assessment was carried o...
Tropical peatland fires in Southeast Asia
Extensive tropical peatlands are located in the Malaysian and Indonesian lowlands, particularly in Borneo, Sumatra, West Papua, and Peninsular Malaysia. In an undisturbed condition...
Climate Change and Urban Planning in Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia is one of the world’s fastest growing regions in terms of population and urban growth. Scientific assessment indicates that the coastlines of Southeast Asia are hi...
Case study: flood mitigation of the Muda River, Malaysia
The 2003 flood of the Muda River reached 1,340 m3/s1,340 m3/s at Ladang Victoria and adversely impacted 45,000 people in Malaysia. A flood control remediation plan proposed a levee...
Integration of 1-d hydrodynamic model and GIS approach in flood management study in Malaysia.
Understanding of flooding behaviors required both spatial and numerical approaches. This can be
achieved by integrating powerful spatial data management such as Geographic Informa...
Impact of Satellite Observations on the Tropical Cyclone Track Forecasts of the Navy Operational Global Atmospheric Prediction System
The tropical cyclone (TC) track forecasts of the Navy Operational Global Atmospheric Prediction System (NOGAPS) were evaluated for a number of data assimilation experiments conduct...
State, society and natural disaster: cyclone Nargis in Myanmar (Burma)
International efforts to provide relief to areas struck by natural disasters, such as tropical cyclones or earthquakes, are usually evaluated in terms of logistical, personnel and ...
Myanmar, the responsibility to protect, and the need for practical assistance
This paper is concerned with the invocation of the responsibility to protect (RtoP) in the face of the Myanmar authorities' problematic response to Cyclone Nargis. It is animated b...