Progress Report on Flood Hazard Mapping in Asian Countries
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Title:
Progress Report on Flood Hazard Mapping in Asian Countries
Series Title:
Technical note of PWRI
Creator:
Tanaka, Shigenobu
Kuribayashi, Daisuke
Disaster Risk Reduction Program, Florida International University (DRR/FIU) ( summary contributor )
Publisher:
Centre for Water Hazard and Risk Management
Publication Date:
Copyright Date:
2010
Language:
English

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
Flood control -- Asia ( lcsh )
Genre:
non-fiction ( marcgt )
Spatial Coverage:
Asia

Notes

Summary:
This report discusses the contents of one training course and three seminars conducted by the International Centre for Water Hazard and Risk Management (ICHARM) from 2004 through 2009 in regard to flood hazard mapping (FHM) in eight Asian countries. The document is composed of four chapters. The first chapter provides background information on FHM and explains the importance of the training course and seminars for the project. The basic goal of the course was to mitigate flood damage by enhancing the technical level of flood countermeasures and promoting FHM in Southeast Asian countries (p.2). The five year training course targeted eight countries (China, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, Philippines and Malaysia), and included two trainees per country for each year. The follow up seminars aimed at bringing all of the trainees from the different years together in order to enhance the knowledge base of participants. The second chapter examines the major content of the three seminars. The first seminar (February 2007, Malaysia) underlined the difficulties involved in releasing flood hazard maps for the general public due to opposition from local residents and land owners (p.6). The second seminar (January 2008, China) focused on how much progress each Asian country had made in carrying out their flood hazard mapping projects. This seminar also discussed various issues in relation to the practical use of FHMs. The third seminar (February 2009, Philippines) included ‘problem analysis’ driven sessions. The third chapter discusses the degree to which Asian countries had progressed in flood hazard mapping over the past years, providing basic information about current efforts in FHM across the region. Particularly helpful, table 3.3 on the 18th and 19th pages illustrates the current types of flood hazard maps being developed in each participant country. The concluding chapter evaluates the training course and the three seminars. It also underscores the significance of community-based flood hazard mapping in establishing a more effective and efficient disaster management regime. The appendix section provides an outline of the seminar programs, and lists the participants from the eight Asian countries. ( English )
Subject:
Risk Identification ( English )
Citation/Reference:
Tanaka, S., Kuribayashi, D. (2010). Progress report on flood hazard mapping in Asian countries. International Centre for Water Hazard and Risk Management (ICHARM), Public Works Research Institute (PWRI), & the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

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Florida International University
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FI13042408

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