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Training workshop report on : "Coastal Hazard Assessment: Applications in Risk Assessment, Management and Mitigation"
(UN.ESCAP, 2015-06-02)
<p>The overall objective of this Training Workshop is to raise the levels of awareness and understanding amongst participants of coastal hazards, in particular tsunami risk and mitigation. The workshop will address the ...
Risk assessment and mitigation within a Tsunami forecasting and early warning framework : case study Port City of Galle
(UN.ESCAP, 2015-06-20)
<p>The primary objective of this report is to present the results of a case study on tsunami risk assessment and management for a coastal city, on this occasion for the port city of Galle in the southern province of Sri ...
The untold story of Makran Tsunami 1945 in Indus Delta
(Trust for Conversation of Coastal Resource, 2016-10)
<p>Information about the Makran Tsunami or references to this event, in old newspapers always presents the details only related to the damage to Pasni, and the big loss incurred by the fishing community of Pasni ...
Tsunami wave height forecasting at coastlines with complex geometries : an integrated approach for the analysis of results from early warning systems and inundation modelling for risk assessment
(UN.ESCAP, 2015-06-20)
<p>A Tsunami Warning System must alert all persons on every vulnerable coast of imminent danger, covered by the system. The response of such a system must be rapid (as soon as possible), accurate (minimize false warning), ...
ASEAN regional plan of action for adaptation to drought 2021-2025
(ASEAN Secretariat, 2021)
<p>Drought frequency, severity, and magnitude have increased in South-East Asia, particularly over the past two decades. Prolonged and severe drought adversely impact agricultural productivity, threatening food security ...
Remembering the 1945 Makran Tsunami : interviews with survivors beside the Arabian Sea
(UN. ESCAP ; UNESCO. IOC, 2015-01-01)
<p>Tsunamis waves of local origin, which account for most fatalities due to tsunami worldwide24, pose a natural hazard on shores of the Arabian Sea18. The main source of this hazard is the Makran subduction zone, an active ...
ESCAP Multi-Donor Trust Fund for Tsunami, Disaster and Climate Preparedness : strategic note 2021-2024
(United Nations, 2020-12)
ESCAP Multi-Donor Trust Fund for Tsunami, Disaster and Climate Preparedness : 2021 annual report
(United Nations, 2022-06)
Throughout 2021, the Asia-Pacific region was subject to a multitude of disaster events including cyclones, earthquakes, floods, and droughts. While such hazards are indiscriminate in their nature, their impacts have been ...
Collection of cases of financing ICT for development in Asia and the Pacific
(United Nations, 2005)
This publication provides information on different financing mechanisms for ICT projects in rural and urban areas. It considers cases from China, India, Malaysia, Nepal and Thailand.