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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 ...
Review on the impacts of climate change on rice production and cross- sectoral transboundary water issues in the Lower Mekong Basin
(UN.ESCAP, 2023-11)
<p>This report presents a comprehensive assessment of the impacts of climate change on rice production and the broader implications for water management in the Lower Mekong Basin (LMB), a region of immense ecological, ...
Space applications for management of air pollution in Asia and the Pacific
(United Nations, 2021)
<p>Air pollution is increasingly understood as a global issue, requiring an understanding of pollution sources, transport, and transformation from local to regional to global scales (IPCC, 2013). Polluting gases, such as ...
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 ...
Geospatial practices for sustainable development in Asia and the Pacific 2022 : a compendium
(United Nations, 2022)
The Geospatial Practices for Sustainable Development in South-East Asia 2022: A Compendium is a biennial publication series produced under the Asia-Pacific Plan of Action on Space Applications for Sustainable Development ...
Building the Central Asia drought information system in Kyrgyzstan : progress and the way forward : feasibility study
(UN.ESCAP, 2023)
<p>Drought events have intensified and increasingly threaten the sustainable development of Kyrgyzstan, harming the country’s agriculture and many other sectors of the economy. High exposure is due to rising temperature ...