Workshop on Disaster Resilient Cities: Advances in Meteorological Forecasting and Hazards Assessment [Slides]

Presentation files from the workshop are as follows:

Keynote Address

Session 1: Meteorology-Atmospheric Forecasting and Hazards Assessment

  1. Challenges of City Scale Weather Forecasting: Kuala Lumpur
    by Mr. Muhammad Firdaus Ammar Abdullah, Malaysian Meteorological Department
  2. Emission Inventory of Kuala Lumpur: Issues and Challenges
    by Prof. Mohd Talib Latif, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
  3. Monitoring the Impact of Different Landuse on the Climate of Kuala Lumpur
    by Dr. Kai Wang, University College London
  4. Near-Real-Time Atmospheric Hazards Platforms
    by Mr. Mark Jackson, Cambridge Environmental Research Consultants
  5. Forecasting Meteorology and Air Quality in Urban Areas using Chemical Transport Models
    Prof. Manju Mohan, Indian Institute of Technology
  6. Associations between Air Quality and Impact Factors in Beijing
    by Prof. Jian Ping Wu, Tsinghua University

Session 2: Geophysical Hazards Assessment and Forecasting Approaches

  1. Soil Related Factors Controlling Flood Hazards in Malaysia
    by Dr. Paramananthan, Param Agricultural Soil Survey
  2. An Introduction to Flash Flood Modelling in Malaysia
    by Dr. Iain Willis & Dr. Helen Smith, JBA Risk Management
  3. Improving Water Resources Management using Multiscale Information System
    by Dr. Asnor Muizan Dato’ Hj. Ishak, Department of Irrigation and Drainage, Malaysia
  4. Mainstreaming Climate Vulnerability and Disaster Risk Assessment (CVDRA) in Development Planning of Communities
    by Prof. Alfredo Mahar Lagmay, University of the Philippines Diliman
  5. Area Business Continuity Plan (ABCP) for Kuala Lumpur – Preliminary Findings
    by Mr. Abd. Rasid Jaapar, Geomapping Technology Sdn. Bhd.

Session 3: MW2C@UKM: Regional Case Studies on Hazards Assessment

  1. Mangrove Forest Rehabilitation and Models Simulation to Mitigate Extreme Weather Events in Karachi and Promote Resilience against Disaster
    by Mr. Adnan Arshad, China Agricultural University
  2. Research on Assessing Climate Change Impacts on Flood in Vu Gia – Thu Bon River Basin, Vietnam
    by Mr. Dung Vu Trung, Asian Institute of Technology
  3. Drought Detection in Sumatera using BFAST (Breaks For Additive Season and Trend)
    by Ms. Juwita Nirmala Sari, ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on Disaster Management
  4. Climate Change Impact on Intensity-Duration-Frequency Curves in Ho Chi Minh City
    by Mr. Minh Truong Ha, Vietnam Institute of Meteorology, Hydrology and Climate Change
  5. Impact of Climate Change to Flood in the Klang River Basin
    by Ms. Ummi Hani Mahamad Anuar, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
  6. The Big One: The Magnitude 7.2 West Valley Fault Earthquake
    by Mr. Kristian Azul, University of the Philippines Diliman
  7. The Managing of Landslide in Local Area at Tambon Nam Phai, Amphoe Nam Phad, Uttaradit Province, Thailand
    by Mr. Sitthinon Kultaksayos, Department of Mineral Resources, Thailand
  8. Precursor Phenomena of Landslide in Thir Seint Gon Village: A Case Study
    by Mr. Wai Phyo Kyaw Naing, Department of Geological Survey & Mineral Exploration, Myanmar
  9. Case Study of River Bank Erosion in Vietnam
    by Mr. Kim Seng, Ministry of Mines and Energy, Cambodia
  10. Spatial Modelling of Slope Failure in Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
    by Dr. Nuriah Abd Majid, LESTARI-Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia