Event in Brief

Globally floods are affecting more people than any other type of disaster, the same is true for the developing and developed South East Asian nations. However in South-East Asia the losses due to water-related calamities are heavier, costlier, more impacting.

Cities in Asia represent 83% of the global population affected by sea level rise. In Indonesia for instance 95% of the natural disasters are said to be hydrometeorological (flood, landslides, small tornadoes).

Massive increase in population, intensified urbanisation and fast developing economic activities over the past decades, climate change and high demands for food and energy, in combination with lack of proper long-term land use planning, deforestation and limited capacity for adaptation have exacerbated the severity of flood risk.

At the 2019 Southeast Asia Flood Disaster Risk Reduction and Water Resilience Management Summit, government officials, investors, EPCs, institutes, infrastructure and urban planners and NGO`s will be meeting architects, technology and equipment vendors, distributors and consultants. Discussions will tackle long-term vision planning, structural civil engineering works and disaster readiness technologies that will help countries to better cope with flood risks.

Recently more important investments are dedicated to preventive reduction of flood impact, and to improved systems for limiting casualty numbers. Malaysia is along with Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, Vietnam… investing in structural engineering and water works, as well as optimized disaster response programs. Non-structural systems such as flood forecasting or warning systems are put high on agendas. Malaysia`s budget allocation for flood mitigation saw a steep rise in 2018, and is expected to rise event stronger in 2019. Forecast models expect the country to double the budget between 2020 and 2030.

You will experience

Industry | Project News

• 1-Jan-19 | Investment Design Australia-Indonesia Partnership in Disaster Risk Management – [Read More]
• 15-May-19 | Obstruction in water flow caused flooding at Jalan Raja Ramadan bazaar – [Read More]
• 19-Apr-19 | Understanding Flood Risk in Malaysia through Catastrophe Modeling – [Read More]
• 19-Feb-19 | Community-based approach for a flood preparedness plan in Malaysia – [Read More]
• 12-Mar-19 | B13bn plan for new drought, flood measures – [Read More]
• 8-Apr-19 | HCM City continues to boost for anti-flood works – [Read More]
• 20-Mar-19 | Hanoi calls for German investments in drainage, wastewater treatment – [Read More]
• 21-May-19 | Cambodia, Thailand agree on priorities for their flood and drought joint project – [Read More]
• 11-Mar-19 | Government of Japan supports recovery and strengthens resilience of flood victims in Cambodia – [Read More]
• 9-May-19 | Mekong data and information system improvement receives Australian support – [Read More]
• 7-Feb-19 | DPWH rolls out 23 billion PHP flood control projects in Metro Cebu – [Read More]
• 5-Apr-19 | Feasibility Project starts – Part of USD400 million (PHP21.7 billion) Integrated Flood Risk Management Sector Project, – [Read More]
• 1-Jan-19 | Indonesia increasing Disaster Reilief Budget to 1.06 b USD – [Read More]