Pontian district, a district of Malaysia is positioned in the southwestern region of Johor, have been suffered from floods for decades. As the residents living in this district, they have been long-suffering from recurrent floods and high tides. Hence the state government launched Read more…
Communities along the Tullahan River are now benefiting from the government’s and private sector’s flood mitigation projects. Flooding has been a regular occurrence in recent years in locations like Caloocan, Malabon, Navotas, and Valenzuela (Camanava). These four cities have developed a propensity for flooding, especially at high tides, during intense Read more…
Storm and Flood Resilient Houses The storm-and flood-resilient housing program is one of the most effective projects supported by the Government of Vietnam and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) since 2018. The Vietnamese government launched this resilient house concept in close collaboration with UNDP and the Read more…
The Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR), through the Directorate General (Ditjen) of Water Resources, continues to develop various infrastructures in the field of water resources to support the creation of water and food security in Indonesia. The main infrastructure development programs in the water resources field in Read more…
Jakarta’s Flood Control System has owned its first trophies. The innovation was selected as a winner of the ITU WSIS Prizes 2022 in the e-Science category and in the IDC Smart City Asia Pacific Awards 2022 for the Public Safety category. For years, Jakarta has been hit by floods, but Read more…
AHC members joined the Climate-Resilient Agriculture for Disaster Risk Reduction (CRADR) project hosted by Hydro-Informatics Institute (HII), Thailand. The agricultural sector is often the first to be affected by the changing climate. The Climate-Resilient Agriculture for Disaster Risk Reduction (CRADR) project aims to bridge the gap between international excellence and Read more…