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Global warming exacerbates flood risks across Asia, creating a complex web of intertwined challenges owing to the region’s diverse geography and climatic conditions.
The study analysed existing flood control projects across Asia, focusing on their contributions to regional flood resilience. The researchers examined flood resilience indicators used in select Asian countries and evaluated their strengths and limitations.
In establishing evaluation indicators and analysing flood resilience policies in major countries, the report aimed to serve as an effective basis for determining directions for domestic flood resilience policy. Researchers developed a flood resilience index specifically for South Korea, to support the evaluation of the local government’s capacity in flood-prone areas to implement effective recovery and prevention efforts.
Korea Environment Institute collaborated with water experts at the SEI Asia centre to produce the report, to further global cooperation in water resources management.
Feature / Learn about SEI's efforts with local partners to improve early warning systems and resilience to flooding in Thailand’s Sai-Ruak River basin.
Perspective / Floods impact millions of people and cause economic losses. This op-ed in the Himalayan Times describe how we can improve our resilience.
Perspective / SEI Asia is working to assess and reduce the risks of floods in the Sai-Ruak transboundary river basin in Mae Sai, northern Thailand along the Myanmar border.
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