SLIDES SHOW STORY OF BANGKOK-YANGON SUBSIDENCE

SUBSIDENCE RATE EFFECTIVE AREA BOTH AROUND YANGON AND BANGKOK

YANGON AND BANGKOK HYDROGEOLOGICAL COMPARATIVE

YANGON SUBSIDENCE PHENOMENAL

YANGON & BANGKOK SUBSIDENCE CORRELATION FIGURES

BANGKOK & YANGON SUBSIDENCES AREA MAP

THAILAND - FLOODING IS BECOMING MORE SERIOUS AS ANY OTHER ADDITIONAL FACTORS SUCH AS LAND SUBSIDENCE!!!!!!!!THE WATER SITUATION IS CRITICAL. TENDED TO BANGKOK THE CAPITAL OF THE COUNTRY. MAY HAVE TO SUFFER THE FATE THAT IS DIFFERENT FROM NAKHON SAWAN AND THE. AYUTTHAYA THAT WAS A HUGE MASS OF WATER TO FLOW INTO THE FLOOD. REFER-HTTP://POLESHIFT.NING.COM/PROFILES/BLOGS/THAILAND-FLOODING-IS-BECOMING-MORE-SERIOUS-AS-ANY-OTHERHTTP://SITERESOURCES.WORLDBANK.ORG/INTWRD/RESOURCES/SOMKID_BUAPENG_MINISTRY_OF_GROUNDWATER_RESOURCES_THAILAND_GROUNDWATER_IN_BANGKOK.PDF

MYANMAR FLOOD-HEAVY SEASONAL RAINS CAUSED FLOODING IN RAKHINE STATE AND OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY AT THE END OF JUNE. AT THE BEGINNING OF JULY, THE RELIEF AND RESETTLEMENT DEPARTMENT (RRD) IN NAY PYI TAW REPORTED THAT CLOSE TO 14,800 PEOPLE HAD BEEN AFFECTED BY FLOODS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY, WITH OVER 13,000 OF THOSE AFFECTED IN RAKHINE STATE. ( 30 JUNE 2015)MYANMAR: FLOOD AFFECTED TOWNSHIPS IN SAGAING AND KACHIN (24 JULY 2015)

SINKING CITIES AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TOWARDS SOLUTIONS

In many coastal and delta cities land subsidence exceeds absolute sea level rise up

to a factor of ten. Without action, parts of Jakarta, Ho Chi Minh City, Bangkok and numerous other coastal cities will sink below sea level. Increased flooding and other widespread impacts of land subsidence result in damage totalling billions of dollars per year. A major cause of severe land subsidence is excessive groundwater extraction due to rapid urbanization and population growth. A major rethink is needed to deal with the ‘hidden’ but urgent threat of subsidence. Deltares presents a comprehensive approach to address land subsidence from the perspective of more sustainable and resilient urban development.

Sinking cities - An integrated approach towards solutions In the framework of an integrated approach 10 key issues and possible solutions are presented below:

Restriction of groundwater extraction .

Natural and artificial recharge of aquifers.

Development of alternative water supply (instead of groundwater)

Integrated (urban) flood water management

Improving governance and decision-making

Decision support models and tools

Appropriate monitoring and database system

Integrating geotechnical aspects in planning and design of buildings and infrastructure

Asset management, financing and public-private-partnerships (PPP)

Exchange of knowledge and best practices

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