Due to climate change, the frequency and scale of flood events in Vietnam is increasing dramatically. Frequent floods have a clear adverse impact on the country\u2019s ability to eradicate poverty and achieve sustainable development. The overarching aim of this project is to build a decision support tool for optimizing long-term investments in flood mitigation measures in Vietnam. Specifically, the project will focus on minimizing the impacts of flooding on road infrastructure in urban areas.<\/p>\n
Research Objectives<\/p>\n
1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Identify gaps and inefficiencies in current infrastructure investment and maintenance programmes, especially in relation to climate change and flooding issues that affect transport.<\/p>\n
2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Build a set of future flood scenarios affecting the urban area under study with their associated probability of occurrence based on rainfall predictions, historical data and climate change projections.<\/p>\n
3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Develop qualitative approaches to evaluate the impact of floods on local communities and the social benefit of avoiding flood damage to road infrastructure. Identify feasible flood-control measures and evaluate their cost and benefits.<\/p>\n
4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Develop a multi-period optimisation model for strategic, long-term planning of mitigation actions which minimizes the impact of floods on urban road networks over different flood scenarios. Propose a set of economic and sustainable strategies for investing in flood avoidance and damage mitigation that are robust to climate change and rapid urbanization.<\/p>\n
5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Apply the developed methodology to the City of Hanoi. Integrate the research results into future planning and interventions.<\/p>\n
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