Geohazard risk monitoring and mitigation approaches for increasing the Himalayan road network resiliency against climate change
| In order to achieve a resilient management of transportation networks, the impacts related to the occurrence of natural hazards as well as those derived from climate change have to be taken into consideration. For doing so, vulnerable elements of the infrastructure must be identified, and based on their risk of failure, maintenance interventions can be prioritized, and adaptation/mitigation measures can be designed and implemented. This session presents, on one hand, two case studies where a risk-based road asset management methodology has been designed and turned into management tools for Road Administrations in the Himalayan region (Bhutan and Nepal). On the other hand, two additional case studies are presented where new technologies such as remote sensing or PSIn-SAR have been used for the monitoring of geohazards and high-risk assets in this region. The combined implementation of these technologies and tools thrive for the increase of infrastructure resilience and the improvement of resilient transportation asset management, while building capacity in the region for fighting against the increase in number and magnitude of landslides due to climate change impact. |
Organizer: Michigan Technological University; KOKUSAI KOGYO CO; icem – International Centre for Environmental Management, INES Ingenieros, World Bank, JICA, BHUTAN DOR
Speakers:
Masatsugu Takamatsu, Disaster Risk Management Specialist
Marta Pertierra Rodríguez, Consultant for Disaster Risk Management
Thomas Oommen, Professor, Director, Computational Science & Engineering
Ryota Hasegawa, Consultant for Disaster Risk Reduction
Miguel Coulier, Technical Program Director