Flooding Impacts on Dong Thap Muoi Region: Cause and Mitigation

Research areas:

• Volume 6,Issue 1,Jan.,2019

Year:

2019

Type of Publication:

Article

Keywords:

MeKong River, Dong Thap Province, Natural Disaster, Flood and Flood Mitigation

Authors:

Quoc Huy Nguyen; Tien Yin Chou; Mei Ling Yeh; Thanh Van Hoang; Yao Min Fang; Xuan Linh Nguyen

Journal:

IJRIES

Volume:

6

Number:

1

Pages:

1-10

Month:

January

ISSN:

2394-1375

BibTex:

@article{184, author = "Quoc Huy Nguyen and Tien Yin Chou and Mei Ling Yeh and Thanh Van Hoang and Yao Min Fang and Xuan Linh Nguyen", abstract = "Dong Thap is one of the 13 provinces of the Mekong Delta, located in the upstream of the Tien River, in the province of Dong Thap within the confines of 10 ° 07 {\&}#039;- 10 ° 58{\&}#039; north latitude and 105 ° 12 {\&}#039;- 105 ° 56{\&}#039; East longitude. The North is bordered by Long An province, to the north-west by Cambodia{\&}#039;s Preyveng province, to the south by An Giang and Can Tho. This paper focus to analyze the flooding events in the province, causing and designing flooding map, population distribution in the flooded areas by applying geospatial tools. It is useful references for the decision makers in disaster prevention mitigation and strategies", issn = "23941375", journal = "IJRIES", keywords = "MeKong River, Dong Thap Province, Natural Disaster, Flood and Flood Mitigation", month = "January", number = "1", pages = "1-10", title = "{F}looding {I}mpacts on {D}ong {T}hap {M}uoi {R}egion: {C}ause and {M}itigation", volume = "6", year = "2019", }

Abstract:

Dong Thap is one of the 13 provinces of the Mekong Delta, located in the upstream of the Tien River, in the province of Dong Thap within the confines of 10 ° 07 '- 10 ° 58' north latitude and 105 ° 12 '- 105 ° 56' East longitude. The North is bordered by Long An province, to the north-west by Cambodia's Preyveng province, to the south by An Giang and Can Tho. This paper focus to analyze the flooding events in the province, causing and designing flooding map, population distribution in the flooded areas by applying geospatial tools. It is useful references for the decision makers in disaster prevention mitigation and strategies

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