Project Overview
The UND project aims to enhance disaster risk reduction capacity in Asia by utilizing a "deeper understanding" approach and innovative simulation services. Recognizing the Asia-Pacific's high vulnerability to natural disasters intensified by climate change, the project integrates regional and global initiatives like EGI and APAN Disaster Mitigation Working Group (DMWG).
Mission
Build capacity and disseminate deeper knowledge of disaster mitigation in Asia through advanced numerical simulations and collaborative research.
Approach
Systematic e-Science driven methodology to discover physical mechanisms behind natural disaster events for more accurate predictions.
Network
Fostering open collaboration over the TEIN network with partners across 8 Asian countries and European institutions.
Key Activities
Tsunami & Storm Surge Studies
Developing innovative simulation models for events like Typhoon Haiyan and conducting tsunami impact analysis in the Indian Ocean region.
Forest Fire & Dust Transportation
Using WRF simulation to understand air pollutant transportation and identify fire characteristics across Indochina.
Flood Analysis
Identifying mechanisms governing disastrous rainfall and simulating impacts in Bangladesh, Malaysia, and Myanmar.
Cloud-based Simulation Services
Supporting case studies by enabling partners to reproduce simulations and access data via the TEIN network.
Key Outcomes
Enhanced Capacity Building
Partners acquired skills to reproduce hazard event lifecycles using simulation facilities and apply numerical tools for new case studies.
Successful Case Studies
Numerous case studies on tsunami, storm surge, typhoon, flood, forest fire, and dust transportation were conducted with accurate simulations.
Training & Workshops
Successfully hosted training events and workshops, engaging local user communities and disseminating knowledge.
Open Collaboration Framework
Demonstrated a scalable distributed collaboration framework for disaster mitigation over the TEIN network.
Partner Countries
Bangladesh
University Grants Commission, University of Dhaka
Indonesia
Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB)
Malaysia
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
Myanmar
University of Computer Studies, Yangon
Philippines
Advanced Science and Technology Institute
Taiwan
National Central University, Academia Sinica
Thailand
Wildland Fire Special Research Unit
Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology