Objective Flood disasters as a direct consequence of ecosystem destruction. They cause massive losses of human lives and economical damages in the Asian tropical and subtropical region. Therefore, it is necessary to adopt measures suitable to protection and sustainable upgrading ecosystem for preventing flood disasters. This workshop offers a unique opportunity for an exchange in knowledge and experience between European and Asian scientists in this domain. 70 scientists and economists (15 from Europe, 20 from Asia and 35 from Vietnam) will be attended in the workshop , which will be held for 4 days in Hanoi, Vietnam. The immediate issue of the workshop will be to constitute a working team for preparing a pilot research project on protection and upgrading of ecosystem for preventing flood disasters with an application to a typical drainage basin in a Southeast Asian country. Fields of science natural sciencesearth and related environmental scienceshydrologydrainage basinsnatural sciencesbiological sciencesecologyecosystems Programme(s) FP5-INCO 2 - Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Confirming the international role of Community research,1998-2002" Topic(s) Data not available Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme ACM - Preparatory, accompanying and support measures Coordinator UNIVERSITÉ DE CAEN BASSE NORMANDIE EU contribution No data Address Esplanade de la Paix 14032 CAEN France See on map Total cost No data
