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Management and response to natural disasters

Over the past years, the East Asian Seas region has suffered from an increasing intensity of natural hazards such as tropical cyclones, flooding, earthquakes and Tsunamis. As a result of climate change, predictions for the future are dire suggesting raising sea levels and an increase in extreme weather events, affecting the coastal zone in particular. At the same time, the potential impacts of these disasters are increasing with a growing coastal population density.

COBSEA is looking into these disaster prevention with a focus on available tools such as spatial planning and integrated coastal zone management. Pilot activities will be undertaken among Tsunami affected COBSEA member countries in order to develop relevant regional guidelines and criteria that can be applied also by other countries.