University of Washington/Chulalongkorn University/Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation
Integrated Coastal Management via APEC ICC
Country:
Regional Collaborations
Award Date:
1998
Award Amount:
$99,817.00
Cost Share:
$311,626.00
Other Funds:
$135,000.00
Other Partners:
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation-Universities in Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam
This partnership developed an Internet-based model of the river basins of Southeast Asia to enhance regional decision making on water resource management and established a wide network of scientists and policy makers in the area of integrated coastal management. The partnership created a complete data model of the physiology and hydrology of six major river systems in Southeast Asia and gave a presentation at a conference of the Mekong River Commission attended by more than 100 scientists and policy makers. Six University of Washington students were trained in hydrological modeling, chemical flux studies, and other techniques at Chulalongkorn University (CU), and partners established formal links with five regional scientific and policy-making bodies. The CU partnership director has been appointed to serve on three national and regional organizations responsible for water resource allocation policy decisions.