A collection of interesting, different or strange approaches to manage coastal and flood risks that I stumbled across during a trip though South East Asia. Flood risk in Cambodia and the Mekong River With my trip now finished, I am collating my thoughts on my final journey through South East Asia: travelling from Vietnam into Cambodia on the Mekong River. Unfortunately, I had a mishap with my camera so I have borrowed these pictures from colleagues. I’ve split this short blog

A collection of interesting, different or strange approaches to manage coastal and flood risks that I stumbled across during a trip though South East Asia. Flood risk in Vietnam Over the last week I have travelled from Hanoi in north Vietnam, to the Mekong Delta in the south. Whilst visiting a south-east Asian country in the rainy season (which runs from July to October) has its drawbacks, it does mean I get to see plenty of water. Vietnam is a country with known flood prob

A collection of interesting, different or strange approaches to manage coastal and flood risks that I stumbled across during a trip though South East Asia. Flood risk in the floating villages I started my journey on the east coast of Malaysia, on Borneo Island. It was not long until I was on a boat and got my first chance to see an example of their floating villages. These are entire towns built upon hundreds of piles and jetty structures, on a scale that I was not expectin