Whenever most of the citizens in Yangon, especially those who live in an apartment, experience water shortage in their neighborhood, extracting groundwater is the first solution that comes to their minds. Of course, we know that water supply in Yangon is still inadequate to some parts of Yangon. That is why we still try to find out how to solve thi...
This presentation was presented by Nyein Thandar Ko from TUDelft in Water Quality workshop organized by NIVA. It includes bio monitoring as a tool river health monitoring and environmental impact assessment in monitoring of Ayeyarwady River's health. Your browser does not support PDF viewer Download PDF File Here &nbs...
TitleSinking Yangon: Detection of subsidence caused by groundwater extraction using SAR interferometry and PSI time-series analysis for Sentinel-1 dataAuthorVan der Horst, T. ContributorRutten, M. (mentor) Date2017-02-17AbstractInhabitants and ecosystems in delta areas are becoming increasingly vulnerable to the effects of subsidence, triggered bot...
AuthorKroon, M.E.N. Rip, J.ContributorsStive, M.J.F. (mentor) Rutten, M.M. (mentor)AbstractCoastal squeeze is defined as the reduction in the space of coastal habitats to operate [1] and it is an important cause for (amongst others) coastline retreat, an increase in flood risk and salinity intrusion. Land use changes, such as deforestation and urba...
AuthorAttema, Y.H. Hendriks, H.C.M.ContributorVan Prooijen, B.C. (mentor)AbstractIn 2013 and 2014, a hydrodynamic model for the Ayeyarwady delta was developed. This delta is located in the Southwestern part of Myanmar. Because it is prone to flooding and is also affected by salt intrusion during periods of low river discharge, it was chosen to deve...
AuthorDe Koning, R.J. Janssen, M.P.J.AbstractLarge sedimentation is observed in the Yangon port area in Myanmar and this sediment is blocking the entrance channel into the port. The entrance channel is dredged intensively to keep it navigable but insight into the sedimentation processes is limited. The sedimented area rises above the water level in...
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