Abstracts from the Symposium,
"The Importance of Mangrove and Other Coastal
Ecosystems in Mitigating Tsunami Disasters"
held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 23 August 2005
Registration
Plenary Session
Venue:Pacific Ballroom
Chairperson: Sanit Aksornkoae President,
Thailand Environment Institute,Bangkok, THAILAND
First Keynote: Tsunami Causes, Processes and
Dynamics, and Historical Perspective
Speaker: Hery Harjono
Head, Research Centre on Geotechnology, LIPI,
Bandung, INDONESIA
Second Keynote:
26 December Tsunami: Impacts and Coastal
Rehabilitation
Speaker: Faizal Parish
Director, Global Environment Centre (GEC),
Petaling Jaya, Selangor DarulEhsan, MALAYSIA
Opening Ceremony
Venue:Pacific Ballroom
Arrival of Hon. Minister ofNatural Resources and
Environment (NRE) MALAYSIA
Addresses:
  • Welcome Address by Organising Committee
    Chairman
  • Official Address by ISME President
  • Opening Address by the Hon. NRE Minister
Media Dialogue
Keynote Speakers, Plenary Chairperson and
Representatives from ISME, UNDP-GEF, Wetlands
International and GLOMIS to attend
Poster and Exhibition Viewing and Tea Break
For other participants

Concurrent Sessions on Mangrove and other Coastal Ecosystems



SESSION 1: Tsunami Damage and Rehabilitation
Venue:Bunga Kenanga
Tsunami Damage on Mangroves in Peninsular Malaysia
Ong, J. E.
The 26 December 2004 Tsunami: Impacts on Mangroves
along some Thailand coasts
Siripong, A., Yumuang, S. & Swangphol, N.
Mangrove and Vegetation Establishment along Eroding
Coastline using Ecological Engineering Techniques
Noraini, M. T.
Conceptual Model on Capacity-building of Fishing Communities
in Post-tsunami Mangrove Rehabilitation
Paphavasit, N., Piumsomboon, A., Sivaipram, I., Siriboon, S.
& Aksornkoae, S.
Tsunami Impacts on Thailand's Coastal and Mangrove
Resources
Havanond, S.
Mangrove Ecosystems Versus Tsunamis and Tidal Surges
Blasco, F., Bellan, M.F., Auda, Y. & A. Al Abshi, A.
Mangrove Rehabilitation in Post-tsunami Disaster Areas using
an Alternative Silvofishery Model
Handayani, T. & Soeroyo, A. P. U.
SESSION 2: Integrated Coastal Management
Venue:Bunga Melor
Conservation of the Urban Mangrove Ecosystem: The Case of
Kota Kinabalu City Bird Sanctuary
Ainon, S.,Khor, L. & Pandliling, C.
Management of Mangroves in Can Gio Biosphere Reserve,
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Nam, V. N.& Hoan, H. D.
Community-based Coastal Rehabilitation in Desa Tuwed,
Bali, Indonesia
Frida, S.
Strategies for coping with Barnacles in Mangrove
Restoration
Maxwell, G. S.& Li, S. W.
Seeking a Middle Path to Conservation, Wise Use
and Socio-economic Development: Challenges
in Peat Swamp Forest Management in Malaysia
Efransjah, E., Khali, A. H.,Rashid, A. S., Sayok,
A. K. & Abdul Rahim, N.

Other Contributions
Impacts of the tsunami on mangroves in the area of Kampuan,
Ranong province, Thailand
Mike Kendall, Gordon Paterson, Chittima Aryuthaka,
Sompoch Nimsantijaroen

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