COASTAL ZONES AND CLIMATE CHANGE: ASSESSING THE IMPACTS AND DEVELOPING ADAPTATION STRATEGIES

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Editors: Dr. Dushmanta Dutta and Dr. Wendy Wright

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Proceedings of the International Symposium on

COASTAL ZONES AND CLIMATE CHANGE:
ASSESSING THE IMPACTS AND DEVELOPING
ADAPTATION STRATEGIES

12-13 April 2010
Monash University Gippsland, Australia

Edited by:
Dr. Dushmanta Dutta and Dr. Wendy Wright
Monash University

Organized by
School of Applied Sciences and Engineering,
Monash University, Australia

Sponsored by
Asia Pacific Network for Global Change Research
Monash University
West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority, Victoria
Department of Sustainability and Environment, Victoria
Latrobe City Council, Victoria

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STEERING COMMITTEE
Prof. Samuel Adeloju, Monash University, Australia
Dr. Mafizur Rahman, Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology, Bangladesh
Dr. Vu Thanh Ca, Research Institute for the Management of Seas and Islands, Vietnam
Dr. Uditha Ratnayake, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Dr. Hemanta Doloi, The University of Melbourne, Australia
Dr. Dhirendra Thakur, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand
Dr. Dushmanta Dutta, Monash University, Australia
Mrs. Irene Thavarajah, Monash University, Australia
Ms. Helen McLean , Monash University, Australia
Dr. Wendy Wright, Monash University, Australia
Prof. Keisuke Nakayama, Kitami Institute of Technology, Japan

REVIEW COMMITTEE
Dr. Dushmanta Dutta, Monash University, Australia (Chair)
Dr. Wendy Wright, Monash University, Australia (Co-chair)
Dr. Hemanta Doloi, The University of Melbourne, Australia (Co-chair)
Mr. Jahangir Alam, Monash University, Australia
Mr. Jabed Bhuiyan, Monash University, Australia
Mr. Aynul Kabir, Monash University, Australia
Mr. Dilip Nag, Monash University, Australia
Prof. Keisuke Nakayama, Kitami Institute of Technology, Japan
Dr. Satya Priya, UNEP Regional Resource Centre, Bangkok, Thailand
Prof. Mafizur Rahman, Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology , Bangladesh
Dr. Uditha Ratnayake, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Dr. Philip Rayment, Monash University, Australia
Dr. Dhirendra Thakur, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand
Dr. Ca Vu Thanh, Research Institute for the Management of Seas and Islands, Vietnam
Dr. Jianfeng Xue, Monash University, Australia

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Dr. Dushmanta Dutta (Chair)
Dr. Wendy Wright (Co-Chair)
Mrs. Irene Thavarajah (Manager)
Ms. Helen McLean (Conference Co-ordinator)
Ms. Olga Lipkin (IT Coordinator)
Ms. Charlotte Fisher

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PREFACE

The symposium addresses issues related to coastal zone management at a time of rapid change and
increased pressure resulting from population growth, infrastructure development and climatic change.
It is designed to provide a forum for decision makers, practicing professionals, academics, researchers
and students to share their knowledge and expertise in the main themes of:

• the assessment of impacts of climate change in coastal zones,
• existing and new adaptation strategies and policies, and
• the engagement of relevant stakeholders in planning for the consequences of climate change
impacts in coastal areas

The symposium program features two keynote speakers, approximately 40 presentations from
international and Australian presenters. The international participants include decision makers,
practitioners, academics, researchers and students from more than 15 nations. The two-day program
includes 11 sessions comprising 2 plenary sessions, 8 technical sessions and one special project
session, as well as several social events, to promote discussion and sharing of knowledge, information
and ideas.

The proceedings of the symposium include keynote papers and technical papers presented in the
symposium. The technical papers have been peer-reviewed for the contents and their suitability for
presentation at the symposium.

The symposium is generously sponsored by the Asia Pacific Network for Global Change Research
(APN), Monash University, the West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority, the Department of
Sustainability and Environment, Victoria and the Latrobe City Council, Victoria. We express our
sincere gratitude to the sponsors for their generous support and contribution.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank the members of the Steering, Review and Organizing
Committees for their time and effort in putting this symposium together. Special thanks are due to the
authors of keynote and technical papers, participants and all other who took time out of their schedules
to contribute to the success of the symposium.

We extend our warm welcome to all participants and we hope the Symposium provides you the
opportunity to share your knowledge and learn from others in this important area of coastal zone
management.

Dr. Dushmanta Dutta Dr. Wendy Wright
Chair, Organizing Committee Co-Chair, Organizing Committee

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REVIEW PROCESS

All technical papers presented at the International Symposium on Coastal Zones and Climate Change:
Assessing the Impacts and Developing Adaptation Strategies have been peer reviewed through a
formal process, outlined below.

In response to the Call for Papers inviting abstracts, the organising committee received 65 abstracts of
proposed papers.

Members of the organising committee evaluated all of the abstracts with regard to their suitability for
the symposium. The authors of accepted abstracts were then invited to prepare a full paper for peer
review.

The Reviewer Committee consisted of experts in fields relevant to the symposium themes. All papers
were peer reviewed by two independent reviewers according to a set of criteria. Reviewers were asked
to assess the paper against these criteria and provide comments on the paper for both the author and
the organising committee. The reviewers’ comments were sent to the authors. For papers accepted
subject to revision, authors were then requested to revise their manuscript in accordance with
reviewers’ comments for inclusion in the proceedings. A total of 45 papers have been accepted for
publication in the conference proceedings.

The final proceedings were edited by Dr. Dushmanta Dutta and Dr. Wendy Wright.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

KEYNOTE PAPERS
Global Warming, Sea Level Rise and Impacts on Coastal Zones in Australia 1
KATHLEEN L. MCINNES
Climate Change – The Need for Adaptation on The Gippsland Coast 9
DUNCAN MALCOLM AM

TECHNICAL PAPERS

MONITORING AND MODELING
Analyzing Impacts of Climate Change on Sediment Dynamics in River Basins using a
Process-Based Distributed Modeling Approach 19
MD AYNUL KABIR & DUSHMANTA DUTTA
Quantification of Climate Change Impact on Nutrient Pollution: Application of a Dynamic
Model for Latrobe River Basin in Australia 33
MD JAHANGIR ALAM & DUSHMANTA DUTTA
Development of a Flood Prediction Method for the Nilwala Watershed in Sri Lanka 43
UDITHA RATNAYAKE, D.A. SACHINDRA & K.D.W. NANDALAL
Impact of sea level rise on inundation in the Kushiro Wetland 55
KEISUKE NAKAYAMA, KIYOFUMI ONISHI & YOHEI SUGAWARA
Effect of Sea Water Level Change on the Management in the Lower Thachin River Thailand 61
SANIT WONGSA, CHAIWAT EKKAWATAPANIT & KRIANGKRAI TREERITTIWITAYA
Impact of Climate Change on Waste Water Reticulation System in Churchill, Victoria 73
JOSEPH P DANIEL & DUSHMANTA DUTTA
Framework for Multi-criteria Decision Modeling for Analysing Sustainable Management
Strategy 83
HEMANTA DOLOI
Monitoring of Long-Term Trends of Winter Weather in Hokkaido 93
TOSHIHITO TOYABE, SHOJI YAMASHITA and ATSUSHI TANISE

ASSESSING VULNERABILITY AND IMPACTS IN CATCHMENTS
AND COASTAL ZONES
Effect of Climate Change in Coastal Belt of Bangladesh 101
MD. ABDUL QUADIR & ABDUR RAZZAK
Community-Based Vulnerability and Adaptation Capacity Assessment to Flood Risks under
the Impacts of Climate Change and Rapid Urbanization in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 113
TRAN THANH TU
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Issues of Groundwater Management in Asia Region 123
GEMUNU HERATH, UDITHA RATNAYAKE, SHINICHIRO OHGAKI & YATSUKA
KATAOKA
Methane Discharges from a Tropical Estuary to Coastal Ocean 133
E.J. ZACHARIAH & GEORGE THOMAS
Climate Change Impacts in Coastal zones: Context Bangladesh 141
MD. SAZEDUL KARIM CHOWDHURY & MD. AZIZUL HAQUE
Indian Fishery – A Victim of Climate and Technological Change 153
KAKOLI SINGH
Coastal Zones and Climate Change in Brazil Southeast 163
ROBERTO LUIS DO CARMO & CÉSAR AUGUSTO MARQUES DA SILVA
Efficiency of Beach Nourishment Projects in Preventing Erosion on the East and West
Coasts of Florida 175
LUCIANO ABSALONSEN & ROBERT G. DEAN
Kushiro Wetland Restoration Project 183
HIROSHI MIYAKE
Climate Change Threat and the Low Income Populations of Coastal Zones – A Study of the
Northeastern Region of Peninsular Malaysia 193
O.S. KHAIRULMAINI & A.G. FAUZA
Effects of Winds on Nigerian Ports and Harbours 203
A.O. EDIANG, L.E. EDAFIENENE, M.O. SHOLADEMI, J.O. OLAYANJU, A.A.
EDIANG, G.A. OYEGBULE, & J.K.DOGBEY
A Geo-Morphological Status of Tuticorin Coast thorough Geospatial Techniques 215
A. MUTHUKRISHNAN & ARUCHAMY
Assessment of Rainfall Water Potential for Rain-Fed Crop Production in the Central
Highlands of Ethiopia: Case of “Yerer” Watershed, Oromia Region 227
FITSUME YEMENU
Assessing Victoria’s Coastal Vulnerability 235
NICK WYNN, JENNI RIGBY & ALEX EDWARDS
Climate Change and Management of Coastal Lagoons in the Westland Region, New Zealand 241
CLAIRE L. KAIN
Changes in Copepod Community in a Tropical Mangrove Estuary: An Approach to Climate
Change 253
SANTOSH KUMAR SARKAR & BHASKAR DEB BHATTACHARYA
Analysis of Shoreline Change of Senggarang Coastline using Genesis 261
DWI TJAHJANTO, SRIYANA, ABDUL AZIZ ABDUL SAMAD, JULIANA ASHRAM
BAHARAM & AB. AZIZ ABDUL LATIFF
Climate Change: Assessing the Impacts and Developing Adaptation Strategies using
Application of Electronic Governance and ICTS for Rural Region in India 267
KALPANA CHAUDHARI, UPENA DALAL, KISHOR KULAT, ANAND GOVIND BHOLE
& N.K.CHOUDHARY

ADAPTATION STRATEGIES AND POLICIES
Cost effective adaptation strategy for the disaster prone areas of coastal areas of Bangladesh 273
MD. MAFIZUR RAHMAN & SHISHIR KUMAR BISWAS
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Resilience Planning for Coastal Zone Management 281
FERNANDO TEIGÃO DOS SANTOS
Developing Adaptation Strategies due to Climate Change: With Special Reference to the
Vulnerable Small Scale Fisheries Sector in Central Java-Indonesia 293
INDAH SUSILOWATI, A.HARTOKO & T.W.AGUSTINI
An Adaptation Strategy for Sea Level Rise Impact on Coastal Cities: A Case Study, South
Western Coastal Region of Bangladesh 303
MD. JABED ABDUL NASER BHUIYAN & DUSHMANTA DUTTA
Developing Climate Policy in Coastal Cities: Lessons Learnt from Miami-Dade County in 315
USA
LIGUANG LIU
Public Preparedness and Participation for Disaster Management Programmes- A Case Study
from South Eastern Coastal Zone, Sri Lanka 323
N.W.B. BALASOORIYA
Adaptation Strategies and Policies of LGED in the Coastal Areas of Bangladesh 331
MOMIN MOZIBUL HAQUE SHAMAJI
Impact of Climate Change in Coastal Zones of India and Adaptation Strategies and Policies 341
U. C. SHARMA & VIKAS SHARMA
Meeting the Challenges of Climate Change Impacts on the Coastal Zone of Sri Lanka 353
UPALI S. IMBULANA
Climate Change Adaptation Strategies of Selected Coastal Communities in The Philippines 365
LINDA M. PEÑALBA
Loch Sport - Planning for Climate Change 375
GEOFF TAYLOR, PENNY NEUMANN & ADAM DUNN
Implementing Climate Change Policies Consistent with Integrated Coastal Zone
Management: A Case Study of Victoria, Australia. 385
GEOFF WESCOTT
Risk Based Approach to Adaptation to Climate Change and Sea Level Rise – A Pilot Study
at a Coastal Site in Vietnam 395
VU THANH CA, DU VAN TOAN, TRAN THE ANH, PHAM THIEN NGA, VU THI HIEN,
VU THI THUY, NGUYEN VAN TIEN & NGUYEN HAI ANH
Enhancing Coastal Resilience in Asia against Climate Change: Challenges and Measures 407
SRIKANTHA HERATH & RAHMAN HIDAYAT

STAKEHOLDERS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Use of Synthetic Impact Response Functions for the analysis of vulnerability to flood
damage in Gippsland Coastal Zones 419
DUSHMANTA DUTTA, WENDY WRIGHT & PHILIP RAYMENT
Flood Vulnerability Analysis in Coastal Zones: A Comparative Analysis Across Five Asia-
Pacific Countries 433
WENDY WRIGHT, DUSHMANTA DUTTA & PHILIP RAYMENT
Community Engagement in Analyzing Their Livelihood Resilience to Climate Change
Induced Salinity Intrusion in Sundarbans Mangrove Forest 445
SHIBLY SADIK & REZAUR RAHMAN
Barriers and Bridges to the Effective Engagement by Local Government of Key
Stakeholders in Coastal Climate Change Policy and Plans 455
NEIL LAZAROW & STEPHEN DOVERS
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