Three fresh graduates of ITC-GRU presented their research results in an international conference in

Mr. CHHIM Sochittra, Mr. HOK Panha and Mr. SENG Theara are fresh graduates of the Department of Rural Engineering (GRU), Institute of Technology of Cambodia (ITC). They recently finished their study from ITC-GRU in July 2016. Mr. CHHIM Sochittra and Mr. SENG Theara made an oral presentation, and Mr. HOK Panha made a poster presentation in the International Conference on Water Security and Climate Change: Challenges and Opportunities in Asia, 29 November–01 December 2016, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand. The conference supported all their expenses including air ticket to participate in this scientific meeting. Their presentation was about their research results obtained during the study at ITC-GRU. Three lecturers of the Department, Dr. LY Sarann, Mr. SOY Ty and Dr. HENG Sokchhay, also attended this conference.

Presented in the Technical Session: Stakeholder Engagement and Institution Building for Water Security Enhancement, the title of Mr. CHHIM Sochittra’s research paper is “Analysis of Public Perceptions on Urban Flood in Phnom Penh, Cambodia”; co-authors of this article are Dr. HENG Sokchhay, Dr. LY Sarann, and Mr. KRUY Phanith, from ITC-GRU. Regarding Mr. HOK Panha, the title of his research paper is “Estimation of Water Availability in Rivers of Stung Sreng Basin, Cambodia, Using HEC-HMS”; co-authors of this article are Dr. OEURNG Chantha and Dr. HENG Sokchhay, from ITC-GRU. Mr. SENG Theara presented in the Technical Session: Water Economics and the title of his research paper is “Feasibility Study of a Micro-hydropower Project Based on Economic Analysis: a Case Study of a Remote Area in Cambodia”; co-authors of this article are Dr. LY Sarann and Dr. HENG Sokchhay, from ITC-GRU. It should be noted that the course: Water Resources Economics was just introduced in the curriculum of Engineering’s Program of GRU. The abstract of each paper is shown below.

This indicates that the ITC-GRU students of the engineering’s program have enough ability to conduct scientific researches and present research results in international conferences. Through such activity, the name of ITC has been made visible to the international arena. Last but not least, we have disseminated our research results and share local information related to water security and climate change in our country, Cambodia. Through a participation in a number of sessions, we have learned that there are emerging challenges and research gaps in water security and climate change in different Asian countries. We also forged regional partnerships to jointly undertake research/development projects in the future.

Heng, S., Ly, S., Chhem, S., Kruy, S., 2016. Analysis of public perception on urban flood in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The International Conference on Water Security and Climate Change: Challenges and Opportunities in Asia, 29 November–1 December 2016, Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand.

Abstract: A remarkable population and economic growth has been seen in Phnom Penh, a center of commerce, tourism and residence. Urbanization in this capital city of Cambodia, changes of land cover from pervious to impervious areas, and the climate change phenomenon introducing a more intense rainfall within a short time, have led to frequent flooding during the rainy season. Human activities might be a main contributing factor to urban floods in this area. To propose a sustainable measure for such water-related hazard, understanding on public perception is one among various important issues to be considered. This study is aimed at analyzing public perceptions on urban flood in Phnom Penh. A questionnaire survey on 100 samples was cond