Why Evidence Fails to Reach Decision Makers in South and South-East Asian Disaster and Ocean Governance.
The data exists to understand disaster risk in South & Southeast Asia but rarely reaches the decision-makers who need it - what are the barriers?
Across South and South-East Asia, compound risks are multiplying: land subsidence meets sea-level rise in Jakarta; typhoons compound with unplanned urban growth in the Philippines; cyclone surge interacts with saline intrusion in Bangladesh.
Session 10 of the Regional Dialogue Series brings together researchers, practitioners, and experts to examine the gap between data and governance action with a focus on the political, institutional, and epistemological challenges. Experts will discuss what it would take for compound risk evidence to inform policy in South and South-East Asia.
Session 10: Compound Risk and the Data Gap - Why Evidence Fails to Reach Decisions in South and South-East Asian Disaster and Ocean Governance 🗓️ Thurs 30 July 2026, 14:00 Kuala Lumpur 📍 Online via Zoom 🔗 Register
Dr Muhammad Zahir Bin Ramli Associate Professor International Islamic University of Malaysia
Dr. Muhammad Zahir bin Ramli has a background in physical oceanography, numerical analysis, engineering and computer simulations. Dr. Zahir is experienced in both development and applications of computational methods for fluid-structure interactions in coastal engineering.
Dr JC Gaillard Professor University of Auckland
Dr Gaillard has extensive experience in disaster policy, disaster risk and participatory mapping and community-based disaster risk reduction training for communities and local governments around the world.
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Explore what coastal and ocean hazard data exists, what it can reliably tell us, where the critical gaps are, and what it would take to translate research-grade oceanographic outputs into decision-ready indicators for policymakers, finance ministries and investors.
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An introductory webinar on the draft of the Maldives' National Ecotourism Standards and Certification Framework. A GEF-funded CATENATE project, on behalf of the Ministry of Tourism & Civil Aviation and the Ministry of Climate Change, Environment & Energy.
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11:00 Kuala Lumpur 14:00 Sydney
This session will dive into how to map and measure the institutions, legal rights, decision-making processes and responsibilities that shape transparent, equitable and accountable ocean governance.
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