%0 Journal Article
	%A Douangmala Kounsana and  Toru Takahashi
	%D 2012
	%J International Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering
	%B World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology
	%I Open Science Index 70, 2012
	%T Study on Various Measures for Flood in Specific Region: A Case Study of the 2008 Lao Flood
	%U https://publications.waset.org/pdf/13416
	%V 70
	%X In recent years, the number of natural disasters in Laos has a trend to increase, especially the disaster of flood. To make a flood plan risk management in the future, it is necessary to understand and analyze the characteristics of the rainfall and Mekong River level data. To reduce the damage, this paper presents the flood risk analysis in Luangprabang and Vientiane, the prefecture of Laos. In detail, the relationship between the rainfall and the Mekong River level has evaluated and appropriate countermeasure for flood was discussed.

	%P 870 - 877