“If you build a seawall, you have to take into account what will happen in the adjacent coastal areas. That's integrated coastal management.”
Research focus: flood risk reduction, permeable dams, aquaculture systems, integrated coastal management, climate adaptation pathways at deltas
Annisa Triyanti is an Assistant Professor of Disaster and Climate Risk Governance for Sustainability at the Environmental Governance Group, Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development. Part of her work is with the Water, Climate, Future Deltas Hub, Pathways to Sustainability. Her research focuses on addressing water-related disasters in coastal and delta regions, especially in Asian Region (Indonesia, Vietnam, India). Although conventional dykes are still needed in some places to protect coastal areas, in others they are ineffective or simply too expensive. This is the case with these soft, muddy coasts. Social capital, an ecosystem approach and community-based disaster risk management are the focus of her attention. Triyanti identifies factors of successful disaster mitigation and explores new ways to improve its governance.
Prior to her appointment at Utrecht University, Triyanti worked as a lecturer in Human Geography and researcher at Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia (2013-2017). In addition to her academic work, Annisa has been a global advocate for youth engagement, society and young scientists as a representative of interest groups at the intergovernmental level since 2014. She has a good understanding of both the political and technical aspects of global policy processes on disaster risk reduction, climate change and sustainable development. In 2017-2019, she was appointed to represent young scientists in the Global Science and Technology Advisory Group for the UN Office for DRR (UNISDR/UNDRR).
Areas of interest:
- Impact of erosion on coastal communities
- Natural protection against inundation
- Restoration of mangroves
Links
- ResearchGate profile
- PhD dissertation Governing ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction: Mangroves in Indonesia and India
- Rising above water (story on uu.nl)
- Experts, Leaders Agree on Key Ways to Mobilize Accelerated Action for Climate, Sustainable Development (website United Nations Social Development Network)