Denis Chang Seng is currently working with the United Nations University for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS) at the UN Campus, in Bonn, Germany. Denis Chang Seng specialises in the areas of climate science, climate change adaptation, institutions and governance of disaster risk preparedness and early warning systems.
Recently he has been working in the following areas:
- Description of Project Activity 1 (UNU-EHS): Literature Analysis for international Expert Workshop, Peer Reviewed Papers focusing on Differential Vulnerability, Risk Perceptions and Decision Making, Dynamics of Adaption, Extreme Impacts and Disasters, Vulnerability and Tipping Points, Multiple-Interacting Systems and Multiple-Stresses (ONGOING)
- Description of Project Activity 2 (UNU-EHS and Global Environmental Migration Foresight, UK Government Office for Science): Input towards Foresight Project State of Science: Environmental Shocks: Demographic Change, Dynamic Exposure to Hazards and the Role of Early Warning System in Migration Flows and Human Displacement (NEAR COMPLETION).
- Description of the Project Activity 3 (UNU-EHS and DKKV): Analysis of methods and tools of disaster risk reduction and their further enhancement regarding climate change adaptation. The results of the study will be disseminated into international and national processes for example into the mid-term of the Hyogo Framework, the Global Platform of UN/ISDR in Geneva and the discussion of the IPCC (IPCC SREX and IPCC AR5)-COMPLETED
- Description of Project activity 4 ( German Disaster Platform (DKKV), Bonn, Germany/ UNISDR): Chapter Input Emerging-Challenges for Early Warning Systems in Context of Climate Change and Urbanization
He completed his doctoral degree from the department of Geography, Mathematics and Natural Science Faculty at Bonn University, Germany in July 2010 as part of the German-Indonesian Tsunami Early Warning System project as a PhD researcher at UNU-EHS.
Previous to UNU-EHS, Dr Chang Seng was a national expert and leading consultant in the Seychelles with UNDP working in the areas of climate variability, climate change scenario assessments, climate change adaptation in the water sector, early warning system and disaster management. Denis was senior meteorologist / climatologist prior to assuming the position of acting Director at the National Meteorological Services, Policy, Planning and Services of the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources in the Seychelles.
Selected Publications:
- Chang Seng, S. D., 2011: Conceptual Framework for Early Warning System Governance: Towards Effective and Sustainable Resilience, IDRIM Journal (Forthcoming).
- Birkmann, Chang Seng and Surez (2011): Adaptive Disaster Risk Reduction in the Light of Climate Change, Ed DKKV, Germany www.dkkv.org/de/publications/ressource.asp?ID=302
- Prepared Chapter 7- (DKKV 2010): Emerging Challenges for Early Warning Systems in Context of Climate Change and Urbanization http://www.unisdr.org/publications/v.php?id=15689
- Chang Seng, S.D., 2010. Disaster Risk Preparedness: The Role of Risk Governance, Multi-Institutional Arrangements and Polycentric Frameworks for a Resilient Tsunami Early Warning System in Indonesia, PhD Dissertation, Mathematisch Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakultät der Rheinischen Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn. http://hss.ulb.uni-bonn.de/2010/2227/2227.pdf
- Chang Seng, S. D Jury, M. (2010): Tropical Cyclones in the SW Indian Ocean, Part 1: Inter-annual Variability and Statistical Prediction, Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics Journal; Springer Wien, Volume 106, Numbers 3-4 / March, 2010 , P149-162, http://www.springerlink.com/openurl.asp?genre=article&id=doi:10.1007/s00...
- Chang Seng, S. D Jury, M. (2010): Tropical Cyclones in the SW Indian Ocean, Part 2: structure and impacts at the event scale; Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics Journal; Springer Wien, Volume 106, Numbers 3-4 / March, 2010, P163-178, http://www.springerlink.com/openurl.asp?genre=article&id=doi:10.1007/s00...
- Chang Seng, S. D et al, (2010): Seasonal Response of Lettuce to Weather Stresses and Implications of Climate Change on Crops in the Seychelles, UNDP, Seychelles.
- Chang Seng, S.D (2009): Climate Change Adaptation in the Water Sector in the Seychelles, Seychelles Second National Communication (SNC) Under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), UNDP, Seychelles.
Project 1: Education and Awareness in the Climate Water Sector.
Project 2: Hydro-Climate Statistical Multivariate Model of Seychelles Dry Season.
Project 3: A Modeling Assessment of Climate, Socio-Economic and Technological Change Impact on the Water Resource.
- Chang Seng, S. D, Guillande, R. (2008): Disaster Risk Profile of Seychelles, UNDP, Seychelles. www.preventionweb.net/files/18276_18276disasterriskprofileofseychelle.pdf
- Chang Seng, S. D. (2007): Seychelles Climate Change Scenarios for Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment, Second National Communication (SNC), Under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), UNDP, Seychelles. http://www.preventionweb.net/english/professional/publications/v.php?id=18928
- Chang Seng, S. D. (2007): Climate Variability and Climate Change Assessment for the Seychelles, Second National Communication (SNC), Under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), UNDP, Seychelles. http://www.preventionweb.net/english/professional/publications/v.php?id=18929
- M.A.Merifield, ...Chang Seng, S. D et al. (2005): Tide Gauge observations of the Indian Ocean Tsunami, December 26”, American Geophysical Union.
- Chang Seng, S. D., 2005: Marine Weather Systems, Tropical Cyclone Prediction and Impacts in the Southwest Indian Ocean, MSc. Thesis, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Zululand.
