Abstract
The Ayerwaddy Region of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, facing the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea, was hit by Cyclone Nargis in May 2008. The cyclone caused a huge storm surge and brought about 140,000 death or missing. The Project on Establishment of End-to-End Early Warning System for Natural Disaster in the Republic of the Union of Myanmar (JICA project) has been conducted to mitigate such disaster which would be caused by a cyclone at the coastal area of Myanmar.
The authors participated in this Project and found it is important to transfer technology to observe and predict future tide level more precisely in the coastal area so that residents can take proper evacuation actions well before a storm surge hits.
The authors therefore introduced a simple observation method of tide level using a ribbon rod and carried out training for engineers and officers in charge so that they can measure and predict tide levels for themselves in an easy and sustainable way.
