International Conference on Coastal Zones
Osaka, Japan
Dr Otto Sudarmadji
Coastal environmentalist,National Water Resources Council (DSDAN) of Indonesia
Biography
Otto Sudarmadji R. Ongkosongo (Otto S. R. Ongkosongo, Indonesian) was trained as geologist from University of Gadjah Mada in Yogyakarta, Indonesia and got a degree in 1969 and 1977. He continued his doctorate study in oceanology at the Université de Bordeaux I in France in 1984. He was promoted as research professor on coastal environment in 1988 and innaugurated in 2006 by the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI). He was active in various fields (geomorphology, mangroves, coral reefs, environmental impact assessment, etc.) of coastal environment, and positioned in various organizations including Council member of the United Nations University (UNU), and at present member of the National Council for Water Resources (DSDAN) of Indonesia. He has published a book on estuary, river mouth and delta (419 p.) and on strategy to combat disaster risk from global warming and global climate change in coastal areas (319 p.), both in Indonesian.
Abstract
Abstract : Strategies to combat coastal erosion and inundation