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Multidisciplinary Collaborative Research for Developing a COVID-19 Policy Risk Index (COV19PRI) to Overcome the Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic in 3 Asian Megacities
Principal Investigator / Affiliation Akira Mukaida (General Manager) / Remote Sensing Technology Center of Japan (RESTEC) flag Japan Japan
Marlon Era (Associate Professor) / De La Salle University flag Philippines Philippines
Voranop Viyakarn (Associate Professor) / Chulalongkorn University flag Thailand Thailand
Year Adopted 2020
Research Period 2 years
General Description of the Research Project This research aims to first develop a multicriteria risk index considering multiple factors affecting the spread of COVID-19 to provide policymakers with insights for a timely pandemic response and then to use the developed index to evaluate government responses in three Asian megacities of Tokyo, Bangkok, and Manila. The Japanese team provides policy analysis and geospatial insights to the project using promising remote sensing data and technologies. The Filipino team supports the establishment of behavioral-linked indicators as one of the multiple factors that would pose risk from epidemics such as that of COVID-19. One Thai team aims to assess the possible association of atmospheric components such as PM 2.5 and COVID records. The other Thai team will carry out research using data from social media.
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Photo Akira Mukaida

Akira Mukaida

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Japan
Photo Marlon Era

Marlon Era

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the Philippines
Photo Voranop Viyakarn

Voranop Viyakarn

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Thailand