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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)  Japan |
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Marlon Era (Associate Professor) / De La Salle University  Philippines |
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Voranop Viyakarn (Associate Professor) / Chulalongkorn University  Thailand |
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| 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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| Principal Investigator / Country of Research Team | 
Akira Mukaida Japan
Marlon Era the Philippines
Voranop Viyakarn Thailand |
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