WORLD BOSAI FORUM

(46)Platform on Water and Disaster -ICT, Economy, Community, Dynamics-

Organizer

International Centre for Water Hazard and Risk Management (ICHARM), Public Works Research Institute

Speakers

Masaru Kitsuregawa
Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo National Institute of Informatics
"Platform on Water and Disaster in terms of ICT"
Naoyuki Yoshino
Asian Development Bank Institute
"Platform on Water and Disaster in terms of economy"
Miho Ohara
International Centre for Water Hazard and Risk Management under the auspices of UNESCO (ICHARM)
"Platform on Water and Disaster in terms of community"
Shinji Egashira
International Centre for Water Hazard and Risk Management under the auspices of UNESCO (ICHARM)
"Platform on Water and Disaster in terms of dynamics"

Panelists

Masaru Kitsuregawa
 
Naoyuki Yoshino
 
Miho Ohara
 
Shinji Egashira
 
Renato U. Solidum, Jr.
Department of Science and Technology (DOST), Philippine
Asiri Karunawardena
National Building Research Organization (NBRO), Sri Lanka
MARENGO Jose Antonio
Centro Nacional de Monitoramento e Alerta a Desastres Naturais (CEMADEN), Brazil
Manzoor Ahmad Malik
Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources (PCRWR), Pakistan

Moderator

Toshio Koike
International Centre for Water Hazard and Risk Management under the auspices of UNESCO (ICHARM)

Overview

ICHARM is assigned to a secretariat of International Flood Initiative (IFI) which is a joint initiative in collaboration with such international organizations as UNESCO-IHP, WMO, UNISDR, UNU, IAHS and IAHR. IFI promotes an establishment of platform for water-related disaster risk reduction. The session aims to facilitate information sharing among the participating countries around the world regarding activities of platforms on water and disaster towards the realization of Sendai Framework, and create discussions on effective actions that should be taken to promote further reduction of water-related disaster risks, including supports from the international organizations.