（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.