International Hydrological Programme

Risk Management of Water-related Disasters
under Changing Climate
The Twenty-fifth IHP Training Course
30 November - 11 December, 2015
Kyoto, Japan

Water Resources Research Center, Disaster Prevention Research Institute,Kyoto University
Hydrospheric Atmospheric Research Center, Nagoya University
Supported by
Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University

Outline
A two-week training course on risk management of water-related disasters under changing
climate is programmed for participants from Asian-Pacific regions as a part of Japanesecontribution to the International Hydrological Program (IHP). The course composed of a seriesof lectures, practice sessions, and technical visits to the Yodo River Basin will be held mainly
at the Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI), Kyoto University during the two weeks
from 30 November to 11 December 2015.
Objectives
The number of human losses and economic damages linked to human practices has been
exacerbated by water-related extreme events. Water-related risk might further increase for anumber of reasons. The probability of extreme events which cause high impacts to society is
expected to increase because of human activities and/or as a result of climate variability andchange. On the other hand, increasing population and economic growth lead to intensive
urbanization, often in flood prone areas. Frequent disaster will prevent from developing or
exhaust society. Poor water governance coupled with lack of adequate emergency
management institutions and infrastructures reduces society’s capacity to cope with extreme
events and therefore increases the risk to life and property. In order to realize sustainable
development, appropriate risk management of water-related disasters is indispensable.
In light of the Focal Area 1.1 “Risk management as adaptation to global change” underthe Theme 1 “Water related disasters under hydrological change” of the IHP-VIII, the 25th
IHP training course is focused on three major objectives: (1) to acquire the latest knowledge
on risk management on water-related disasters under changing climate at river basin scale,(2) to make practice on methodologies for risk assessment, and (3) to discuss alternatives ofrisk management at river basin scale.
Dates
30 November to 11 December, 2015
Venue
Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University, Uji, JapanConveners
Convener: TANAKA, Shigenobu (Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University)
Chief assistant: NOHARA, Daisuke (Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University)

2Lecturers
GOURBESVILLE, Philippe
Polytech Nice-Sophia, University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis
HAMAGUCHI, Toshio
Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University
HORI, Tomoharu
Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University
KANTOUSH, Sameh Ahmed
Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University
KAWASAKI, Akiyuki
Graduate School of Engineering, University of Tokyo
KHAN, Shahbaz
Regional Science Bureau for Asia and the Pacific, UNESCONAKAKITA, Eiichi
Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University
NOHARA, Daisuke
Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University
ONO, Yuichi
International Research Institute of Disaster Science, Tohoku University
SATO, Yoshinobu
Faculty of Agriculture, Ehime University
SAYAMA, Takahiro
Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University
SUMI, Tetsuya
Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University
TACHIKAWA, Yasuto
Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University
TAKEMON, Yasuhiro
Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University
TAKEUCHI, Kuniyoshi
International Center for Water Hazard and Risk Management
TANAKA, Kenji
Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University
TANAKA, Shigenobu
Disaster Prevention Research Instutite, Kyoto University
TATANO, Hirokazu
Disaster Prevention Research Instutite, Kyoto University

3Lectures
Keynote 1

Resilience and urban floods management strategies

P. Gourbesville

Keynote 2

Water-related disaster risk, resilience and building back better

Keynote 3

Role of data in flood modeling, flood management and Pakistan projectLecture 1

Projected future meteorological environment - Heading to adaptation strategy -K. Takeuchi
S. KhanE. Nakakita
Lecture 2

Fundamentals of basin-scale hydrological analysis

Y. Tachikawa

Lecture 3

Fundamentals in rainfall-runoff-inundation modelling

T. Sayama

Lecture 4

Data Integration and Analysis System (DIAS) for water-related disasters

Lecture 5

Fundamentals in flood frequency analysis

Lecture 6

Efforts to develop disaster statistics in the world

Y. OnoLecture 7

Fundamentals in river basin modelling

Y. SatoLecture 8

Fundamentals in optimum operation of reservoir systems

T. Hori

Lecture 9

Wadi flash floods risk management under changing climate in the arid regions
S.A. Kantoush

Lecture 10

Flood risk assessment toward flood risk management

H. TatanoLecture 11

Integrated sediment and floating debris management

T. SumiA. Kawasaki
S. Tanaka

Practices
Exercise 1

Self-introduction and country report on risk management of water-related disasters(All participants)

Exercise 2

Fundamentals of data processing

Exercise 3

Data analysis of GCM and historical data

K. Tanaka

Exercise 4

Flood frequency analysis

S. Tanaka

Exercise 5

Rainfall-runoff-inundation modelling

T. Sayama

Exercise 6

Optimization of reservoir operation

D. Nohara

T. Hamaguchi

Technical visit and field workshop
Lake Biwa, Katsura River, Yodo River and Hiyoshi Dam4

Program (30 November to 11 December, 2015)-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------30 Nov. (Mon.) Registration & Guidance (morning)
Exercise 1 (morning)

All participants

Keynote lecture 1 (afternoon)

P. GourbesvilleWelcome party (evening)
1 Dec. (Tue.)

2 Dec. (Wed.)

3 Dec. (Thu.)

4 Dec. (Fri.)

Keynote lecture 2 (morning)

K. Takeuchi

Keynote lecture 3 (morning)

S. KhanExercise 2 (afternoon)

T. Hamaguchi

Lecture 1 (morning)

E. Nakakita

Lecture 2 (afternoon)

Y. Tachikawa

Lecture 3 (morning)

T. Sayama

Lecture 4 (afternoon)

A. Kawasaki

Lecture 5 (afternoon)

S. Tanaka

Exercise 3 (morning)

K. Tanaka

Lecture 6 (afternoon)

Y. OnoExercise 4 (afternoon)

S. Tanaka

5 Dec. (Sat.)

Technical visits to the Lake Biwa and the Yodo River

6 Dec. (Sun.)

Technical visits and cultural exchange with students at the Katsura River

7 Dec. (Mon.)

Exercise 5 (morning)

T. Sayama

Lecture 7 (afternoon)

Y. SatoLecture 8 (morning)

T. HoriExercise 6 (afternoon)

D. Nohara

8 Dec. (Tue.)

9 Dec. (Wed.)

Field workshop at the Katsura River and the Hiyoshi Dam

10 Dec. (Thu.)

Lecture 9 (morning)

S. A. Kantoush

Lecture 10 (afternoon)

H. TatanoLecture 11 (afternoon)

T. Sumi

11 Dec. (Fri.)

Y. Takemon

D. Nohara

Report presentation by each participant (morning)Completion ceremony of the course (morning)
Farewell party (afternoon)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5

Downloading the Textbook for Participants from the Net
The textbook of “the 25th IHP Training Course”, which is converted in PDF style, will be
prepared and be put on the IHP Nagoya forum website of “www.ihpnagoyaforum.org”. The
participants are requested to download the PDF file from the website in advance as apreparation to the lectures of the training course. The textbook will include one page
abstracts and presentation materials of the lectures.
Web Broadcasting the Lectures
The lectures except exercises and technical visits will be webcasted to some universities inAsia via the UNESCO Office Jakarta and with other technology through DPRI facilities. The
slide materials will be distributed to the participants from the Net in advance. Somematerials may be excluded from web broadcasting when copyrights apply.

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