TG1GEOSS ASIAN WATERCYCLE INITIATIVE (AWCI)
16:30-19:30, Friday, 26 Feb. 2021, Online

1. Opening AWCI Session
2. New Framework
3. Country Reports
4. Discussion
5. Inputs into the Statement
Adjourn

MC: Dr. Naoko Nagumo, ICHARM

60participants
fromChina, India, Indonesia, Japan,
the Philippines, Sri Lanka
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TG1
GEOSS ASIAN WATERCYCLE INITIATIVE (AWCI)
16:30-19:30, Friday, 26 Feb. 2021, Online
MC: Dr. Naoko Nagumo, ICHARM

1. Opening AWCI Session
2. New Framework
3. Country Reports
4. Discussion
5. Inputs into the Statement
AdjournDeveloping an “Online
Synthesis System (OSS)
and fostering“Facilitators” bymaking maximum useof e-Learning systems.

H.E. Dr. Basuki Hadimuljono
Minister, Public Works and Housing, Indonesia

60participants
fromChina, India, Indonesia, Japan,
the Philippines, Sri Lanka

Challenges adapting toclimate change andimportance of two
policy documents, one
from Science Council ofJapan and the otherfrom River Council ofDr. Renato U. Solidum, Jr. Japan..
Undersecretary, Department of Science andTechnology (DOST), Republic of Philippines2TG1GEOSS ASIAN WATERCYCLE INITIATIVE (AWCI)
16:30-19:30, Friday, 26 Feb. 2021, Online•••

1. Opening AWCI Session
2. New Framework
3. Country Reports
4. Discussion
5. Inputs into the Statement
Adjourn

Culture on Water and Disasters as foundation of integrated DRR
governance.
Let us learn from history and heritage to save the people and society.
Our culture is the foundation of our actions.

Prof. Kenzo HirokiGRIPS•

launches full-scale efforts toactivate Platforms
accelerates regional coordination
to build capacity
provides usable and actionable
information on thematic activities•Dr. Mamoru Miyamoto
ICHARM

The 11th GEOSS Asia-PacificSymposium, Kyoto, Oct. 2018•••

The 12th GEOSS Asia-PacificSymposium, Canberra, Nov. 2019

Concerted actions for the threeglobal key agendas.
Successful implementation of“International Decade (2018-2028)
for Action -Water for Sustainable
Development”

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TG1
GEOSS ASIAN WATERCYCLE INITIATIVE (AWCI)
16:30-19:30, Friday, 26 Feb. 2021, Online

1. Opening AWCI Session
2. New Framework
3. Country Reports
4. Discussion
5. Inputs into the Statement
AdjournProf. Toshio Koike, ICHARM

Interlinkage
among thethree globalagendas,Sendai, SDGs
and Paris

Ms. Poe Oo, ADBI•Key Messages from ADBI-ICHARM Policy Brief••
ADBI-ICHARM Policy Dialogue, Tokyo, Jan. 2020•

Implementation Strategy: OSS and Facilitators

Effective DRM requires scaling efforts to leverage water
hazard data as much as possible.
Human capacity development by adequately addressing
the local knowledge and wisdom is a necessity for future
policy frameworks.
Effective governance is one of the most essential
elements of an overall DRM strategy.
To design disaster risk mitigation infrastructure projects
that serves multiple functional requirements
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GEOSS ASIAN WATERCYCLE INITIATIVE (AWCI)
16:30-19:30, Friday, 26 Feb. 2021, Online

1. Opening AWCI Session
2. New Framework
3. Country Reports
4. Discussion
5. Inputs into the Statement
Adjourn

Maj. Gen (Retd.) Sudantha Ranasinghe, DG, DMC
Comments, & Recommendation on OSS
Organizational strategy/plan for implementing OSS• Flood Risk Mapping• Incorporate OSS to the institutional Strategy• Flood Early Warning• Capacity enhancement• Climate change adaptation planning• Technical Infrastructure development• Economic damage assessment• Mainstreaming within the DM Ministry• Contingency planning• Connect and expand with other National Agencies• Capacity building for facilitators/stakeholders
Dr. Athula Karunanayake, DG, DoM
Eng.(Dr.) Asiri Karunawardena, DG, NBRO
Implementation of Online Synthesis System (OSS) for landslide Risk Reduction• Soil moisture and Precipitation Thresholds for Real-time Landslide Prediction• Development of cost benefit analysis for planning of mitigation work
• Damage assessment tool for landslide damage• Contingency plans for reduction of landslide impact and post disaster recovery• Capacity Building in landslide monitoring, landslide risk management,
contingency planning, cost benefit analysis.
Eng. K.D.Nihal Siriwardana, DG, ID
Eng. S.P.B Illangasingha
Comments and feedback for proposed Online Synthetic System (OSS)
DD, Mahaweli Authority• Present real time rainfall forecasting system of DIAS for Sri Lanka is very
useful and propose to improve further.
• Include Stakeholder Forum into OSS• Introduce seasonal rainfall forecasting system in DIAS.
• Improve Kalu River flood forecasting system and apply to Mahaweli Basins.
• Introduce an Online Training Modules

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TG1
GEOSS ASIAN WATERCYCLE INITIATIVE (AWCI)
16:30-19:30, Friday, 26 Feb. 2021, Online
Dr. Mamoru Miyamoto, ICHARM

Mr. Socrates Paat, Jr., PAGASA

1. Opening AWCI Session
2. New Framework
3. Country Reports
4. Discussion
5. Inputs into the Statement
Adjourn

Dr. Anthony C. Sales, CESO III
Regional Director, DOST XI, Secretary, HELP Davao Network

Prof. Patricia Ann J. Sanchez, UPLB
Engr. Jerry A. Fano, DPWHTG1GEOSS ASIAN WATERCYCLE INITIATIVE (AWCI)
16:30-19:30, Friday, 26 Feb. 2021, Online

1. Opening AWCI Session
2. New Framework
3. Country Reports
4. Discussion
5. Inputs into the Statement
Adjourn

The Asian Water Cycle Initiative (AWCI) (Task Group 1) has agreed to takeconcerted action regarding the three global agendas adopted in 2015, i.e.,
the Sendai Framework, the SDGs and the Paris Agreement, responding towater-related disasters intensified by an increasingly warmer climate, which
are among the most critical hindrances to sustainable development.
Considering that much remains to be learned as to how water-related
disasters under climate change hamper economic and social development
and how, in quantitative terms, disaster resilience can contribute tomaintaining sustainable development, AWCI concluded that each Platform
should develop an "Online Synthesis System (OSS)" as its knowledge baseand foster "Facilitators" as trustable human resources by making effective
use of e-Learning.
7. 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
8. Paris Agreement within the UNFCCC
9. Sendai Framework for DRR
11. Capacity building
12. Data and Knowledge