10th Anniversary
since 2006

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(1) The ICHARM building and its main entrance, remodeled from the Soil Mechanics Laboratory. Construction took place from
August 2004 to September 2005.
(2) The agreement signing ceremony among UNESCO, the government of Japan and PWRI. Left to right: Permanent Delegateof Japan to UNESCO, Ambassador Teiichi Sato, Director-General of UNESCO Koïchiro Matsuura and Chief Executive of PWRI
Tadahiko Sakamoto. (March 3, 2006)(3) Shiro Hishinuma, the first Ph.D. awardee from ICHARM/GRIPS Disaster Management program. (September 17, 2013)(4) The 3rd Follow-up Seminar at Manila, Philippines. (February 17, 2009)(5) A schematic diagram of the Rainfall-Runoff-Inundation (RRI) model.
(6) PWRI Chief Executive Taketo Uomoto (center) and ICHARM Director Kuniyoshi Takeuchi (right) submit the final project report to
ADB-RSDD Director-General Seethapathy Chander. (March 12, 2013)(7) Graduating students huddle their hands around the memorial plate for long-term friendship after the memorial cherry tree
planting ceremony near the ICHARM building. (August 30, 2016)(8) Graduate students pose for a photo with a statue of Kinjiro Ninomiya at Sontoku Museum in Tochigi, Japan.
(September 10, 2013)(9) ICHARM Director Toshio Koike at Asian Water Cycle Symposium 2016 in Japan. (March 1-2, 2016)(10) Graduate students enjoy cherry blossoms while having lunch near ICHARM every April. (April 6, 2015)(11) An evacuation drill conducted for a community in the Solo River basin, Indonesia, during the ABD TA7276 project.
(12) UNESCO-IHE Rector András Szöllösi-Nagy and ICHARM Director Kuniyoshi Takeuchi shake hands to share the joy ofreceiving the International Contribution Award by the Japan Society of Civil Engineers at the same time. (May 29, 2008)(13) An open discussion conducted with local residents at Calumpit City, Philippines, during a community-level flood contingency
planning project (January 13, 2016)

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ISSN 0386-5878
Technical Note of
PWRI No.4353

ICHARM 10th Anniversary

published byInternational Centre for Water Hazard and Risk
Management under the auspices of UNESCO
Synopsis:
The International Centre for Water Hazard and Risk Management (ICHARM) was established in
March 2006 as a UNESCO Category 2 Centre under the auspices of UNESCO in accordance withthe agreement between the government of Japan and UNESCO. ICHARM focuses on research,capacity development, and information networking as three principal areas of its activity, and has
served the world as the Global Center of Excellence in water hazard and risk management throughnumerous projects.
This 10th anniversary publication is produced to record the progress of ICHARM over the last
decades and inform more people in the world about ICHARM and its activities.

Keywords: ICHARM, UNESCO, Category 2 Centre, Innovative research,
Effective capacity building, Efficient information networking

Foreword

Irina Georgieva Bokova
Director-General, United
Nations Educational, Scientificand Cultural Organization(UNESCO)

Water stands at the heart of the new global agenda – including the 2030 Agenda
for Sustainable Development, the Sendai
Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction,and the Paris Climate Agreement.

promptly with UNESCO to strengthen capacity in Pakistan, upgrading its flood early
warning system and providing training
to ensure proactive and integrated flood
management.

Together, these chart a new pathway toa more sustainable and just future for all
women and men and for the planet. This
must include new forms of cooperation to
overcome the challenges of water-related
disasters and diseases, which take 6 to
8 million human lives every year, striking
hardest the poorest and most vulnerable.

Cooperation between UNESCO andICHARM reaches across the board, fromtechnology transfer and capacity–building to addressing integrated water-related
disaster risk management in Member
States – notably, to implement the eighth
phase of the International Hydrological
Programme’s ‘Water Security: Responses
to Local, Regional and Global Challenges’(IHP-VIII 2014-2021).

Since its establishment in 2006 as a Category 2 Centre under the auspices of UNESCO, the International Centre for Water
Hazard and Risk Management – ICHARM– has gone from strength to strength,
working with UNESCO’s International
Hydrological Programme, to bolster thecapacity of countries in addressing waterrelated hazards, by creating and sharing
new knowledge, methodologies and tools.
I saw this for myself in 2010 when I flew toPakistan with UNESCO flood management
experts after the country was struck bydevastating floods. ICHARM collaborated

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In this spirit, I wish to congratulate ICHARM, its staff and partners, for their accomplishments over the last decade andtheir commitment to the goals we share.
On this 10th anniversary, I wish to express
special thanks to the Government of Japan for its financial and technical support,
which has been so important for the success of ICHARM. Working arm-in-arm, I
look forward to ever deeper cooperation in
taking forward the new global agenda.

Foreword

Keiichi Ishii
Minister of Land, Infrastructure,
Transport and Tourism (MLIT)

On behalf of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT), I would
like to extend my heartfelt congratulations on
the 10th anniversary of the establishment of
ICHARM.
ICHARM was established in March 2006 under the auspices of UNESCO as a research
center housed in the Public Works ResearchInstitute, and has since played the role of a
global center of research in water-related hazard and risk management under the superb
leadership of the inaugural director, Professor
Kuniyoshi Takeuchi, and the succeeding director, Professor Toshio Koike.
Taking a retrospective look over the past 10
years, the world has experienced unspeakablecalamities that we have never come acrossbefore including tremendous disasters suchas the Great East Japan Earthquake withsubsequent gigantic tsunamis and extreme
meteorological events such as the Millennium
Drought in Australia. As many point out the impact of global warming in such harsh natural
events, we probably need to remind ourselvesthat natural hazards have become something
we cannot cope with using what we havelearned before.
A challenging time like this one requires research that is innovative and practical, andthat is where Japan’s expertise in disastermanagement can contribute in order to ensurea safer living environment worldwide. In theeffort of solving various water issues both athome and abroad, ICHARM has pioneered
advanced flood simulation models and maderemarkable achievements in collaboration with
UN and other international organizations. In
response to the Kinugawa River flood due toextreme rainfall over the Kanto and Tohoku
regions of Japan in 2015, MLIT has produceda policy report, “Vision to Rebuild Flood-Conscious Society.” This is part of Japan’s effort
in the reduction of water-related disaster risk,
which, I believe, matches with ICHARM’s mission to reduce such disaster risk on a global
scale.
Capacity development is also one of the key
activities of ICHARM. Many from developing countries have participated in its trainingor educational programs, and over 400 participants have completed either training or
graduate-level programs. With the expertisethey acquired at ICHARM, many of them are
now holding responsible positions in their governments. A network of such individuals who
spent time learning and living in Japan is an
irreplaceable asset for Japan.
I sincerely hope that ICHARM will continue
making contributions to further progress inwater-related disaster risk reduction by bridging between Japan and the world and orchestrating the global effort in this field.

3Preface

Taketo Uomoto
President, Public Works
Research Institute (PWRI)The International Centre for Water Hazard and Risk Management (ICHARM)
celebrated its 10th anniversary in March2016. Based on the agreement between
the Japanese government and UNESCO,ICHARM was established in March 2006
within the Public Works Research Instituteas a UNESCO category II center under
the auspices of UNESCO to promote research, capacity development, and information networking for the prevention andmitigation of water-related disasters on a
global scale.
While conducting numerous investigation
and research projects on a wide range ofissues regarding water-related disasters,
ICHARM has also been engaged in efforts
to prevent and mitigate floods, droughts
and other water-related disasters that occur around the world. Moreover, education and training have been an importantpart of its activity. The center provides
various learning opportunities for disastermanagement practitioners overseas. Overthe last 10 years, more than 100 foreign
practitioners have studied as students of
the joint graduate programs that ICHARM
organizes with the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) of Japan,

4and earned a master’s or doctoral degree
in disaster management.
ICHARM has done a great work in technological development, too. An international
center of this kind is rare elsewhere in theworld. One example is an advanced flood
forecasting system. With this system, flood
forecasting is possible even in areas withlimited ground observation data by using
satellite rainfall information as a means ofinterpolation. Such technological contributions by ICHARM are highly appreciatedaround the world. Many foreign engineers
who participated in ICHARM’s educational
programs learned the workings and operation of such technologies, and today playa leading role in disaster management intheir home countries by utilizing the expertise they acquired in Japan.
Preventing and mitigating water-related
disasters are critical issues for the future
development of the world. Better disastermanagement will certainly bring many
people a safer life and make substantial
contribution to the world. The Public Works
Research Institute will continue providing
utmost support for ICHARM to achieve further development in the coming decades.

Preface

Toshio Koike
Director, ICHARM

Over a decade ago the International Centre for Water Hazard and Risk Management (ICHARM) was established at the
Public Works Research Institute (PWRI)
in Japan with the clear purpose to reducewater-related disaster risks through research, education and training, and international networking. As the succeeding
director of ICHARM, following the founding
director, Professor Kuniyoshi Takeuchi, I
would like to first extend my sincere thanks
to all the people who have committed
themselves to each process of ICHARM’sgrowth, including concept integration,organization, implementation, planningand operation. Owing to such great efforts
made by our predecessors, ICHARM is
now working as one of the world’s leadingorganizations in the field of water-related
disasters. Expectations to ICHARM are
now increasing, especially under the threeglobal agendas, the Sendai Frameworkfor Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030(Sendai Framework), the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and the Paris
Agreement on Climate Change (Paris
Agreement).
It seemed fitting to pause at our tenthanniversary, inviting international leaders and bringing together colleagues andgraduates to consider the current statusof water-related disasters, to identify issues to be solved with high priority, toreview what we have done and have notyet done, and to integrate discussions anddialogues about the future direction to takefor reducing water-related disaster risks.
We started this process at the Asian Water
Cycle Symposium 2016 in Tokyo in March2016. With this memorial publication, it isour great pleasure to have invaluable andencouraging messages from the founders, supporters and contributors. Our colleagues have reviewed and summarized
past activities and achievements under
the supervision of Prof. Takeuchi. I myself
contributed a chapter to show the directionof the road ahead.
Through this publication, let us share withpeople around the world our experienceon research, education and training, andinternational networking in the field of water-related disasters. It would be my great
joy if this publication could work as leverage for further promoting the reduction ofwater-related disaster risks worldwide.

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Message
András Szöllösi-Nagy
Chair, Intergovernmental Councilof the International Hydrological
Programme (IHP) of UNESCO

Discussions started right after the 2ndWorld Water Forum, held in The Hague,
The Netherlands, to significantly reinforce
IHP’s delivery capacity in the light of thegrowing pressures on water all over theworld. That was the time when the notion of a “looming water crises” emerged.
Particular interest was raised in water
related uncertainties and risks with a viewto channel the relevant efforts of IHP into
building up a global institution that would
provide global leadership in water hazard
and risk management. I was at the time
the Secretary of IHP and had a great dealof contacts with Japanese hydrologists inorder to ask their advice with respect tothe development path IHP ought to take inwater risk management. As Japan was aleading force in this area, it came naturallythat Japan is the best place to establish a
research and education facility that could
serve the relevant global capacity development needs, provided that the political
recognition and leadership is there.
In March 2000 Mr. Koïchiro Matsuura, thenDirector-General of UNESCO, attended
the 2nd World Water Forum and met several world leaders there to discuss emerging water issues and into what direction
IHP ought to go. Needless to say that without Mr. Matsuura’s vision IHP would have
not received the very significant reinforcement that it did during the first decade of
the new century. He strongly backed theidea that water should be a principal prior-

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ity in UNESCO’s science programmes andacted accordingly with the governing bodies of the Organization.
In running up to the 3rd World Water Forum, that was to be held in Kyoto in 2003,
a number of preparatory activities were
held in Tokyo with high level representatives of the River Bureau of the Ministry ofLand, Infrastructure and Transport (MLIT)
that culminated in a meeting held during
the Forum in Kyoto between the DirectorGeneral and Mr. Kouki Chuma, the SeniorVice minister of MLIT. I was privileged to
be present at the meeting and saw thevisionary leadership on both sides thatboded well for future IHP work in water risk
management. A principal understanding
was born right there that Japan will hosta UNESCO center devoted to water risk
management, particularly those of rare but
disastrous short lived catastrophes suchas flash floods.
Water-related disasters of devastating
magnitude, such as the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004, Hurricane Katrina in 2005
and the terrible landslide in the Philippines,
have been occurring in various locations of
the world. The number of disasters as wellas the extent of their damages and impact
have been increasing, therefore, Japan’s
generous offer to contribute to solve thesechallenges from the global point of view
based on its accumulated knowledge andexperience was welcomed by all.

After some serious preparatory activities
ICHARM was inaugurated on March 6,
2006, and the work started immediately
in Tsukuba where the Public Works Research Institute hosted the new UNESCO
facility.
We have witnessed that ICHARM provided
very significant and timely contributions
over the past decade to Asia and to theglobe in general in disaster mitigation.
This message would not be complete without paying tribute to the outstanding col-leagues without whom there would be no
ICHARM. Particular thanks are due to theleadership of MLIT, to Mr. Sakamoto, thendirector of the PWRI, Kuniyoshi Takeuchi
sense, the first ICHARM director, Gene
Stakhiv, the first Chair of the Governing
Board, Akira Terakawa san, my colleagues
then at IHP who helped a great deal to establish ICHARM: Messrs. Toshio Okazumi,
Yoshiyuki Imamura, Toshihiro Sonoda, Janos Bogardi and many others who helpedin this wonderful venture. Thank you all.
In closing, I wish many similarly successful
decades for ICHARM to come.

piece is named as “Tsukuba” and hung on
the wall of the entrance hall of ICHARM.
She says:“What makes an artwork a recognizable
entity and how does this really happen?
How can one reach that with the strict
rules of geometric art? For this is anarea that contains an infinite variety ofpossibilities and, exactly for this, threatenswith the chance of getting astray. Here, thedefinition of a system, with its own strict
rules to be established by the artist, helps.
It does not work without a system.

On the occasion of the 2nd Advisory Board
Meeting on October 1, 2008, Mrs. Judith
Nem’s, a prominent geometric artist andwife of Dr. András Szöllösi-Nagy, kindly
donated her brilliant piece to ICHARM. The

The “Tsukuba” series follows exactly thispattern where the colors were inspired by
the color of water in different situations.”
Indeed, ICHARM needs inspiration from all
realities of the world.

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Message
Tadahiko Sakamoto
Advisor, Nippon Koei. Co., LTD.
Former Chief Executive, PWRI

I served as the Chief Executive of the Public
Works Research Institute for 9 years, namely
2001 to 2010. During my term of 9 years, I
had experienced lots of difficult situations,such as a budget cut of PWRI, a merging with
Hokkaido Development Research Instituteand so on. But the most important and difficult experience was an establishment of ICHARM.
In March 2003, the 3rd World Water Forum
was held in Kyoto, Japan. At that time, Mr.
Koïchiro Matsuura, then Director-General of
UNESCO visited Japan and had a meetingwith Mr. Kouki Chuma, Senior Vice to Mrs.
Chikage Ogi, then Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Mr. Matsuura
was enthusiastic in water related problems.
Because he believed that a rapid increase ofworld population will cause very severe problems in the field of foods, clean water and energy supply as well as water related disasters.
He thought water related problems are essential for UNESCO activities. So Mr. Matsuura requested Mrs. Ogi to make a further
contribution to UNESCO in the field of water
hazard mitigation. As you know, the Ministry
is responsible in the field of water hazard
mitigation and PWRI is also responsible in thefield of water hazard mitigation research. As
a result, PWRI was ordered to establish a UNESCO Research Center by the Ministry.
In the process of establishment of ICHARM,

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we encountered unexpected difficulties. Officers of the Ministry of Finance did not permit
to increase the budget of PWRI. They said it isfree for you to expense PWRI budget for ICHARM but PWRI budget will not be increased.
So I ordered a budget cut of other researchgroups in a storm of opposition. ICHARM
building was an originally research laboratory
for soil mechanics with one story, high ceilingand crane systems. We rebuilt the laboratory
for ICHARM building with two stories andseismic resistance. The fund was the budget
cut and patent fees of other research groups.
We also encountered unexpected difficulty inconsulting with UNESCO. At first we thought
we are requested to establish a UNESCO
Center. But officers of UNESCO said your proposal to establish a UNESCO Center will beseverely checked in accordance with UNESCO
guidelines. They offered no fund except thename of UNESCO Center. Anyway ICHARM
was established in March 2006, just 3 years
after the meeting of Mr. Matsuura and Mr.
Chuma, and we obtained the name of ICHARM under the auspices of UNESCO.
Simultaneously the establishment of ICHARM,
Professor Kuniyoshi Takeuchi was appointed
the Director of ICHARM after consultation
with UNESCO. And Professor Toshio Koike
succeeded the position in 2014. They are both
famous and academic worldwidely in the fieldof water problems. Now I am much pleased
to hear that ICHARM is actively contributing
to water related problems in the world.

MessageKoïchiro Matsuura
Former Director-General,
UNESCOOn the occasion of the 10th anniversary
of ICHARM, I wish to extend my wholehearted congratulations to all those whohave been involved in managing the Centre over the last ten years, in particular to
the first Director, Professor Takeuchi, andto the current Director, Professor Koike. I
am aware of the fact that ICHARM is oneof the most successful Category II centres
under the auspices of UNESCO in the fieldof water. And I note with appreciation thatits budget and staff have been increasing,which is undoubtedly one of the reasonsfor the success of ICHARM.

I vividly recall the ceremony held at UNESCO Headquarters in March 2006 where
I signed with Ambassador Sato and Dr.
Sakamoto, who represented the Japanese
government, the Agreement to establish
a new Category II centre with the threemajor pillars of research, information networking and training in the area of waterrelated disasters. Thanks to its two Directors and its staff, ICHARM has produced
remarkably positive results in these threedomains.
I sincerely hope that ICHARM will continue
to flourish in these three key fields, in collaboration with other institutes and organizations in Japan and elsewhere.

9MessageTakashi Shiraishi
President, National Graduate
Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS)

I would like to congratulate the International Centre for Water Hazard and Risk
Management (ICHARM) of the Public
Works Research Institute (PWRI) on thisoccasion of the tenth anniversary of its establishment.
Since 2006, the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) has beencollaborating closely with ICHARM, alongwith the International Institute of Seismology and Earthquake Engineering (IISEE)of the Building Research Institute (BRI)
and the Japan International Cooperation
Agency (JICA), to offer and promote theMaster program in Disaster Management
Policy as part of our joint contribution to
the capacity-building of developing countries to train professionals and government
officials to cope with natural disasters.
In this program, students are trained inseismology, earthquake engineering,tsunami disaster mitigation, and waterrelated disasters. Students acquire thebasic knowledge necessary for disasterrisk management, learning not only thetheoretical underpinnings of disastermanagement policies, but also gleaning
insights from comparative cases, including
Japanese policies and systems, in order towork out their own policy proposals in lightof the local conditions and systems of theirown countries.

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GRIPS and ICHARM have also worked
closely to create a Ph.D. Program in Disaster Management in 2010 to train professionals who will be in leadership positionsin the planning and implementation ofnational and international strategies in thefield of water-related risk management.
GRIPS has been offering Master andPh.D. courses for mid-career officials inimportant policy areas such as disastermanagement policy, macro-economic
policy, policy analysis, development policy,
security and foreign policy, and science,technology and innovation policy. GRIPS
has also gone into partnership with government agencies and think-tanks to offer
degree programs and train students from
more than eighty countries.
The Disaster Management Policy Programis one of our most important degree programs and has been attracting promising
students. The more stellar the achievements of these graduates as policy professionals and the more they contributeto their policy communities and the world,
the better the reputation of GRIPS andICHARM will be and the better and morecompetitive the students we will recruit.
It is my sincere hope that both GRIPS
and ICHARM will continue to recruit top
students, train them well, and nurture theircareers in the years to come.

Message

Shinichi Kitaoka
President, Japan International
Cooperation Agency (JICA)

On behalf of the Japan International Cooperation
Agency (JICA), I would like to extend my heartiest
congratulations to ICHARM for its 10 outstanding
years of tireless effort and resounding success inthe area of disaster risk management. Working
with ICHARM has been a great honor, and we at
JICA are delighted to have established with it an
ideal collaboration for helping developing countries to understand and mitigate the perils posedby natural calamities.
Given Japan’s own vulnerability to natural disasters, assistance toward their reduction and management is one of JICA’s long-standing priorities.
As ICHARM is the “Global Center of Excellence”
for water hazard and risk management, its expertise is a great resource for our agency’s operations.
An element of our collaboration with ICHARM is
the provision of a Master’s Degree Course on“Flood Disaster Risk Reduction.” From 2007 to2015, more than 100 JICA trainees from 28 countries have graduated from this specialized course,which is run by ICHARM. One unique aspectof this course is that trainees learn about basic
and essential technologies developed in Japanthroughout its modernization and that in turn canbe applied to devise practical solutions in developing countries. This is crucial when consideringthat developing countries very often face budget
and human resource constraints. I would like tothank ICHARM for its great work to accumulate
and extend Japan’s technical heritage for such a
noble objective.

As it works at the leading edge of analysis and research on water-related disasters, I would like topoint out that ICHARM’s expertise also has been
applied to resolve concrete and pressing issues
on the ground. In 2011, ICHARM formulated thebasis of the Comprehensive Flood Management
Plan for the Chao Phraya River Basin in Thailand
following a major flood there the same year. In
fact, the ICHARM Rainfall-Runoff-Inundation
Model underlying this Master Plan comprises thecore part of the most advanced flood forecasting system, projecting not only discharge andwater levels but also the flood inundation area
one week ahead of time. Hence, this robust forecast enables industrial companies in the affectedarea to prepare for floods more effectively. As atestimonial to its value, a new governmental committee chaired by Thailand’s Prime Minister has
decided to implement the Comprehensive FloodManagement Plan for the Chao Phraya River
Basin. Indeed, this is just one of the many examples of developing countries benefitting from andappreciating ICHARM’s expertise.
Last year, at the UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction, the international community
adopted the “Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk
Reduction 2015-2030.” To achieve the provisions
and goals set forth in that praiseworthy framework, I strongly believe that ICHARM’s role will,
and must, become more significant.
Finally, I would like to extend my sincere gratitude
to ICHARM for all its efforts to date in reducing
water-related disasters in developing countries.
I also look forward to further strengthening our
fruitful partnership in the years to come.

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Table of Contents
Foreword
Irina Georgieva Bokova

2

Keiichi Ishii

3

Preface
Taketo Uomoto

4

Toshio Koike

5

MessageAndrás Szöllösi-Nagy

6

Tadahiko Sakamoto

8Koïchiro Matsuura

9

Takashi Shiraishi

10

Shinichi Kitaoka

11

List of Acronyms

14

1 Progress of ICHARM over 10 Years

16

2 Research

28

2-1 Integrated Flood Analysis System (IFAS)

30

2-2 Rainfall-Runoff-Inundation (RRI) model32

2-3 Risk management research

35

3 Training and Education40

3-1 M.Sc. program, "Water-related Disaster Management
Course of Disaster Management Policy Program"

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44

3-2 "Disaster Management Ph.D. Program"46

3-3 Short-term training programs

47

3-4 Internship53

3-5 Educational and cultural experience events54

4 Information Networking
4-1 International Flood Initiative (IFI)58
60

4-2 High-level Experts and Leaders Panel (HELP)
on Water and Disaster63

4-3 APWF Regional Water Knowledge Hub

65

4-4 Typhoon Committee

65

4-5 International contributions by networking activities

66

4-6 ICHARM Advisory Board and Governing Board

67

5 Local Practices

68

5-1 ADB projects

70

5-2 UNESCO Pakistan project
5-3 Research activity on community-level flood contingency

74

planning in the Philippines

77

5-4 Research programs on climate change by MEXT-KAKUSHIN and SOUSEI6 Future Vision

80
82

Annex

89

A-1 Organizational change of ICHARM

90

A-2 ICHARM building, logo, etc.

90

A-3 List of ICHARM staff and tenure

91

A-4 Trend of ICHARM budget and staff

93

A-5 List of publications

93

A-6 List of Ph.D. and MDMP thesis titles

100

A-7 List of hosted events

104

A-8 List of awards

106

A-9 List of ICHARM R&D Seminars

107

A-10 ICHARM Advisory and Governing Board members

110

A-11 List of MoUs with organizations

113

A-12 Mission of ICHARM and long-term programs

114

A-13 Brochures and newsletters

117

A-14 Chronological summary of main events

118

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List of Acronyms
ADB
APWS
APWF
AWCI
AWDO
BfG
BRI
CLRI
DIAS
DMH
ESCAP
FDPI
GRIPS
GSMaP
HELP
IAHS
IAHR
ICFM
ICHARM
IFAS
IFI
IIASA
IHP
IPCC
JAXA
JICA
NILIM
MEXT
MLIT
MRI
NAMRIANARBO
NASAPAGASA
PMD
PWRI
RETA
RCUWM
RID
RRI
SRTM
SUPARCOUN
UNDP
UNESCOUNISDRUNSGAB
UNU
WCDR
WMO
WSDAC
WWAP
WWF

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Asian Development Bank
Asia Pacific Water Summit
Asia Pacific Water Forum
Asia Water Cycle Initiative
Asia Water Development Outlook
German Federal Institute of Hydrology
Building Research Institute
Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction
Data Integration and Analysis System
Department of Meteorology and Hydrology, Myanmar
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
Flood Disaster Preparedness Indices
National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies
Global Satellite Mapping of Precipitation
High-level Experts and Leaders Panel on Water and Disasters
International Association of Hydrological Sciences
International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and ResearchInternational Conference on Flood Management
International Centre for Water Hazard and Risk Management
Integrated Flood Analysis System
International Flood Initiative
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
International Hydrological ProgrammeIntergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Japan International Cooperation Agency
National Institute for Land and Infrastructure Management
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
Meteorological Research InstituteNational Mapping and Resource Information Authority
Network of Asian River Basin Organizations
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration
Pakistan Meteorological Department
Public Works Research InstituteRegional Technical AssistanceRegional Centre on Urban Water Management
Royal Irrigation Department
Rainfall-Runoff-Inundation
Shuttle Radar Topography Mission
Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission
United Nations
United Nations Development Programme
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
United Nations Secretary-General’s Advisory Board
United Nations University
World Conference on Disaster Reduction
World Meteorological Organization
Centre for Water for Sustainable Development and Adaptation to Climate Change
World Water Assessment Programme
World Water Forum15

1 Progress of
ICHARM
over 10 Years

16April 3, 2009 at PWRI
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1 Progress of ICHARM over 10 Years

1 Progress of ICHARM
over 10 Years

Kuniyoshi Takeuchi
Advisor, ICHARM
Founding Director, ICHARMICHARM was founded on March 6, 2006, and it is the10th anniversary this year. Our achievements overthe decade owe a great deal to generous support andcooperation from many individuals and organizations
that share our mission and passion to solve global water
issues. We would like to express our deepest gratitude
for all who supported us.
The last 10 plus years of ICHARM may be divided into
the four phases: the preparatory phase covering theperiod from the third World Water Forum (WWF) to its
inauguration; the start-up phase from the inauguration
to the formation of the basic structure of our principal
activities; the progress phase during which we
strengthened the activities; and the start of the 2nd
period of ICHARM from October 2014 with new director
Dr. Toshio Koike. I would like to review our activities inthose phases with the box messages contributed fromkey individuals for this anniversary publication to share
their fond memories about ICHARM.

Preparation
In March 2003 at the Ministerial Conference of the third
WWF in Kyoto, Dr. Koïchiro Matsuura, the DirectorGeneral of UNESCO*, made an announcement: “Wehave agreed with the Japanese government to set up aninternational water-related disaster research center inJapan.” To most people concerned, it was this time when
the idea of ICHARM was made known to them. I later
heard that the final agreement had been made at themeeting held on the previous day between the DirectorGeneral and Mr. Koki Chuma, the Vice Minister of Land,
Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT), but very
few in the MLIT’s River Bureau seemed to have beenaware of it.
*Hereafter, organizations and the positions and titles ofindividuals in this section were those that were used at thattime.

The establishment of a water-related disaster research
center in Japan was initially conceptualized due to a
growing concern on water-related disasters throughout

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the world and international expectations for Japan
to contribute its advanced science and technology
to disaster reduction. In addition, Japan had been
demonstrating a strong international leadership in theworld’s water community since the involvement in thesecond WWF in the Hague in 2000, contributing to thelaunch of the World Water Assessment Program (WWAP)
led by UNESCO and making the offer for hosting thethird WWF in Kyoto, Osaka and Shiga Prefecturesin 2003. In such an environment, the idea that somekind of centre should be created to maintain Japan’scontribution to the world even long after WWF3 came tofruition, thanks to the tremendous effort from the strongwilled leaders, Dr. Koïchiro Matsuura, Director-Generalof UNESCO, and Dr. András Szöllösi-Nagy, Director of
the Division of Water Sciences, UNESCO, together with
Mr. Yoshiyuki Imamura, who were at UNESCO IHP at thetime on temporary assignment from MLIT.
Around that time, many water-related (Category II)

1 Progress of ICHARM over 10 Yearscenters under the auspices of UNESCO were set up andstarted their activities mainly in developing countries,
including the Regional Humid Tropics Hydrology andWater Resources Center for South-East Asia and thePacific (HTC) in Malaysia, the Regional Centre forTraining and Water Studies of Arid and Semi-Arid Zones(RCTWS) in Egypt, and the Regional Centre on Urban
Water Management (RCUWM) and the International
Centre on Qanats and Historic Hydraulic Structures(ICQHHS) in Iran. Between 1998 and 2002, I was deeply
involved in discussions on such projects as the Chair,as well as the Vice-Chair, of the Intergovernmental
Council of International Hydrological Programme(IHP) of UNESCO, and witnessed the strong strategic
development of regional activities led by the IHP, which
Dr. Nagy had wished to see for years. From 2000
onwards, the initiative spread to developed countries,
resulting in the creation of the Centre for Water Law,
Policy and Science in the United Kingdom and theEuropean Regional Centre for Ecohydrology (ERCE) in
Poland, for instance. It was only natural that a proposal
was concurrently made to establish a UNESCO Category
II Centre on water-related disasters in Japan.
Subsequent to discussions about where in Japan the
UNESCO Center should be established, the Public
Works Research Institute (PWRI) was chosen to hostit. As a result, the Secretariat for Preparatory Activities
of UNESCO-PWRI Center (Preparatory Office) was
set up at PWRI in April 2004, and worked for two years
till March 2006 when ICHARM officially started its
operation. During that preparation phase, PWRI CEO
Dr. Tadahiko Sakamoto, Preparatory Office Director
Mr. Akira Terakawa, and Mr. Imamura of UNESCO IHP
undertook difficult ground work for the foundation of thecenter. In the IHP Intergovernmental Council meeting
held in September 2004, in which the proposal forestablishment of the center was submitted to UNESCO,PWRI hosted a reception featuring Japanese cuisine
where UNESCO’s senior officials, ambassadors fromvarious countries, and many other people concernedcelebrated the proposed plan.
Around the same time, CEO Dr. Sakamoto invited me tobe the founding director of ICHARM, and I felt that it wasa great honor, considering my long-term involvement
in IHP activities in Southeast Asia and the Pacific,
as well as at the global level, and accepted it without
hesitation. As I had one more year left until retirementfrom Yamanashi University in March 2007, arrangements
were made for me to serve both for ICHARM and for theuniversity during the first year.
It was May 2003, only two months from the

10 years make an epoch
Akira Terakawa
Director, Research Division I, Foundation of River & Basin Integrated Communications
Former Director, Secretariat for Preparatory Activities of UNESCO-PWRI Centre
Former Deputy Director, ICHARM
I, with 6 colleagues, was ordered on April 1st, 2004 to be in charge of preparatory activities to set up UNESCO category 2 centre
in PWRI for the first time in Japan. Our original office was a small meeting room on the 7th floor of NILIM main building. We decided to periodically issue a newsletter in Japanese and in English to inform the situation of preparation to the concerned persons
inside and outside of Japan, When I look back these newsletters, the days 10 years ago hot revive.
We, at first, promoted the preparation with the English abbreviated name ‘CHARM’, which, we received comments from the UNESCO Headquarters, was overlapped with another existing program and should be changed. After consulting with Dr. Sakamoto,then the Chief Executive of PWRI, we decided to add ‘I’ (of International) to the head and changed to ‘ICHARM’. The logo mark of
ICHARM was publicly invited and decided by the vote of the concerned persons from 3 pre-screened plans. ICHARM office space
was prepared by largely repairing the existing building for comprehensive soil experiment laboratory, under the strong leadershipof Dr. Sakamoto and with great support and cooperation from all of the research groups, which I can never forget in my life. It isalso a good old memory, at the occasion of the second Advisory Board Meeting in October 2008, oil painted art donated by thewife of Dr. András Szöllösi-Nagy, then the Director of Water Science Division of UNESCO, was decorated at the stairs landing of
the entrance space of the office building.
In March 2006, Prof. Takeuchi was invited to be the first Director of ICHARM and we started ‘research, training and information
networking activities in a combined manner to prevent/mitigate water related disasters in the world’, which I, still remember, repeated to announce in Japanese and in English many times in various occasions.
Ten years later, tremendous effort of ICHARM members, with receiving support of so many people, made ICHARM famous worldwide both in name and in activities outcome, which I really am glad to see from outside.

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1 Progress of ICHARM over 10 Yearsannouncement of Director-General Matsuura, when I was
first invited to PWRI to talk about how to prepare for theestablishment of a UNESCO center. I stressed that the
new center should become an international research hubthat could take the global leadership in water science andtechnology. I expressed my hope that the center shouldgrow to be as competent as the world’s leading nationalhydrology research institutes in the United States andEurope. I also addressed that to achieve all this would
require an array of excellent researchers, pointing outthat the center should offer a research environment
attractive enough to receive such researchers and that

English must be the common language in the center.
The other point I stressed was that to improve disaster
reduction practices in any country, capacity development
is a must where the centre should make a major effort
to contribute. In March 2005 and January 2006, we heldinternational workshops on flood management, andcollected opinions of participants from overseas andJapan as to what expectations they had for the newcenter. Many participants expressed strong expectations
for the centre to make contributions that could meet local
needs and that could improve local capacities.

Start-up
On March 6, 2006, ICHARM was inaugurated with atape-cutting ceremony held in front of the new ICHARM
building, which had been prepared by remodeling one of
the laboratories of PWRI. We barely made it before thefourth WWF, held in Mexico City.
The first task of ICHARM was to formulate its activity
policy. By then, the Preparatory Office had done an
excellent job on identifying the general mission and thebasic activities. Our mission had been clearly stated in
the name of the center, “International Centre for Water
Hazard and Risk Management,” and the basic activities
had also been concisely expressed as three pillarsof activities, i.e., “research, training, and information
networking”. Yet it was a difficult task to design
concrete action plan and strategies to implement those.
Considering a wide range of input from various occasions
including the pre-inaugural international workshops, all
ICHARM researchers participated in discussions on whatto achieve and how. As a result, we reached agreementon practical objectives that ICHARM should become
a global center of excellence with capabilities to leadinternational research, act on localism by responding toactual needs of localities, and reduce scientific gaps indeveloping nations by integrating research with capacity
development.

For better technological transfer,better thought for well-being needed
Shigenobu Tanaka
Professor, Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University
Former Deputy Director, ICHARM

It was one year after the Indian Ocean Tsunami, which took lives of more than 200,000 people, when I was transferred to PWRI to
take charge of tsunami training. I was appointed to be the chief researcher in charge of capacity building on March 6, 2006.
ICHARM had already started its operation consisting of three pillars: innovative research, capacity building and information networking. The centre was asked to conduct capacity building programs to show developing countries how a disaster prone country
had been successful in disaster risk reduction.
I happened to know a book, “The Greatest Legacy (1897),” by Kanzo Uchimura. It says that civil engineering work is one of theimportant things to hand over but the most important is education and/or thought to bring people up. I was convinced that the work
to pass down basic thoughts from the experienced to the young is so important and that there should be key lessons to share in
Japanese history.
One such lesson is in “A Living God,” a book about Goryo Hamaguchi. He not only saved village people from tsunami in 1854 byleading evacuation with the lights of fire but recovered the devastated village by constructing a tsunami embankment. Another isin “Representative Men of Japan (1908)”, also written by Kanzo Uchimura in English to introduce Japan to the world. It consists ofstories about five Japanese men. One of them is Sontoku Ninomiya, who contributed a great deal to reconstruction of many exhausted villages in eastern Japan. I believe his way of thinking is very helpful in our life even now, especially in difficult situations.
Technological transfer alone is not enough: we also need to transfer thought for better well-being. I wish that Japan and Japaneseare always respected as a front runner in disaster risk reduction.

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ICHARM's objective was stated as :To serve as the Global Center of Excellence
to provide and assist implementation of bestpracticable strategies to localities, nations, regions
and the world to manage the risk of water related
hazards including floods, droughts, landslides,
debris flows and water contamination.
In addition, localism was set as ICHARM’s mostimportant challenge and defined as :Localism is a principle that takes into accountlocal diversity of natural, social and cultural
conditions, being sensitive to local needs, priorities,
development stage, etc., within the context of global
and regional experiences and trends.
They served as the basic policy of ICHARM withconsiderable elaboration of the objective statement on
the occasion of the first Governing Board in February
2014.
In the field of research, ICHARM applied for “FY2006
5-year Research Program: Innovative Program of Climate
Change Projection for the 21st Century” (Kakushin
program) offered by the Ministry of Education, Culture,
Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), proposing a
research project, “Assessment of the impact of climatechange on flood disaster risk and its reduction measuresover the globe and specific vulnerable areas,” and ourplan was accepted. Under the leadership of Dr. Akio
Kito, Division Director of the Meteorological ResearchInstitute (MRI), ICHARM made full organizational efforts
for the success of this project, including those of theteam led by Mr. Kazuhiko Fukami, Chief Researcher
of ICHARM. Our goal was ambitious, probably a little
too ambitious to complete within five years; we could
only focus on the Asian region and could not get muchresearch on disaster countermeasures. Nevertheless,we could achieve some important results, such as a bias
correction method for climatological projections, a global
run-off simulation system, and local case studies on theflood risk assessment in Cambodia and Nepal.
In the field of training, ICHARM successfully implemented
a flood hazard mapping course that started in FY2004
by the PWRI Hydrology Research Group, ICHARM’sforerunner, as a group training program of the Japan
International Cooperation Agency (JICA), accepting 16
trainees from 8 Asian countries. In October 2007, a year
and a half after the foundation of ICHARM, the oneyear master’s program, “Disaster Management Policy
Program: Water-related Disaster Management Course,”
started as a collaboration of the National Graduate
Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), JICA and ICHARM.
This initiative came from the commitment of ICHARM to
becoming an international organization that could foster
global leaders in water-related disaster management,
just like UNESCO-IHE in the Netherlands, which alsooffers water education programs. The master’s program
made a smooth start despite a relatively short periodof preparation, thanks to the approval and support of
PWRI CEO Dr. Sakamoto and Prof. Shigeru Morichi of
GRIPS. Actually, a trusted communication between Prof.
Morichi and I, who were classmates at the University ofTokyo, helped a lot with such an early installment of thegraduate-level program.
In designing the educational programs, we owed muchto Prof. A.W. Jayawardena, Research and Training
Advisor of ICHARM, who had a good sense of wit anddiscipline from his experiences at the Oxford University
and Hong Kong University, and Dr. Shigenobu Tanaka,February 8, 2008 at Bogra city, middle
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Chief Researcher (now a professor of Kyoto University),
who provided trainees with good knowledge in Japaneseculture and lifestyle. Dr. Tanaka introduced thephilosophy of Sontoku Ninomiya* to training programs;
he thought that it is important for trainees to keep
Sontoku’s values and ideas in mind when they work fortheir countries. We even created the “Sontoku Award” tohonor an individual who was the most willing to selflessly
work for the whole during the training with an award
certificate and a miniature statute of Sontoku. The award
has since continued and widely familiarized as one of the
traditions of ICHARM.
*Sontoku Ninomiya, also known as Kinjiro Ninomiya, was aprominent Japanese agro-reformer, philosopher and moralist
in the 19th century who guided many local communities outof poverty by teaching the importance of generosity, hardworking, frugality and other values to create a better future.

There are other traditions too in the educational
programs. One is the cherry blossom viewing event.
This event first started from a suggestion by PWRICEO Dr. Sakamoto. Every spring, the event is held
near our building, in which students, researchers andsenior officials get together and have lunch under cherry
blossoms in full bloom. This has been a great opportunity
for everybody to get to know each other. Until 2011,
when a traditional Japanese style house in PWRI’s
premises was not yet damaged by the Great East Japan
Earthquake, we enjoyed viewing cherry blossoms
around a pond near the house, took photos on the bridgeover the pond against full blossoms, and attended a tea
ceremony in the house, hosted by Ms. Mikiko Nakamura,an office assistant of ICHARM and an experienced tea
master. It is very unfortunate that the house is no longer
available after the earthquake although the events
continue elsewhere.

Progress
Following the master’s program, the doctoral program
started in October 2010 with the research assistantshipo ff e r e d f o r d o c t o r a l s t u d e n t s b y P W R I . I n t h i s
assistantship, students help researchers of ICHARM withresearch activities, through which they can not only learn
but also contribute to practical application of advanced
science and technology to actual cases. The doctoral
course is expected to play a significant role in ICHARM’sinnovative research. To date, ICHARM has produced 110

master’s and 7 doctoral degree holders, and the networkof those graduates has continued expanding all over theworld, forming a powerful liaison for ICHARM to further
promote local practices.
Hoping to keep a close tie with and among alumni,
we have started another tradition of planting a young
cherry tree since 2013, when Dr. Nario Yasuda was theFounding the Master Program of GRIPS and ICHARM
Shigeru Morichi
Professor and Director, Policy Research Center, GRIPS (National Graduate Institutefor Policy Studies)
We are excited to have the ten years anniversary of ICHARM. Congratulations!
In mid of 1990’s, Prof. K. Takeuchi, my classmate of Tokyo University, visited my office in Tokyo Institute of Technology to ask me
about EASTS (Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies) which we founded in 1994. He had already so many experiencesof the activities and contributions in his field for Asian Region, however he felt strongly that the additional efforts for the capacity
buildings in Asia was needed and that he should contribute for the education. The appointment of Prof. Takeuchi as the director of
ICHARM almost ten years later was a great decision for the future experts in Asia, for ICHARM and for himself.
The Disaster Management Program in GRIPS had been started with the cooperation of the Building Research Institute, MLIT as
the master degree program for earthquake proof related training of BRI. I was the first program director, therefore Prof. Takeuchi
requested me to open the similar program in GRIPS for ICHARM. Then the existing DMP was expanded to include the Water Related Disaster Course.
Many experts in Asia had been educated in the training program of Delft University. However the natural conditions of the water related disasters in Asia are different from it in Europe, and it is desirable to educate in different region and to expand the chance foryoung experts in Asia and other regions. That might be the reason to start ICHARM of UNESCO in Japan.
The outcome of ICHARM and the DMP has been more than expected by the huge efforts of lecturers, trainees and staff. I believe
the educated experts will improve the disaster proof system in each coutry.
I wish the continued success of the research and education of ICHARM.

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Deputy Director of ICHARM. Every year when a class ofstudents graduates, a young cherry tree is planted witha sign indicating the graduating class stood next to thetree. This way, each tree becomes a symbol of unity that
reminds them of the sense of comradeship with fellow
alumni whenever they visit ICHARM. I really hope thatthe tradition will continue for the next decade and manymore.
Our collaboration with the Asian Development
Bank (ADB) also started in this phase. In pursuit ofchallenges to practice ICHARM’s localism, I visited
ADB in August 2009 to request starting a partnershipproject with ICHARM. As a result, both sides agreed to
implement a joint research project, “Regional Technical
Assistance (RETA), Supporting Investment in WaterRelated Disaster Management,” which focused on theassessment of flood risk in the Mekong River basin, theinstallment of an early warning system in the Solo Riverbasin, the assistance in flood management policy making
in Bangladesh, etc. The project was originally planned
for the period of 2009-2011, which was subsequently
extended till February 2013. I attended the signingceremony with PWRI CEO Dr. Sakamoto in November
2009.
Since PWRI had had no experience with joint research
funded by an international organization before, Mr.
Katsuhito Miyake, ICHARM Chief Researcher in chargeof this project, encountered difficult problems dueto the differences between the two organizations in
administrative technicalities regarding contracts andbudget implementation. Despite such difficulty, ICHARM
could produce epoch-making research results. One
was the advanced development of the Integrated Flood
Analysis System (IFAS), which had already been inprogress before the official launch of ICHARM, andanother is the development of the Rainfall-RunoffInundation (RRI) model, which was proposed by
ICHARM Researcher Dr. Takahiro Sayama and finally
put in operation around 2010. Both developments
not only greatly contributed to the project, but also
became key instruments of ICHARM for research andlocal assistance for early warning and risk assessment
practices, as well as in education programs for students
to work on their graduation theses. Moreover, such tools
have been tried to be installed in the basic flood risk
management system in Indonesia and other nations. In
March 2013, when the ADB project finally ended, I visited
the ADB headquarters at Manila again with Dr. Taketo
Uomoto, PWRI CEO after Dr. Sakamoto, to deliver the
final results of the research.
ICHARM made a major contribution to UNESCO’s
emergency efforts in response to devastating floods thattook place in the Indus River in 2010. It was the firstcase for UNESCO to take such action. Following thevisit of Secretary-General of the United Nations, Dr. BanKi Moon, to the affected area at the early stage of thefloods, Director-General of UNESCO Dr. Irina Bokova

November 14, 2009 in the Lagunade Bay, the Philippines

visited Japan and called for assistance in providing
flood inundation prediction for its advancement, andsubsequently in the installment of flood forecasting
and warning systems. The press conference was held
to announce that ICHARM and the Japan Aerospace
Exploration Agency (JAXA) would accept the request.
This resulted in UNESCO’s Pakistan project, “Strategic
Strengthening of Flood Warning and Management
Capacity of Pakistan,” which started in 2011. ICHARM
has provided a wide range of support in this projectfrom research to capacity development training. As partof the project, Pakistani engineers and officials wereinvited to ICHARM master’s program to strengthen theircapabilities to operate the systems effectively. Now the
project is in its second phase.
When a devastating flood occurred in the Chao Phraya
River in 2011, ICHARM conducted simulation using
the RRI model and issued press releases on how theflooding might spread, or recede, over various parts ofThailand in the following month. This helped the country
a great deal to perform effective flood management.
Building on this experience, it later developed asmartphone-based information distribution system with
JICA’s support to provide the public with flood inundation
information in a timely manner.
At 2:46 p.m., March 11, 2011, the Great East Japan
Earthquake suddenly struck Japan. It was a megaearthquake that no one at ICHARM had everexperienced. The roofs and building trembled, anddocuments on the desks and bookshelves scattered allover the floor. People in the office went under the desk,
shaking in shock and fear. I hurried out the moment thetremors stopped, and another wave of quakes soon
started. I was surprised to see the dogwood trees along
the roadside shaking wildly as if moving laterally fromside to side. My mobile phone was initially in service but
got disconnected in a few minutes. After a while, all staff
other than those in charge of emergency like this wastold to go home, and I too left the office for home. On
my way, no traffic lights were on, and back at my place,the electricity was all out. After the initial confusion, all
ICHARM members gradually started doing whatever
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reconstruction efforts in their own ways by participatingin research, field investigations, committees andcommunity activities.
The great earthquake cast a long shadow over our
preparation for the 5th International Conference on
Flood Management (ICFM5), originally scheduled to beheld at the International Congress Center in Tsukuba,
Japan, the city where ICHARM is located. Many whowere planning to attend the meeting from overseas
expressed grave concern regarding the location of theconference, which was relatively close to Fukushima,
where a nuclear accident occurred immediately after theearthquake. Some even suggested that it be postponed
until safety was confirmed. After a lot of discussions,however, we came to a conclusion: if there is ever a righttime for a disaster conference, it is now. We changed
the location from Tsukuba to Akihabara in Tokyo andheld the conference as scheduled. The conference was
successful, attended by Crown Prince Naruhito and450 people from 41 countries. We owed this successvery much to the participants who came all the way tomake presentations and discussions and all ICHARM
staff who worked hard for the event, especially Dr.
Kenzo Hiroki, Research Coordinator for Water Disaster
Risk Management, and Dr. Ali Chavoshian, ResearchSpecialist, for their immense dedication and leadership.
ICHARM has been participating in various international
activities with particular commitment to such global
efforts as the International Flood Initiative (IFI), IHP, theTyphoon Committee, WWF, HELP, ISDR and IRDR.
IFI is an important global initiative with high worldwide
expectations, which was inaugurated in the presenceof the top executives of UNESCO, WMO, UNISDR and
UNU at the Third UN World Conference on Disaster
Reduction held in Kobe, Japan, in January 2005. I was
one of them at the memorable inauguration ceremonyas the Chair of the Japan National Committee for the
IHP. As soon as ICHARM was officially established, it
was assigned to the secretariat of IFI. This assignment
was a great honor and a turning point: ICHARM became
an official contact office for UN organizations, which
has since given the institute an opportunity to play avital role in demonstrating global leadership in disastermanagement. ICHARM convened an IFI session at
ICFM4, 5 and 6, held in Toronto, Tokyo and Sao Pauloin 2008, 2011 and 2014, respectively, and led thepolicy making process of the organization. With ICFM7
scheduled in 2017 in Lees, UK, ICHARM is again
planning to convene a major IFI session with many
partners to present an innovative strategy.

Start of the 2nd Period
In October 2014, Professor Toshio Koike of the Universityof Tokyo took over the office of the Director of ICHARM(he assumes both posts for the time being), and withhis leadership, ICHARM has entered a new phase. I am

February 9, 2008 at a port located in the south of Dhaka, Bangladesh

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1 Progress of ICHARM over 10 Yearsso happy to see ICHARM already making remarkableprogress in many areas. Activities of ICHARM’s pillar
strategies have been strengthened and expanded,strategic schemes have been improved, more roles withgreater responsibility have been accepted, and researchhas been more productive.
The practice of localism, which stresses the importanceof translating research findings to local efforts in waterrelated disaster risk reduction, has continued to be apriority for ICHARM. The centre has also been playing
the role of a global opinion leader creating international
opinion towards the realization of the common goals
set globally for further reduction of disaster risk. Among
those efforts, the strong leadership in IFI and theconsiderable contribution and dedication to UNESCO
and ADB projects deserve special recognition. Moreover,in 2015, ICHARM played a major role in organizing
scientific input to inform the decision-making processes
regarding the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk
Reduction, the UN Sustainable Development Goals, andthe Framework on Climate Change.
ICHARM has been very lucky in many ways.
Expectations, both domestic and abroad, have given
us a strong motivation to tackle challenging water
issues. Water professionals and organizations havealways watched over us with great patience and kindly
guided us to grow to be a capable, reliable institute.
ICHARM started with only 15 people, but has grown tohave nearly 50 members. That is not all; the number ofgraduates from the educational programs and those who
once worked with us has totaled to be almost 150, eachof whom is what we call an “ICHARM Ambassador,”a strong supporter for ICHARM. They include Dr. Ali
Chavoshian, a former ICHARM Research Specialist
and now the Director of the UNESCO Regional Centre
on Urban Water Management (RCUWM), Mr. Nikola
Zlatanovic, a graduate of ICHARM master’s programand now the Deputy Director of the Centre for Water for
Sustainable Development and Adaptation to Climate
Change (WSDAC), and Dr. Nasif Ahsan, a graduateof ICHARM Ph.D. course and now a professor of
Economics Discipline, Khulna University, Bangladesh.
I am really happy to see many "ambassadors" likethem assuming important positions and fulfilling serious
responsibilities in their home countries. Moreover, I feel
equally happy that long-term research outcomes are
finally taking shape as our flagship technologies, whichhave been making remarkable contributions in disastermanagement around the world.
However, ICHARM does not bask in the warm glow of
the last 10 years; the situation is constantly changing
both at home and abroad. Under the fresh leadership of
Director Koike, ICHARM has renewed its commitment tothe achievement of its mission and continues performing
remarkable work to help reduce disaster risk around theworld. For ICHARM to succeed in this challenge, I would
like to ask your continued support and cooperation for
the next decade and many more to come.

How ICHARM was born
Yoshiyuki Imamura
Professor, Organization for Research Initiatives, Advanced Science and Innovational Research Center, Yamaguchi University
Former Chief Researcher, ICHARM
I am filled with deep emotion to hear that ICHARM celebrates its 10th anniversary and see its great achievements and development as a person involved in the establishment of the ICHARM when I was in UNESCO.
The idea of creating a UNESCO Water Center in Japan was born when Dr. András Szöllösi-Nagy (Director of the Division of Water
Sciences, UNESCO) and I (Programme Specialist of Division of Water Sciences and World Water Assessment Program (WWAP)
secretariat) had relaxed breakfast time in January 2003. It was during our stay in Japan to participate in preparatory meetings for
the Third World Water Forum (WWF3). We foresaw that UNESCO would have great success at the WWF3, and our idea was that
we should create a tangible output that would contribute to the international community as a legacy of the WWF3 instead that the
WWF3 would end with just an event.
This idea was born because two of us actually felt that Japan was increasingly showing a greater contribution to international watercommunities, such as the development of the WWAP established through Japan's leadership and the WWF3 hosted by Japan.
We proposed the idea to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Japan. In UNESCO, Mr. Koïchiro Matsuura, DirectorGeneral of UNESCO, had given a principle priority to ‘water.’ He showed favor to the vision and announced it in his keynote
speech of the ministerial conference at the WWF3 in March 2003. The new water center was to be established as the first one inJapan approved by the UNESCO General Conference. However, we had to overcome unprecedented difficulties towards the es-

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tablishment.
I was asked to advise about where to set up the new center. I recommend the Public Works Research Institute (PWRI), which wasjust founded as an independent administrative agency, because the institute had a wealth of knowledge and experiences in the fieldof hydrology and water resources management and had high degree of flexibility to carry out international activities. My advice was
accepted, and the preparation of establishing the center started. A preparation team led by Mr. Akira Kitagawa, PWRI Research
Coordinator, was established in the PWRI. Together with them, I visited UNESCO-IHE, which was just established as a UNESCO
category-I center and other international water institutes, and collected information on those institutes. The information contributed
to formulate the framework of the new center, and the concept to focus on water hazard and risk management on which Japan had
advantages, was formed.
At the 32nd General Conference of UNESCO in September 2003, the Government of Japan officially announced that the government was preparing to establish an international center.
In January 2004, the PWRI organized an international meeting at Tsukuba in Japan, inviting Ing. Victor Pochat and other regional
representatives of the IHP Inter-governmental Council, and relevant UN agencies (WMO, ISDR, etc.) in order to form an international network and gain international inputs and supports from the preparatory stage. At the meeting, the direction of the newcenter was further developed, receiving advice from international participants.
At the IHP Bureau meeting in April 2004, a basic plan of establishing the center was proposed, and the proposal indicated that research, training, and information networking would be the three pillars of the new center’s activities. In addition, a preparatory officefor the new center was established within the PWRI headed by Mr. Akira Terakawa, under the leadership of Dr. Sakamoto, President of the PWRI.
In order for the center to lead the international water-related disaster agenda, the PWRI contributed to preparing the chapter 10 (riskmanagement) of the United Nations World Water Development Report (WWDR) 2nd edition. Further, it was decided that the center
served as the secretariat of the International Flood Initiative (IFI), which was formally launched by UNESCO, WMO, ISDR, UNU,
and IAHS at the World Conference on Disaster Reduction (WCDR) at Kobe, Japan, in January 2005. As results of those activities
initiated before the establishment of the center, more and more organizations expressed their supports to the creation of the center.
Although the preparation for the establishment seemed to be progressing, there was a risk that some groups or communities suggested limiting the geographical scope of new center to the Asian region. However, thanks to Prof. Takara of Kyoto University, Dr.
Carlos A. Fernandez-Jauregui, Deputy Director of WWAP secretariat, and their friends and colleagues, both the Asia-Pacific andLatin American regions proposed resolutions to support the ICHARM establishment. Then, it became clear that ICHARM was expected to be a global center.
During the Inter-governmental Council of UNESCO in September 2004, the PWRI hosted a reception, and many participants including ambassadors to UNESCO and UNESCO's senior officials attended the reception. The momentum towards the establishment of ICHARM was further developed. On the following day, Dr. Sakamoto presented the plan of ICHARM establishment at thecouncil, and almost all the representatives from member states and international organizations expressed their favor to the plan, reflecting the magnitude of international expectations for the establishment. It was a memorable moment that was felt to last forever.
A resolution to support the establishment of ICHARM was then adopted.
After the approval, the critical challenge was how to comply with the legal systems between the Japanese government and UNESCO, having a completely different legal system to each other. We had this concern from early stage of the preparation when wecollected and analyzed the information on UNESCO-IHE and other centers. I myself intensively examined and consulted the issue
with my colleagues, but it was not easy to find a solution. Mr. Yuzuru Imasato, Minister of the Japanese Permanent Delegation to
UNESCO and Ms. Yuki Daijo of the UNESCO Legal Department greatly contributed to solve the issue, and finally, the solution was
found. Following the approval at the 171th UNESCO Executive Board in April 2005, the establishment of ICHARM was officially approved at UNESCO's 33rd General Conference in October 2005.
It took only two years or so since the birth of the original idea of ICHARM until the official approval of ICHARM establishment,
receiving great international expectation. I would like to underline that this successful establishment was came true owing to joint
efforts of all the involved people under the great leadership of Mr. Matsuura, Director-General of UNESCO and Dr. Sakamoto,
PWRI’s President.
(The titles of the people referred here are the ones at that time.)

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ICHARM has conducted research and development oftechnologies that effectively assist local engineers andpractitioners in mitigating water disasters. At its core arerisk assessment and models to forecast and simulate
water disaster hazards such as floods and droughts.
Development of flood forecasting models is particularly
important for the Asian monsoon region in predicting
flood disasters and determining the cropping time for ricecultivation. Flood and drought simulation models canbe an instrumental tool that provides basic informationneeded to assess climate change impact on river flow
and flood inundation, evaluate risks such as vulnerability,
comprehensive flood control and management plan, andestimate the effect of project investment. This section
describes the IFAS and RRI models, which ICHARM hasdeveloped and provided to support local practice overthe past 10 years, along with the research history of risk
management.

2-1 Integrated Flood Analysis System (IFAS)ICHARM has developed the Integrated Flood Analysis
System (IFAS) based on the distributed hydrological runoff model (multiple-layer tank model) of the Public Works
Research Institute under the concept of addressing issues in developing flood forecasting models, particularly
in developing countries.

(5) To develop and operate models effectively, thecapacity of engineers should also be developed andthus training is indispensable.

ICHARM has also provided a number of training courses
on IFAS to broaden the number of users and implemented flood forecasting systems (early warning systems) inindividual rivers through projects in order to contribute
more to the mitigation of water disasters in the world.

(1) A distributed hydrological model, capable ofestimating the spatial distribution of model
parameters from global data, should be the primary
choice to be installed in IFAS, since the application ofsuch a model to IFAS has become possible with theadvent of powerful computers. Although its resolution
and accuracy are still limited at present, the model
should be set up and operated in a way to maximize
its capacity by using global data and near-real timesatellite-based rainfall data. In addition, the model
should be designed to improve simulation accuracy
by using ground data when available since they are
more accurate than satellite data.
(2) Free software should be developed to allow freedownloading of executable files from the website.
(3) Graphical User Interface (GUI) should be equipped toenable easy input and output operations. In addition,by using a geographical information system (GIS), thesystem should be capable of the creation and displayof graphic charts showing spatial and temporal
distributions of flow rates, rainfall, parameters, river
channel networks, and terrain.
(4) The parameters will be provided in default values,
but should be manually adjustable. Land-use
classification and the definition of river channels
should also be customizable.

In developing IFAS, ICHARM considered the following
issues commonly faced by developing countries:(1) No observation data such as rainfall, water levels,and flow rates have been accumulated, and noreal-time observation networks have been in place.
Consequently, there are no sufficient data available
for developing and operating a model.
(2) Commercial runoff models are often costly, requiring
a budget for development and operation.
(3) To ensure simple, effective use of the system byusers in public offices, the models installed in IFAS
should be equipped with an interface to enable easy
input and output and visual functions to display
simulation results.
(4) The models should not be a black box. They shouldbe mechanically simple, and equipped with functions
to adjust parameters, which allow users flexibility insystem operation by calibrating parameters according
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To meet these challenges, ICHARM determined theconcept of IFAS development and operation based on
the following considerations:2 Research(5) An instruction manual should be prepared andextensive training courses should be provided incooperation with JICA.
The distributed hydrological runoff model, the main
engine of IFAS, is based on the model developed by the
Public Works Research Institute since the 1980s (thethree layer tank model for flood and drought analysis
ver.1 and two layer tank model for flood analysis ver.2,
both using the kinematic wave model for river channel
flow). To add GUI functions to this model, a joint study
with nine private consultant firms was conducted
for three years between 2005 and 2007. Thereafter,
ICHARM continued the improvement and expansion of
its functions, and in 2008 established a runoff simulation
system that was able to download satellite precipitation
data (See Figure 2-1-1).
IFAS has been used in the Solo River in Indonesia since2009 and the Cagayan River in the Philippines since2012 under the ADB project (TA7276) to simulate flood
runoff, and eventually the complete system was installedin the basins. In 2011, ICHARM released IFAS (ver. 1.3β)
on the website (http://www.icharm.pwri.go.jp/research/ifas/index.html), which incorporated an automatic
warning function (Auto-IFAS) to automatically simulate
and alert at a preset flow rate (water level). Since
2012, IFAS has been introduced as the Indus-IFAS, a
UNESCO project of the Indus River basin flood analysis
system in Pakistan. In 2014, with improved operability,
IFAS (ver2.0) was released. In 2016, as an achievementof the SATREPS project, IFAS-based flood forecastingmodels were developed in the Kelantan River and the
Dungun River in Malaysia. Currently, ICHARM is working
on the development of a snow melt calculation moduleand the optimization of parameters. On the other hand,
as IFAS is equipped with a function to set flow rates in
dam operation, various simulations are possible. Groundrainfall data, if not available, can be substituted by datafrom radars or satellites. Satellite-based observation data
have bias and require correction. Recently, a near-realtime correction method using ground rainfall data has
been proposed and is expected to improve simulation
accuracy even in regions without sufficient ground data.

Figure 2-1-1 IFAS structure

Although the structure of IFAS’s flow calculation modelis user-friendly both mechanically and operationally,
ICHARM provides IFAS training workshops in Japan incooperation with JICA and regional training seminars
in ASEAN and Arab countries. More than 1,100
participants of 53 countries (Photo 2-1-1, 2-1-2) haveso far participated. Intensive training programs throughindividual projects are also conducted. In Japan, in
cooperation with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure,
Transport and Tourism, ICHARM has validated the flood
forecasting model of IFAS for accuracy in typical river
basins. It also held workshops at the Japan Society of

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Civil Engineers and the Japan Society of Hydrology
Water Resources, and develops element models for
Common MP (a Japanese version of the water-related
simulation software shared platform).
ICHARM will continue improving the capacity andoperability of IFAS and providing support for engineersand practitioners to sharpen the skill for more effective
operation of the system.

(Written by Yoichi Iwami)

Photo 2-1-2 IFAS training work by Bengawan Solo River Basin Agency(2-4 March, 2010)

Memory of development of IFAS...
Tomonobu SugiuraManager, First Operation and Management Division, Ikeda Integrated Operation and Management Office, Japan Water Agency
Former Senior Researcher, ICHARM
It is an honor for me that a new version of IFAS has been continuously developed. When I was in charge of its development, theidea of a flood forecast using the satellite-based rainfall data was considered as an innovative method. However, while it had thegreat advantage that covered all over the world with the same accuracy and resolution including the developing countries withpoorly observed rainfall data, its intensity and volume in a flood were basically underestimated. Therefore, we always wondered
how it would be corrected. We understood that further improvement was necessary, but decided to finally correct it based on atime variation of the rainfall intensity and launched the version 1 of IFAS with the correction function at that time.
I hope that IFAS will be improved further and will contribute to activities of the ICHARM.

2-2 Rainfall-Runoff-Inundation (RRI) model
Comparable to IFAS, the other key technology of
ICHARM is the Rainfall-Runoff-Inundation (RRI)
model developed by Dr. Takahiro Sayama, currently
an Associate Professor at Kyoto University, during
his tenure in ICHARM. This model simultaneously
analyzes the hydrological processes from rainfall torunoff to flood inundation in a river basin, eliminating
two-stage simulation employed in conventional flood
analysis models in which a river channel runoff model
first calculates the flow rate and then a flood inundation
model uses it as the boundary condition for further
calculation.
An event that had a great impact during the developmentof this model is the 2011 Thailand Flood along the Chao
Phraya River. At that time, Japanese diplomatic missions
and companies operating in Thailand tried to figure out
the entire scale of the flood based on limited information.
However, since satellite-based information was limited
in its observation frequency, the temporal change of theflood was difficult to predict. Therefore, despite the stricttime constraints, ICHARM hurried the development of
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Figure 2-2-1 Results of emergency simulation for the Chao Phraya River(Left: (a) RRI, Right: (b) Satellite observation)

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the Chao Phraya River basin. The flood movement wassequentially analyzed as emergency simulation, and theresults were published in cooperation with the Ministry ofLand, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (Figure 2-21).
The development of the RRI model and provision of
emergency information were highly appreciated, andthe developer, Dr. Takahiro Sayama, was awarded by
the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Scienceand Technology in the science and technology field in2013 (Young Scientist Award), the Ministry of Land,
Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism in 2013 (15thInfrastructure Technology Development Award), and theJapan Society of Civil Engineers in 2014 (Best Paper
Award).
The unique features of this model include: (1) flood
simulation in lowlands by using a 2D diffusive wave
approximation model; (2) simple expression ofhydrological processes such as vertical infiltration

flow in plains and lateral infiltration flow in mountains,
evapotranspiration, and impacts of dams; and (3) highspeed and reliable numerical computation incorporating
the Step Runge-Kutta Method, which automaticallyvaries time steps and parallel algorithms using Open MP.
This model, as well as IFAS, can use global data andsatellite-based rainfall data (Figure 2-2-2).
The real-time flood forecasting system incorporating
the RRI model was installed in the Royal Irrigation
Department (RID) in Thailand in 2013, as part of JICA’s
flood management project in the Chao Phraya River after
the 2011 floods.
The Indus-IFAS developed under a UNESCO Pakistan
project also uses the RRI model for flood simulation overthe lower Indus River. Thus, the Indus-IFAS becomes acoupling model taking advantages of the two powerfulcomponents: IFAS for high-speed simulation of runoff
in upstream mountains and RRI for flood inundation
simulation in downstream rivers.

Figure 2-2-2 RRI model

RRI has been used in flash flood analysis in the Kabul
River and in flood inundation analysis of the Chikusa
River in Hyogo Prefecture as a verification tool for flood
events. ICHARM also undertakes research to improveaccuracy for forecasting the temporal development of aflood from rainfall to inundation by feeding the RRI modelwith ensemble information based on numerical weather
forecasts targeting domestic river basins.

To further expand and disseminate the RRI model,
ICHARM started the development of GUI in 2014 foreasy input and output, and released it with an execution
program on its website in 2016 (http://www.icharm.pwri.
go.jp/research/rri/rri_top.html). The RRI-GUI is also
used to learn the operation of flood simulation models intraining held as part of the ADB project in Myanmar andalso as part of the JAXA-SAFE project (2016) for the
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The RRI model is useful also as a tool that can provide
basic information for estimating flood risk in a river
basin because the model is capable of flood simulation.
Aga Town in Niigata Prefecture has been studying
ways to present flood risk from RRI simulation, whichshould be easy to understand for disaster management
personnel. Further, under the Program for Risk

Information on Climate Change (Sousei Program) (20122016) sponsored by the Ministry of Education, Culture,
Sports, Science and Technology, ICHARM is currently
conducting the flood inundation analysis (Figure 2-2-3)
and flood risk assessment in present and future climatesusing the RRI model for five typical river basins in Asia.
The use of the RRI model has been expanding since its
launch.

Figure 2-2-3 Inundation frequency analysis in Chao Phraya river basin for 25 years between present and future climate by using MRI-AGCM 3.2S
Left: Present(1979-2003), Center: Future(2075-2099), Right: Change (F–P)

ICHARM has also focused its support on training for the
RRI model. The IFAS training by JICA in 2016 included
the RRI training. Also, the training for Arab countries
includes introduction and practice of the RRI model. With
development of GUI, the base of RRI users is expected
to expand further. In addition, to study adaptation
measures against climate change and analyze thephenomena of extreme external force exceeding thedesign scale, the needs for flood simulation using the RRI

model are expected to increase, including applications tosmall and medium-sized rivers in Japan. As mentioned
earlier, the RRI model uses approximation of the diffusive
wave to perform simulations efficiently; thus it is suitable
for the analysis of low, flat land, but has limitations in the
representation of complicated flood hydraulic phenomena
such as those around building structures. Further studies
are needed for the model to produce more accurate
simulation results by reflecting detailed cross sections of

Hoping the day real-time inundation prediction
by RRI model enables early evacuation
Takahiro Sayama
Associate Professor, Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University
Former Senior Researcher, ICHARM
When flooding occurs, the information of current situation on inundation extent and depths is perhaps the most essential for emergency responses and evacuations. Existing flood forecasting, however, typically focuses only on river water levels and cannot predict flood inundations.
The original concept of the RRI model was to simulate large scale flooding such as the ones in Thailand in 2011 and Pakistan in2010 by simulating rainfall-runoff and inundation in an integrated manner. Now we demonstrate the model also in Japanese river
basins by reflecting more detailed cross sections and radar rainfall information to achieve the real-time flood inundation predictions
including overtopping from tributaries at the river basin scale.
We hope one day real-time inundation information can be displayed on our mobile devices together with evacuation related information.

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rivers in simulation and considering combinations withsewerage/drainage networks and pump drainages in city
areas. The model should also be verified for applicability
to hydraulic phenomena not only in the Asian monsoon
area but also in arid regions. RRI users are encouraged
to use the model at their disposal, which should motivate
further improvement in the future. ICHARM is fully

open to active discussions with a wide variety of users
to enhance the capacity of the RRI model. Currently
ICHARM is also working on coupling the RRI model with
WEB-DHM (water and energy budget-based distributedhydrological model) to include initial conditions of soil
moisture in simulation.
(Written by Yoichi Iwami)

2-3 Risk management research
ICHARM studies specific and practical risk reduction
countermeasures by connecting hazard analysis
conducted by the Water-related Disaster Team todisaster risk assessment by the Risk Management
Team. The Risk Management Team has been conducting
research activities on disaster risk assessment anddisaster risk reduction methodologies using hydrologicalsimulation models such as the RRI model.
In its initial stage from 2006 to 2010, ICHARM
collected information on water related disasters, andthen analyzed, arranged and introduced them toflood practitioners as reference for flood management
activities. Since 2011, ICHARM has promoted activities
for water-related disaster risk reduction in Japan andabroad by setting up the Risk Management Team.
The Risk Management Team conducts various research
activities based on the following three pillars:
Evidence-based Activities: Analyze local data andinformation, assess risks and formulate risk reduction
countermeasures appropriate to local conditions andrealities. External funding is also actively utilized.
Collaboration with other research institutions
and governmental agencies: Cooperate with
universities, research institutes, and government
agencies that are responsible for disaster risk
reduction to comprehend the needs and promoteresearch activities in Japan and abroad.
Active public relations: Publicize research
results actively by giving presentations at various
international conferences and publishing literature incooperation with international organizations.

(4) Propose water-related disaster risk reduction
countermeasures based on risk assessment
In the past 10 years, ICHARM has widened its area ofactivities from (1) to (4). The following section describes
the outline of each category.

(1) Promote understanding of water-related disastersituations around the world and their generating
mechanisms
To understand water-related disaster situations aroundthe world, ICHARM used the global disaster database
EM-DAT to conduct basic analysis regarding flood
vulnerability of each country. Using the results, ICHARM
identified countries that were considered to be the mostvulnerable to water-related disasters and gathered asmuch detailed information as possible through local
interviews, and arranged and classified the information
into four categories of hazard, local characteristics,
damage, and countermeasures.

Research activities on risk management conductedby ICHARM in the past decade are classified into thefollowing 4 categories:

Figure 2-3-1 Global Trend in
Water-Related Disasters: an
Insight for Policymakers(1) Promote understanding of water-related disastersituations around the world and their generating
mechanisms(2) Share knowledge and experience of disasters andlessons learned that are collected, arranged andanalyzed(3) Assess water-related disaster risk using simulation
modelsIn addition, based on the EM-DAT database, ICHARM
analyzed disaster occurrence trends in perspective ofdisaster types and regions to prepare basic referencematerials for policymakers. These results weresummarized and published as a supplementary readingmaterial of the UN 2009 World Water Assessment
Programme (WWAP), entitled “Global Trend in Water-

Figure 2-3-2 Large-scale Floods
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Related Disasters: an Insight for Policymakers” (Figure
2-3-1). To promote policymakers’ understanding on
flood countermeasures, ICHARM asked the world’s
flood experts to make reports on 10 large-scale floods inthe world, which was published as Large-scale Floods
Report in 2010 (Figure 2-3-2).
(2) Share knowledge and experience of disasters
and lessons learned that are collected, arranged andanalyzed
On March 11, 2011, Japan experienced the Great
East Japan Earthquake, which caused the devastating
disaster by tsunamis. This tragedy highlighted thenecessity of accumulation and transfer of disaster
experiences in order to enhance preparedness for the
reduction of disaster risks. As one of the activities toshare knowledge of natural disasters around the world,
including those by tsunamis, among people from children
to the elderly, ICHARM published “World Handbook
on Local Disaster Management Experiences” in 2013,a handbook with illustrations and photos to visualize
disaster generation mechanisms, response measures,and disaster experiences (Figure 2-3-3). This handbook
was distributed on the occasions of various international
activities by ICHARM and welcomed with high regard.
In 2011, the same year as the Great East Japan
Earthquake occurred, Thailand experienced a hugeflood in the Chao Phraya River Basin, which caused alarge impact on manufacturing supply chains, not onlyin Thailand but also around the world. In 2012, ICHARM
started a investigation on the chain flood damage ofindustrial sector through literature research and several
local questionnaire surveys. The collected information
through the questionnaire surveys was sorted out intonine lessons and published as the PWRI Technical Note
No. 4322 “Lessons Learned from the Flood Disaster inIndustrial Estates/Parks/Zones in Thailand, in English
and Thai,” in 2016 (Figure 2-3-4). The survey findings
and lessons were shared among Thailand Government
officials (Ministry of Industry), offices of industrial
estates, and the Japanese Chamber of Commerce andIndustry in Bangkok. The reports were appreciated as

F i g u r e 2 - 3 - 3 I C H A R M Wo r l d
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Figure 2-3-4 Lessons Learned from the
Flood Disaster in Industrial Estates/
Parks/Zones in Thailand

valuable materials because the number of people who
experienced the actual flood decreases year by year.

(3) Assess water-related disaster risk using
simulation models
While learning about the situation of water-related
disasters in the world, ICHARM has launched research
to develop a technique to assess various risks of waterrelated disasters. In 2008, ICHARM formulated the World
Flood Risk Map based on the data sets published byinternational organizations such as the United Nations
and the World Bank.
Flood hazard maps are important tools to show andshare the results of flood risk assessment. ICHARM has
conducted interviews with government officials of Asian
countries (those who returned to their countries afterparticipation in ICHARM training programs in Japan) toinvestigate the current efforts of map preparation in Asia.
The contents that should be included in hazard maps
were also investigated through interviews and reported
in the PWRI Technical Note No. 4164, “Progress Reporton Flood Hazard Mapping in Asian Countries”, in 2010.
ICHARM conducted flood risk assessments of Asian
countries as a partner organization of the AsianDevelopment Bank (ADB) in charge of the chapter of
Key Dimension 5 “Resilience to Water-related Disasters”
in the 2013 edition of AWDO (Asia Water Development
Outlook), which is issued by ADB every three years.
ICHARM also proposed a methodology to analyzeeffects of water-related disaster countermeasures byusing flood simulation models in a report issued by theWorld Bank.
In 2012, ICHARM participated in the Research Programfor Risk Information on Climate Change (Sousei), a
research and development program sponsored by the
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science andTechnology, targeting five river basins in Asia (PampangaRiver in the Philippines, Solo River in Indonesia, Lower
Mekong River, Chao Phraya River in Thailand, and Indus
River in Pakistan).
In this program, ICHARM conducted flood hazard
analysis using flood simulation models such as the RRI
model and daily discharge analysis using the BTOP
model to assess flood and drought risk and create
information on risk change under climate change in the
future. Especially for flood disaster risk assessment,
ICHARM developed a flood damage curve for rice crops
by combining the statistics collected from Bureau of
Agricultural Statistics of the Philippines (2013) with theplant height data from IRRI (2009) (Figure 2-3-5). Thismethod is used to assess risk change under climatechange. This research was implemented in cooperation
with the governments of Asian countries by sharing
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Figure 2-3-5 Flood damage curve for rice crops by ICHARM(4) Propose water-related disaster risk reduction
countermeasures based on risk assessment
In 2009, to help municipal officials understand themunicipality’s weakness in disaster management
and assist them in the improvement of local disastermanagement capacity, ICHARM conducted researchon risk assessment methods on local disastermanagement capacity and developed the Flood Disaster
Preparedness Indices (FDPI), which was released in 16
languages on ICHARM’s website (Figure 2-3-6). A partof this research was conducted as an annual action planof the Working Group of Hydrology of the ESCAP/WMO
Typhoon Committee, and the final report on the research
was published in English (Figure 2-3-7).

Figure 2-3-7 Project on
Establishment of Flood Disaster
Preparedness Indices (FDPI) Report

In 2014, ICHARM conducted another research projecton the development of a flood risk assessment method
using the RRI model, targeting rivers in mountainous
areas where, unlike large rivers, information fordisaster management is limited and flood forecasting
is not available, in order to create information for local
municipal officials and residents to practice disastermanagement activities. This project also targeted
developing countries where meteorological andhydrological information is also limited.

Figure 2-3-6 Website of FDPIIn Japan, the Agano River was selected as the study
river for this research, and a survey was conducted at
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officials of Aga Town, the Regional Development Bureauof the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport andTourism, local river office, Niigata Prefecture, and local
residents in order to understand the actual situation andthe needs of the local government and residents. Basedon this survey and application of the RRI model (Figure
2-3-8), ICHARM developed flood risk assessment
methods, “Flood Diagnostic Chart” for understanding
the flood vulnerability of each district of Aga Town and“Flood Hot Spots” for identifying districts of high risk that
may require particular precautions. These methods are
expected to help municipal officials without adequate
experience of disasters to perform disaster management
activities effectively. The research activities are stillin progress and now in the process of developing
techniques for real-time disaster risk assessment andinformation sharing systems.

Photo 2-3-1 Flood damage in Aga Town (July 30, 2011)

Figure 2-3-8 Calculated inundation area along Agano River by RRI model

For effective disaster management in Aga Town
by ICHARM's research
Toshiro Kanda
Mayor, Aga Town, Niigata Prefecture
Aga Town is located in the eastern part of Niigata Prefecture and the third largest town in the prefecture with the Agano Riverrunning right through it. Having abundant forests and the tributaries and valleys of the Agano River, the town enjoys the warmthand bounty of nature all through the year.
On the other hand, Aga Town has suffered from floods many times since a long time ago, including the latest one in July 2011
having caused serious flood damage to the area. Since then the construction of levees has been in progress as a flood prevention measure. The town needs to plan additional measures to prevent and mitigate flood damage by raising the awareness of its
administrative offices and residents towards disaster risk so that they will be able to take appropriate action in the face of disaster.
To this end, the town has started research in 2014 on disaster risk using the RRI model in collaboration with ICHARM to establish asystem that will contribute to facilitating more effective mitigation and evacuation based on research findings.

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In the Philippines, ICHARM conducted a research projectto support the formulation of community level flood risk
management plans (flood response plans) at Calumpit
Municipality in the Pampanga River Basin, based on the
result of scientific analysis (hazard maps, a time line ofinundation) using the RRI model and discussions withlocal government officials and residents.
ICHARM’s research activities are not limited to floods.
After the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, ICHARM
conducted research on tsunami disaster mitigation
methods and tsunami risk assessment. ICHARM also
conducted research on the assessment of sedimentdisasters risk using satellite precipitation data.

As mentioned above, risk management research of
ICHARM generally starts with collecting information fromdisaster-affected areas in Japan and abroad. Based onsuch information as field evidence, ICHARM develops
research activities in order to assist the world’s efforts inthe formulation of risk reduction strategies suitable forthe local situation. ICHARM will continue practicing thislocalism approach in cooperation with governments andinstitutions in Japan and abroad, and actively publicizing
the achievements.

(Written by Hisaya Sawano and Daisuke Kuribayashi)

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To respond to large-scale water-related disasters
such as floods, it is essential to enhance not only thecapacity of individual members of disaster management
organizations but also the capacity of the entire
organization they belong to. ICHARM, by focusing on theimportance of capacity development from its conceptual
stage, has positioned training and educational
activities as one of the pillars of its activities. The
personal and organizational networks across countries
developed through training and educational activities
are undoubtedly long-lasting, indispensable assets for
ICHARM as an international organization.

Therefore, ICHARM has contributed to the developmentof both individual problem-solving capacity andorganizational disaster management capacity through its
training and educational activities. In principle, ICHARM
holds seminars for former trainees every year in oneof their home countries to support their subsequent
activities and understand issues they face in their efforts,based on which ICHARM has improved its training
programs. Most training activities of ICHARM have been
provided to local engineers and practitioners engaged
in river management and water resources development,
who have some field experience after graduating from

May the 'charm' of ICHARM remain forever!
A. W. Jayawardena
Adjunct Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Hong Kong
Former Research and Training Advisor, ICHARM
It is with great pleasure that I write this short message in the ICHARM 10-year anniversary commemorative publication, which I
believe is a follow-up of the symposium held during March 1-2, 2016. I joined ICHARM on July 21, 2007 and left on September
30, 2012 after serving as the Research and Training Advisor for 5 years, 2 months and 10 days, a total of 1899 days. It is not along time in one’s life but not a short time in one’s twilight years. In addition to experiencing life in Japan, which was memorable,
ICHARM provided me with an opportunity to share what I have learned and experienced in my own professional and academic
life with trainee participants from different countries.
ICHARM, established under the auspices of UNESCO, is one of 81 Category 2 International and Regional Centres and Institutesof which 49 are science related and 26 water related. ICHARM is listed under both disciplines. In its 10-year history, ICHARM,
with the support and collaboration from PWRI, JICA and GRIPS has made its mark internationally as a centre of learning forwater-related disaster management. Through the dedicated hard work of all members, ICHARM has moved from strength tostrength and now stands taller than other similar Centres and Institutes in the world. Much of the credit for the internationalization
should go to the Founding Director Professor Kuniyoshi Takeuchi who steered it from the inception and, who also inspired me tojoin ICHARM.
During my term at ICHARM, in addition to teaching all batches, I had the opportunity to individually guide 20 graduate students
from Bangladesh, China, Ethiopia, Fiji, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Tunisia towards their graduation. I consider it as aknowledge sharing experience as I also at times learned from them.
ICHARM also provided opportunities for the trainees to experience life in Japan, to be exposed to various infra structural measures to mitigate water-related disasters and to master presentation skills. One of the unforgettable experiences during my stay inJapan was when the Tohoku Earthquake struck Japan on March 11, 2011 and the aftermath that followed. We were at the tail endof a field visit to Kansai area at that time. The trainees had the first taste of a major earthquake and subsequent aftershocks. This
incident also provided us an opportunity to witness the solidarity in Japanese communities when faced with disasters.
As the world moves forward, there is the inescapable competition in every aspect of life. Education is no exception. The value
added to graduates, the international recognition of the degrees awarded, the ranking of universities etc. are some of the challenges that all educational institutions have to face worldwide. ICHARM may also have to face such challenges sooner or laterand I hope and wish that quality is not compromised for quantity in addressing them.
Finally, I wish ICHARM success in every sense in the years to come. May the 'charm' of ICHARM remain forever!

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3 Training and Educationcollege, and they are expected to share what they
have learned from training with fellow engineers andpractitioners after returning to their home countries.
In recent years, ICHARM has developed a summer
program for young students in cooperation with the
University of Tokyo.
So far, ICHARM has conducted the following six typesof training and educational programs. Table 3-1 shows
the number of participants by country in each activity. To
date, more than 1,500 individuals have participated inthose programs at ICHARM.

1. Master’s degree course (1 year):
In cooperation with the Japan International Cooperation
Agency (JICA) and the National Graduate Institute for
Policy Studies (GRIPS), ICHARM has offered a one-year
M.Sc. program, "Water-related Disaster Management
Course of Disaster Management Policy Program,” since2007. Students attend a variety of lectures, seminars,
and study tours in the first half of the course whileworking on their master’s thesis during the second half.
2. Doctoral degree course (3 years):
In cooperation with GRIPS, ICHARM has offered athree-year Ph.D. program, “Disaster Management Ph.D.

Table 3-1 Number of alumni of ICHARM educational and training programs(As of October 2016)43

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Program”, since 2010. It is intended to produce disastermanagement experts who can take the leadership in
research and train other researchers.
3. Short-term training programs and workshops (afew days to a few weeks):
Various short-term training programs are conducted incooperation with JICA, UN/ISDR, UNESCO, and the
University of Tokyo.
4. Follow-up activities:
ICHARM holds seminars for former participants in its
training courses to follow up their subsequent activities

and understand issues they face in their home countries.
5. Workshops on IFAS and the RRI model (a few days
to a week):
ICHARM also holds workshops and lectures on its
principal hydrological models, the Integrated Flood
Analysis System and the Rainfall-Runoff-Inundation
model, during the training in Japan or overseas.
6. Internship for foreign researchers and students
from Japan and abroad
The following section outlines each activity.

3-1 M.Sc. program, "Water-related Disaster Management Course ofDisaster Management Policy Program"
To cope with increasingly frequent water-related disasters
in recent years, it is urgently needed to foster experts inwater-related disaster management in many countries.
Experts need a wide range of knowledge for disaster risk
management from both technical and social viewpoints,
for preparedness, restoration, and rehabilitation.

With this background, ICHARM, in cooperation withGRIPS and JICA, has offered a one-year M.Sc.
program, "Water-related Disaster Management Courseof Disaster Management Policy Program,” since 2007.
This course aims to foster solving-oriented practitioners
who have solid theoretical and engineering bases, andwho can plan and practice flood management within theframework of integrated water resources management at
all levels, from national to local.
The course primarily focuses on the following threepoints since the target population of this course ispractitioners involved in disaster management;

Photo 3-1-1 Lecture by Professor Shoji Fukuoka of Chuo University(October 29, 2010)

I "Problem solving-oriented"
This course is designed to be not “a course in which
students are somehow forced to study” but “a course
in which they independently think and find solutions
to issues of their interest.” One of the graduating
requirements of this course is to write a master’s thesison an issue to which each student identifies and finds a

ICHARM -Leading centre on water hazard risk management in
UNESCO familyShahbaz Khan
Director, Regional Science Bureau for Asia and the Pacific, UNESCO

It is my great pleasure to congratulate ICHARM for its 10th anniversary and for ICHARM achievements during this period. In particular I would like to congratulate ICHARM for its contributions in delivering actively as a member of Japan National Committee
for the International Hydrological Programme, the programme phase VII and now phase VIII. Among other activities, I would liketo underline the valuable global capacity building efforts of ICHARM through its Master programme in Water related disaster management and as the Secretariat of the International Flood Initiative. ICHARM Master Programme is contributing in a fundamentalmanner to building Asia and the Pacific region capacity in water related disasters resilience and actively reducing water-related
disasters risk in the region. This Master programme is also an essential component of the successful delivery of both Phases 1
and 2 of the UNESCO project “Strategic Strengthening of Flood Warning and Management Capacity of Pakistan” supported by theJapanese government. ICHARM is providing a holistic view on disaster management in general as well as helping build high proficiency in hydrological modelling and satellite based rainfall estimates. As a UNESCO Category 2 water centre, ICHARM has been
the leading centre on water hazard risk management in the UNESCO water family. I wish ICHARM a very successful continuation.

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solution by him/herself. Such assignment helps students
develop the capacity to formulate integrated flood
mitigation plans and also will help them address otherissues at home.
II "Practical rather than deep-theoretical"
To make the course solving-oriented, lectures andexercises put more stress on practice than theory to
prepare students to be fully functional in actual situations.
Table 3-1-1 Breakdown of the course curriculum

In this sense, field trips are a crucial part of the course.
III "One-year master’s course"
The target population of this course is incumbent
practitioners working in administrative organizations.
For that reason, the course is designed for them to earna master’s degree within a single year rather than theusual two years so that they do not have to be absent
from work too long.
The curriculum of this course consists of lectures,
exercises, field trips, and individual study (master’s
thesis). Table 3-1-1 shows the breakdown of thecurriculum. The curriculum is largely divided into basic
study and application, each of which is subdivided into
management and engineering, to learn water-related
disaster risk management in a well-balanced manner. In
principle, the lectures and exercises are conducted by
ICHARM researchers. Occasionally, however, prominent
experts from external organizations are invited to provide
lectures.
In writing a master’s thesis, students are required to
study a theme related to problems of their countries,
so the course is expected to develop human resources
capable of developing plans for comprehensive
water-related disaster mitigation and prevention andcontributing to the promotion of problem-solving practicein their home countries after returning home.
The lectures start from the second week in October.
Figure 3-1-2 shows the outline of the course schedule.

Figure 3-1-2 Outline of the course schedule

Knowledge and networking in the 1st M.Sc. Program
Ye Li-Li
Director, General Office of Department of Safety Supervision, Ministry of Water Resources,
Beijing, China
Alumna, M.Sc. course, ICHARM
I was honored to be a student of Comprehensive Disaster Management course at ICHARM in 2007-2008 and was very happy withthe knowledge gained from the lectures and field trips. The training also provided networking opportunities for our 11 member teamfrom different countries to share experiences. The trainers were highly experienced professionals in their respective fields. Training
was well organized and trainers and facilitators did their best to provide the most relevant knowledge to trainees within the course
duration. Arrangements made for our team were commendable and the knowledge gained from the training helped me with mywork and advance my career.

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In the first half of the course, the students mainly attend
lectures and exercises and take several field trips tostudy flood control countermeasures in place.
At the end of March, the qualification screening
committee, composed of faculty members, will decide
whether students are qualified to continue the course
based on the performance of the course work andinterim presentations the students have done during theinitial months. If a student is evaluated not to meet therequirements, he or she has to switch from the degree
program to the non-degree training program.
During the second half of the course, the students inthe degree program will work on their individual studies
to complete a master’s thesis. The students in the
non-degree training program work on their individual
studies to complete reports with the help of ICHARM
researchers.

The program started in October of 2007 and enteredits 10th year in October of 2016. Since its opening,
the program has attracted students from 31 countries
and graduated 110 students with a master’s degree indisaster management. Annex listed the titles of master’s
degree theses of all graduates. Many graduates ofthe master’s course, including a deputy director ofa UNESCO category II center in Serbia, have beenworking at local counterpart organizations, and someeven support ICHARM in projects currently in progressin their countries. The program functions as one of theessential driving forces to promote ICHARM activities
worldwide. ICHARM will continue improving this master’scourse for further sophistication and effectiveness.
For more information about this program, please refer toa PWRI Technical Note which summarizes each year’s
implementation results:
http://www.icharm.pwri.go.jp/publication/technical_note.
html

Photo 3-1-2 The first class of graduates of the master’s program in disaster management (with graduates of the building research institute course)(September 17, 2008)

3-2"Disaster Management Ph.D. Program"

In October of 2010, ICHARM and GRIPS jointly
launched a Ph.D. program, “Disaster Management
Ph.D. Program”. This was the first challenging attemptof its kind since the establishment of PWRI. The

purpose of this program is to develop human resources
who are able to educate other researchers, formulate
plans and strategies in water-related disaster risk
management at home and abroad, and lead other

M.Sc. Course Alumni experiences and testimonials
Nikola Zlatanović
Deputy Director, The Centre for Water for Sustainable Development and Adaptation to
Climate Change under the auspices of UNESCO, Serbia
Alumnus, M.Sc. course, ICHARM
In 2012-2013, I had the great opportunity to attend the Water-Related Disaster Management Program, jointly organized by GRIPS
and PWRI/ICHARM, through the support of the JICA, and graduate with the class of 2013. During the one-year master's course
program, I was able to refresh my knowledge of flood-related engineering sciences, as well as learn many new concepts of disaster management and gain new insights and different points of view from ICHARM and GRIPS professors, research staff and myfellow international student colleagues. Since I have returned from Japan to my previous post at the Institute for the Developmentof Water Resources in Serbia in 2013, I have been continuously applying much of what I have learned at ICHARM in all areas offlood management, including integrated flood risk management (IFRM), sediment transport and debris flow, hazard and risk mapping, hydrological modelling, etc.

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members in actually executing such plans. Enrollment
for this program is limited to a few eligible students withability and motivation to complete doctoral level researchand translate the knowledge of water-related disasterrisk reduction acquired at ICHARM into action. So far,seven students have graduated with a doctoral degree.
ANNEX listed the titles of doctoral degree theses of all
graduates.
In addition, PWRI offers the assistantship for doctoral
students to work at ICHARM as research assistant,which provides a great opportunity for them to have firsthand experience in disaster management research andpractice.

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Photo 3-2-1 Three Ph.D. graduates in the fourth year class(at GRIPS, September 14, 2016)

Short-term training programs
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JICA traininga) Training program on flood hazard mapping (2004-2008)
After the establishment of the Secretariat for Preparatory
Activities of UNESCO-PWRI Centre in April of 2004, theydecided to launch JICA training as a preparatory activity
prior to the official establishment of ICHARM. The training

plan was discussed in detail between the secretariat
and JICA, and secretariat staff was dispatched to thePhilippines, Laos, and Thailand to exchange opinionswith related international organizations.

Looking forward to working with other alumni in the world!
Shiro Hishinuma
Associate Senior Staff, Water Resources & Energy Dept., NIPPON KOEI CO., LTD.
Alumnus, Ph.D. course, ICHARM
Congratulations on the 10th anniversary of ICHARM! All of my experience during the Master’s and Ph.D. programs form the basis
to work as an international consultant for disaster and risk management projects. I appreciate my supervisors, researchers and staff
of ICHARM. They kindly supported and encouraged me to complete the programs. I wish ICHARM will continue to provide students
with opportunities to acquire fundamental knowledge and practical skills in disaster management. As one of ICHARM alumni, I’mlooking forward to working for disaster risk reduction with other alumni scattered around the world!

Various Japanese practices and stories by Ph.D. Program
Karina Vink
Postdoctoral Researcher, Global Research Center for Environment and Energy based on
Nanomaterials Sicence (GREEN), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
Former Research Specialist, ICHARM
Alumna, Ph.D. course, ICHARM
As the second doctoral student to graduate from the program jointly offered by ICHARM and the National Graduate Institute for
Policy Studies, I am grateful to have had the chance to experience the various Japanese practices and stories on the managementof floods and other natural hazards firsthand. Through the international atmosphere cultivated at ICHARM I have built an expansive network of water professionals and look forward to future collaborative projects to reduce disaster risks, as well as continuous
knowledge sharing. I am honored to have partaken in this unique and prestigious program and fondly remember all the friendly andsupportive people involved. Let's make a safer future together!

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planning to execution, including training details.
The training was attended by a total of 78 trainees fromeight countries (China, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Viet
Nam, Thailand, the Philippines, and Malaysia) as listed
in Table 3-1 over the five years.

Photo 3-3-1-1 Participants in the first opening ceremony of the JICA
training program (January 31, 2005, at JICA Tsukuba)

Through this preparation process, they found thatdeveloping countries in general were not be able toimplement sufficient structural measures for flood risk
reduction due to limited hydrological and meteorological
data, budget, and human resources, and realized thatsuch countries should urgently prepare non-structural
measures that could be easily implemented and would
effectively reduce flood risk. The secretariat concluded
that they should organize a training program on flood
hazard mapping, and designed a one-month programin which participants would be able to learn flood
hazard mapping from theoretical backgrounds to actual
production. The training was specifically for practitioners
and engineers of central and local governmentorganizations who were engaged in flood risk
management or river management at local or national
levels.
With these preparations beforehand, on January 31,
2005, the first JICA training on flood hazard mapping
started for eight East and Southeast Asian countries.
This training was the first such training for which
ICHARM comprehensively organized everything from

One of the distinctive features of this training was
Town Watching, in which training participants in groups
walked around an actual town, such as Kurihashi Town
of Saitama Prefecture and Ise City of Mie Prefecture, tostudy the area from viewpoints of flood hazard mapping.
This activity was very effective for participants to acquire
practical knowledge on the production and use of flood
hazard maps. Town Watching is still practiced as a core
activity of the training provided by ICHARM.

Photo 3-3-1-2 Participants with city officials in the Town Watching
exercise at Ise City (November 24, 2005)

For more information, please refer to PWRI Technical
Note No. 4137, JICA Training Course, Flood Hazard
Mapping (in Japanese) and PWRI Technical Note No.
4162, Report on 2004-2008 JICA Training Course, Flood
Hazard Mapping (in English).

b) Training on local disaster management planningwith flood hazard maps (2009-2011)
When the training program on flood hazard mapping
ended after five years as planned, ICHARM decided
to build on the achievement from the previous training
program and conduct a training program on local
emergency operation planning with flood hazard maps
for three years, not only targeting the Asian region but
also all over the world. The program was designed
to develop a plan for local disaster managementby combining disaster prevention structures, flood
hazard maps, and flood forecasting systems in order
to contribute to regional disaster management andemergency response.
In the first year, the training was conducted for senior
managers. Participants formulated the three-yeartraining plan for their countries and selected candidates
who should participate in the training in each of the next
two years. Second-year participants learned techniques

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Photo 3-3-1-3 PCM exercise (November 19, 2009)

3 Training and Educationnecessary to create flood hazard maps, and third-year
participants formulated an action plan to implement
the disaster management plan developed for theircountry. The training was attended by 33 trainees from10 countries (Bangladesh, Bhutan, Indonesia, Laos,
Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, andThailand), with some exceptions in which participating
countries could not send ideal participants for the intent
of this program.

Project cycle management (PCM) exercises started fromthis training to help participants improve their problemsolving skills. Through the exercises, they learned tosystematically analyze conditions in their countries,
identify institutional problems and issues, and come up
with solutions.

c) Training on capacity development for flood risk managementwith the Integrated Flood Analysis System (IFAS) (2012-2014 & 2015-2017)
Due to limited budget and human resources, it is often
difficult for developing countries to implement structural
measures. Thus, it is particularly important for themto develop non-structural measures, such as a flood
forecasting systems and flood hazard maps, including
effective use of them. This requires efficient cooperation
among personnel in charge of meteorology, rivermanagement, and disaster management, but it is often
not very easy for developing countries to achieve.
In 2008, however, ICHARM developed the Integrated
Flood Analysis System (IFAS), a possible breakthroughof this situation. The new system is a hydrologicalanalysis model that can use satellite rainfall data for
runoff calculation. It has since been improved for better
accuracy and tested for applicability through applications
to actual rivers, such as the one to the Solo Riverbasin of Indonesia in a project funded by the AsianDevelopment Bank.

To stress the importance of coordination, this training
was planned for personnel working for flood vulnerable
areas in developing countries, particularly those selectedfrom different areas of expertise in meteorology, rivermanagement, and disaster management. It was designed
for participants with different expertise to cooperate witheach other and strengthen the overall flood management
capacity of the target area. They learned the effective
use of IFAS and Japan’s disaster management plansincluding actual cases of flood management. Based onthat, they developed a local flood management plan for
the target flood vulnerable area of their country.
To produce as much synergies as possible with JICA
flood-related projects underway, or scheduled, indeveloping countries, this program had the following two
distinctive features:

IFAS will save a lot of lives and properties

Nwabueze Ibeneme
Engineer, Anambra-Imo River Basin Development Authority (AIRBDA), Nigeria
May I use this medium to congratulate ICHARM for its 10th anniversary. The level of achievements made by this noble organization with respect to time is quite enormous.
The holistic approach employed by ICHARM authority in training their trainees which includes lectures, field trips, presentations,group discussions coupled with the conducive learning environment and experienced tutors made learning very easy, attractive
and interesting. My interpersonal and communication skills had a great lift during my IFAS training in ICHARM due to the uniqueapproach they employ in teaching.
The invention of IFAS model is a welcomed development that brings hope to flood prone areas in the world because it is a toolthat helps to mitigate the risks associated with flooding due to its early warning system. In order words, the application of IFAS
model will save a lot of lives and properties during flooding. Kudos to ICHARM for working so hard to produce such a great model.
As an IFAS trainee, I am sure ICHARM is a great center for excellence while the application of IFAS model will go a long way to
reduce losses in any case of flooding.
Thanks.

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Targeted basin areas were selected from thoserelated to JICA projects, andTrainees were sent by organizations related to
JICA projects, and each of them had to be from aseparate organization with a different responsibilityof meteorology, river management, or disastermanagement.
Consequently,
Trainees were able to relate the training to future
activities at home and create a more detailed action
plan, andTrainees responsible for the same basin were able
to build a close tie, both personal and institutional,
and thus influence a positive effect on the promotionof domestic training among local experts andorganizations.

Besides the above-mentioned three training programs,
ICHARM also conducted a JICA short-term training
program in February 2011, “Capacity Development for
Adaptation to Climate Change”. The total number ofparticipants in these training programs has now reached
212 from 20 countries. The training program on flood
hazard mapping started with eight Asian countries inJanuary 2005, and has now expanded to 20 countries
around the world, contributing to the mitigation of waterrelated disasters in each country.

The training targeted not only Asian but also Africancountries. As a result, up to 2016, a total of 94
participants from 12 countries (Bangladesh, Bhutan,
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Djibouti, India, Kenya,
Myanmar, Nigeria, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand,
and Viet Nam) participated in the program.

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Photo 3-3-1-4 IFAS exercise (July 31, 2012)

Follow-up activities

Training and educational activities in Japan alone canhardly solve problems in a country. Colleagues andsuperiors of a trainee, and even the entire organization
to which he belongs, need to share the recognition thatthey all have to work on problems, and additional advice
through follow-up activities can be useful when they facedifficulties. Follow-up activities are equally importantfor ICHARM. They can be an excellent information
source for ICHARM to learn issues that the trainees facewhen implementing their plans at home and make thetraining curriculum more informative and practical for
new trainees. In this regard, follow-up activities after the
regular training courses are important for former trainees
as well as for us, training organizers.
Therefore, almost every year, ICHARM holds followup seminars and other opportunities for former trainees

and their organizations to promote information sharing
and networking among them and maximize the effectof the training. Table 3-3-2-1 shows the list of follow-up
activities conducted recently.

Photo 3-3-2-1 Participants with ICHARM researchers in the seminar on
sediment hydraulics and river management in Bangladesh(February 13, 2013)

Table 3-3-2-1 List of follow-up activities

Date
Activities
February 7-9, 2007 Seminar
January 30-February 1, 2008
February 17-19,
2009
November 6-7,
2010
February 22-23,
2011
February 13-14,
2013

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SeminarSeminarSeminarSeminar andinterview
Seminar

Place
Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia
Guangzhou,
China
Manila, thePhilippines
Hanoi, Viet Nam
Bangkok,ThailandDhaka,
Bangladesh

Participants
Joint organizers
30, including 17 ex- JICA, Department of Irrigation and Drainage (DID),
trainees
Malaysia
28, including 12 ex- JICA, Office of the State Flood Control and Drought
trainees
Relief Headquarters, China
31, including 15 ex- JICA, Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical andtrainees
Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA)
37, including 9 ex- Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology in Hanoi,
trainees
Viet Nam, UNESCO Jakarta Office
4 ex-trainees
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and thePacific (ESCAP), JAXA
22, including 11 ex- Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB)
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March 10 and 12, Interview
2014
March 3-4, 2015 Seminar

Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia
Jakarta,Indonesia

March 2, 2016

Tokyo

Session in
the AWCS
Symposium

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2 ex-trainees
More than 10,
including 4 extrainees
9 ex-trainees

Malaysian Meteorological Department, Departmentof Irrigation and Drainage Malaysia
Indonesian Ministry of Public Works and Housing,Water Resources Department, JICA Indonesia
OfficeAsian Water Cycle Symposium 2016

Training funded by other international organizationsa) Training on comprehensive tsunami disaster prevention funded by UN/ISDR (2008)
On December 26, 2004, an earthquake occurred off thecoast of Sumatra, and the subsequent tsunamis in the
Indian Ocean caused extensive damage with more than
220,000 deaths in the coastal countries. In responseto this catastrophe, the training funded by the United
Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR)
was held from June 2 to July 11, 2008, to share Japan’s
experience from the tsunami disaster for 11 participantsfrom four countries on the Indian Ocean coast – India,
Indonesia, Maldives, and Sri Lanka. The participants
included heads of the organizations promoting tsunami
prevention measures and government officials inequivalent positions.
Tsunamis cause a disaster with extensive damage, but
because a tsunami disaster occurs only once in several
decades or centuries, measures against it are often
neglected. Therefore, instead of teaching the significanceof tsunami preventive measures such as massive
floodgates and seawalls, this training focused on raisingpublic awareness for disaster management, particularly
in developing countries where disaster management
was often postponed due to limited financial and humanresources.

For more information, please refer to PWRI Technical
Note No. 4113 UN/ISDR Comprehensive Tsunami
Disaster Prevention Training Course implementation
reports (in Japanese) and PWRI Technical Note No.
4114, Report on UN/ISDR Comprehensive Tsunami
Disaster Prevention Training Course (in English).

Photo 3-3-3-1 Training participants with local residents after discussionsat Horaikan Inn in Kamaishi City (June 22, 2008)b) Short-term workshop on capacity development for integrated flood risk
management in Pakistan funded by UNESCO (2012 and 2013)This workshop was conducted as part of a project
funded by the Japanese government through UNESCO,for strategic strengthening of flood warning andmanagement capacity in Pakistan, after a large-scale
flood disaster occurred in Pakistan in 2010 (Refer to
Chapter 5-2). The program invited 11 senior- and juniorlevel government officials from Pakistan in 2012 and2013.

that retarding basins can be an effective flood control
measure for the Indus River basin.

Many participants appreciated the contents of this wellorganized workshop. They also made positive comments
on river management in Japan and also mentioned
retarding basins such as the one in Watarase, saying
Photo 3-3-3-2 Participants in the 2012 short-term workshop
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3-3-4International summer program

ICHARM in cooperation with the University of Tokyo held
an international summer program on sustainable water
management in an era of big data in 2015 and 2016.
This program was planned based on the recognition of
the importance of the effective use of big data (massive
amount of diverse data) and the need for sustainable
water resource management from an interdisciplinary
perspective. A total of 50 persons attended the program.
Contrary to participants in conventional ICHARM
programs, who were mainly government officials fromdeveloping countries, the participants in this program
were students, both undergraduate and graduate, andyoung experts of various nationalities.

The program consists of lectures, practical training,
and field trips, all of which were arranged for theparticipants to use various data and data integration
functions from the Data Integration and Analysis System(DIAS) provided by Japan to enhance the capacity tosolve water-related issues from an interdisciplinary
perspective. The participants, individually or ingroups, worked on actual problems by focusing on
the enhancement of disaster resilience under climatechange, the improvement of the coping capacity for
future disaster risks, and the consideration of disasterrisks in creation of social policies and a safer and morediverse environment.

Photo 3-3-4-1 Participants and instructors in the summer program after the closing ceremony (August 7, 2015)

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IFAS and RRI workshops

ICHARM released the Integrated Flood Analysis
System (IFAS) Ver. 1 in 2008. Since then, ICHARM
has conducted IFAS-related workshops in short-term
training programs and the master’s course conductedby ICHARM, as well as at local workshops in foreigncountries by dispatching ICHARM researchers in
response to requests from foreign organizations. The
number of IFAS trainees in the workshops from 2007
to 2015 has reached 1,140 from 51 countries (thenumber in 2007 was from the participants in the training
conducted prior to the official release of IFAS). IFAS has
been increasingly widely used not only in Asia but also
around the world.
The Rainfall-Runoff-Inundation (RRI) model is also
expanding its applications around the world. In March
2016, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and52

Participants

Fisical year
Figure 3-3-5-1: The number of IFAS trainees

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Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) helda workshop on practical application of the RRI modelin the Philippines. The workshop focused not only on
learning how to use the RRI model but also producing
RRI instructors who can teach fellow engineers. The
workshop is taught not only by ICHARM researchers
but also by master’s course graduates and government
officials who learned the RRI model at ICHARM.

As mentioned at the beginning of this chapter, ICHARM
has conducted its research and educational activities
since its establishment, based on the recognition thatboth individual and organizational capacity needs to bestrengthened to operate effective disaster management.
In this workshop, former trainees that studied at ICHARM
teach their colleagues. Ten years after its establishment,
the philosophy of ICHARM has finally started taking root
in some countries.

Photo 3-3-5-1 IFAS workshop organized by UNESCO Cairo Office(December 2015)

Photo 3-3-5-2 RRI workshop organized by PAGASA (March 2016)

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ICHARM accepts students and researchers in Japanand abroad as interns upon request from universities
and research institutes in compliance with the internshipguidelines of the Public Works Research Institute.
The periods of internship vary individually from a few
weeks to several months. Between 2006 and 2015,
around 20 interns studied at ICHARM; half of themwere from Japanese organizations and the rest fromforeign universities and corporate research institutes, forexample, in the Netherlands, Korea and Iran.
Although they need to cover all expenses staying
in Tsukuba with funding from their affiliations orinternational donor organizations, interns are given

Internshipaccess to all benefits that help them pursue theirresearch interest, including attending lectures andseminars, studying different types of hydrologicalmodels and risk assessment models, and opportunities
of presenting their research results at the end of theirinternship for discussion with other researchers.
This opportunity has had a positive effect on interns.
Some of them actually apply the hydrological models
they studied to their study river basins, Japanese orabroad, in research. The internship is beneficial to
ICHARM, too. Thanks to motivated and enthusiastic
interns, researchers and students of ICHARM have theprivilege and joy of helping them and broadening theirown imagination and views.

What I learned in my internship program of ICHARM
Yeseul CHO
Yonsei University
Former Internship Student
It was a great opportunity for me to participate in an internship program for ICHARM, where I gained various experiences in study.
During the six-month, I learned a lot of things, including the Grid Analysis and Display System and the Rainfall-Runoff-Inundation
model, and I had a chance to listen to lectures by great professors. I researched about investigation of climate change impact assessment on water resources of the Andong-dam basin, South Korea, under IPCC CMIP-5 scenarios using Tokyo University’s
Data Integration and Analysis System and the RRI model. All persons at ICHARM always helped me to concentrate on researchand guide me with useful and technical advices. I am sincerely grateful to ICHARM's staffs and I hope you all the very best for the
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Educational and cultural experience events

Beside the training and educational activities explainedso far, ICHARM holds annual events for local school

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students and foreign students to have unique educationaland cultural experiences.

ICHARM Open Day

For junior and high school students in Tsukuba City tolearn about ICHARM and current water issues, ICHARM
has held the ICHARM Open Day every April since 2008,as a commemorative event for its official establishment
on March 6 and the World Water Day on March 22.
The event consists of the presentation session, in
which selected ICHARM foreign researchers andgraduate students explain water issues of the world
and their countries, and the poster session, in which
local students have chance to talk to many ICHARM
foreign researchers and graduate students in person
about their countries. The Open Day also provides good
opportunities for local students to experience English
communication with non-native English speakers.
After the event, many of them comment, “It was great
fun speaking with many foreigners,” or “Topics weresometimes too difficult, but I enjoyed all presentations.”

Photo 3-5-1-1 Local students listen to a presentation (2016)

Photo 3-5-1-2 High school students listen to a master’s student at theposter session (2016)

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Japanese cultural experience for foreign researchers and studentsa) Tea ceremony

To provide foreign researchers and students with achance of experiencing Japanese culture, ICHARM helda tea ceremony from 2008 to 2012, which was led byfemale staff members of ICHARM to demonstrate tea
preparation and experience tea drinking manners.

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3 Training and Educationb) Cherry blossom viewing
Tsukuba is famous for cherry blossoms, especially along
the Sakuragawa River, upstream of which is the birthplace of a Noh song, Sakuragawa. As beautiful as Hojo
or Sakuragawa Bank, PWRI has many cherry trees on
its premises and presents beautiful scenery in April.
Taking this nice opportunity, ICHARM holds a shortwalk tour during the lunch time for foreign researchersand students to spend time together with Japanese
staff while enjoying cherry blossoms. The president andexecutives of PWRI also join the tour, which gives a good
opportunity for researchers and students to socialize
with each other. This event is particularly refreshing formaster’s course students, as well as a good chance toexperience traditional Japanese culture first hand, since
it is around this time that they usually finish the first halfof the curriculum in March and start working on their
thesis.

Photo 3-5-2-2 April 6, 2015c) Visit to Ninomiya Sontoku Memorial House and Sontoku Award
Ninomiya Sontoku was a great philosopher andpractitioner in many fields, particularly in politics,
economics and agriculture in the late Edo Era. He iswell known for advocating the Hotoku Philosophy ingoverning a nation and providing relief to people andleading agricultural restoration policies. This philosophy
was also highly appreciated by Uchimura Kanzo,
another famous philosopher in the Meiji Era. As humanempowerment is at the core of ICHARM’s international
contribution, we have introduced it in our educational
programs, for students should know it as spiritual
foundation for their action.
Photo 3-5-2-3 Ninomiya Shrine (September 10, 2013)

ICHARM believes that understanding of this philosophy
will lead them to understanding of the significanceof frugality on a daily basis for emergency andthe importance of self-help, mutual support andpublic assistance, which underlies Japan’s disastermanagement. To provide opportunities to understandthis philosophy, each training program includes a visit
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Ninomiya Sontoku Memorial House (Moka City, Tochigi
Prefecture) and Aoki Weir (Sakuragawa City, Ibaraki
Prefecture) for which Sontoku led a reconstruction
project.
The best students in the master’s course in the first andthe second year were given “Outstanding Award”. In

the third year, the Sontoku Award was introduced, andhas since given to the student who is mutually selectedamong students as the most sefl-devoted to the class.
In addition, the Best Research Award was created toshow appreciation for the student with the most excellent
master’s thesis, given in the name of GRIPS and PWRI.
ANNEX includes the names of the winners of theseawards.

d) Commemorative tree planting by students in master’s and doctoral courses
Since the 7th class of the master’s course (2013-2014),
commemorative tree planting has been conducted by
students in the master’s and doctoral courses. The trees

grow and serve as a good reminder of the years of study
to former students, when they visit ICHARM again in the
future.

Photo 3-5-2-4 September 3, 2014

Photo 3-5-2-5 August 12, 2015

The uniquness of ICHARM’s training and educational
programs lies in the development of both individualand organizational capacity for effective disastermanagement. In this regard, it is delightful to see former
trainees after returning home hold workshops and givelectures to share what they have learned in Japan with

their colleagues and lead local research institutes andgovernment offices.
ICHARM will continue collaborating with associatedagencies inside and outside Japan to enhance its
educational and training activities.

(Written by Yoshio Tokunaga and Daisuke Kuribayashi)

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4-1 International Flood Initiative (IFI)The International Flood Initiative (IFI) is a joint initiative
organized by UNESCO (IHP), WMO (CHy), UN/ISDR,UNU in collaboration with international organizations
such as IAHS, IAHR, ICHARM, CLRI etc. IFI was
officially launched in January 2005 at the second World
Conference on Disaster Reduction (WCDR) in Kobe,
Japan.
ICHARM has been serving as the IFI Secretariat,
providing various supports such as maintaining IFI
website (http://www.ifi-home.info/) and promoting
information networking among IFI-related and otherorganizations.

Objectives
The overall aim of IFI is to build capacity in countries
to understand and better respond to floods by taking
advantage of their benefits while at the same timeminimizing their social, economic and environmental
risks.

Governing Structure
IFI started with the two-committee system comprising
the advisory committee (AC) and the management
committee (MC). AC consisted of UN organizations
whose member countries were supposed to provide
advice on the management of the initiative while MCconsisted of organizations which actually perform thework of the initiative. In 2013, however, they merged into
MC as UN organizations’ secretariats are indispensable
in management of the initiative and such distinction is
impractical.
IFI Advisory Committee (IFI-AC)
UNESCO (IHP), WMO (CHy), UN/ISDR and UNU
IFI Management Committee (IFI-MC)
IAHS, IAHR, IIASA, ICLR and other interested
organizations
IFI Secretariat
PWRI/ICHARM under the auspices of UNESCO,
Tsukuba-Japan

IFI is a key mechanism that enables progressin integrated flood management
Johannes Cullmann
Director, Water and Climate Department, World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
ICHARM is 10 years old this year. I sincerely thank the initiators of ICHARM, especially Professor Takeuchi and his co-founders forthe timely and important idea to establish this center under the auspices of UNESCO. My thanks also go to the Japanese Government for taking forward risk management, one of the most important issues in sustainable development. ICHARM has provided
methodological advances in risk assessment and management. Its specialists have trained numerous experts around the worldand have thus significantly contributed to solving risk related challenges. ICHARM is also home of the secretariat of the International Flood Initiative. This initiative is a key mechanism that enables progress in integrated flood management. Over the years, IFI
partners greatly contributed to change the path from a negative, reactive approach in flood management to a positive, proactive
view on how we can benefit from floodplains whilst protecting them at the same time. ICHARM is a motor of cooperation on local,
regional and global scales. This is thanks to the dedication of all the excellent experts that have worked for ICHARM and that are
steering its course today. Thanks a lot to all of you!

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History
January 2005: IFI’s official launch was convened in
Kobe, Japan, by Director of Water Science Division of
UNESCO Dr. András Szöllösi-Nagy, in the presence of
Director-General of UNESCO Dr. Koïchiro Matsuura,
Secretary General of WMO Dr. Michel Jarraud, Directorof UNISDR Office Dr. Salvano Briceno, and Rector of
UNU Prof. Hans JA van Ginkel.

September 27, 2011: ICHARM, as ICFM5 Secretariat,
organized the 5th International Conference on FloodManagement (ICFM5) in Tokyo from September 27
to 29. More than 450 participants from 41 different
nations participated in the conference. IFI organized theplenary session 1 “Flood Forecasting and Early Warning
Systems,” which was chaired by Dr. Avinash Tyagi of
WMO at the U-Thant Hall, United Nations University.

January 26, 2007: The first meeting of IFI’s Advisory
Committee and Management Committee (AC/MC) was
held at WMO in Geneva. The IFI draft plan was officiallyadopted at the meeting. The IFI Pamphlet (http://www.ifihome.info/IFI-pamphlet.pdf) was produced in September
2007 based on this agreement.
May 5, 2008: The second IFI Meeting (AC/MC) was held
at ICLR in Toronto, Canada, on the occasion of the 4thInternational Symposium on Flood Defence (ISFD4),
which later changed to the International Conference on
Flood Management (ICFM). ICHARM organized the IFI
plenary session at ISFD4 on flood preparedness.
July 14, 2008: The IFI website (www.ifi-home.info)
designed and hosted by ICHARM was launched.
January to May, 2010: A series of IFI e-meetings were
held to promote IFI actions including preparation for
ICFM5.

Photo 4-1-1 Plenary session 1 at ICFM5, Tokyo, September 2011

November 13, 2012: A pre-AC/MC meeting was heldin Geneva on the occasion of WMO CHy-14 attended
by Dr. Bruce Stewart, the Director of Hydrology andWater Resources Program (HWR) of WMO, Dr. Blanca
Jimenez-Cisneros, the new Secretary of International
Hydrological Program (IHP) of UNESCO and others.
As an IFI revitalization plan, the IFI flagship project was

IFI, one of the most successful initiatives of IHPBlanca Jiménez-Cisneros
Director, Division of Water Sciences and Secretary, International Hydrological Programme of
UNESCO
It is with great pleasure that we celebrate the long-lasting cooperation between ICHARM and UNESCO’s International Hydrological Programme (IHP). ICHARM has been strongly contributing to IHP's Strategic Action Plans, including the eighth IHP phase“Water Security: Responses to Local, Regional and Global Challenges (IHP-VIII 2014-2021)”.
The International Flood Initiative (IFI), is one of the most successful examples of IHP's flagship initiatives. IFI, in cooperation with
its partners among them World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the United Nations Office for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR),
United Nations University (UNU) as well as several non-governmental associations and institutes, has been strengthening thecapacity in numerous countries to better understand and respond to floods to minimize their social, economic and environmental
risks, while maximizing their beneficial effects.
ICHARM is playing an essential role in moving forward the activities of IFI by serving as its technical secretariat since its establishment, and by leading the revision of IFI’s strategy in line with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the Sendai
Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change.
ICHARM has also very effectively cooperated with IFI through many projects, to the benefit of IHP's Member States. One example is the joint IHP-ICHARM project in Pakistan, funded by the Government of Japan. It improves the flood forecasting and early
warning systems and conducts risk mapping of flood plains along the Indus River, following the devastating 2010 floods.
I wish to express my sincere appreciation and congratulation on the tenth anniversary of ICHARM and I look forward to further cooperation between IHP and ICHARM.

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proposed by the Secretariat of IFI, i.e., ICHARM, anddiscussed.
February 7-8, 2013: As an output of the pre-AC/
MC meeting held on November 13, the IFI Planning
Workshop took place on February 7-8, 2013, at the
UNESCO headquarters in Paris. The MC and AC
members as well as observers were invited. The main
outcome was the agreement on drafting a concept notefor the first IFI flagship project, which was finalised
and finally agreed on by all members in February
2013. The IFI flagship project was entitled “To support
benchmarking flood risk reduction at global, national andlocal levels”.
March 2013: The IFI flagship project was launched at
the side event of the Special Thematic Session of the
UN General Assembly (UNGA) on Water and Disasters
at the UN headquartes in New York after presented
by Dr. Blanca Jimenez-Cisneros, the Secretary of IHP,UNESCO, and Dr. Bruce Stewart, the Director of HWRP,
WMO.
September 12, 2013: The UNESCO Strategic and HighLevel Meeting on Water Security and Cooperation washeld in Nairobi, Kenya. At the session on Theme 1 “Water
Related Disasters and Hydrological Changes” of IHPVIII for the period 2014-2021, the IFI flagship project was
discussed and agreed to be included under Theme 1
with ICHARM assigned to act as the focal point.

Conference on Flood Management (ICFM6) in Sao
Paulo, Brazil, and invited session speakers from BfG,
the China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower
Research in China, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in
USA, IFI-LAC with the Secretariat in Mexico, the World
Meteorological Organization Headquarters in Geneva,
and the UNISDR Brazil office. The session was wellattended with over 200 participants and was an occasion
for passionate discussions over flood issues andchallenges at local, regional and global levels. It createda new thrust for the IFI flagship project.

Photo 4-1-3 Preliminary session on the IFI at ICFM6,
Sao Paulo, Brazil in September 2014

October 21, 2015: ICHARM in collaboration with IFI
co-organized a plenary session entitled "Preparatory
Process for the International Initiative on Water andDisaster in the Asia Pacific Region" during a UNESCO
international symposium, “Integrated Actions for
Global Water and Environmental Sustainability,” in
conjunction with the 23rd meeting of the International
Hydrological Programme Regional Steering Committee
for Southeast Asia and the Pacific (IHP RSC SEAP).
Based on the valuable inputs from UNESCO, ADB,RCUWM-Tehran/IDI and ICHARM/IFI participants, Prof.
Toshio Koike, Director of ICHARM, summarized thesession, emphasizing the practice for Integrated FloodManagement (IFM) through sharing information andknowledge with practitioners. The session was concluded
on the need to further discuss a financing mechanism
and the network mobilization of science and research infuture regional events.

Photo 4-1-2 UNESCO Strategic and High Level Meetingon Water Security and Cooperation in Nairobi, Kenya, September 12,
2013

August 2014: The roadmap for the IFI flagship project,"To support benchmarking flood risk reduction at global,
national and local levels," was drafted, and as thefirst implementation action, Dr. Johannes Cullmann foGerman IHP at BfG, Koblenz, sent Ms. Anne Gädeke
to ICHARM to jointly produce a flood hazard map of theRhine River. She joined ICHARM on August 21, 2014.
The roadmap was articulated around four major steps:
1) flood hazard assessment, 2) exposure assessment, 3)
assessment and benchmarking of vulnerability, current
coping capacity, building resilient communities andpreparedness, and finally 4) disaster risk assessment.
September 16, 2014: ICHARM as the IFI secretariat
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Photo 4-1-4 Preliminary session collaborated with IDI,
Indonesia, October 2015

March 1, 2016: The conference entitled “Flood
Session: Towards IFI-AP and GEO Water” was held in
collaboration with the Asia Water Cycle Initiative (AWCI)and the Network of Asian River Basin Organizations(NARBO) during the Asia Water Cycle Symposium(AWCS2016) in Tokyo, Japan, on March 1-2, 2016.
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ICHARM organized three parts: “3.2 Flood Early Warning
System”, “3.3 Flood Disaster Risk Reduction” and “3.4End-to-End Action Plan: IFI-AP deliberations”.
June 13, 2016: UNESCO organized a side event, “NewStrategy for IFI, A Challenge by Hydrology responding to
Sendai Framework, SDGs and Paris Agreement,” during
the 22nd session of the Intergovernmental Council of theInternational Hydrological Programme (IHP-IC) at the
UNESCO headquarters in Paris, France. The meetingcelebrated the launch of the new IFI strategy (IFI strategy
2016-2022) and provided an opportunity to discuss its
implementation.

Photo 4-1-5 left to right: Director Toshio Koike (ICHARM) , Dr. Blanca
Jimenez-Cisneros (UNESCO), Dr. Johannes Cullmann (WMO), Dr.
Christophe Cudennec (IAHS) at UNESCO, Paris, June 2016

(Written by Ali Chavoshian, Ai Sugiura and Mamoru Miyamoto)

A message for 10th Anniversary of ICHARM
Ali Chavoshian
Director, Regional Centre on Urban Water Management (RCUWM-Tehran) under the auspices of UNESCO
Former Research Specialist, ICHARM
I have had the privilege of working at ICHARM for five years from 2007 to 2012 and I have never feel disconnected with ICHARM.
It is my great pleasure to write a few words in the occasion of 10th anniversary.
I think ICHARM is a unique place to build your network, learn about international water family and eventually grow-up your career.
I could remember clearly that I had a meeting with the CEO of PWRI as the host of ICHARM in the very first day of my work at
ICHARM back to August 2007. Dr. Sakamoto told me ICHARM is a place to grow-up and build your future career. It is true! ICHARM helped me shape my career and professional life. I really appreciate everything ICHARM has taught me.
ICHARM is a successful story for many other international centers and also with no doubt it is a global center of excellence in thefield of water-hazard and risk management. I believe both previous and present director of ICHARM as great scientist and leader
played an important role to achieve success. Congratulations to all wonderful members of ICHARM and wish you all the best in
the next decade of activities!

4-2 High-level Experts and Leaders Panel (HELP)
on Water and Disaster
HELP, originally started as HLEP (High-Level Experts
Panel), on Water and Disaster was created in 2007 uponrequest of the UN Secretary General’s Advisory Board(UNSGAB) on Water and Sanitation in order to enhance
support in the area of water and disasters. HELP waschaired by H.E. Dr. Han Seung-soo, former Prime
Minister of the Republic of Korea. ICHARM Directors
Prof. Kuniyoshi Takeuchi and later Prof. Toshio Koike
have been serving as one of 21 experts of the panel.
After serious and devoted efforts of the panel, HLEP
created the report “Water and Disaster,” which waslaunched during the 4th World Water Forum in Istanbul
in 2009. This report is an action plan committed by theparticipating panel members. Among 40 actions planned,
the ones more closely related to ICHARM’s mission were
Action 2 on flood hazard mapping and early warning
and Action 30 on effectiveness identification of disasterprevention measures and development of preparedness
indices, for which the International Flood Initiative (IFI)
was requested to take the lead. HELP has been a very
special activity in which ICHARM has been involved
as it connects ICHARM with high-level leaders of UN
and related organizations. Dr. Kenzo Hiroki, Principalof ICHARM and now Sherpa of the United Nationsand World Bank High Level Panel on Water, has beenleading the HELP program from the beginning and his
contribution has been remarkable.
A wake-up call for HELP came on March 11th, 2011.
Great East Japan Earthquake reminded the groupthat even most advanced and prepared societies
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event. The visit further galvanized its actions. The grouptransformed itself by inviting more ministerial-level
members and high-class advisors under newly adopted
TOR. Since then, HELP have taken a series of actions
with tangible outputs. The UN Special Thematic Sessions
co-organized by UN Secretary-General and HELP in2013 and 2015 were epoch making as the first events
dedicated to water and disasters in the UN history. HIH
Crown Prince of Japan and the Prince of Orange (nowHis Majesty King of the Netherlands) gave keynote
addresses in the Sessions. HELP Flagship documents(vol. 1 and vol. 2) compiled good practices and lessons
on mega floods and droughts. HELP position papers

on key issues such as climate change and urban
development have been announced in critical events
such as COP21 and Habitat III giving impact on global
discussion process. The group has embarked upon a
new initiative to establish global principles/guidelines on
financing and investing in infrastructure on water-related
DRR in which ICHARM is expected to play a central
role. HELP will continue galvanizing governments,
international communities, and stakeholders so that they
can do more to address the issue of water and disasters,
and take its own actions to produce concrete results at
global, country and community levels.
(Written by Kuniyoshi Takeuchi and Kenzo Hiroki)

Congratulatory message at the 10th anniversary of ICHARM
Kenzo Hiroki
Executive Vice President, NEWJEC Corporation
Sherpa, the United Nations-World Bank Group High Level Panel on Water
Former Principal, ICHARM
Let me, first of all, express my heart-felt congratulation to the 10th Anniversary of ICHARM that have made breath-taking achievements since its establishment.
“Water is life, but water is also threat to life.” Late Mr. Ryutaro Hashimoto, former Prime Minister of Japan and the first Chair of UN
Secretary-General’s Advisory Board on Water and Sanitation (UNSGAB), sent out this message to international community when
he recommended establishment of High Level Experts and Leaders Panel on Water and Disasters (HELP) in Hashimoto Action
Plan. The message is still truthful and vibrant as witnessed in recent water-related disasters such as Great East Japan Earthquake, Typhoon Hynan in the Philippines, Hurricane Katrina and Sandy in the US and the Caribs, and recurrent floods in Eastern
and Central Europe.
After having been engaged in establishment of ICHARM, I was appointed as Head of UNSGAB Secretariat in 2005 to serve Mr.
Hashimoto, HRH Prince of Orange, the second Chair, and HIH Crown Prince of Japan, Honorary President. Back in Japan, I continued my humble contribution to global water and disaster as, inter alias, Coordinator of HELP and Principal of ICHARM. I was
lucky that I could work in tandem with ICHARM for these ten years towards the common goal of reducing risk of water-related disasters everywhere.
Honestly speaking, the issue of water and disasters was barely visible in international discussion in early 2000s. You may noticethat the word “water and disaster” was non-existent in most of important UN documents in those periods or before. The issue
would have been still marginal today if groups like UNSGAB, HELP and ICHARM did not exist. Relentless efforts by those groups
and their leaders enabled globally raised awareness on criticality of water and disaster issues for future of humanity. It is remarkable that water and disaster issues are squarely addressed in recent international agreements and commitments as in Agenda
2030, Sendai Framework, and most recently, new International Decade for Action “Water for Sustainable Development”.
ICHARM has played important role for advancement of global agenda for water and disasters in three fronts with tangible achievements. One is raising global awareness as already mentioned. The second is developing new practical technology such as IFAS
and RRI model which have already been widely used in many countries and regions. The third is helping developing countries
and communities through technical assistance and knowledge sharing in, e.g., Indonesia, the Philippines, Myanmar, Thailand andPakistan. ICHARM has effectively used raised global awareness on the issue of water and disasters to propel their momentum as
if a migrant bird uses strong tailwind to cross ocean. I expect ICHARM will grow into a core piece institution in international community for creation and dissemination of practical science and technology on water and disasters.
We have been successful in raising global awareness on water and disasters during the first ten years of ICHARM. However, thenext decade is critical for real success and failure for our cause as we have to turn raised awareness into concrete actions. I sincerely hope ICHARM steadily grow and accelerate its actions towards our common goal of disaster-free society for the benefit of
the people, especially the poor.

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4-3 APWF Regional Water Knowledge Hub

At the first Asia Pacific Water Summit (APWS1) held in
December 2007 in Beppu, Japan, ICHARM undertook
the responsibility for leading one of the three priority
themes: Water-related Disaster Management. As a major
outcome of the Summit, it was agreed that Regional
Knowledge Hubs (KHs) be established in order tocontribute to meeting various needs in the water sector.
Following this agreement, ICHARM became one of thefirst KHs in the Asia-Pacific region on June 26, 2008, on“Disaster Risk Reduction and Flood Management”. As

a KH, ICHARM is expected to promote local applicationof high value-added know-how and research results inorder to realize water security in the Asia-Pacific region.
ICHARM has since been contributing to solving various
water-related problems in the Asia-Pacific region throughdeepening the level of collaboration with its fellow KHs,
and ADB. One of such manifestations is the agreementwith ADB to implement Regional Technical Assistanceprojects, which are detailed in section 5-3.
(Written by Katsuhito Miyake)

4-4 Typhoon Committee
The Typhoon Committee (TC) is an inter-governmentalorganization under the joint auspices of the World
Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the Economic
and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
to achieve the mission of reducing damage due totyphoons. This 49-year-old international committee
consists of 14 member countries and territories inSoutheast and East Asia, including China, Hong Kong,Japan, the Republic of Korea, Laos, the Philippines,
Thailand, Cambodia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Macao, theDemocratic People’s Republic of Korea, Singapore,and the United States. It has three main working groups
respectively in charge of meteorology, hydrology, anddisaster risk reduction. Although geopolitics in the Asian

regions has been increasingly difficult, TC has beenable to convene its general assembly and integrated
workshop annually with a good turnout of experts andrepresentatives to promote and coordinate various
projects.
ICHARM has sent its researchers mainly to the Working
Group of Hydrology (WGH) upon the request from theWater and Disaster Management Bureau of the Ministerof Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Since
2010, four chief researchers of ICHARM, Katsuhito
Miyake,Toshio Okazumi, Minoru Kamoto, and Yoshio
Tokunaga, have chaired the WGH and coordinatedprojects proposed by member countries and territories.

Photo 4-4-1 The participants of the 5th WGH Meeting of the Typhoon Committee in Seoul, Korea on September 2016

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ICHARM has also played an important role in TC
activities. The centre has been leading the development
and dissemination of flood risk reduction indices toevaluate and strengthen the disaster preparedness ofeach member country and territory. It was also involved
in some other research projects such as the prediction ofdebris flows and shallow landslides by the use of satellite
rainfall data and the assessment of climate change
impact on selected river basins in Asia.

In recent years, TC members have started showing
more interest in sharing knowledge and information on
effective dam operation including preventive measures
for flash floods and droughts in addition to flood risk
management. Since ICHARM has long studied this area
both in Japan and overseas, it should be able to provide
useful advice to the members in close consultation withthe government of Japan.
(Written by Yoshio Tokunaga)

4-5 International contributions by networking activities
Besides the International Flood Initiative (IFI) and theparticipation in the Typhoon Committee, ICHARM has
devoted itself to increasing its presence in various
international arenas, as well as strengthening networks
with water experts and practitioners and internationalorganizations through different channels presented
below:
A: World Water Forum
The World Water Forum (WWF) was originally proposedby the World Water Council, a France-based internationalNGO, and has been held every three years. It is one of
the largest international events in which experts in waterrelated fields gather from all over the world and discussand exhibit global water issues to find their solutions.
The forum addresses a wide range of topics such as
domestic water, agriculture, environment, integrated
water resources management, night-soil treatment,
wastewater treatment, energy and disaster.
ICHARM hosted sessions and events and sent its
researchers for presentations at the fifth, sixth andseventh World Water Forum held in March 2009 in
Istanbul, March 2012 in Marseille, and April 2015 in
Korea, respectively. ICHARM was a major contributor
particularly in the seventh forum in charge of one of themain themes, “Adapting to change: Monitoring risk anduncertainty for resilience and disaster preparedness,”
under a grand topic on water security for all people.
Several ICHARM researchers including ICHARM
Director Toshio Koike played a key role in planning andhosting seven sessions on water-related disaster risk
management.

Photo 4-5-1 Director Koike chairs at the final session of WWF7
(Source: JWF)

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B: UN Special high-level session on water anddisasters
ICHARM strived to increase
its international presence
and expand a professional
network with otherorganizations through various
UN conferences under thel e a d e r s h i p o f D r. K e n z o
Hiroki, the former Research
Coordinator for Water Disaster
Risk Management of ICHARM
and a special adviser to theUnited Nations SecretaryGeneral’s Advisory Board
Photo 4-5-2 Director Koike( U N S G A B ) . O n M a r c h 6 , moderates the technical session
on science and technology
2013, the first special highlevel session on water anddisasters was convened by the UN Secretary Generalwith support from UNSGAB and the High-level Experts
and Leaders Panel on Water and Disasters (HELP). The
second meeting was held on November 18, 2015, in
which ICHARM hosted a technical session on scienceand technology, “Science and Technology to Advance
DRR on Water,” and ICHARM Director Toshio Koike
served as moderator.

C: Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk
Reduction (Sendai, March 2015)
The UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction
is a UN-hosted conference to develop an international
disaster risk reduction strategy. The third meeting
was held in Sendai, Japan, from March 14 to 18,
2015, gathering experts and representatives from 187
countries, almost all UN member states. The conference
adopted the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk
Reduction as the new international disaster risk reduction
strategy to replace the Hyogo Framework for Action. In
addition, ICHARM Chief Researcher Hisaya Sawano
participated as one of the panelist in a working session,“Risk Identification and Assessment.”4 Information Networking

Photo 4-5-3 Mr. Sawano, Chief Researcher, participates as a speaker in the working session (Second from the right)

D: International symposiums and conferences
hosted by ICHARMICHARM has organized international symposiums
and conferences almost every year since its official
establishment to keep track of the latest global trends
on water-related disasters, disseminate its researchachievements, and strengthen its worldwide network.
The following lists major meetings hosted by ICHARM:
November 6, 2007, ICHARM Quick Report on Floods(Tsukuba, Japan)
S ept em ber 3 0 , 2 0 0 8 , IC H AR M In te rn ati onal
Symposium ”Local Practices of Integrated Flood Risk
Management under Changing Natural and Social
Conditions” (Tokyo, Japan)
December 10, 2009, ICHARM Quick Report on
Floods (Tsukuba, Japan)
S ept em ber 2 8 , 2 0 1 0 , IC H AR M In te rn ati onal
Symposium "Floods - A global problem that needs
local solutions" (UNU at Tokyo, Japan)

S eptember 30, 2014, IC H A R M Internat ional
Symposium “Together with the people coping withincreasing water-related disasters in the world”(GRIPS at Tokyo, Japan)
E: International symposiums and conferences cohosted by ICHARMICHARM has also co-hosted international symposiums
and conferences with other organizations as follows:
December 3-4, 2007, 1st Asia-Pacific Water Summit(Beppu, Oita, Japan)
September 27-29, 2011, 5th International Conferenceon Flood Management (ICFM5) (Akihabara, Tokyo,
Japan)
May 19-20, 2013, 2nd Asia-Pacific Water Summit(Chiang Mai, Thailand)
March 1-2, 2016, Asia Water Cycle Symposium(AWCS2016) (Hongo, Tokyo, Japan)(Written by Daisuke Kuribayashi)

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ICHARM Advisory Board and Governing Board

A: ICHARM Advisory Board
ICHARM, established under the auspices of UNESCO,
was required to have a biennial advisory board meeting,in which the board reviewed the draft work and budget
plan and the report on activities during the previous two
years. The board members asked questions and gave
advice to help ICHARM take necessary action effectively
with a clear vision. The board member lists are shown in
ANNEX.
September 15, 2006, 1st Meeting
October 1, 2008, 2nd Meeting
September 29, 2010, 3rd Meeting

B: ICHARM Governing Board
In accordance with the revision of the agreement on
ICHARM between UNESCO and the Government ofJapan in July 2013, the ICHARM Governing Board wasorganized to replace the ICHARM Advisory Board. The
Governing Board, which comprises seven members
including the president of PWRI, examines and adopts
the “Rule of Procedure” , the “ICHARM Long-termand Mid-term Programmes”, “ICHARM Work Plan”,
and reviews the “ICHARM Activity Report”. The board
member lists are shown in ANNEX.
February 25, 2014, 1st Meeting
March 3, 2016, 2nd Meeting(Written by Daisuke Kuribayashi)

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5-1 ADB projects
1 Technical Assistance for Supporting Investments in Water-Related Disaster Management (ADB TA-7276)
ICHARM, under the partnership agreement concluded
with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in November
2009, implemented an ADB project, “Technical
Assistance for Supporting Investments in Water-Related
Disaster Management (TA-7276),” in Asia. The project
aimed to create and provide flood risk information by
developing an early warning system and contribute to themitigation of flood disasters. ICHARM implemented andmanaged the entire project by mobilizing its resources,
while ADB financed necessary expenses for the activities
of TA-7276 and employed international consultants,
who conducted field surveys under the instruction of
ICHARM. The project consisted of the following two
components:

and the Lower Mekong Basin (Cambodia) (Figure 5-11). In Bangladesh, a national policy roadmap was
created to develop a flood early warning system. In
Indonesia, a flood early warning system using IFAS
was developed for the Solo River basin and technicalassistance was provided for community-based disasterprevention activity. In the Philippines, flood conditions
were analyzed using IFAS, and training programs wereconducted for local engineers to learn how to operate
IFAS to (a) identify the causes of floods, (b) understandthe mechanism of floods, and (c) provide additional
information that supplements the existing systems in
the Pampanga and Cagayan river basins (Figure 5-12). In the Lower Mekong Basin, quantitative assessment
was conducted on flood vulnerability of agriculture and(1) In-country project support component, in which eachcountry conducted a project on its own theme, and(2) Program quality support component, in which
participating countries cooperate to promote the sharingof technology within the region.
The project lasted for three years and four months until
March 2013 after the conclusion of the agreement.
(1) The in-country project support component was
implemented in Bangladesh, Indonesia, the Philippines
Figure 5-1-2 IFAS results at Gamu Station,
Cagayan River basin, the Philippines

Figure 5-1-1 In-country project support

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Photo 5-1-1 Signing ceremony of ADB TA-7276: ADB Director-General of
the ADB Regional and Sustainable Development Department Yao (left),
PWRI Chief Executive Sakamoto (center) and Director Takeuchi (right)
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housing.
Regarding the program quality support component,knowledge sharing workshops and IFAS training were
held at various locations.
In implementing this project, it was noticed that basic
meteorological data, such as rainfall, river waterlevel, and flow level, and topographic data were notsufficiently available, particularly in developing countries.
Therefore, in this project, satellite rainfall data (suchas GSMaP) and satellite topographic data (such as
SRTM) were used to supplement the lack of basic data.
As a general rule, we start a project like this one withinvestigating the characteristics of the project area andthe past events of flood and inundation, and based on
the results, develop a system and assess flood risk incooperation with local engineers. In Bangladesh, weorganized a series of consultation meetings with relatedorganizations to discuss and confirm the contents of
the national roadmap developed for the implementationof a flood early warning system. In Indonesia, we took
a participatory approach involving local communities.
In the Philippines, we calculated and compared flood
analysis results using ground and satellite rainfall datawith local engineers to deepen their understanding of
the simulation model. In Cambodia, based on the local
characteristics of agriculture and housing, we assessed
their flood damage. In addition, we also conductedactivities to develop proto-type water-related disasterrisk index (WRDRI). The TA-7276 project was the firstinternationally-funded project for ICHARM to extend its
technical cooperation to other countries. Through theimplementation of this project, ICHARM expanded its
range of activities and established a good relationshipwith each participating country, which has led to further
cooperation.

2 Transformation of Urban Management in Myanmar - Part II (Flood Management) (ADB TA-8456 Part II)
Due to dynamic social and economic activities in recent
years, rapid urban development is expected in Myanmar,
creating an urgent need for improving urban functions
and strengthening human resources to manage them.
To help the country with this development process,
ADB decided to proceed with a project to assist the
Myanmar government in capacity development for urban
management through “TA-8456: Transformation of
Urban Management.” Since Myanmar suffered heavily
from Cyclone Nargis in 2008, it was also important for
Myanmar to improve its preparedness and response
capacity to reduce disaster risk that may interrupt the
future development of their cities. Therefore, in TA-8456,

Part I covered the efforts for general urban management
such as water supply, sanitation, waste management,
and drainage, while Part II covered the efforts inflood management. ICHARM was responsible for theoverall technical management in Part II of the project.
Other members of Part II included CTI Engineering
International Co., Ltd., CTI Engineering Co., Ltd., andPASCO CORPORATION. With ICHARM supervisingand guiding the all activities of Part II, the Part II Team
implemented flood risk assessment and technical transfer
to the government of Myanmar to assist the country inimproving the flood risk reduction ability of three selected
cities; Yangon, Mandalay, and Mawlamyine (Figure 5-13). The project began in July 2014 and lasted for two
years and five months until November 2016. In Part II,
ICHARM established a collaborative framework with
the Myanmar government to advance the project in
an inclusive way by holding meetings and workshopswith relevant agencies. The framework consisted of the
Department of Meteorology and Hydrology, Ministry ofTransport and Communications as the main counterpartand 13 other government organizations involved in floodrisk management including the three cities. The project
first conducted field survey, data collection, questionnaire
survey (needs assessment) with relevant agencies tounderstand the local situation before arranging specificactivities. The main activities of the project were as
follows:
1) Hydro-meteorological analysis related to floods andstorm surges,2) Flood and storm surge risk assessment
3) Capacity development of the Department ofMeteorology and Hydrology, and
4) Capacity development of organizations relevant toflood and storm surge risk assessment.

Figure 5-1-3 Target cities of TA-8456 Part II in Myanmar

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Figure 5-1-4 Flood hazard map of Yangon, Myanmar, for a 100-year flood (green: 0.1-0.5 m, yellow: 0.5-1.0 m)

Looking forward to a long-lasting and enhanced contribution of
ICHARM to the world's efforts in disaster risk reduction
Hrin Nei Thiam

Director-General, Department of Meteorology and Hydrology, Ministry of Transport,
Republic of the Union of Myanmar
I am pleased to deliver this message for ICHARM’s 10th Anniversary. We’re really honored and proud to have thisopportunity. We are also looking forward to a long-lasting and enhanced contribution of ICHARM to the world's efforts in disaster risk reduction after this memorable milestone.
Nowadays, water related disasters, including droughts, landslides, flash floods and riverine floods, are threatening
to many countries every year and increasing by the effect of climate change, growth of population and human activities; therefore water management and disaster mitigation might be needed more than the last century. Knowledge
and experience about comprehensive risk management are needed for vulnerable countries to reach the goal ofdisaster prevention and mitigation plans.
As a response to the worldwide need to properly prepare for and react to water-related disasters, ICHARM’s research, training and information networking activities have been contributing to strengthening local practices on
reducing water-related disaster risks in the world.
In Myanmar, capacity development is needed to promote sustainable urban management against water related
disasters. Therefore ICHARM has supported the Myanmar Government through the technical assistance project of“Transformation on Urban Management Part II: Flood Management (ADB TA-8456)” with specific focus on flood andstorm surge risk assessment for three cities, namely Yangon, Mandalay and Mawlamyine. This project has contributed to enhancing the capacity of officers to conduct hazard and risk analysis and produce hazard maps as essential input for flood management in Myanmar.
Now, the time is to take action for water-related disaster mitigation under the cooperation and coordination of theimplementation network formulated under this project. We appreciate the contribution of ICHARM and want to collaborate continuously to strengthen the disaster risk reduction activities in Myanmar.

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In Activity (1), hydro-meteorological analysis related toflood and storm surges, the Rainfall Runoff Inundation(RRI) model developed by ICHARM was adopted forflood inundation simulation. Myers formula was employed
for estimation of distribution of air pressure that was usedas the basic information for storm surge simulation. The
challenge in building an analysis model in Myanmar was,just like the one in TA-7276, the lack of topographic dataand observed rainfall and water level data. Therefore,
insufficient data was supplemented with data publicly
available on the internet, such as rainfall data around theworld, topographic data, and land cover data publishedby the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), theNational Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
and other international agencies.
In Activity (2), flood and storm surge risk assessment,
major floods in recent years were simulated using amodel developed in hydro-meteorological analysis.
Inundation due to a 100-year flood was also simulated
to create a flood hazard map (Figure 5-1-4). By using
a risk indicator capable of showing damage on rice
plants according to inundation depth and duration, flood
damage to agriculture (rice crops) was also assessed
for the past largest flood case and a 100-year floodcase. ICHARM held workshops in each target city to
exchange opinions regarding the developed flood hazard
maps, and the collected opinions were reflected in thesubsequent revision of the maps.

the recommendations for future actions, such as the
expansion of meteorological and hydrological observation
systems and the utilization of satellite information, basedon the current activities and roles of the department in
the national development plan. ICHARM also conducteda series of training programs on the RRI model andthe storm surge model from an introductory level to anadvanced level for young engineers in the Departmentof Meteorology and Hydrology. The advanced-leveltraining was specifically provided for selected candidatesof DMH, who were expected to become trainers on
the RRI Model and the storm surge model in the future(Photo 5-1-3). As a result, 10 candidates were trained
as trainers, who independently planned and conductedcapacity development training on the RRI Model for othermembers of DMH and related organizations in July 2016.
Upon request from the Irrigation and Water Utilization
Management Department, Ministry of Agriculture,
Livestock and Irrigation (IWUMD), the representatives of
IWUMD also participated in all training programs on the
RRI Model and the storm surge model. ICHARM alsoorganized a training program on flood risk assessment
for DMH and IWUMD officers.

In Activity (3), capacity development of the Departmentof Meteorology and Hydrology, ICHARM compiled

In Activity (4), capacity development of the organizations
relevant to flood and storm surge risk management,
ICHARM conducted workshops for central and regionalorganizations engaged in flood and storm surge risk
management other than the Department of Meteorology
and Hydrology. In those workshops, we introduced
the effective use of flood hazard maps for better
emergency response by relevant organizations and more
appropriate land use planning. We also explained themethod to estimate flood-induced agricultural damage
using risk indicators. With this method, the effect ofdisaster prevention investment can be quantitatively
evaluated as reduced damage; thus, the importance ofstable investment in disaster prevention can be clearly
understood by the general public.

Photo 5-1-2 Meeting with DMH staff

In flood response, basic information was created tounderstand the situation by collecting and analyzinghydro-meteorological information and evaluating
disaster risk caused by a flood. In this project, ICHARM
provided technical assistance to improve the capacityof the Department of Meteorology and Hydrology, thethree major cities, and other relevant organizations toproperly produce, correctly understand, and effectively
use such information. This project was primarily targetedfor Myanmar, but we hope it will be a good example forsimilar projects in other Asian countries as it addresses
many issues commonly existing throughout the region.

(Written by Hisaya Sawano)

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5-2

UNESCO Pakistan project

In late July to August 2010, Pakistan experienced
unprecedented floods. The interaction of two low
pressure systems produced torrential rain over the Indusbasin, causing 160,000 km 2 of flooded area, US$10
billion of direct damage, and 1,985 deaths according
to the Annual Flood Report 2010 (MOWP, Pakistan
Government).
ICHARM dispatched its researchers to join a UNESCO
field investigation team at the end of August, while also
studying ways of technical assistance for the mitigationof future disaster damage. At the end of June 2011,
the Japanese government approved JICA’s financial
contribution to UNESCO to start the Project on Strategic
Strengthening of Flood Warning and Management
Capacity of Pakistan. In response to the request from
UNESCO, ICHARM concluded a contract with UNESCO,
in which the centre was assigned to provide technicalassistance in Pakistan in the following three tasks (Phase
1: 2012-2014):
1) Development of a flood forecasting system coveringa large part of the Indus River basin,

ICHARM worked on the first task in cooperation withPakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), anddeveloped Indus-IFAS, a flood forecasting and early
warning system that uses global data and covers theupper Indus and Kabul rivers. Indus-IFAS was thentested for its capabilities, its parameters were tuned,
and its accuracy was verified through the simulation ofseveral flood events. The Indus-IFAS system is uniquely
designed to have two advanced simulation models: the
IFAS model for quick runoff simulation of the upstream
and midstream parts of a basin and the RRI model
for flood simulation of the midstream and downstream
parts. With these two models set to cover a basin fromupstream to downstream, they can relay the flow rate forsimulation from one to the other efficiently. The system
was also equipped with several technological ingenuities
currently available. It allows users to use either ground or
satellite rainfall data, and to use the flow rate observed
upstream as the boundary condition to minimize errors
caused by the uncertainty of rainfall data due to theinsufficient density of ground observation points andthe influence of snowmelt and glaciers melt in highmountains upstream.

2) Implementation of floodplain hazard mapping for the
lower Indus River, and
3) Provision of capacity building training for Pakistani
personnel.

Figure 5-2-1 Overview of the 2010 Pakistan flood

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Figure 5-2-2 Sample screen of Indus-IFAS

Engaged in Pakistan project: from ICHARM to UNESCO
Ai Sugiura
Programme Specialist,Science Policy Capacity Building, UNESCO Regional Science Bureau
for Asia and the Pacific,UNESCO Office Jakarta
Former Research Specialist, ICHARM
I had the privilege to work in ICHARM as Research Specialist coordinating the JICA funded UNESCO project “Strategic Strengthening of Flood Warning & Management Capacity of Pakistan-phase 1” from May 2011, just after the devastating earthquake, until
August 2014. My prime motivation in joining ICHARM was the fact it was a UNESCO category 2 water centre and that it was inJapan as although a Japanese citizen, I had never lived in my own country. Coordinating the project under the leadership of Chiefand Senior researchers in ICHARM was a valuable experience at so many levels. First my international background, communication skills were fully capitalised on, not just in English but in Japanese also. In addition to strengthen my own technical, modellingand hydrological skills, I had the great honour to participate in linking two countries, Japan and Pakistan. The link was and still ishydrological, technical and most importantly through profound mutual respect between the committed and passionate field officersof both countries who are now all friends. I am now part of the team in UNESCO Regional Science Bureau for Asia and the Pacificin Jakarta responsible for the implementation of the second phase of this project and its smooth implementation so far lies definitely on the great foundation laid during phase 1 through the tremendous efforts from all partners in Pakistan and in Japan including
ICHARM.

Learning at ICHARM was a lifelong experience
Atif Irshad
Meteorologist, Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD)
Alumnus, M.Sc. course, ICHARM
Within a short time since its establishment, ICHARM holds a special reputation globally in imparting knowledge relating to water
induced disasters. I was lucky enough to have a chance of learning at ICHARM in the session 2011-2012. The learning at ICHARM
was a lifelong experience, it has deep impact on my profession life and a way of thinking about managing water related extreme
events. Since after graduation from ICHARM, I am directly involved in flood forecasting and early warning.
Here I am proud to share that, on account of hydrological models learnt at ICHARM, we successfully predict some big and small
flood events well before arrival and consequently saved many lives.

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The second task was performed by ICHARM and the
Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere ResearchCommission (SUPARCO). The joint effort made it

possible to display flooded areas simulated by the RRI
model on the GIS of SUPARCO.

Figure 5-2-3 Peak flood inundation by RRI (green) and MODIS image (yellow)

To achieve the third task, ICHARM accepted six trainees
from Pakistani governmental agencies to the master’scourse managed by ICHARM in collaboration withGRIPS. The participants studied practical techniques
needed to mitigate flood disaster damage and acquired

master’s degrees. ICHARM also provided managerial
training in Japan by inviting 11 government officials from
Pakistan. ICHARM provided many other workshops andlocal training to strengthen knowledge and skill required
for the operation of Indus-IFAS.

Photo 5-2-1 International workshop in Pakistan

Consequently, PMD has become able to provide flood
forecast information based on Indus-IFAS simulation on
their website. This project is regarded as a successful
case of effective technical transfer in that it provided
essential support not only for the development of asimulation model, but also for the development ofcapacity needed to deepen the understanding of themodel and the operation of the system.
Since 2015, the project has started Phase 2 operations.
Phase 2 includes the following tasks:a) Improvement of Indus-IFAS through:761) Integration of the eastern rivers of Indus (Punjab
region), part of which has been using old models, into
the coverage of Indus-IFAS,
2) Development of a calculation module for snowmelt in
upstream mountains,
3) Development of a rainfall data input function thatallows users to selectively use different sets of rainfall
data acquired in different methods when performing
simulation for a river basin, and
4) Introduction of new correction methods for satellitebased rainfall data.

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ICHARM hopes for further enhancement of flood
management capacity of Pakistan through this project.

Photo 5-2-2 Indus-IFAS training at PMD(Written by Yoichi Iwami)

5-3 Research activity on community-level flood contingency
planning in the Philippines
As we described in Chapter 2-3, in compliance with ourthree principles for research, i.e. evidence-based local
activities, collaboration with other research institutions
and governmental agencies, and active public relations,
ICHARM’s Risk Management Team conducts researchon risk assessment and risk reduction measures,
based on the results of runoff and inundation analysis
using RRI and other models. This section introduces
community-level flood risk contingency planning (flood
response planning) in the Philippines, based on floodand inundation simulation using the RRI model. It was
conducted from 2014 to 2016 as part of the PWRI project
research.
The target area was Calumpit Municipality in Bulacan
Province of the Pampanga River basin, Luzon Island, thePhilippines, one of the most flood-prone areas in Asia.
Among the flood-prone areas, Calumpit Municipality
is particularly conscious about disaster prevention. In
2014, based on the Philippine’s disaster prevention
act, Republic Act No. 10121, the municipality created
its own contingency plan to address water-related
disasters. This plan specifies the actions to be taken
by each department of the municipality, assuming aflood equivalent to the one caused by Typhoon Pedringin 2011, one of the largest typhoons in recent years.
The municipality also has its own unique communitybased warning system, “Colors of Safety Markers”,
in which 190 utility poles in the area are painted indifferent colors every two feet for residents to identify
the state of inundation and take voluntary action forevacuation. In addition, the municipality encourages its
29 communities to prepare a contingency plan of theirown. Our investigation, however, discovered that thesecommunity-based disaster response plans remained
quite basic in content. Therefore, we decided to provide
technical assistance for the communities in creating
more advanced flood contingency plans, including

flood hazard maps and inundation charts to show its
time-series change. We conducted flood inundation
simulation and flood risk assessment, and proceededwith the project through discussions with residents andmunicipality officials.
A flood contingency plan was produced in the following
six steps:
Step 1. Understanding current conditions:
We surveyed the current situation of the study area,
including the past flood history and damage data,
topography, land use, distribution of population andbuildings. In addition to the collection of past data
accumulated by the municipality, we conducted joint
sample surveys with municipality officials on the floors,
roofs, and inundation height of sample houses in each
community, and also held interviews with residents
regarding their actions during a flood.
Step 2. Risk identification:
We conducted flood inundation analysis using the RRI
model and created flood hazard maps that reflect theexperiences of residents. We also created inundation
charts to show how soon important locations, such as
the representative points of each community and the city
hall, may be inundated, considering different inundation
scenarios. In addition, we created above-floor-level
inundation probability maps (risk map) using the average
floor height surveyed in Step 1 as the threshold.
Step 3. Local impact analysis:
Based on the maps and inundation charts, we
held workshops in two communities in July 2015 toexchange opinions and identify issues, concerning
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Figure 5-3-1 Activities in Calumpit Municipality, the Philippines

potentially caused by floods with return periods of 10, 30,
and 100 years.
Step 4. Developing a coping strategy:
At the workshops held in two communities of Calumpit
Municipality in January 2016, we sorted out strategies,
based on the results from Step 3, for the communities topractice in normal times and during and after a flood tokeep the functions of the communities in operation.
Step 5. Developing a contingency plan:
Based on the activities up to Step 4, each of the two
communities created a risk contingency plan, including
flood hazard maps, above-floor level inundation
probability maps, resource maps, inundation charts, anda contingency plan.
Step 6. Sharing the contingency plan:
To share the method for contingency planning conductedin Step 4 and Step 5, we held the final workshop
in February 2016 by inviting all concerned parties
from all communities in the municipality as well as
municipal and provincial officials responsible for disastermanagement. We held lectures on the results of floodinundation simulation and the method for creating a flood
contingency plan, while the two communities, which
had experienced the actual creation of a contingency
plan, introduced their risk contingency plans. During
the workshop, we provided all 29 communities in themunicipality with copies of flood hazard map, above-floor
level flood probability map, and resource map created in
Step 2. As the project had drawn a lot of public attention,
the workshop was attended by more than 100 people.

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Recognizing that collaboration and coordination among
the central and regional governments are essential
in flood inundation simulation and data collection topromote the efforts in other flood-vulnerable areas in thePhilippines, ICHARM held another workshop in February
2016 in Metropolitan Manila, to share the planning
method used by ICHARM and the issues discovered
in its implementation. The meeting gathered about
30 national government officials in charge of disastermanagement.
ICHARM activities in Calumpit Municipality wereconducted in cooperation with the Municipal Disaster
Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO)
and the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical andAstronomical Services Administration (PAGASA).
The flood inundation simulation used Interferometric
Synthetic Aperture Radar (ifSAR) DEM data with 5 mmesh, obtained under MoU with the National Mapping
and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA). In themeantime, the maps and charts created based on theflood inundation simulation results were expressed inan easy-to-understand manner for local residents andtranslated into a local language (Tagalog) after several
discussions with local communities.
For these activities, a certificate of appreciation waspresented from Calumpit Municipality Mayor Jessie P. De
Jesus to ICHARM researchers engaged in this project.
ICHARM continues its efforts in disseminating the flood
contingency planning to other countries and regions
by preparing manuals, holding workshops, and inviting
disaster management officials of central and regional
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Photo 5-3-1 (top left) Presentation of the certificate of appreciation from the Mayor of Calumpit;
Photo 5-3-2 (right) Certificate of appreciation; Photo 5-3-3 (bottom left) Workshop participants(Written by Miho Ohara)

Calumpit thanks ICHARM for technical assistancein flood contingency planning
HON. JESSIE P. DE JESUS
Municipal Mayor, Calumpit, Bulacan, Philippines
The project conducted by ICHARM in the Municipality of Calumpit, Bulacan in February 2016 was a tremendous boost to the specific barangays, notably barangay Bulusan and Barangay Sta. Lucia, during the implementation of an Evidenced-based Contingency Planning Workshop. Through this approach, the 2 barangays are now in better positions to prepare and cope with problems
during flooding situation. They have updated their barangay disaster risk reduction and management plans through proper preparation and development of their risk identification and impact analysis processes, their updated contingency plan better defined
early warning systems, and their better-articulated procurement plans.
The ICHARM project also contributed to the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office’s search for newer andbetter knowledge and technical inputs and techniques in its role in assisting the local barangays which do their own specific flood
contingency planning. The barangays are now better acquainted and sensitive with their understanding of their natural and social
environments. The basic six steps of contingency planning learned from this 2-barangay "pre-disaster recovery planning project"
was a useful input to an overall re-thinking of contingency planning at the municipal level.
The flood hazard and risk assessment in the Pampanga river basin, Philippines, was another important discussion that provided
clarified data and knowledge about how the river basis really affects our local areas. The resulting flood hazard assessment forthe municipality of Calumpit has also become the basis for planning mitigation steps and processes applicable to the different barangays directly and immediately affected by monitored water levels at the basin system.
Certainly, ICHARM is on the right track in accomplishing it’s purpose for which it was created.
More power to ICHARM!

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5-4 Research programs on climate change by MEXT-KAKUSHIN and SOUSEI-The “Innovative Program of Climate Change Projection
for the 21st Century (KAKUSHIN Program)” waslaunched in April 2007 and continued till March 2012 asa 5-year program funded by the Ministry of Education,
Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). This
program was carried out in a highly extensive researchframework led by several research institutes such as
the Meteorological Research Institute (MRI) and Kyoto
University. Using data generated with an ultra-highresolution atmospheric model developed by MRI, global
warming prediction was conducted for the near future(about 30 years later) and the end of the 21st century(about 100 years later).

ICHARM participated in the research task of "Evaluationof Flood Risk Impact and Disaster Mitigation Measuresfor Global and Specific Vulnerable Areas due to Climate
Change", and assigned to evaluate the impact of climatechange on flood risk in specified vulnerable areas andthe world. Based on data from MRI-AGCM 3.1S and 3.2S,
which is a cutting-edge atmospheric general circulation
model developed by MRI, ICHARM forecasted changes
in flood risk and studied countermeasure scenarios.
In this process, ICHARM gained much of its research
assets on which the centre still relies today, such as ascale-free global river channel network, bias correction
technology, and distributed hydrological models. Several
new researchers specializing in meteorology, GIS, etc.
joined ICHARM to carry out the KAKUSHIN program,and contributed greatly to widening the range of ICHARM
research activities.

Figure 5-4-1 The rate of change in extreme flood discharge (annual maximum daily discharge with a 50-year return period) due tobias-corrected rainfall from the present to the end of the 21st century(a) Prediction of house damage(b) Prediction of agricultural damage

Figure 5-4-2 Estimation of damage in 2085 considering social economic development in the Lower West Rapti River in Nepal

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After the completion of the KAKUSHIN Program,
ICHARM also participated in the "Program for Risk
Information on Climate Change: SOUSEI," which started
in April 2012 as a successor 5-year program to the
KAKUSHIN Program.
ICHARM was mainly responsible for a research task
named "Water-related disaster risk assessment andcreation of adaptation information in Asia", targeting 5

major river basins in Asia. The task involved various
steps such as statistical and dynamic downscaling of
MRI-AGCM 3.2S, bias correction, statistical analysis
of present and future climate, and assessment of floodand drought risk in the target river basins. The project
ended in fiscal year 2016. The findings from ICHARM’sassignment will be compiled and published in early 2017with achievements from other institutions,.
ICHARM is determined to continue tackling climatechange-related research by further utilizing big data
for future climate models and by improving modelling
technology for the assessment of future socio-economicchanges and other purposes.

Figure 5-4-3 Comparison of rice crop damage under the current and future climates(Simulation example in the Pampanga River basin in the Philippines)(Written by Katsuhito Miyake)81

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6 Future Vision

Water-related disaster risk reduction
under the changing hydrological environment(1) Changing hydrological environment and increased risks of water-related disasters
At the beginning of the International Hydrological Decade(IHD), UNESCO defined hydrology as follows:

hurricanes, and cyclones).

“Hydrology is the science which deals with the waters of
the earth, their occurrence, circulation and distribution
on the planet, their physical and chemical properties
and their interactions with the physical and biologicalenvironment, including their responses to human activity.
Hydrology is a field which covers the entire history of thecycle of water on the earth.” (UNESCO, 1964)

Rapidly increasing population has forced humans todevelop land that was previously considered unsuitablefor building structures and form more settlements in lowlying areas and on steep slopes, which has resulted in
massive damage once a flood or landslide occurs. It
is also becoming obvious that the water supply cannot
catch up with the rapid increase in demand and there areareas with absolute water scarcity despite accelerated
development of the infrastructure. In the meantime,
there are threats from increased flood risk due to land
subsidence caused by excessive use of groundwater.
Moreover, large-scale flood events in recent years havecaused the interruption of global supply chains in somecases, and the devastation of settlements in other cases,
which has consequently produced a huge number ofrefugees.

A half century ago, before the emergence of global
environmental issues including climate change,
UNESCO already had a great deal of foresight
incorporating a global perspective, the geophysical andbiological environment, in addition to the interactions
with human activities, which we highly appreciated.
Under the earth environment, water changes its phasesof gas, liquid, and solid, accompanied by the absorption
and release of large amounts of latent heat, circulates
between land, ocean surface, and atmosphere, and plays
a main role in global climate formation by transferring
solar-radiation energy absorbed by the earth’s surface.
The fourth (2007) and fifth (2014) assessment reports
issued by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change (IPCC) stated in just the same manner thatwarming of the climate system is unequivocal and thecause is very likely (2007) or extremely likely (2014)
to lie in the increased concentration of greenhousegases emitted by human activities. As a result, there
are concerns about changes in atmospheric pressure
patterns and resulting seasonal or regional changes(regime shift) of rainfall zones, more intense or frequent
rainfall or droughts, and more extreme events due toincreased activities of tropical depressions (typhoons,84

Conventional infrastructure development for rivers andwater resources has been designed based on the scalesof the largest natural hazards in the past or using astationary stochastic process. However, this theoreticalframework has been found in need of serious review
as climate change progresses, and decision making
in the midst of this uncertainty has become ever morechallenging. Furthermore, water-related disasters areclosely associated not only with land use and industrial
structure but also with governance, economy andculture. Nevertheless, coordination between naturalsciences and social sciences is still inadequate, and thus
collaboration between science and society is still difficult,making little contribution to progress in understanding
the very nature of the issues we face today.

6 Future Vision(2) Prescription for the reduction of the changing risks of water-related disasters
To reduce increasing risks of water-related disasters
under the changing hydrological environment inassociation with climate, water cycle, and humanactivities, it is required to understand the entire pictureof the problems comprehensively and quantitatively anddevelop science and technology to help reflect such
understanding in the decision-making process of society
and individuals. To this end, strategic efforts should also
be made to develop human resources and strengthen
cooperative networks at local, national, regional andglobal levels.
1) Promotion of research through interdisciplinary
and transdisciplinary cooperation
To reduce the risks of water-related disasters, it isnecessary to understand the changing nature of water
disasters and identify factors that affect the changes, andthen enhance the capacity of monitoring and forecastingchanges of water disasters. This requires comprehensive
collection of data and information regarding flood
hazards, socio-economic activities, and human behavior.
In addition, it is essential to establish an integrated
assessment system by combining water cycle models,
which cover the time scale from now-casting to climatechange prediction, with agricultural and economic
models. In this case, it is necessary to clarify both theuniqueness of human cognition and behavior under the
influence of the natural conditions, history, culture, andreligion of the target area, and the universality of humancognition and behavior in a wider area, on a global scale
as well as on a regional scale, including the target area.
It is important to assist governments in making criticaldecisions, such as selecting effective measures from
options ranging from investment in disaster risk reduction
to disaster management, by presenting methods andtechnologies for integrated assessment and monitoring
and forecasting changes of water disasters. In addition,
support should be provided for local communities todevelop a disaster management plan to reduce disasterrisks and increase resilience for quick recovery fromdisasters. With this plan, local communities should
enhance the capacity of business continuity to continue
regular livelihood and socio-economic activity as muchas possible even after a disaster.
2) Development of expert leaders and policy leaders
When I attended a workshop on flood hazard mapping
held in Myanmar’s capital Naypyidaw in May 2016, I
was so happy to see excellent presentations by two
young professionals who had just completed a mastercourse, Disaster Management Program (DMP), which
is offered by ICHARM in cooperation with the National
Graduate Institute of Policy Studies (GRIPS) and theJapan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). They led
the hazard map training conducted as a joint effort withmultiple government agencies, introducing the analysis
results of the impact from recent typhoon disasters

and appropriately responding to various questions andproposals from other government agencies.
In the meantime, when we visit government agencies
responsible for water and meteorology in foreigncountries, we sometimes have chances to meet bureauchief level leaders who thoroughly understand thefeatures and background of water-related disasters
in their countries, and formulate policies based on acomprehensive review of risk reduction measures. They
have a deep knowledge of not only natural science andengineering but also society, economy, culture, andtraditions, and we learn a great deal from such leaders.
To develop such human resources, graduate-level
education is effective. The two young experts in
Myanmar studied in the master course at ICHARM andlearned basic knowledge of hydrology, fluid mechanics,
numerical calculation methods, in addition to integrated
knowledge of planning and disaster prevention. They
also learned the qualities required of them for project
implementation. The excellent bureau-chief level leaders
who we have encountered, almost without exception,
had a Ph.D. and a broad international network of experts
and acquaintances. Short-term capacity development
programs are certainly effective to widely spread specificscience and technology, and should continue being
offered as an option to develop human resources.
However, it is also important to further promote graduatelevel education in order to develop “expert leaders,”
who can practice their expertise to lead local andnational projects, and “policy leaders,” who can lead theformulation and implementation of government policies.
3) Promotion of multi-layered international
cooperation
To reduce the risks of water-related disasters, eachcountry is expected to establish a platform for waterrelated disasters as a part of its national platform
for disaster risk reduction, which consists of various
stakeholders in a country. Adequate support should
be provided for the water disaster platform to promote
its activity nationwide and steadily increase disasterprevention investment based on scientific evidence.
Water-related disaster risk reduction measures should
be developed and organized in consideration of local
needs and conditions. Continuous efforts should bemade to raise awareness towards water-related disastermanagement on community, municipal and basin scales.
Necessary assistance should be provided to build
disaster resilient communities that can respond properlyand quickly at the time of disaster, start restoration
incessantly, and shift to rehabilitation without interruption.
Moreover, in each country, local communities and thenational platform for disaster risk reduction should
work together in a cooperative framework built on aninteractive relationship between the two parties whichallows both top-down and bottom-up communication.

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The international community should cooperate in widely
accumulating and sharing good practices. Internationalorganizations in disaster management should work
closely with their local counterparts and support theactivities of each country’s platform for water-related
disasters. International efforts should also be madeto coordinate the national platforms for water-related
disasters within the same region beyond nationalboarders and encourage them to address common

issues among them and provide mutual support to one
another. Further, nations should cooperate to develop
a global-scale system that can compare water-related
disasters between countries and between regions,
integrate the results, analyze the global trends of waterrelated disasters, forecast future trends, and provide
information on a regular basis for the United Nations andinternational donors to make informed decisions.

(3) ICHARM’s strategies for the expansion of its activities
The mission of ICHARM is to serve the world as the
Global Centre of Excellence for water hazard and risk
management by observing and analyzing natural andsocial phenomena, developing methodologies and tools(e.g., water-related hazard analysis and risk assessment
such as vulnerability assessment), building capacities,
creating knowledge networks, and disseminating
lessons and information in order to help governments
and all stakeholders reduce water-related disaster risks
at community, national, and global levels. To fulfill thismission, ICHARM focuses on innovative research,effective capacity development, and efficient information
networking as the priority areas of its activity, and has
steadily produced important achievements in the effort
to reduce water-related disaster risks in many project
areas.
Building on the past achievements, ICHARM will set out
for the next stage. We will start with the comprehensive
and quantitative understanding of the changing

Ten Years of ICHARM and Expectations for the Future

Shoji Fukuoka
Professor, Research and Development Initiative, Chuo University
I would like to offer my congratulations to ICHARM on its 10th anniversary.
Positive evaluations that ICHARM has earned for its international contributions as a global center in water disaster risk management over the past ten years are surely the fruits of the enormous effort exerted by those involved in its activities, and are also
indicative of the high level of water-related disaster research conducted in Japan, which of course makes us very proud.
There are, however, issues that must be resolved in order to ensure further progress. The first issue has to do with disaster prevention infrastructures in developing nations, which are undergoing improvements. Taking this into consideration, those nations
need to study investigative research that involves extensive examinations regarding the main issues of water-related disaster risk
management. The main issues include how disaster prevention infrastructures should be established and improved, how theireffectiveness should be assessed in terms of hardware, and the like, in addition to analysis and forecasting of floods and inundations that were conducted in the past. In Japan, the probability of river embankments being destroyed by floods has been taken
into consideration in inundation analysis as well as flood and inundation risk management at a practical level. Additional consideration has also been taken on appropriate water balance and distribution that encompasses the amount of water stored at river
channels and dams located in river basin areas, as well as flood inundation amounts during heavy rainstorms, from the perspective of flood control over river basins. These viewpoints represent inundation risk management technologies that must be understood at a fundamental level in order to proceed with the establishment and improvement of disaster prevention infrastructuresand constitute key points for consideration that cannot be avoided. ICHARM should be active in providing assistance for developing nations to put such knowledge into practice.
The second issue involves the establishment of a framework for sustaining activities at ICHARM and the development of ways inwhich they should be executed. The reduction of water-related disaster risk is a crucial issue for every country to protect its socialand economic systems from serious interruptions due to water-related disasters. ICHARM has expertise to support countries inthis area and should be able to provide it in a sustainable way. To this end, I would also like to stress that it is very important for
ICHARM to continue strengthening its network with other public and private organizations, both at home and abroad, for closer
cooperation to reduce water-related disaster risk.
I am looking forward to seeing further advancement that ICHARM will make in the future.

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activities on the basis of the prescription to reduce waterrelated disaster risks, and continue its effort towards therealization of the world free from the threats of waterrelated disasters.
ICHARM will enhance its capacity in two areas, researchand development in advanced science and technology
and social implementation, by maximizing its advantages
as an organization consisting of researchers andgovernment policy experts. By integrating both areas, wewill develop the overall capacity to implement scienceand technology in society by strengthening the ability toselect the best options suitable for the conditions of thetarget areas and apply them to assist governments andcommunities in making decisions and taking actions.

In addition, ICHARM will address both good and badpractices concerning the implementation of results fromresearch and development in society. We will share
information on not only outcomes but also processes
with experts in each community and country throughcapacity development programs to nurture expert leadersand policy leaders.
With the increased capacity in research anddevelopment, social implementation, and capacity
development, ICHARM will continue its commitment to
the reduction of water-related disaster risks worldwide
by closely working with various organizations at home
and abroad and promoting initiatives on water-related
disasters at local, national, regional and global levels.
(Written by Toshio Koike)

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A-1 Organizational change of ICHARM
March 6, 2006
ICHARM was established officially, setting up the Water-related Hazard Research Group consisting of three teams of International
Technical Exchange, Disaster Prevention, and Hydrology.
Kuniyoshi Takeuchi, professor emeritus of Yamanashi University, became the inaugural director of ICHARM.
April 1, 2011
A new position, “Research Coordinator for International Water Disaster Risk Management,” was created to supervise worldwide
research on flood disaster prevention.
ICHARM reorganized the three teams into the new sections of Training and Public Relations, Hydraulic and Hydrologic Research, andRisk Management, assigning a chief researcher to head each section.
October 1, 2014
Toshio Koike, professor of the University of Tokyo, became the second director of ICHARM.
Former Director Kuniyoshi Takeuchi became the advisor of ICHARM.
April 1, 2016
PWRI partially restructured its organization and assigned hydrologic research to the Hydrology Team, which is a new section createdunder the Hydraulic Engineering Research Group of PWRI.
The Water-related Hazard Research Group of ICHARM conducts investigations, tests, research, and training, develops technologies,
and provides guidance, including administrative work involved in those activities, in order to address the issues regarding:(1)

International dissemination of technologies for the prevention and mitigation of water-related disasters
Water-related disaster hazard(3) Water-related disaster risk management(2)

A-2 ICHARM building, logo, etc.
September 2005
The first phase of the ICHARM building construction (August 2004-September 2005) completed, remodeling the Soil Mechanics
Laboratory of PWRI into the main building of ICHARM.
January 2006
The logo of ICHARM selected through an open design competition.
The winner, Ms. Naomi Sekiguchi, staff of PWRI, explained the concept of the logo:“The logo shows a calm water surface consisting of three individual crescents. The upper crescent is from the PWRI logo; the lower one
stands for the letter "U" from UNESCO; the third one refers to ICHARM. The three crescents together are expected to hold the image ofgently embracing and supporting people and water all over the world by cooperating with one another.”
March 6, 2006
The flag of the United Nations (purchased in January 2006) hoisted for the first time in front of the main entrance of PWRI.
September 15, 2006
The name board of ICHARM posted at the main entrance of its building.
(Calligraphy on the board by Mr. Kazuo Kitagawa, the then Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport)
November 2007
The auditorium completed.
March 2010
Students’ room put in service (the room later became a meeting room.)
July 2011
Researchers’ room on the first floor put in service.
October 2011
Current students’ room put in service, which finally completed the remodeling project.

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Director
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Kuniyoshi Takeuchi (2006.3 - 2014.9)
Toshio Koike (2014.10- )Deputy Director
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Advisor1.

Akira Terakawa (2006.3 - 2009.7)
Shigenobu Tanaka (2009.7 - 2013.6)
Nario Yasuda (2013.7 - 2014.3)
Atsushi Suzuki (2014.4 -2015.6)
Junichi Yoshitani (2015.7 -2016.3)
Katsuhito Miyake (2016.4 - )Kuniyoshi Takeuchi (2014.10 - 2017.3)

Special Coordinator
1.

Minoru Kuriki (2006.4 - 2007.3)

Research Coordinator for Water Disaster Risk Management
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Kenzo Hiroki (2011.4 - 2014.6)

Director for Special Research
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2.

Nario Yasuda (2013.4 -2013.6)
Junichi Yoshitani (2015.5 -2015.6)

Research & Training Advisor
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Amithirigala Widhanelage Jayawardena(2007.7 - 2012.9)
Shinji Egashira (2013.7 - )Chief Researcher
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Shigenobu Tanaka (2006.3 -2009.7)
Junichi Yoshitani (2006.3 -2009.7)
Kazuhiko Fukami (2006.3 - 2013.3)
Katsuhito Miyake (2007.7 -2011.8, 2015.10 -2016.3)
Kei Kudo (2009.4 - 2011.1)
Yoshiyuki Imamura (2009.8 - 2010.8, 2014.5 - 2015.3)
Minoru Kamoto (2010.6 - 2015.10)
Toshio Okazumi (2011.9 - 2014.3)
Shinya Mitsuishi (2011.10 - 2012.3)
Pat Yeh (2012.4 - 2013.6)
Akihiro Shiratori (2012.4 - 2012.12)
Yoichi Iwami (2013.5 - )Masahiko Murase (2013.8 - 2016.6)
Hisaya Sawano (2014.4 - )Yoshio Tokunaga (2014.5 - )Deputy Chief Researcher
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Yoshio Suwa (2006.3 - 2006.6)
Norimichi Takemoto (2006.7 - 2008.3)
Tomoyuki Noro (2008.4 - 2010.3)
Yoshikazu Shimizu (2010.4 - 2014.3)
Yoji Chida (2014.4 - )Senior Researcher
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Merabtene Tarek (2006.4 - 2007.8)
Daisuke Kuribayashi (2008.4 - )Tomonobu Sugiura (2008.4 - 2010.3)
Osti Rabindra (2009.4 - 2011.9)
Guangwei Huang (2011.1 - 2011.9)
Toshiya Uenoyama (2011.4 - 2014.3)
Seishi Nabesaka (2013.4 -2014.3)
Takahiro Sayama (2013.7 -2015.3)
Morimasa Tsuda (2014.4 - )Miho Ohara (2014.4 - )Badri Bhakta Shrestha (2015.4 - )Hitoshi Umino (2015.4 - )Mohamed Rasmy Abdul Wahid (2015.4 - )Atsuhiro Yorozuya (2015.7 - )Yoshito Kikumori (2016.4 - )Researcher
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Hironori Inomata (2006.3 -2011.3)
Hitoki Imamura (2006.3 -2008.3)
Assela Pathirana (2006.3 -2006.12)
Toshikazu Tokioka (2006.4 -2008.3)
Daisuke Kuribayashi (2007.4 - 2008.3)
Tomonobu Sugiura (2007.4 - 2008.3)
Hideo Yamashita (2008.4 -2011.3)
Yuya Kanno (2008.4 -2011.3)
Takahiro Sayama (2009.10 -2013.6)
Seishi Nabesaka (2010.4 -2013.3)
Atsuhiro Yorozuya (2011.4 - 2015.6)
Akiko Hiroe (2011.4 -2013.3)
Badri Bhakta Shrestha (2011.9 -2015.3)
Shun Kudo (2013.4 -2016.3)
Mamoru Miyamoto (2013.11 - )Hiroshi Koseki (2016.4 - )Exchange Researcher
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2.
3.
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Mutsumi Hagino (2006.3 )Yoshiki Shiraishi (2008.4 -2009.3)
Go Ozawa (2009.4 -2011.3)
Takahiro Kawakami (2009.4 -2011.3)
Yuya Tatebe (2011.4 -2013.3)
Susumu Fujioka (2011.4 -2013.3)

Research Specialist
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Merabtene Tarek (2006.3)
Osti Rabindra (2006.6 - 2009.3)
Hapuarachchi Prasantha (2006.7 -2007.12)
Adikari Yoganath (2007.7 -2012.6)
Ali Seyed Chavoshian (2007.8 -2012.7)
Dinar Istiyanto (2007.8 -2012.8)
Rajapakse Hemantha (2007.12 -2009.12)
Atsuhiro Yorozuya (2008.1 - 2011.3)
Pham Thanh Hai (2008.2 -2010.3)
Jun Magome (2008.2 -2010.3)
Mamoru Miyamoto (2010.5 -2013.10)
Tadashi Nakasu (2010.6 -2013.9)
Tomoki Ushiyama (2010.7 - )Akira Hasegawa (2010.7 - )Youngjoo Kwak (2010.7 - )Shigenobu Hibino (2011.3 -2013.8)
Edangodage Duminda Pradeep Perera (2011.5 - )Ai Sugiura (2011.5 -2014.9)
Megumi Sugimoto (2012.4 -2014.3)
Yoshiki Motonaga (2012.4 -2014.9)
Sangeun Lee (2012.11 -2014.10)
Hideyuki Kamimera (2012.11 -2015.3)
Maksym Gusyev (2012.12 - )Kibler Kelly Maren (2013.1 -2014.12)
Yusuke Yamazaki (2013.8 - )Yoko Hagiwara (2013.12 -2016.10)
Naoko Nagumo (2014.1 - )Tong Liu (2014.6 - )Hiroshi Koseki (2014.11 -2016.3)
Karina Vink (2015.3 -2017.1)
Yoshihiro Shibuo (2015.4 - )Sanchez Patricia Ann Jaranilla (2015.7 -2016.4)
Daisuke Harada (2016.9 - )ICHARM Research Assistant
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Tesfaye Haimanot Tarekegn (2011.11 -2012.10)
Narayan Prasad Gautam (2011.11 -2013.9)
Karina Vink (2011.12 -2014.9)
Fernandez Reynosa Rodrigo (2012.11 -2015.9)

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Masood Muhammad (2012.12 -2015.9)
Biswas Robin Kumar (2013.10 -2016.9)
Ahsan Md Nasif (2013.10 -2016.9)
Juarez Lucas Andrea Mariel (2013.11 -2016.9)
Escalona Martinez Rosiret (2014.10 - 2017.3)
Ghimire Prem Raj (2014.10 - 2015.2)
Naseer Asif (2015.10 - )Mahtab Mohammad Hossain (2015.10 - )Islam Md Khairul (2016.10 - )Gul Ahmad Ali (2016.11 - )Administrative Staff
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Takashi Yamashita (2006.3 )Junko Miyamoto (2006.4 -2009.3)
Akemi Saito (2009.4 -2012.3, 2016.4 - )Yukio Kobayashi (2011.4 -2014.3)
Katsuhiro Kikuchi (2012.4 -2016.3)
Katsuichi Tadokoro (2014.4 -2016.3)
Noriko Yamaguchi (2014.4 - )Takashi Shirai (2014.4 - )Administrative Assistant
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Natsuko Kurihara (2006.3 -2007.1)
Junko Katayama (2006.3 -2006.9)
Mariko Suzuki (2006.3 -2007.3, 2008.5 - 2009.6)
Kumi Sakurai (2006.10 -2007.6)
Naoko Tobari (2006.10 -2006.12)
Yoko Ishiwata (2007.3 -2012.3)
Nobuko Shiga (2007.4 -2007.10)
Akiko Hirata (2007.4 -2008.1)
Kyoko Takahashi (2007.7 -2012.3)
Kensuke Yamazaki (2007.10 -2008.3)
Mikiko Nakamura (2008.1 -2013.1, 2016.5 - )Sachiko Ebashi (2008.4 -2011.3)
Mariko Daito (2008.8 -2008.10)

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Eri Uchida (2009.6 -2011.12)
Rie Kurihara (2009.11 -2011.3)
Yuriko Sakamoto (2010.2 -2015.1)
Atsushi Yuhara (2010.7 -2010.8)
Chieko Nochi (2010.12 -2014.2)
Yuri Suzuki (2010.12 -2012.8)
Midori Morinaga (2011.4 -2012.1)
Aiko Arving (2011.4 -2012.10)
Momoe Nakamura (2011.4 -2011.9, 2011.11 -2014.10)
Katsura Miyazaki (2011.10 -2014.3)
Shiori Ozawa (2011.10 -2013.12)
Akiko Hojo (2012.3 -2012.10)
Mayumi Tomimura (2012.4 -2017.3)
Taeko Akimoto (2012.7 -2014.6)
Seiko Tanaka (2013.1 - )Kazumi Ikeda (2013.4 -2014.3)
Mie Uedaira (2013.12 - )Tomomi Wakasugi (2013.12 - )Shigeyuki Senda (2014.4 - )Yukie Okawa (2014.4 - )Manami Yamamoto (2014.6 - )Izumi Nishi (2014.12 - )Rika Kumada (2015.1 - )Shuhei Maruo (2015.11 -2016.3 )Masako Kuwayama (2016.3 - )Temporary personnel
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Masahiko Okubo (2006.3 -2014.3, 2014.9 - )Masumi Kuramochi
Mariko Hoshi
Masahito Naito
Yoshifumi Okabe
Teruo Sekiguchi
Shinji Hamada
Yuko Yanagisawa

Staff of the Secretariat for Preparatory Activities of UNESCO-PWRI
CentreDirector of the Secretariat
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Akira Terakawa (2004.4 -2006.3)

Chief Researcher
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Nario Yasuda (2004.4-2004.6)
Junichi Yoshitani (2004.4-2006.3)
Kenzo Hiroki (2004.12-2005.4)
Shigenobu Tanaka (2005.4-2006.3)
Kazuhiko Fukami (2005.4-2006.3)

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Tetsuya Ikeda (2004.4-2005.3)
Yoshio Suwa (2005.4-2006.3)

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Daisuke Kuribayashi (2004.5-2006.3)
Hitoki Imamura (2005.4-2006.3)
Hironori Inomata (2005.4-2006.3)
Assela Pathirana (2005.12-2006.3)

Exchange Researcher
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Mutsumi Hagino (2005.5-2006.3)

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Merabtene Tarek (2004.4-2006.3)
Yoshiko Iizumi (2005.4-2006.3)

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Takeo Onishi
Taichi Tebakari

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Takashi Yamashita (2004.4-2006.3)

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Natsuko Kurihara (2005.4-2006.3)
Junko Katayama (2005.4-2006.3)
Mariko Suzuki (2005.4-2006.3)

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2006

Tarek Merabtene, Junichi Yoshitani and Assela Pathirana (2006) Status of Disaster Database and Limitations for Planning. "Proceedings of the
3rd APHW Conference" "Wise Water Resources Management Towards Sustainable Growth and Poverty Reduction", National ResearchCouncil of Thailand (NRCT); the Association of Researchers (AR); the Asia Pacific Association of Hydrology and Water Resources (APHW).
Kazuhiko Fukami (2006) Development of an integrated flood runoff analysis system for poorly-gauged basins IAHR. Proceeding of the 7thInternational Conference on Hydroinfomatics (HIC2006), IAHS, IWA, ASTEE, SHF, Hydroinformatics Society, and Tropical Marine Science
Institute, 4, 2845-2852.
飯泉佳子・木内豪・深見和彦 (2006) 分布型モデルを用いた河川・地下水の水質解析 . 河川技術論文集 , 土木学会水工学委員会河川部会 , 12,335-339.
Shigenobu Tanaka, Akira Terakawa, Toshikazu Tokioka, Osti Rabindra, Junichi Yoshitani,Norimichi Takemoto, Tarek Merabtene, Prasantha
Hapuarachchi, Kazuhiko Fukami, Hitoki Imamura, Hironori Inomata and Assela Pathirana (2006) ICHARM Strategies and Action Plan for
2006-2008. PWRI Technical Note, PWRI, 4039.

2007
Junichi Yoshitani and Ao Tianqi (2007) Development of a natural flow hydrological database for PUB studies. Proceedings of the PUB Kick-off
meeting held in Brasilia, 20-22 November 2002, International Association of Hydrologic Sciences, 309, 201-207.
Junichi Yoshitani, Kuniyoshi Takeuchi, Kazuhiko Fukami and Tadashi Matsuura (2007) Toward the application of the physically based distributedhydrological model BTOPMC to ungauged basins. Proceedings of the PUB Kick-off meeting held in Brasilia, 20-22 November 2002,
International Association of Hydrologic Sciences, 309, 211-220.
Junichi Yoshitani, Katsuhide Yoshikawa and Yoshiki Motonaga (2007) Report on Japan-Thailand-China joint Symposium on Current Policy andDirections on Flood Damage Mitigation. PWRI and JST Joint Report, Cooperative Research Report of Public Works Research Institute,
PWRI, 366.
吉谷純一・吉川勝秀・王義成・本永良樹・大西健夫 (2007) タイ国チャオプラヤ川・中国長江における流域水管理政策 . 土木研究所、科学技術振興機構共同研究報告書 , 土木研究所 , 365.
Kuniyoshi Takeuchi, Prasantha Hapuarachchi, Maichun Zhou, Hiroshi Ishidaira and Jun Magome (2007) A BTOP model to extend TOPMODEL
for distributed hydrological simulation of large basins (p n/a). Hydrological Processes, Wiley InterScience, DOI:10.1002/hyp.6910.
Ali Chavoshian (2007) Hydrological Modeling of Large-scale Ungauged Basin Case Study: Ayeyarwady (Irrawaddy) Basin, Myanmar. Conference
Proceeding, UNESCO office-Jakarta, 7, 43-48.
吉谷純一 (2007) 洪水・低水管理のための降雨予測技術の展望、2006 年度春季大会シンポジウム「異常気象に挑むー極端な降水現象の理解と予測を目指してー」の報告 . 天気 , 日本気象協会 , 54(7), 631-634.
Kuniyoshi Takeuchi, Prasantha Hapuarachchi, Michun Zhou, Hiroshi Ishidaira and Jun Magome (2007) A BTOP model to extend TOPMODEL for
distributed hydrological simulation of large basins. Hydrological Processes, Wiley InterScience, DOI: 10.1002/hyp.6910.
猪股広典・深見和彦 (2007) 吉野川流域広域水危険度判断支援システムの開発 . 河川技術論文集 , 土木学会水工学委員会河川部会 , 13, 433-438.
Junichi Yoshitani, Norimichi Takemoto and Tarek Merabtene (2007) Factor Analysis of Water-Related Disasters in The Philippines. PWRITechnical Note, PWRI, 4067.
吉谷純一・竹本典道・タレク・メラブテン (2007) フィリピンにおける水災害に関する要因分析 . 土木研究資料 , 土木研究所 , 4070.
Junichi Yoshitani, Norimichi Takemoto and Tarek Merabtene (2007) Factor Analysis of Water-Related Disasters in Bangladesh. PWRI TechnicalNote, PWRI, 4068.
吉谷純一・竹本典道・タレク・メラブテン (2007) バングラデシュにおける水災害に関する要因分析 . 土木研究資料 , 土木研究所 , 4052.
Junichi Yoshitani, Norimichi Takemoto and Tarek Merabtene (2007) Factor Analysis of Water-Related Disasters in Sri Lanka. PWRI TechnicalNote, PWRI, 4066.
吉谷純一・竹本典道・タレク・メラブテン (2007) スリランカにおける水災害に関する要因分析 . 土木研究資料 , 土木研究所 , 4069.

2008
白石芳樹・深見和彦・猪股広典 (2008) 雨域移動情報を活用した衛星降雨データ補正方法の提案－吉野川流域の事例解析－ . 水工学論文集 , 土木学会 , 53, 385-390.
Junichi Yoshitani, Norimichi Takemoto, Yoganath Adikari and Ali Chavoshian (2008) Case Study on Risk Factor Analysis of 1991 Cyclone Didasterin Hatiya Island, Bangladesh. PWRI Technical Note, PWRI, 4094.
吉谷純一・竹本典道・アディカリ・ヨガナス・チャボシアン・セイエッド・アリ (2008) バングラデシュ・ハティア島における 1991 年サイクロン災害要因に関する事例研究 . 土木研究資料 , 土木研究所 , 4093.
Yoganath Adikari, Junichi Yoshitani, Norimichi Takemoto and Ali Chavoshian (2008) Technical Report on the trends of Global Water-related
Disasters. PWRI Technical Note, PWRI, 4088.
杉浦友宣・深見和彦・藤原直樹・浜口憲一郎・中村茂・弘中貞之・中村和弘・和田高宏・石川正人・清水敬生・猪股広典・伊藤和久 (2008) 衛
星雨量情報を利用した洪水予測システム（IFAS）の開発 . 河川技術論文集 , 土木学会水工学委員会河川部会 , 14, 53-58.
Jayawardena, A. W., Xu, P.C. and Li, W. K. (2008) A method of estimating the noise level in a chaotic time series. Chaos, American Institute ofPhysics, 18(2).
Osti R. and Egashira S. (2008) Method to improve the mitigative effectiveness of a series of check dams against debris flows. Hydrological
Processes, Wiley InterScience, 22, 4986-4996.
Hapu Arachchige Prasantha Hapuarachchi, Kuniyoshi Takeuchi, Maichun Zhou, Anthony Stuart Kiem, Mikhail Georgievski, Jun Magome, andHiroshi Ishidaira (2008) Investigation of the Mekong River basin hydrology for 1980-2000 using the YHyM. Hydrological Processes, Wiley
InterScience, 22(9), 1246-1256.
Hironori Inomata and Kazuhiko Fukami (2008) Restoration of historical hydrological data of Tonle Sap Lake and surronding areas. Hydrological
Processes, Wiley InterScience, 22(9), 1337-1350.

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Kuniyoshi Takeuchi (2008) Studies on the Mekong River Basin-Modelling of Hydrology and Water Resources. Hydrological Processes, Wiley
InterScience, 22(9), 1243-1245.
Osti, R., Shigenobu T. and Tokioka T. (2008) Flood hazard mapping in developing countries: problems and prospects. Disaster Prevention andManagement, Disaster Prevention and Management, 17(1), 104-113.
Osti, R., Tanaka, S. and Tokioka, T. (2008) An overview on the importance of coastal forest in tsunami and storm surge disaster mitigation.
Disasters, Wiley-Blackwell, 32(4), 88-89.
深見和彦・今村仁紀・田代洋一・児玉勇人・中島洋一・後藤啓介 (2008) " ドップラー式非接触型流速計（電波・超音波）を用いた洪水流量の連続観測手法の現地検証～浮子測法との比較～ ". 河川技術論文集 , 土木学会水工学委員会河川部会 , 14,307-312.
田中茂信・栗林大輔 (2008)「UN/ISDR 総合津波防災研修」研修実施報告書 . 土木研究所資料 , 土木研究所 , 4113.
Shigenobu Tanaka and Daisuke Kuribayashi (2008)
Report on "UN/ISDR Comprehensive Tsunami Disaster Prevention Training Course".
PWRI Technical Note, PWRI, 4114.
田中茂信・栗林大輔 (2008) 2007-2008「防災政策プログラム水災害リスクマネジメントコース」研修実施報告書 . 土木研究所資料 , 土木研究所 ,4119.
杉浦友宣 (2008)「発展途上国対応洪水予警報システムに関する研究開発」共同研究報告書 . 土木研究所 所報 , 土木研究所 , 386.

2009

猪股広典・竹内邦良・深見和彦 (2009) GCM 降水量データの統計的バイアス補正手法に関する一考察 . 水工学論文集 , 土木学会 , 53, 223-228.
Inomata, H., K. Takeuchi, K. Fukami (2008.2) A study on a statistical bias correction method for GCM rainfall data. Annual Journal of HydraulicEngineering, 53, 223-228.
Takeuchi, K., P. Hapuarachchi, M. Zhou, H. Ishidaira, J. Magome (2008) A BTOP model to extend TOPMODEL for distributed hydrologicalsimulation of large basins, Hydrological Processes, 22(17), 3236-3251. Published Online: Nov 16 2007 12:59PM, DOI: 10.1002/hyp.6910;
Printed: 15 Aug 2008.
Yoganath Adikari and Junichi Yoshitani (2009) Global trends in water-related disasters: an insight for policymakers. WWF5, UNESCO Publication.
田中茂信・栗林大輔 (2009) JICA 研修「洪水ハザードマップ作成」実施報告書 . 土木研究所資料 , 土木研究所 , 4137.
Shigenobu Tanaka and Daisuke Kuribayashi (2009) Report on 2007-2008 "Water-related Risk Management Course of Disaster Management
Policy Program". PWRI Technical Note, PWRI, 4127.
坂本忠彦・竹内邦良 (2009) ICHARM Action Plan for 2008-2010. PWRI Technical Note, PWRI, 4146.
菅野裕也 (2009) 人工知能技術を活用した洪水予測手法の開発共同研究報告書 . 土木研究所所報 , 土木研究所 , 390.
Rabindra Osti et al. (2009) Hydrodynamic characteristics of Tam Pokhari glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) in Mt. Everest region, Nepal.
Hydrological Processes, Wily Interscience, 23(20), 2943-2955.
Rabindra Osti et al. (2009) Application and operational procedure for formulating guidelines on flood emergence response mapping for publicuse. J of Flood Risk Management, Wily Interscience, 2(4), 293-305.
Rabindra Osti and Dinar Istiyanto (2009) "Chapter 4: Application of Coastal Forest in Tsunami Disaster Mitigation” in Tsunamis: Causes,
Characteristics, Warnings and Protection (ed. Neil Veitch and Gordon Jaffray). Nova Science Publishers, ISBN 978-1-60876-360-3, ISBN
978-1-60876-360-3.
Yoganath Adikari and Junichi Yoshitani (2009) Global trends in water-related disasters: an insight for policymakers. WF5, UNESCO Publication.
Shigenobu Tanaka and Daisuke Kuribayashi (2009) Report on 2004 - 2008 JICA Training Course "Flood Hazard Mapping". PWRI Technical Note,
PWRI, 4162.
Kazuhiko Fukami, Tomonobu Sugiura, Jun Magome and Takahiro Kawakami (2009) Integrated Flood Analysis System (IFAS Version 1.2) User's
manual. PWRI Technical Note, PWRI, 4148.
深見和彦・杉浦友宣・馬籠純・川上貴宏 (2009) 総合洪水解析システム（IFAS Version 1.2）ユーザーズマニュアル . 土木研究所資料 , 土木研究 ,4149.
Osti Rabindra (2009) A Feasibility Study on Integrated Community Based Flood Disaster Management of Banke District, Nepal Phase 1: Baseline
Study. PWRI Technical Note, PWRI, 4122.
Yoshimura, C., Zhou, M., Kiem, A.S., Fukami, K., Prasantha, H.H.A., Ishidaira, H., Takeuchi, K. (2009) 2020s scenario analysis of nutrient load in
the Mekong River Basin using a distributed hydrological model. Science of the Total Environment, 407 (20), 5356-5366.
Inomata, Hironori, Kuniyoshi Takeuchi, Kazuhiko Fukami (2009) A study on a statistical bias correction method for GCM rainfall data. Annual
Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, JSCE, 53, 223-228.

2010

萬矢敦啓・岡田将治・江島敬三・菅野裕也・深見和彦 (2010) ADCP を用いた摩擦速度と掃流砂量の算定手法 . 水工学論文集 , 土木学会 , 54,
1093-1098.
猪股広典・田中茂信・深見和彦・山下英夫 (2010) 人工衛星地形データの精度評価および洪水氾濫シミュレーションへの適用 . 水工学論文集 , 土
木学会 , 54, 925-930.
深見和彦・久保和幸・木内豪・吉谷純一・末次忠司・ 河原能久・小林裕明・吉田武・伊藤正秀・新田弘之・城戸浩 (2010) ヒートアイランド現
象軽減対策効果の定量化と費用便益評価に関する研究 . 土木研究所報告 , 土木研究所 , 216.
Shigenobu Tanaka and Daisuke Kuribayashi (2010) Progress Report on Flood Hazard Mapping in Asian Countries. PWRI Technical Note, PWRI,
4164.
Shigenobu Tanaka and Daisuke Kuribayashi (2010) 「伊勢・円座ものがたり」"A Tale of Ise-Enza". PWRI Technical Note, PWRI, 4165.
Shigenobu Tanaka, Kei Kudo and Daisuke Kuribayashi (2010) Report on 2008-2009 "Water-related Risk Management Course of Disaster
Management Policy Program". PWRI Technical Note, PWRI, 4166.
田中茂信・工藤啓・栗林大輔 (2010) 2008-2009「防災政策プログラム 水災害リスクマネジメントコース」研修実施報告書 . 土木研究所資料 ,土木研究所 , 4170.
Rabindra Osti, Shinji Egashira, Katsuhito Miyake and Tara Nidhi Bhattarai (2010) Field Assessment of Tam Pokhari Glacial Lake Outburst Floodin Khumbu Reguon, Nepal. Journal of Disaster Research, Fuji Technology Press Ltd, 5(3), 264-273.
Yoganath Adikari, Rabindra Osti and Tomoyuki Noro (2010) Flood-Related Disaster Vulnerability: an impending crisis of megacities in Asia.
Journal of Flood Risk Management, Wily Interscience, 3(3), 185-191.
Atsuiro Yorozuya, Kazunori Odaira, Yuya Kanno and Kazuhiko Fukami (2010) A study of an automatic water discharge measurement systemusing a non-contact current meter. Advances in River Engineering, JSCE, Japan Society of Civil Engineers, 16, 53-58.
Atsuiro Yorozuya, Shoji Okada, Takashi Kitsuda, Yuya Kanno and Kazuhiko Fukami (2010) Proposal of tethered ADCP platform for high-speed
flow measurements. Advances in River Engineering, JSCE, Japan Society of Civil Engineers, 16, 59-64.
Yoganath Adikari and Tomoyuki Noro (2010) A Global Outlook of Sediment-Related Disasters in the Context of Water-Related Disasters.
International Journal of Erosion Control Engineering, Japan Society of Erosion Control Engineering, 3(1), 110-116.

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Atsuiro Yorozuya, Yuya Kanno, Kazuhiko Fukami and Kazunori Odaira (2010) Development of automatic water discharge measurement system.
Environmental Hydraulics, Christodoulou & Stamou (eds) @ 2010 Taylor & Francis Group, 839-844.
Shigenobu Tanaka, Dinar Istiyanto and Daisuke Kuribayashi (2010) Planning and Design of Tsunami-mitigative Coastal Vegetation Belts. PWRITechnical Note, PWRI, 4177.
Shigenobu Tanaka, Dinar Istiyanto and Daisuke Kuribayashi (2010) Planning and Design of Tsunami-mitigative Coastal Vegetation Belts. PWRITechnical Note, PWRI, 4177.
Shigenobu Tanaka and Dinar Istiyanto (2010) Report on The InternationalWorkshop on Sustainable Tsunami Disaster Management: Developing
Awareness, Hazard Mapping and Coastal Forest Implementation. PWRI Technical Note, PWRI, 4179.
栗林大輔・工藤啓・田中茂信 (2010) 2009-2010 修士課程「防災政策プログラム水災害リスクマネジメントコース」実施報告書 . 土木研究所資料 ,土木研究所 , 4182.
Shigenobu Tanaka and Dinar Istiyanto (2010) Tsunami Hazard Mapping in Developing Countries -An EffectiveWay of Raising Awareness for
Tsunami Disaster Risk Reduction-. PWRI Technical Note, PWRI, 4184.
Daisuke Kuribayashi, Kei Kudo and Shigenobu Tanaka (2010) Report on 2009-2010 Master’s Program,“Water-related Disaster Management
Course of Disaster Management Policy Program. PWRI Technical Note, PWRI, 4190.
Osti R., Bhattarai T. and Miyake K. (2011) Causes of Sabai Tsho moraine dam failure in Khumbu region, Nepal. Natural Hazards, Springer.
Takeuchi, Kuniyoshi (2010) Closing the gap between science and practice to reduce human losses in hydro-meteorological disasters. In Tom
Beer (ed.) Geophysical Hazards, Springer Science+Business Media B.V., 2010, 105-114

2011

Rabindra Osti, Tara Nidhi BHATTARAI and Katsuhito Miyake (2011) Causes of catastrophic failure of Tam Pokhari moraine dam in the Mt. Everest
region. Natural Hazards, Springer, 58(3), 1209-1223.
Hironori Inomata, Kuniyoshi Takeuchi and Kazuhiko Fukami (2011) Development of a statistical bias correction method for daily precipitation
data of GCM20. Journal of JSCE, Ser. B1 (Hydraulic Engineering), Japan Society of Civil Engineers, 67(4), 247-252.
Go Ozawa, Hironori Inomata, Yoshiki Shiraishi and Kazuhiko Fukami (2011) Applicability of GSMaP correction Method to Typohoon “Morakot” in
Taiwan. Journal of JSCE, Ser. B1 (Hydraulic Engineering), Japan Society of Civil Engineers, 55, 445-450.
Takahiro Sayama, Nay Myo Lin, Kazuhiko Fukami,
Shigenobu Tanaka and Kuniyoshi Takeushi (2011) Storm Surge Inundation Simulation of
Cyclon Nargis with a Rainfall-Runoff-Inundation Mode. Journal of JSCE, Ser. B1 (Hydraulic Engineering), Japan Society of Civil Engineers,55, 529-534.
Atsuiro Yorozuya, Shoji Okada, Yuya Kanno, Kazuhiko Fukami and Kazunori Odaira (2011) Proposal of bedload-discharge observation in actual
rivers. Journal of JSCE, Ser. B1 (Hydraulic Engineering), Japan Society of Civil Engineers, 55, 1171-1176.
Rabindra Osti and Katsuhito Miyake (2011) Forms of community participation in disaster risk management practices. Forms of community
participation in disaster risk management practices, NOVA Science Publisher.
ICHARM (2011) ICHARM Action Plan for 2010-2012. PWRI Technical Note, PWRI, 4197, 1-33.
R. Osti, S. Hishinuma, K. Miyake and H. Inomata (2011) Lessons learned from statistical comparison of flood impact factors among southern andeastern Asian countries. Journal of Flood Risk Management, WileyInterscience, 4(3), 203-215.
Takahiro Sayama, Yasuto Tachikawa, Hiroki Kanno and Kaoru Takara (2011) Development of reservoir control optimization simulator byintegrating a distributed-rainfall-runoff-model and dynamic programming. Journal of Hydroscience and Hydraulic Engineering, Japan Societyof Civil Engineering, 29, 33-45.
Takahiro Sayama, Jeffrey J. McDonnell, Amod Dhakal and Kate Sulivan (2011) How much water can a watershed store? Hydrological Processes,
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 25(25), 3899-3908.
Badri Bhakta Shrestha, Hajime Nakagawa, Kenji Kawaike, Yasuyuki Baba and Hao Zhang (2011) Driftwood deposition from debris flows at slitcheck dams and fans. Natural Hazards, Springer, 61(2), 577-602.
Muhammad Masood and Kuniyoshi Takeuchi (2011) Assessment of flood hazard, vulnerability and risk of mid-eastern Dhaka using DEM and 1Dhydrodynamic model. Natural Hazards, Springer, 61(2), 757-770.
R. Osti, Tara Nidhi Bhattarai and Katsuhito Miyake (2011) Causes of catastrophic failure of Tam Pokhari moraine dam in the Mt. Everest region.
Natural Hazards, Springer, 58(3), 1209-1223.
Tomoki Ushiyama, Atsuiro Yorozuya, Yuya Kanno and Kazuhiko Fukami (2011) A method to improve C-band radar rainfall by utilizing X-band MP
radar information. Advances in River Engineering, JSCE, Japan Society of Civil Engineering, 17, 11-16.
Yuya Kanno, Atsuiro Yorozuya, Takashi Kitsuda, Takuya Inoue and Kazuhiko Fukami (2011) Proposal of ADCP measurement using external
compass. Advances in River Engineering, JSCE, Japan Society of Civil Engineering, 17, 35-40.
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Muhammad Masood, Pat J.-F. Yeh Naota Hanasaki and Kuniyoshi Takeuchi (2015) Model study of the impacts of future climate change on thehydrology of Ganges–Brahmaputra–Meghna basin.Hydrology and Earth System Sciences (HESS), Copernicus Publications, 19, 747-770.
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Yoko Hagiwara, Daisuke Kuribayashi and Hisaya Sawano (2015) Enhancement of Flood Countermeasures of Japanese-Affiliated Firms basedon the Lessons Learned from the 2011 Thai Flood. Journal of Social Safety Science, Institute of Social Safety Science, 27, 237-244.
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A-6 List of Ph.D. and MDMP thesis titles
List of MDMP thesis titles
Year No. Country

Name

Male
FemaleTitle

20072008

2008-

1
2
3

China
India
Bangladesh

DAI, Ming-Long
Khanindra BARMAN
Md. Aminul ISLAM

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M
M

Dam-break flood analysis in mid-down stream of Han river
Development of flood forecasting model in Brahmaputra valley of India
Flood hazard mapping of Dhaka-Narayanganj-Demra (DND) project using

4

Nepal

Mitra BARAL

M

geo-informatics tools
Rainfall runoff modelling and inundation analysis of Bagmati river at Terai

2010

Outstanding

5
6
7
8

Bangladesh
China
Japan
Japan

Muhammad MASOOD
YE, Li-Li
Yasuo Kannami
Hirohisa Miura

M
F
M
M

region of Nepal
Award
Flood hazard and risk assessment in mid-eastern part of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Flood risk analysis and risk management in Mengwa detention basin
Establishment of country-based flood risk index
The analysis of flood risk awareness at resident level in Mekong river basin

9

Japan

Ryota OjimaMfocusing on the evacuation behavior
Impact assessment of road construction on the flood inundation in Dhaka,

10
11

China
Bangladesh

Ji, ZhouBiswas Robin Kumar

M
M

Bangladesh
A numerical study on the open channel network in Wuxi city
Water level prediction by artificial neural network in the Surma-Kushiyara

2009

2009-

Award

Outstanding

12

Bangladesh

BANDA Mohd. Sarfaraz

Mriver system of Bangladesh
Migration characteristics of meandering channels based on river

Award

13

China

JIN KeMmorphodynamics
A methodological study to improve flood management of the Taihu lake

14
15
16

China
EthiopiaIndonesia

XIAO Fei
ALEMU Yonas Tadesse
Simatupang Maruli Tua

M
M
M

basin
Hydraulic modelling of Nenjiang river floodplain in Northeast China
Socio-economic impacts of flooding in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia
Identification potential effect of illegal residence in floodplain and socio-

17

Nepal

Gregorius
SAH MANOHAR KUMAR M

economic efforts for solution
Inundation analysis and development of rainfall runoff model for Tinau river

18
19
20
21

Bangladesh
Bangladesh
China
Ethiopia

Partha Pratim Saha
M
A.K.M. Saifuddin
M
Gong Zhen Bin
M
Zinash Mekonnen Zewde F

basin in Nepal
Flood characteristics analysis for seven hydrological regions of Bangladesh Dean's Award
Homogeneity and trend analysis of temperature for urban and rural areas
Application of artificial neural networks for rainfall forecasting in Fuzhou city
Development of flood forecasting model in middle Awash river basin of

22
23

MyanmarPhilippines

Nay Myo Lin
Jerry Austria Fano

M
M

Ethiopia
Storm surge inundation analysis of Cyclone Nargis event
Establishment of Philippine flood risk index by province based on natural

24

Sri Lanka

Seenipellage ChamindaMand social factors
Development of a flood forecasting model for Kalu river and Kelani river

25

Thailand

Sugeeswara
Somchit Amnatsan

Mbasins in Sri Lanka using radial basis function neural networks
Water level prediction in Nan river, Thailand using wavelet neural network

Sontoku Award,
Best Research
Award

2010-

26

Indonesia

Vidi Bhuwana

M

Rainfall runoff modeling by Using Adaptive-Network-Based Fuzzy Inference

27
28

Indonesia
Indonesia

R. Panji Satrio
Gunawan Suntoro

M
M

System (ANFIS)
Flood characteristics of upper Solo river sub-basin case study: Surakarta city
Development of rainfall runoff model for Bogowonto river basin by using

29
30

Japan
Bangladesh

Shiro Hishinuma
Pijush Krishna Kundu

M
M

tank modelInterregional comparison of climate change impact on drought
Effects of coastal vegetation and embankment on storm surge inundations

31
32
33

Bangladesh
China
China

Md. Sabibur Rahman
Xu Guanglei
ZHOU Huaqiang

MFM

in Bangladesh
Morphological changes in Ganges river and its impacts on the branches
Dam safety preparedness exercises in China
Change of water resources in Jiangsu province with economic development

2011

Colombia

Julian Javier CorralesMand climate change
Application of a spatially distributed model for predictions of flood discharge

Guatemala

Cobos
Rodrigo FernandezM

and inundation in the Magdalena-Cauca basin of Colombia
Assessment and adaptation to climate change using precipitation and36

Indonesia

Reynosa
Ambar PuspitosariFdischarge projections on Montagua river basin
Study on the improvement of flood warning system using IFAS in Solo river

37

Myanmar

Kyaw Zayer Tint

M

basin
Storm surge inundation analysis of river and floodplain during Cyclone

38

Nepal

Prem Raj Ghimire

M

NargisApplication of supoort vector machine for rainfall-runoff modeling in West

34
35

Rapti river basin, Nepal

100

Sontoku Award

Best ResearchAwardYear No. Country

Name

Male
Female

Title

2010-

39

Nepal

Manish Maharjan

M

Application of recurrent neural network for runoff prediction in Bagmati river Best Research

40

Nepal

Rajendra Sharma

M

basin
Development of a flood forecasting model for Lothar river basin in Nepal

41

Pakistan

ABDUL AZIZ

M

using radial basis function neural networks
Regional parameterization and applicability of Integrated Flood Analysis

42

Bangladesh

MD. MAJADUR RAHMAN M

2011

2011-

Award

2012

System (IFAS) for flood forecasting of upper-middle Indus river
Assessment of precipitation and river runoff change on the Ganges,

Award

Dean's Award

Brahmaputra and Meghna river basins due to climate change and adaptation
43
44

Bangladesh
China

Md. SIRAJUL ISLAMZHANG HANG-HUI

M
F

measures by structural means
Influence of Jamuna bridge on river morphological changes
Study on potential contributions of the proposed Huangpu gate to flood

45

China

ZHU BING

F

control in Taihu lake basin
Hydrological forecasting based on T-S-K fuzzy logic system in Fu river basin Best Research

46

Fiji

VEREIVALU VILIAME

M

Application of fuzzy logic for the early warning system on the Rewa river47

Indonesia

LINA FITRIANI

F

downstream
A case study of urban flood risk assessment for Ciliwung river basin, Jakarta,

48

Indonesia

ANDI WILDANIAH

F

Indonesia
Development of flood warning system in small scale urbanized basin - study

49

Nepal

KUMAR BARUN KARNA

M

case: upper Citarum river basin
The effect of rainfall input to distributed hydrological model on flood runoff

50

Nepal

RAJBANSHI KRISHNA

M

simulations in poorly rain gauged river basin
Prediction of inundation processes of Narayani river with bed deformation

51

Pakistan

PRASAD
ATIF IRSHAD

M

Flood risk mapping and damage assessment of Mianwali district, Indus river

52

Pakistan

ARSLAN USMAN

M

basin, Pakistan
Verification of satellite based rainfall estimates GSMaP and development of a Best Research

53

Pakistan

RASHID KARIM

M

correction method for Indus river basin
On the root causes of Indus 2010 Flood through examination of the cases

54
55

Pakistan
Pakistan

AHMAD ALI GUL
MRANA MUHAMMAD ATIF M

sent to the supreme court
Rainfall-Runoff-Inundation modeling for the lower Indus river basin
Analysis of Quantitative Precipitation Forecast (QPF) for floods in Pakistan

56

Pakistan

RAMAY MUHAMMAD

M

using WRF model
Rainfall-Runoff-Inundation modeling for the Indus river basin in Pakistan

Philippines

ALEEM-UL-HASSANDAMO GRECILEM

considering the evapotranspiration effect
Flood hazard and risk assessment of lower Dipolog river, Mindanao island,

58

Sri Lanka

CHRISTOPHER RIGODON
AMARASEKARA JAGATH M

Philippines
Development of flood forecasting model for Gin river and Kelani river basins

59

Tunisia

DEHSAPRIYALAZRAK AYMEN

M

in Sri Lanka using fuzzy logic apporoach
Application of support vector machines for real time flood stage forecasting60

Viet Nam

PHAM DOAN KHANH

M

in a semi-arid watershed
A study on necessary actions for better integration of disaster risk

61

Republic of

ZAIMAJ EglantinaFmanagement into socio-economic development in Vietnam
Effectiveness of flood countermeasures in Drini-Buna river basin in Albania

62

Albania
Bangladesh

BHUYAN Mohammad

M

based on flood risk assessment
Nation-wide riverine flood risk assessment in Bangladesh by an integrated

63
64

Bangladesh
Colombia

Arifuzzaman
HYDER Noman
M
BERNAL QUIROGA Fabio M

GIS-based model and remote sensing techniques
Flood risk assessment of the Surma river basin of Bangladesh using RRI
Development of hydrological forecasting system in Magdalena basin,

65

MalaysiaAndresFAUZIANA Ahmad

F

Colombia
Weather radar based quantitative precipittion estimation for flood

66

Malaysia

LIVIA Lahat

F

forecasting model
Development of a fuzzy logic based flood early warning model for Kelantan

67

Myanmar

TIN Myint Aung

M

river basin in Malaysia
Flood inundation analysis for effective countermeasures in the Bago river

Award

57

20122013

68

Nepal

SIDDIKI Akhlaque Ahmad M

basin
Flood inundation analysis and risk assessment of Bagmati river basin of69

NigeriaUBA SHAZALI AJINGI

M

Nepal
Development of flood warning system using IFAS in Hadejia river basin

70

SerbiaZLATANOVIC Nikola

M

Nigeria
An integrated design discharge calculation system for small to mid-sizedMungauged catchments in Serbia
Flood hazard and damage assessment study for Kelani river basin - Sri Lanka

71

Sri Lanka

KONARA

Award

Sontoku Award

Best Research
Award

Best Research
Award

Sontoku Award

MUDIYANSELAGE Nalin
Kumar Ranasinghe

101Year No. Country

Name

Male
Female

Title

2012-

Venezuela

Rosiret ESCALONAF

Debris flow prediction method for developing hazard map

Bangladesh

MARTINEZ
ALAM Muhammad

M

Morphological changes of Jamuna river and its countermeasure in Sirajganj

Bangladesh

Jahangir
ISLAM Md. KhairulM

hard point area
Importance of distributed hydrological model for present and future flood

2013
2013-

72
73

2014
74

Award

Dean's Award

75

China

HAO YingFrisk management in Bangladesh
Improvement of quantitative precipitation forecast in Huaihe basin based on

76

El Salvador

ALFARO LOPEZ Ingrid

F

downscaling by WRF model
Debris flow characteristic along the main channel with structures in the

77

Kenya

Altagracia
ONJIRA Pauline Ingado

F

Arenal de Mejicanos, San Salvador, El Salvador
Application of remote sensing and Rainfall-Runoff-Iinundation Model to near Best Research

78
79

Myanmar
Sri Lanka

ZAW Myo Khaing
M
GUNASENA Muthubanda M

realtime flood inundation mapping in Kenya
Award
Flood inundation analysis and risk assessment of Sittoung river basin
Sontoku Award
Effective dam operation method based on inflow forecasting for Senanayaka

Appuhamige Sanath

Samudra reservoir, Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

SusilaMOUFAR Mohamed

M

Flood inundation analysis for Metro Colombo area - Sri Lanka

81

Pakistan

Mashood Mohamed
Muhammad Afzal

M

Estimation of snowmelt contribution to discharge in upper Indus basin in

82

Philippines

BASILAN, Emar Guevara M

80Pakistan using degree day method
Evaluation of flood-prone areas in Bicol river basin, Philippines: comparisonof flood hazard mapping using hydro-geomorphic and hydrologic modelling

83

2014-

Philippines

F

methods
Flood risk assessment under the climate change in the case of PampangaMbasin, Philippines
Numerical analysis of the bed morphology in the reach between Cabruta

Award

Venezuela

CABRITA Alfonzo Raul

85

Bangladesh

FigueraBHUAYAN Md Abu Baker M

and Caicara in Orinoco river
Prediction of morphological changes in Jamuna river near Bahadurabad area

86

Colombia

SiddiqueGONZALEZ Rojas Jorge

M

Flood forecasting in Colombia using numerical weather prediction from WRF

87

Fiji

AndresNAWAI Josefa

M

(ARW)
Flood and drought risk assessment with investigation on effectiveness of

88

India

SHARMA Sanjay Kumar

M

proposed infrastructures for Ba river basin, Fiji.
Sensitivity for hydrological simulation from topographic data in Kulsi river

89

India

SYED Mohd Faiz

Mbasin, India.
Comparative analysis of flood forecasting techniques using RRI, HEC-RAS & Best Research

90

Kenya

OTIENO George Chilli

M

Gauge-to-Gauge correlation method for Delhi, India
Award
Prediction of sediment transport processes in Nzoia river using rainfall runoff Best Research

91

Kenya

BARASA Betty

F

model
Impacts of land use changes on flood occurrence in Sosiani river basin in

92

Kenya

Namulunda
ODHIAMBO Collins

M

Kenya
Flood and drought management by dams and retardation basin: a case

93

MyanmarOtienoNAING Aye AyeFstudy of upper Ewaso Ngiro North river basin
Flood inundation analysis for Chindwin river basin by using RRI model,

94

Pakistan

MUHAMMAD Irfan Virk

M

MyanmarApplicability of satellite rainfall observation for flood forecasting in a trans

95
96

Pakistan
Sri Lanka

SOHAIL Babar Cheema
NAVARATHINAM

M
M

boundary basin, Pakistan
Mountainous snow cover monitoring by WEB-DHM-S for Gilgit basin
Assesment of the proposed dam for flood and drought mitigation in the

Sri Lanka

Kirushnarupan
VALLIPURAM

M

Lower Malwathoya basin, Sri Lanka
Development of comprehensive flood control operation with incorporated

Bangladesh

Thavakkumar
AHMED Tanjir SaifM

inflow by cascaded small tanks to Pavatkulam reservoir, Sri Lanka
Sedimentation and its countermeasure at the off-take area of New

97
98

2016
99

Bangladesh

HOWLADER Md Mamun M

Dhaleswari river
Study on proactive breach of submersible embankment for its sustainable

100

BrazilSAIA ALMEIDA LEITE

M

maintenance in Haor area
Evaluation of flood control countermeasures considering climate change

101

Maldives

Francisco
MOOSA FathimathF- case of study: Itajaí river basin, Brazil Water scarcity management and adaptation to climate change in Maldives

102

MyanmarShaushanMyo Myat Thu

F

Analysis of floods and droughts in the Bago river basin, Myanmar under

103

Nepal

SHARMA Gopal

M

climate change
Method for predicting sediment runoff processes and channel changes
during floods in West Rapti river, Nepal

102

Best Research

84

2015

2015-

FERRER Santy Bumali

Award

Sontoku Award

Best ResearchAward

Dean's Award

Year No. Country

Name

Male
Female

Title

2015-

Award

104

Pakistan

BILAL Rashid

M

Transboundary flood forecasting through downscaling of global weather

105

Pakistan

KHAN Irfan UllahM

forecasting and RRI model simulation
Incorporation of snow & glaciermelt processes in RRI model for estimating

106

Philippines

JACELDONE CatherineFpeak river discharges& inundation analysis in Neelum river basin
Sediment transport processes in mountain area of Kinugawa river107

Sri Lanka

Guevarra
BABARANDE GURUGE

M

Integrated water resources management for eastern dry zone of Sri Lanka

Best Research

108

Sri Lanka

Thanura Lasantha
SINNAPPOO

M

Study of Mundani river basin
Development of flood forecasting and data dissemination system for Kalu

Award
Sontoku Award

109
110

Timor Leste
Zimbabwe

Kokularamanan
DE ARAUJO Antonio
RUKARWA Lorraine

M
F

river basin, Sri Lanka
Flood risk index analysis for Cuha river basin, Timor-Leste
Flood and drought risk assessment in the Manyame river basin of Zimbabwe

2016

under climate change

List of Ph.D. thesis titles
Year No. Country

Name

Male
FemaleTitle

2010- 1

Japan

Shiro Hishinuma

M

Challenges of hydrological analysis for water resources development in semi-2013
2011- 2

Netherlands

Karina VinkF

arid mountainous regions: A case study in Iran
Vulnerable people and flood risk management policies

2014
2012- 3

Bangladesh

Muhammad Masood

M

Assessment of climate change impact on hydrology of the GangesBrahmaputra-Meghna basin and implications for future water resource

2015
2012- 4

Guatemala2015
2013- 5

Guatemala

Rodrigo Fernandez

M

Reynosa
Andrea Mariel Juárez

management
Comparative assessment of hydrologic functions at large river basins and their
responses to climate changeF

Risk-benefit analyses to balance flood risk, livelihoods and ecosystem services
Disaster preparedness at household and community levels: The case of

Lucas

2016
2013- 6

Bangladesh

Nasif Md. Ahsan

M

2016
2013- 7

Bangladesh

Robin Kumar Biswas

M

2016

Award

cyclone prone coastal Bangladesh
Numerical prediction of channel in large, braided rivers dominated bysuspended sediment103

A-7 List of hosted events
No Year
1
2006
2
3

Date
May 10
Sep 14
Oct 17

Venue
Tokyo
Tokyo
BangkokCountryJapan
Japan
Thailand

Title
ICHARM Inauguration Commemorative Symposium
ICHARM Inuaugural Ceremony and Commemorative Symposium
Session "Comprehensive Approaches for Flood Disaster Mitigation in Asia"
at UNESCO-IHP International Symposium on Managing Water Supply for Growing

Jan 19BangkokThailand

DemandInternational Symposium on 2006 Flood of Chao Phraya River: "Emerging issues and5
6

Feb 7 - 9
Sep 6

Kula Lumpur
Tokyo

MalaysiaJapan

contribution of hydrological studies"
1st Follow-up Seminar for ICHARM ex-trainees
International Symposium on 2007 Basin Water Management Policy for Chao Phray

7
8
9
10

Nov 6
Dec 3-4
Jan 30- Feb 1
Sep 30

Tsukuba
Beppu
Guangzhou
Tokyo

Japan
Japan
China
Japan

River (Thailand) and Changjiang River (China)
ICHARM Quick Report on Floods 2007
1st Asia Pacific Water Forum
2nd Follow-up Seminar for ICHARM ex-trainees
International Symposium “Local Practices of Integrated Flood Risk Management

Oct 3-8
Nov 3-5

TsukubaBeijin

Japan
China

under Changing Natural and Social Conditions”
Training workshop for the validation of the Global Flood Alert System (GFAS)
Session “Catchment-scale water and material cycle studies with WEP and its future

4

2007

2008

11
12

potential”
at 4th Conference of the Asia Pacific Association of Hydrology and Water Resources
13
14

2009

Feb 17-19
Mar 21

ManilaIstanbul

Philippines
Turkey(APHW)
3rd Follow-up Seminar for ICHARM ex-trainees
IFI side event “Charting Global Agenda for Meeting Today’s Flood Management
Challenges”

15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24

2010

Mar 25
Aug 3-7
Aug 26-27
Dec 10Mar 2-4
May 12-15
Jun 22-24
Sep 28
Nov 6-7
Nov 8-10

BaguioTsukuba
Kathmandu
Tsukuba
Solo
Orissa State
Tokyo
Hanoi
Hanoi

Philippines
Japan
Nepal
Japan
Indonesia
India
ManmarJapan
Viet Nam
Viet Nam

at 5th World Water Forum"Turn-over ceremony and Seminar on Debris-flow Countermeasures
International Workshop on Application and Validation of GFAS/IFAS
IFAS Training Seminar
ICHARM Quick Report 2009
IFAS Training Seminar
IFAS Training Workshop
IFAS Training Seminar
International Symposium “Floods-A global problem that needs local solutions”
4th Follow-up Seminar for ICHARM ex-trainees
Session "Flood Disasters and Predictions in Asian Pacific Countries"
at 5th Conference of the Asian Pacific Association of Hydrology and Water Resources

25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34

2011

2012

2013

Dec 7-9
Sep 27-29
Nov 7-11
Nov 23-25
Feb 20-23
Mar 5
Mar 12-17
May 15-24

BangkokTokyo
ManilaSolo
Bangkok
Kathmandu
Marseilles
Tokyo, Tsukuba

ThailandJapan
Philippines
Indonesia
Thailand
Nepal
FranceJapan(APHW)"
Workshop on satellite application to reduce water-related disaster risk in Asia
5th International Conference on Flood Management
One-day session at ABD Water Learning Week
IFAS Training Seminar
The Southeast Asia Flood Risk Reduction Forum
Workshop "The effect of climate change in lower West Rapti river basin"
6th World Water Forum
Workshop “2012 Capacity Development for Integrated Flood Risk Management in

Jun 20-22
Feb 13-14

Hanoi
Dhaka

Viet Nam
Bangladesh

Pakistan,”
IFAS Training Seminar
5th Follow-up Seminar for ICHARM ex-trainees on Sediment Hydraulics and River

35
36

Mar 5-6
New York
May 28- Jun 6 Tokyo, Tsukuba

U.S.A.
Japan

Management in Bangladesh
IFI side event at UN special high-level session on water and disasters
Workshop “2013 Capacity Development for Integrated Flood Risk Management in

37
38

Sep 9-12
Sep 11-13

Jakarta
NairobiIndonesia
Kenya

Pakistan”
IFAS Training Seminar
Special Sesion" at UNESCO strategic and high-level meeting on water security and3940

Oct 8-11
Mar 11

ManilaNew York

Philippines
U.S.A.

cooperation"
IFAS Training Seminar
Round Table titled “sharing lessons and experiences on water and disasters”

2014

at UN special event “Taking Stock of the International Year of Water Cooperation41

Jun 23

BangkokThailand(IYWC) and Advancing the Global Water Agenda after Post-2015”
Side Event “Water-Related Disaster Risk Information for Risk Reduction: Flood
Forecasting, Disaster Information & Risk Assessment for Preventative Investment”

42

104

Jun 30- Jul 4

Kula Lumpur

Malaysia

at 6th Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction"
IFAS Training Seminar

No Year
43 201444
45

Date
Jul 11
Sep 16-18
Sep 30Venue
Tokyo
Sao Paulo
Tokyo

CountryJapan
BrazilJapan

Title
IFAS Training Seminar
IFI session at 6th International Conference on Flood Management
International Symposium, “Together with the people coping with increasing water-

46
47
48

Mar 3-4
Mar 14-18
Apr 12-17

Jakarta
Sendai
Daegu andIndonesia
Japan
Korea

related disasters in the world”
6th Follow-up Seminar for ICHARM ex-trainees
3rd UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction
7th World Water ForumApr 19
Oct 5-9GyeongbukNghệ An Province Viet Nam
JakartaIndonesia

2015

49
50

IFAS Training Seminar
IFAS Training Seminar at “Training Programme on Capacity Development for
Immediate Access and Effective Utilization of Satellite Information for Disaster51
52

Oct 19-22
Nov 18Medan
New York

Indonesia
U.S.A.

Management”
IFI session at “Integrated Actions for Global Water and Environmental Sustainability"
Technical session at 2nd United Nations Special Thematic Session on Water and53

Dec 15-16

Cairo

Egypt

Disasters took place
IFAS training session at “Training Workshop on Warning Systems and GeographicalMar 1-2

Tokyo

Japan

Information Systems (GIS) Courses”
2016 Asian Water Cycle Symposium

54

2016

(ICHARM 10-year anniversary session)

105A-8 List of awards
Year No.
2006 1

2007 2
20082009 342010 520112012 6

Award recipient
Position
Name
Junichi
Yoshitani
Kazuhiko
Chief Researcher
FukamiKuniyoshi
Director
TakeuchiNoneKuniyoshi
Director
TakeuchiChief Researcher

Award

Yamanashi Science Academy Award

Contribution to promoting hydrology andwater resources in the world

JSCE International Contribution
Award

Contribution to global water issues

Takahiro
Kawakami

2009 Excellent Performance Award
from MLIT Land and InfrastructureManagement Study Group

Development of Integrated Flood Analysis
System (a flood forecasting system using
satellite rainfall information)

Chief Researcher

Katsuhito
MiyakeJSCE Continuing International
Contribution Award

Long-term commitment to international
activities

Exchange
Researcher

Yuya Tatebe
and others

SAT Technology Showcase Best
Research Exchange Award

Development of technology for monitoring
and forecasting large-scale floods worldwide

Researcher

Takahiro
Sayama－－2013 Infrastructure Technology
Development Award

Research
Specialist

Hideyuki
Kamimera

MONRE Minister's AwardMEXT Minister's Award for Young
Scientists and Engineers

9

SeniorTakahiro
Researcher
SayamaFormer Exchange
Yuya Tatebe
Researcher
Former Exchange Susumu
Researcher
Fujioka
Research
Tomoki
Specialist
Ushiyama
Atsuhiro
Researcher
Yorozuya
Former Deputy
Shigenobu
Director
TanakaJSCE Best Paper Award－－

2013 Infrastructure Technology
Development Award

Director

Toshio Koike

AdvisorKuniyoshi
Takeuchi

AdvisorKuniyoshi
Takeuchi112015 1213

14

SeniorResearcher
Research
Specialist
SeniorResearcher

106

5/24/2006

5/28/2007

Japan Society of Civil
5/29/2009Engineers (JSCE)
Ministry of Land,
Infrastructure,
10/30/2009
Transport andTourism
Japan Society of Civil
5/28/2010
Engineers (JSCE)

Research
Specialist

Science andTechnology
1/22/2013
Promotion
Foundation of Ibaraki
Ministry of Education,
Research on Rainfall-Runoff-Inundation
Culture, Sports,
4/16/2013
Prediction for Major Floods Worldwide
Science andTechnology (MEXT)
Selection Committee
Development of the Rainfall-Runoff-Inundation for Infrastructure
7/5/2013
Model
Technology
Development Award
Contribution to the development of
Ministry of Naturalhydrometeorology in Vietnam through joint
Resources andresearch on ground, radar and satellite rainfall
8/16/2013
Environment
observation with the Hydrometeorological(MONRE) of Vietnam
Agency of MONRE

An Emergency Response-type RainfallRunoff-Inundation Prediction for 2011
Thailand Flood

Japan Society of Civil
6/13/2014
Engineers (JSCE)

Selection Committee
Development of a system for observing riverfor Infrastructureand sediment discharges by using an acoustic
7/30/2014
Technology
Doppler current profiler (aDcp)
Development Award
Development of the Data Integration
and Analysis System (DIAS), research2015 Science Award from the Japan
Japan Society of
on integration of satellite hydrologicalSociety of Hydrology and Water
Hydrology and Water 9/10/2015
observation and water-cycle analysis models,Resources
Resources
and international contribution through suchactivities
Long-term support and contribution to
UNESCO natural science programs in Asia
Jakarta Office of theCertificate of appreciation
10/21/2015
and the Pacific region especially in the area of UNESCO IHP
water management
Outstanding contribution and dedication to
UNESCO-IHP
the committee, in commemoration of the 50th Regional Steering
UNESCO-IHP RSC-SEAP Awardanniversary of the UNESCO International
Committee for
10/20/2015
Hydrological Decade (IHD) and international Southeast Asia andHydrological Programme (IHP)
the PacificMiho Ohara

Naoko
NagumoBadri Bhakta
SHRESTHA
HisayaChief Researcher
Sawano16

Yamanashi Science
Academy

Date

None

8

15

Awarding
organization

Watershed environmental hydrology (WEHY)
Hydrologic Engineering Journal Best
American Society ofmodel based on upscaled conservation
Paper Award
Civil Engineers
equationsExchange
Researcher

2013 72014 10

Achievement, manuscript, etc.

Naoko
Nagumo2015 Best Paper Award by theInstitute of Social Safety Science

Study on Basic Flood Risk Assessment
Method in Asian Flood Prone Area with
Limited Regional Data -Case Study inPampanga River Basin, Philippines-

Geographical Characteristics of Flood2015 Best Presentation Award by the
Occurred in Joso City Ibaraki Prefecture in
Institute of Social Safety Science
September, 2015

Institute of Social
Safety Science

1/26/2016

Institute of Social
Safety Science

1/28/2016

A-9 List of ICHARM R&D Seminars
FY

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

No

Date

Lecturer

Position2

20-Jul-06

Kumamoto University

326-Dec-06

4

13-Feb-07

5

18-Jul-07

6

19-Sep-07

Prof. Katsuaki
SuzukiDr. Shunta
DozonoProf. Zhang
ChangkuanProf. Hideo
Matsutomi
Mr. Osamu Arai

7
8

13-Nov-07
30-May-07

922-Jan-08

10

23-Jan-08

11

30-Jan-08

12

8-Jul-08

13

10-Jul-08

14
15

5-Sep-08
23-Jan-09

16

27-Jan-09

17

9-Feb-09

18

2-Apr-09

19

7-Apr-09

20

11-Jun-09

21
22

22-Jun-09
16-Jul-09

23

24-Jul-09

24

1-Mar-1025

12-Mar-10

26

2-Apr-1027

25-May-10

28

3-Sep-10

1

5-Apr-06

Dr. Toshikatsu
Omachi

Yachiyo Engineering, Co., Ltd

Lecture Title

The situation of international cooperation on water
resources and disaster prevention, and expectation to
ICHARM
How to make an effective materials for the training

Department of Public Works and Highways, The situation on flood control in Philippines -Action for thePhilippines
flood risk evaluation Hohai University, China
Current situation of the South-to-North Water Diversion
Akita University
Konoike Construction, Co., Ltd

Countermeasures on tsunami/storm surge by shore
vegetation
Comprehensive flood control policy in USA and Hurricane
Katrina disaster in 2005
Current water issues in China
A viewpoint to look at disasters and a case study ofdisaster prevention
Men who worked for Mankind

Mr. Tetsuya Ikeda Japan Construction Information Center
Mr. Masayuki
Invited Researcher, ICHARM
WatanabeProf. Yutaka
Professors emeritus, University of Tokyo
Takahashi
Dr. MandiraInternational Centre for Integrated Mountain Flood disaster countermeasures in the Himalaya region
Singh Shrestha Development
Dr. Alan Werritty Dundee Univ.,U.K.
Living with floods:societal responses to changing floodrisk in 21st century
Prof. So Kazama Tohoku University
Evaluation of large scale water-related disasters
considering climate change
Mr. Koji Ikeuchi Cabinet Office
Projection of human and property losses by large scale
flooding in Tone-Ara Rivers and Technical Issues
Mr. Yuichi Ono
United Nations International Strategy for
Activities of the ISDR system and the ISDR secretariat Disaster Reduction
for implementing the Hyogo Framework for Action
Pro. Nigel Wright Professor, UNESCO-IHE
Iundation modeling and flood risk management
Dr. Shinji
Technical advisor, Newjec
Importance of introducing sediment transport process inEgashira
river planning
Mr. Masayuki
Invited Researcher, ICHARM
Debris-flow dewatering brakes
Watanabe-a promising tool for disaster management in developing
countriesDr. Mandira
ICIMOD (International Centre for Integrated Koshi Flood Disaster 2008
Shrestha
Mountain Development)
Prof. Reiko
Professor, Department of Life Science,
Future activities of ICSU (International Council for
KurodaGraduate School of Arts and Sciences, The Science)
University of Tokyo
Prof. Yukio
Tokyo Polytechnic University,
TPU Global COE Program NEW FRONTIER OF
TamuraDirector of Global Centre of Excellence
EDUCATION AND RESEARCH IN WIND ENGINEERING(GCOE)and IAWE Activities on Wind-related disaster reduction
Mr. Wouter
Senior water resources specialist,
CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN WATERLincklaen Arriens ADB（Asian Development Bank)RELATED DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Mr. Neil Britton
Senior disaster management specialist,
Mr. Terry Day
Specilist on Disaster Management Policy in
New Zealand,
Mr. Satoru
Director, Water Resources Policy Division,
Nishikawa
Water Resources Bureau,
MLIT, Japan
Dr. Rabindra Osti Researcher, ICHARM
Special lecture for ICHARM BEST PAPER AWARD
Prof. Syunsuke Department Chair,Sediment and nutrient transport in watershed and their
Ikeda
Civil and Environmental Engineering
impact on environmentof Tokyo Institute of Technology
Dr. Roland K.
Emeritus Professor of Hydroinformatics,
Development and practice of hydroinformatics
Price
UNESCO-IHE Delft, The Netherlands
Prof. Kengo
Professsor, Yamanashi University
Hydraulic Aspects of the Historical Flood Control Works in
Sunadathe Fuji River
Prof. Ganesh P. Professsor, University of Tokyo
Theoretical and Practical Issues of Water Resources and
SHIVAKOTI
Associated Risk Management in Asia
Prof.Tadashi
Professsor, Chuo University
Hot topics in Japanese water affairs
YamadaMr.Narcio
Brazilian Congressman
The problems of the floods in Brazil
Rodrigues
Prof. Daisuke
Professor, Hirosaki University
GLOF risk reduction in the Bhutan and Nepal Himalayas
Higakiwith reference to erosion and sedimentation problems

107

FY

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

108

No

Date

Lecturer

30

12-Nov-1031

25-Nov-10

32

7-Feb-11

33

13-Apr-11

34
35

21-Jun-11
21-Sep-11

36

17-Oct-11

37

13-Dec-11

Prof. Shoji
FukuokaAsso. Prof.
Associate Professor,
HiroshiDisaster Prevention Research Institute,
Takebayashi
Kyoto University
Asso. Prof. Frank Associate Professor,
van der Meulen UNESCO-IHE
Prof. Toshio
Professor, University of Tokyo
Koike
Dr. Rabindra Osti Senior Researcher, ICHARM
Prof. Djoko
Gajah Mada University , Yogyakarta,
LegonoIndonesia
Asso. Prof. Pat
Special-appointed Associate, Institute of
Yeh
Insustrial Science, The University of Tokyo
Prof. Toshio
Professor, University of Tokyo
Koike

38

13-Dec-11

39
40

28-May-12
11-Jun-12

41

11-Sep-12

42

26-Feb-13

43

27-May-13

44

12-Jun-13

45

18-Oct-13

46

13-Dec-13

47

16-Jan-14

48

10-Jun-14

29

10-Sep-10

49

27-Aug-14

50

1-Sep-14

51

1-Oct-14

52

3-Aug-15

53

7-Sep-15

Dr. Kim Sung

Position

Director, Sustainable Water Resources
Research Center, Korea Institute ofConstruction Technology
Professor, Chuo University

Prof. Takashi
Professor, Department of Environmental
AsaedaScience, Saitama University
Mr.Kenzo Hiroki Principal, ICHARM
Mr. Eisa
Deputy of technical and research affairs
Bozorgzadeh
Dr. Saied Yousefi Sr. Technical Expert, IWPCO
Mr. Imbe
Executive, Association for Rainwater
Masahiro
Storage and Infiltration Technology
Prof. András
Rector, UNESCO-IHE
Szöllösi-Nagy
Dr.Takahiro
Researcher, ICHARM
SayamaMr. Takezumi
President, Association for World Peace
Ban
Japan
Mr. Wouter T.
Leadership Coach and Advisor,
Lincklaen Arriens UNESCO-IHE
Mr. Hayato
Project Formulation Advisor (DRM), JICA
Nakamura
Philippine Office
Dr. Anthony Kiem Hydroclimatologist/Senior Lecturer,
Faculty of Science and IT, University of
Newcastle
Dr. Ursula
Chair, Global Water Partnership (GWP)
Schaefer-Preuss
Dr.Ania Grobicki GWP Executive Secretary

Lecture Title

Sustainable Water Resources Research Project (20012010) in Korea

Adaptation of River technology for climate change
Application of bed deformation analysis on natural rivers

Climate change and adaptation in Europe
Integrated Earth Observations and Predictions toward
Flood and Water Use under the Climate Change
Special lecture for ICHARM BEST PAPER AWARD
THE TRUE COLLABORATIVE-BASED LAHAR FLOWMONITORING SYSTEM IN A CHAOTIC CONDITION
Estimation of Evaporation and Terrestrial Water Storage
Change over Global Large River Basins
GEOSS Water Cycle Integrator
An Innovative Tool Contributing to Integrated Human
Security and Green Growth"
Ecological knowledge for natural disasters
Water, Disasters, and Green Economy
Analytical Study of Drought Management: Remarks andPointsForensic Management of Water Resources for Generating
Hydropower in IWPCO
Implementation of Well-balanced Hydrological System forthe Development along the Tsukuba Express LineHow should a (flood) early warning system be developedin data poor nations?
Rainfall-Runoff-Inundation of Large Scale Flooding：FromPrediction to Process Understanding
Earthquake Disaster and Poverty Prevention– Work of Toyohiko Kagawa
Expectation for Japan for improvement in the water
security in Asia
Typhoon Yolanda:
Gap between Philippine DRRM and Mega Disaster
Understanding and Adapting to Hydroclimatic Variability
and Change in the Asia-Pacific Region
GWP strategy

GWP : Building water security, climate resilience andintegrated management of water-related disasters
Dr.Mohamed Ait- Chair,GWP Technical Committee
THE GLOBAL WATER PARTNERSHIP: A KNOWLEDGE
Kad
NETWORK
Dr. Takahiro
Senior Researcher, ICHARM
Representation of Groundwater in Rainfall-RunoffSayama
Inundation Model
Dr. Yoshiki
Research Specialist, ICHARM
Method of simultaneous measurement for water discharge
Motonagaand sediment transport using Acoustic Doppler Current
Profiler ～ Technology to understand the phenomenon
under water-surface during flood ～Dr. Ali
Director of Regional Center on Urban Water Water resources issues in Iran and RCUWM-Tehran
Chavoshian
Management (RCUWM) under the auspicesof UNESCO
Dr. Kate White
Senior Lead for Global and Climate
Sharing Lessons Learned About Future Water Resources
Change, Institute of Water Resources, US Infrastructure Challenges
Army Corps of Engineers
Dr. Shahbaz
Deputy Director and Senior Program
Water Innovations and Cooperation -For Shaping theKhanSpecialist, UNESCO Jakarta
Future We Want for AllProf. Kun Yang Institute of Tibetan Plateau
Climate changes and their impacts on water cycle in the
Research,Chinese Academy of Sciences
Tibetan Plateau
M. LeventDistinguished Professor, University of
Maximum Precipitation Estimation over a River Basin by
KavvasCalifornia, Davis
Numerical Atmospheric Modeling

FY

2015

2016

No

Date

55

3-Mar-16

56

21-Jul-16

57

1-Dec-16

58

1-Dec-16

54

15-Feb-16

LecturerDr. Katsumi
Mushiake
Prof. Johannes
Cullmann
Prof. Christophe
Cudennec
Dr. Kelly M.
Kibler, AssistantProfessor
Dr. Yasutaka
Wakazuki

Dr. Srikantha
HerathPosition

Lecture Title

professor emeritus of both the University of Basic Act on Water Cycle: Hopes and Challenges
Tokyo and Fukushima University
Director, Climate and Water Department,
WMO's activities in flood forecasting and warningWorld Meteorological Organization (WMO)
Secretary General, International Association IAHS - A community effort to consolidate and disseminateof Hydrological Sciences (IAHS)
hydrological knowledge in an increasingly uncertain world
Water Resources Engineering, University of Flow alteration signatures of diversion hydropower: an
Central Florida
analysis of 32 rivers in southwestern China
Associate Professor of College of Science, Incremental dynamical downscaling for probabilistic
Ibaraki University
climate change projection and a dynamical approach for
precipitation nowcast
Senior Advisor, Ministry of Megapolis andIntegrated Flood Control and Water Management inWestern Development, Gov. of Sri Lanka
Colombo, Sri Lanka

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A-10 ICHARM Advisory and Governing Board members
ICHARM Advisory Board members
Name

Position

1st ICHARM Advisory Board Members
Mr. Eugene Z. Stakhiv
International Water Advisor
Mr. Maciej Zalewski

Director

Mr. Carlos E. Tucci

Professor

Mr. Muhammad A. Kahlown
Mr. Abou Amani
Mr. Anwar G. H. Jiries

Affiliation

IHP Category

Institute for Water Resources, U.S. Army Corps ofEngineers
International Centre for Ecology Polish Academy of
Sciences
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

Group I

W.Europe, N.America

Group II

E.Europe, Russia

Group III

Central America,
CaribbeanAsia, Oceania
AfricaArab

ChairmanPakistan Coucil of Research in Water ResourcesGroup IV
Senior Researcher
Scientific coordinator of Agrhymet Regisonal Centre
Group V
Professor of Hydrogeology andGroup VI
Environmental Sciences, Directorof The Water and Environment
Research Center (WERC), Mu'tah
University
Mr. András Szöllösi-Nagy
Director
Water Sciences Division, UNESCO
Mr. Avinash C. Tyagi
Director
Department of Hydrology and Water Resorces, WMO
Mr. Salvano Briceno
Director
UN/ISDR
Mr. Hans van Ginkel
RectorUnited Nations University (UNU)
Mr. Richard A. Meganck
Director
UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education
Mr. Atsushi Hatanaka
Deputy Director
JICA
Mr. Hiroaki Taniguchi
Vice-Minister for Engineering
MLIT
Affairs
2nd ICHARM Advisory Board Members
Mr. Eugene Z. Stakhiv
Executive Director
Institute for Water Resources (IWR),
Group I
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Mr. Maciej Zalewski
Director
The European Regional Centre for Ecohydrology u/aGroup II
UNESCO
Mr. Carlos EDUARDO Tucci
Professor
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Group IIIMr. Keizrul bin Abdullah
Former Director General
The Department of Irrigation and Drainage
Group IV
Mr. Mohamed-Bahaa Eldin
Emeritus Professor
Hydraulics Research Institute, National Water Research Group V
Ahmed Mohamed Saad
CenterMr. Francis Musyoka Mutua
Associate Professor
University of Nairobi
Group VI
Mr. András Szöllösi-Nagy
Representative of the Director
UNESCO
GeneralMr. Avinash C. Tyagi
Director
Climate and Water Department, WMO
Mr. Konrad Ostervalder
RectorUnited Nations University
Mr. Salvano Briceno
Director
UN/ISDR
Mr. Richard A. Meganck
Rector
UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education
Mr. Kenzo Ohshima
Senior Vice- President
JICA
Mr. Hiroaki Taniguchi
Vice-Minister for Engineering
MLIT
Affairs
3rd ICHARM Advisory Board Members
Mr. Eugene Z. Stakhiv
US Co-Director, IJC Upper Lakes
Group I
Study, and Technical Director,
UNESCO-ICIWaRM Institute for
Water Resources
Mr. Zurab D. Kopaliani
Head
Laboratory for Computation and Forecasting RiverGroup II
Channel Changes, State Hydrological Institute (SHI)
Mr. Basil FernandezManaging Director
Water Resources Authority
Group IIIMr. Keizul bin Abdullah
Former Director General
Department of Irrigation and Drainage, Malaysia
Group IV
Mr. N'Guessan Bi Tozan Michel Director
Water Resources, Ministry of Environment, Water and Group V (a)* Representative of Biémi Jean
ForestMr. Mohamed-Bahaa Eldin
Emeritus Professor
Hydraulics Research Institute, National Water Research Group V (b)Ahmed Mohamed Saad
CenterMr. Avinash C. Tyagi
Director
Climate and Water Department, WMO
Mr. Kenyu Koumura
Vice Minister for Engineering
MLIT
Affairs
Mr. Konrad Osterwalder
RectorUnited Nations University (UNU)
Mr. Noriaki Nagatomo
Senior Advisor to Director
Global Environmental Department,* Representative of the Vice
GeneralJICA
President, JICA
Mr. Salvano Briceno
Director
UN/ISDR

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USA
PolandBrazilMalaysia
Egypt
Kenya

USA

RussiaJamaica
Malaysia
Cote d'Ivoire
Egypt

Name

Position

Affiliation

IHP Category

Mr. Siegfried Demuth
Chief
Hydrological Processes and Climate Section, Division* Representative of theof Water Sciences, Natural Sciences Sector, UNESCO
Director General, UNESCO
Mr. Stefan Uhlenbrook
Professor, Hydrology and Water* Representative of the Rector, Resources, UNESCO-IHE
UNESCO-IHE
Professor, Hydrology, Delft
University of Technology

1st ICHARM Advisory Board Meeting(September 15, 2006)

2nd ICHARM Advisory Board Meeting(October 1, 2008)

3rd ICHARM Advisory Board Meeting(September 29, 2010)

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ICHARM Governing Board members
Name

Position

1st ICHARM Governing Board Members
Takashi Shiraishi
President
Johannes Cullmann
Chairperson
Margareta Wahlström

Special Representative

Masami Fuwa
Toshiyuki Adachi

Director General
Vice Minister for Engineering
Affairs
Chief Executive
Director

Taketo Uomoto
Blanca JimenezCisneros
2nd ICHARM Governing Board Members
Shoichi Ando
Professor
Korenfeld Federman
Chairperson
Yuki Matsuoka

Head

Kunihiro Yamauchi
Koji Ikeuchi

Director General
Vice Minister for Engineering
Affairs
President
Director

Taketo Uomoto
Shahbaz Khan

Affiliation

GRIPS
International Hydrological Programme (IHP)
Intergovernmental Council
The Secretary-General for Disaster Risk
Reduction (ISDR)
Global Environment Department, JICA
Mr. Akihiko Tanaka, President, JICA
MLIT
PWRI
Division of Water Science, UNESCO

Ms. Irina Bokova, Director-General, UNESCO

Disaster Management Policy Program, GRIPS Dr. Takashi Shiraishi, President, GRIPSInternational Hydrological Programme (IHP)
Intergovernmental Council
The UNISDR Japan Liaison Office
Mr. Robert Glasser, Special Representativeof the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk
Reduction (ISDR)
Global Environment Department, JICA
Mr. Shinichi Kitaoka, President, JICA
MLIT
PWRI
UNESCO Regional Science Bureau for Asiaand the Pacific

1st ICHARM Governing Board Meeting(February 25, 2014)

2nd ICHARM Governing Board Meeting(March 3, 2016)112

In place of:

Ms. Irina Bokova, Director-General, UNESCO

A-11 List of MoUs with organizations
MoU currently in effect
MoU already expired

NO. Title
1

2

3

Country

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
U.S.A.
BETWEEN THE INSTITUTE FOR
WATER RESOURCES(IWR) AND
THE INTERNATIONAL CENTRE
FOR WATER HAZARD AND RISKMANAGEMENT(ICHARM)MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
INTERNATIONAL
BETWEEN THE PUBLIC WORKS RESEARCH ORGANIZATOIN
INSTITUTE OF JAPAN AND THE UNITED
NATIONS UNIVERSITY
Amendment 1 to the Implementing
U.S.A.
arrangement concerning researchcooperation in the field of watershed andriver system management(Extension)
Memorandum of Understanding
Netherlands

Organization

Date

Termination date

THE INSTITUTE FOR WATERRESOURCES(IWR)

2006/7/3

Not stated

UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY

2006/8/22

2011/8/21

Bureau of Reclamation of the
Department of the Interior of theUnited States of America

2007/6/20

2012/6/19

UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water
Education(UNESCO-IHE)
Regional Centre on Urban Water
Management(RCUWM-TEHRAN)

2008/6/9

2013/6/8

2008/6/9

Flood Control and Sabo
Engineering Center(FCSEC)
2009 Comprehensive Waterrelated Disaster Management in
Developing Countries

2008/7/21

Effective for the periodof IHP-VII. Renewable by
the mutual agreement inwriting of both parties
2013/7/20

5

MOU: Comprehensive cooperation

Iran

6

Philippines

7

MOU: Cooperation in the field of waterrelated disaster mitigation
MOU: Yamanashi University

Japan

8

Memorandum of Understanding

CHINA

International Research andTraining Center on Erosion and
Sedimaentation(IRTCES)

2009/9/18

9Preliminary Memorandum ofUnderstanding
Memorandum of Understanding

BrazilHydroEx (Institute for Applied
Water Science)
Tsunami and Disaster Mitigation
Research Center (TDMRC)- SYIAHKUALA UNIVERSITY
Kyoto University

2010/5/25

2014/3/31
Automatically renewed
every 3 years unless one ofthe parites gives a notice of
the intention to terminate
the agreement
Effective for the periodof IHP-VII. Renewable by
the mutual agreement inwriting of both parties
Not stated2010/6/21

2015/6/20

2010/1/25

2015/1/24

Mekong River Commission (MRC)2010/9/3

Not stated(only effective for theperiod of ADB RETA-7276?)

2011/9/1
Japan Aerospace Exploration
AgencyInfrastrucre Development Institute2015/3/31
Automatically renewed
every year unless one ofthe parites gives a notice of
the intention to terminate
the agreement
2016/9/20

10

11
12

13

14
15

16

17

18

19

20
21
22

Indnesia

General Memorandum for Academic
Japan
Cooperation and Exchange
Support to the Mekong River Commission INTERNATIONAL
to develop flood vulnerability indices
ORGANIZATOIN(FVIs) in the Lower Mekong Basin underthe ADB RETA-7276 by the ICHARM
Agreement of research on analysis andJapanpractical use of Earth observation satellite
data for water-related disaster forecasting

General Memorandum for Academic
Cooperation and Exchange
Memorandum of Understanding on
Research Exchange and TechnicalCooperation
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
between
ICHARM, CERI and SHIAgreement on the implementation of
the collaborative doctoral program on
disaster management
MOU: Collaboration in research andcapacity building in the fields of water
hazard and risk management in thecontext of climate change
Memorandum of Understandhing
on Research Exchange and TechnicalCooperation
General Memorandum for Academic
Cooperation and Exchange
Memorandum of Understandings
Agreement on the promotion ofcollaboration and cooperation

Indonesia
Iran

Russia2009/3/27

Faculity of Engineering, Universitas 2011/9/21
Gadjah Mada (UGM)The Iran water and power resources 2013/4/12
development company(IWPC),
Ministry of Energy, Tehran, I.R.IRAN
State Hydrological Institute (SHI)
2013/8/5

Renewed on
2015/6/24

2018/8/4

National Graduate Institute for
Policy Studies

2014/2/25

2018/2/24

Netherlands

UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water
Education(UNESCO-IHE)

2014/5/23

2019/5/22

IranRegional Centre on Urban Water
Management(RCUWM-TEHRAN)

2014/9/1

2019/8/31

Japan

Disaster Prevention Research
2015/6/24
Institute (DPRI), Kyoto University
National mapping and Resource
2015/10/28
Information Authority (NAMRIA)
Research Center for Reinforcement 2015/12/16
of Resilient Function, National
Research Institute for Earth Scienceand Disaster ResilienceJapan

Renewed on
2014/5/23
Renewed on
2014/9/1

2018/4/11

Japan

Philippines

Extention

2020/6/23
2017/3/31
2018/3/31

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A-12 Mission of ICHARM and long-term programs
MissionThe mission of ICHARM is to serve as the Global Centre of Excellence for Water Hazard and Risk Management
by, inter alia, observing and analyzing natural and social phenomena, developing methodologies and tools, building
capacities, creating knowledge networks, and disseminating lessons and information in order to help governments andall stakeholders manage risks of water related hazards at global, national, and community levels. The hazards to beaddressed include floods, droughts, landslides, debris flows, tsunamis, storm surges, water contamination, and snow andice disasters.
We envision a Center of Excellence housing a group of leading people, superior facilities, and a knowledge base whichenables conducting i) innovative research, ii) effective capacity building, and iii) efficient information networking. Basedon these three pillars, ICHARM will globally serve as a knowledge hub for best national/local practices and an advisor inpolicy making.

Long-term programs (around 10 years)

ICHARM will engage in the following activities in order to fulfill the Mission, keeping in mind localism, a principle thattakes into account local diversity of natural, social and cultural conditions, being sensitive to local needs, priorities,
development stage, etc., within the context of global and regional experiences and trends:( i ) Innovative research
ICHARM has accumulated a broad range of knowledge and produced high-quality research outcomes to makepractical policy recommendations and solve problems in the field of water disaster reduction, including methods
for observing, forecasting and analyzing water related disaster hazards and methods for assessing, analyzing andmonitoring exposure and vulnerability.
Important global decisions were made and came to fruition in 2015, with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk
Reduction 2015-2030 (Sendai Framework) in March, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in September
and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change (Paris Agreement) in December. These decisions emphasized thecurrent disaster risk reduction on water hazard through a holistic view of the changes in hazards arising from climatechange, and in vulnerabilities and exposures arising from societal and environmental problems, and also stressed
the importance of future disaster risk reduction through monitoring and prediction of water related hazard risks.
Another area commonly pointed out in these agreements is the challenge of building disaster resilient communities,
referring to ones practicing the enhancement of disaster preparedness to minimize damage and prevent disasters
similar to previous ones, while, once hit by a disaster, quickly shifting their focus to emergency response
2 efforts and then to restoration and recovery under the concept of “Build Back Better”. Additionally, it is worth notingthat all these agreements strongly recommend maximizing the role of science and technology in these efforts.
Based on the background above, ICHARM will implement the following research in cooperation with otherorganizations:(1) Data collection, storage, sharing, and statistics on water related disasters
It is often difficult for developing countries to formulate effective disaster management plans suitable for thecharacteristics of water related disasters and local-specific natural and social conditions. This can be attributed
to insufficient systems to collect, store, share and statistically arrange data on disaster damage and hydrologicaland meteorological events. Recognizing such attributions as the most fundamental gaps in disaster risk
reduction, ICHARM will implement research on data collection, storage, sharing, and statistics on water related
disasters as one of its major research themes.
ICHARM will conduct research on technologies to collect and store data and information regarding hazards,
exposure and vulnerability, and to share them among stakeholders while facilitating national and local efforts
to collect, store and share data through developing and applying feasible technologies for data collection andinformation sharing among stakeholders. ICHARM will also promote such efforts by developing methods of
combining local data with satellite observation or numerical model outputs to produce data and information fora wide area that cannot be obtained if a system depends solely on local observation. Technical assistance will
be provided in other related areas, for example, for countries to compile highly reliable statistical data and todevelop a database for stakeholders to exchange and share data and information in real time.

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As such, ICHARM will continue its contribution to disaster risk reduction through the research on data collection,
storage, sharing, and statistics as the most fundamental infrastructure.

(2) Risk assessment on water related disasters
ICHARM has been developing technologies and methods for risk assessment of water related disasters
as an independent knowledge from each other; for example, hazard assessment technologies such as theIntegrated Flood Analysis System (IFAS) and the Rainfall-Runoff-Inundation (RRI) model and vulnerability
assessment methods such as an economic damage assessment method separately. However, it is important toeffectively integrate the assessment of hazards, exposures and vulnerabilities in order to promote the sharedunderstanding of water related disaster risk among all stakeholders on a basin-wide scale.
ICHARM will develop, verify and improve methodologies to integrate the assessment of hazards, exposuresand vulnerabilities. ICHARM will conduct case studies into risk assessment of water related disasters, taking
local conditions into account, and use the outputs to assist local communities in their own risk assessment anddisaster risk reduction tailored to local backgrounds. Additionally, since monitoring methods for its global targets
in the Sendai Framework has not been agreed, ICHARM tries to make a contribution to the development of a
globally applicable method by conducting and comparing the results of such local case studies.
As such, ICHARM will contribute to the relevant information creation for supporting risk communication andunderstanding the risk of water related disasters.

(3) Monitoring and prediction of changes in water related disaster risk
Water related disaster risk changes over time due to the changes in hazards arising from climate change
and also the changes in vulnerabilities arising from urbanization. Under such increases in risks, prevention
measures based on the present risk information may not be effective on future disasters. Furthermore, without
properly estimating the effects of measures planned under the increased risk, the economic efficiency ofdisaster-related investment might be underestimated. To avoid such misperception, ICHARM will continue
research on forecasting future risk derived from the change between the past and the present.
Specific research themes include the development, verification and improvement of methods for monitoring andforecasting changes in hazards due to climate changes with various temporal scales ranging from season to alonger period of time under the influence of climate change, and also include the development, verification andimprovement of methods for monitoring and forecasting changes in exposure and vulnerability to water related
disasters due to development or social and economic changes. These methods will be applied to case studies,
whose outcomes will be used to provide support for local communities to arrange the methods according totheir needs and conditions so that they will effectively use the modified methods to mitigate future risks of water
related disasters by themselves. The methods with various local adjustments will be further developed andcompared with each other, eventually becoming applicable as global standards.
ICHARM will continue its contribution to effective disaster risk policymaking under the increased risk of water
related disasters.

(4) Proposal, evaluation and application of policy ideas for water related disaster risk reduction
Irrationally low priority of the investment in disaster risk reduction creates many disasters and disturbs
sustainable development in developing countries. ICHARM will propose and evaluate policy ideas for water
related disaster risk reduction based on the local backgrounds in order to visualize the effectiveness andefficiency on investments in disaster risk reduction.
The research includes the analysis on concrete policy ideas in terms of adaptability to the actual field withconsidering the local lifestyle, socio-economic activities and future changes of risk, and building consensus
among stakeholders regarding the significance of disaster risk reduction policies in the context of sustainable
development under climate change, to support the formulation of independent and new policy proposal by eachcountry. The research also develops methods and models capable of evaluating the socio-economic effectof individual disaster related policies. Applying the developed risk assessment methods in (2), methods andmodels for policy evaluation and decision making will be developed, verified, and improved. These case studies
will be applied through international projects.
As such, ICHARM will continue its contribution to the decision-making on investments in disaster risk reduction
by states and funding agencies.

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(5) Support in constructing the applicability of water-related disaster management
Although some cases have reported that disaster reduction measures were highly effective, other cases
have also reported on unfortunate incidents in which the malfunction of communicating critical information
to residents delayed their evacuation and resulted in a catastrophe. It has also pointed out that communities
should take appropriate relief and emergency measures for prompt restoration and better recovery even at theunexpectedly large-scale disaster. This shows the necessity of technical support that local governments andresidents should be well aware of disaster prevention and mitigation, and then implement them in practice. With
the wide understanding of the structure of local communities and the patterns of human behavior, ICHARM willdevelop and apply the methods of planning and implementing a wide range of disaster management measureseffectively during disasters with consensus building among stakeholders.
ICHARM will support the implementation of means for effectively sharing information from an early warning
system and other sources among administrators and residents, and also support the development, verification
and application of the collaboration among various sectors for disaster risk reduction, continuity of operations
planning based on local needs and conditions, and the improvement of interoperability during disaster
responses linking administrative functions effectively at all levels.
As such, ICHARM will continue its contribution to constructing local applicability of water related disastermanagement through improving practitioners’ and people’s understanding on disaster risk and their practice.
( ii ) Effective capacity building
Local capacity is essential to sound management of water related risks. Through provision of
cutting-edge training which emphasizes development and application of advanced knowledge
5 and solutions, ICHARM supports a global network of exemplary practitioners of water related hazard and risk
management.
(1) Foster the development of solution-oriented practitioners and Training-of-Trainers (TOT) instructors, with solid
theoretical and engineering competence who will contribute effectively to the planning and practice of disastermanagement at any levels, from local to international.
(2) Build a network of local experts and institutions equipped to address water related risks with accumulated
knowledge and applied skill both in research and practice, through trainings on occasion of international
projects and education/training activities at ICHARM.
( iii ) Efficient information networking
ICHARM’s broad knowledge base and primary research findings support powerful and comprehensive opinions
which guide water related hazard and risk management solutions from global to local scales.
(1) Accumulate, analyze and disseminate major water related disaster records and experiences through worldwide
practitioners’ networking.
(2) Mainstream disaster risk reduction policy by facilitating active collaboration and communication within an
influential global institutional network, such as the International Flood Initiative, and through dissemination oftechnical knowledge for water related hazard and risk management.

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A-13 Brochures and newsletters
Brochures
2004

2005

2006

2007

2009

2012

2014

2017

Newsletters
Newsletter from theSecretariat for Preparatory
Activities of UNESCO-PWRI
CentreNo.1(September 2004)

No.2(November 2004)
No.3(January 2005)
No.4(March 2005)
No.5(May 2005)
No.6(July 2005)
No.7(October 2005)
No.8(January 2006)

ICHARM Newsletter
No.1(March 2006)

No.12(April 2009)

No.23(January 2012)

No.34(October 2014)

No.2(August 2006)
No.3(December 2006)
No.4(March 2007)
No.5(July 2007)
No.6(October 2007)
No.7(January 2008)
No.8(April 2008)
No.9(August 2008)
No.10(November 2008)
No.11(January 2009)

No.13(July 2009)
No.14(October 2009)
No.15(January 2010)
No.16(April 2010)
No.17(July 2010)
No.18(October 2010)
No.19(January 2011)
No.20(April 2011)
No.21(July 2011)
No.22(November 2011)

No.24(April 2012)
No.25(July 2012)
No.26(October 2012)
No.27(January 2013)
No.28(April 2013)
No.29(July 2013)
No.30(October 2013)
No.31(January 2014)
No.32(April 2014)
No.33(July 2014)

No.35(January 2015)
No.36(April 2015)
No.37(July 2015)
No.38(October 2015)
No.39(January 2016)
No.40(April 2016)
No.41(July 2016)
No.42(October 2016)
No.43(January 2017)117

A-14 Chronological summary of main events
Year number since 2006

1

2

3

Fiscal Year

2006

2007

2008

2009

Staff size at the start of every April

15

22

28

31

Budget (Million Yen)

352.3

394.4

349.1

380.0

2006,3.6
Major events of ICHARM

Establishment

4

Assigned as Asis-Pacific(1st Director: Dr. Kuniyoshi

Water Forum Knowledge

Takeuchi)Hubs
1st Asia Pacific Water Forum 5th World Water Forum

Major international events

1st Advisory Board Meeting

Advisory Board (AB) / Governing Board (GB)ICHARM Inauguration

Events hosted by ICHARM

2nd Advisory Board Meeting
ICHARM Quick Report

Commemorative Symposium

ICHARM International

ICHARM Quick Report

Symposium

MEXT funded KAKUSHIN
Program
MEXT funded SOSEI Program- IFAS ver.1 release

Research

Contribution to WWAP3- Turn-over ceremony and
Seminar on Debris-flow

Major research output

Countermeasures by ADB
fund
OthersSATREPS, ISO/TC113

Ph.D. Course(Num. of Graduate/Enrollee)
M.Sc. Course

11

9

20

10

13

(Num. of enrollee)
Short training course(Num. of participants)

Flood Hazard Mapping

16

Local Emergency Operation Plan

10

With Flood Hazard Map
Capacity development for Adaptation
to Climate Change

Training

Capacity Development for Flood
Risk Management with IFAS
Follow-up activity for ex-trainees

Kula Lumpur, Malaysia

IFAS local seminar/training

Guangzhou, China

Manila, Philippines

31

83

89

- ISDR Tsunami training
course (11 participants)- Training workshop for the

Othersvalidation of the Global
Flood Alert System (GFAS)(7 participants)

Typhoon Committee
Information
networking

International Flood Initiative (IFI)
Step 1

Sentinel Asia

Step 2ADB TA7276: Supporting
Investment in Water-Related
Disaster Management
ADB TA8456: Transformationof Urban Management
UNESCO “Strategic trengtheningof Flood Warning and anagement

1st phase

Capacity"
Local practices

UNESCO “Strategic trengtheningof Flood Warning and anagement

2nd phase

Capacity"(IFAS ver.1 release)
IFAS application to local places

Application to Solo Riverbasin in Indoemsia

RRI application to local places- Director Takeuchi awarded
the 2008 International
Contribution Award by theJapan Societyof Civil Engineers (JSCE)

Awards

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5

6

7

8

9

10

11

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

28

39

47

46

51

52

50

393.5

445.9

474.4

462.5

481.3

470.4

2013.7.23

Renewal of

Agreement between GoJ

2nd Director: Dr. Toshio
Koike

and UNESCO
5th Conference of the

UN special high-level

2nd Asia Pacific Water

3rd UN World Conference- 7th World Water Forum

Asian Pacific Association

6th World Water Forumsession on water and

Forumon Disaster Risk Reduction- UN special high-levelof Hydrology and Water

disasters (2013.3.6)

session on water andResources (APHW)

disasters )- 2016 AWCS

3rd Advisory Board Meeting

1st Governing Board

2nd Governing Board

Meeting
ICHARM International

Meeting

ICFM5

ICHARM International

Symposium

Symposium
Workshop "The effect ofclimate change in lower
West Rapti river basin"

Controbution to AWDO2010 - Quick response-type

Controbution to AWDO2013

Community-level

simulations in Chao Phraya

Evidence-Based Flood

River basin by RRI modelContingency Planning in the- Development of FDPI

Philippines

( /1)

( /3)

( /2)

(1/3)

(1/2)

(2/2)

12

19

12

12

13

13

12

11

20

16

20

20

RRI with GUI release7

Hanoi, Viet Nam

Bangkok, Thailand

Dhaka, Bangladesh

Kula Lumpur, Malaysia

Jakarta, Indonesia

Tokyo, Japan

147

173

156

82

133

105

Workshop for "2012 Capacity Workshop "2013 Capacity

International summer

Development for Integrated

Development for Integrated

program with Tokyo

Flood Risk Management inFlood Risk Management in

University

Pakistan"

Pakistan"

Step 3(IFAS ver.2 release)

Introduction of Auto IFAS

Introduction of Auto IFAS in/ in Cagayan River in the

Kelantan and Dungun River

Philippines

in Malaysia/ in Pakistan (by PMD)(RRI developed)

Introduction of RRI in JICA

Introduction in the Lower

Application to Myammar (by (RRI with GUI release)

Application to Chao Phraya

Project

area of Indus River (byADB fund)River basin

PMD)- ICHARM Director Takeuchi - ICHARM Researcher
awarded the International
Sayama awarded the 2013
Hydrology Prize
Young Scientists’ Prize by
MEXT Minister- ICHARM Research Team
awarded the Best Research - RRI Model awarded
Exchange Award in the 2013 the 15th Infrastructure
SAT Technology Showcase Technology Development
Award 2013
- Research Specialist
Kamimera awarded by aVietnamese Ministry- ICHARM Researchers
Sayama awarded the Best
Paper Award by JSCE

- ICHARM awarded
outstanding award at Water
showcas, 7th World Water
Forum- ICHARM Researcher
Yorozuya awarded 16th
- ICHARM Director Toshio
Infrastructure Technology
Koike awarded the Science
Development Award andAward
PWRI Chief Executive Award- ICHARM Researcher
Ohara awarded the best
paper award by ISSS

- Advisor Kuniyoshi Takeuchi
awarded the certificate ofappreciation by the Jakarta
Office of the UNESCO IHP-Advisor Kuniyoshi Takeuchi
awarded the UNESCO-IHP
RSC-SEAP Award- ICHARM's risk
management teamawarded with a certificate ofappreciation from Philippines
Calumpit Mayor

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Editors’ note:
We are pleased to have this 10th anniversary publication completed just before the 11th anniversary. We thank all the contributors foryour valuable inputs.
The publication of this anniversary volume aims to keep precious records of ICHARM activities we have had so far as much andaccurately as possible and express our sincere thanks to all the supporters for the past decade. At the same time, we wish to present
the current activities and enthusiasm of ICHARM to all who share the common objectives with us and to ask for continuous support for
the next decade. We hope our wishes reach the readers.
The editorial process was not easy. The substantive editorial work started late July 2016 and took much time to make sure that all theimportant records were included. Still, many missing parts were found only after the final shape of the publication emerged in January
2017 and had to bother quite many people with late requests. We thank you for your cooperation.
Many staff contributed to the editorial process. To mention just a few, Yoko Hagiwara served as the main engine and information
clearance during the most difficult stage of the first three months till unfortunately she had to leave ICHARM as her contract came toan end. Daisuke Kuribayashi, as the longest witness of ICHARM, was the key person throughout the editorial process, collecting andchecking all records and controlling the quality of all materials. Shigeyuki Senda assembled all collected materials into a single volume
and rearranged them over and over to the final form. Masahiko Okubo checked and edited English translation and did the final polishingof all texts. Hitoshi Umino took care of column arrangements and internal organizational logistics. Yoshio Tokunaga made all theadministrative arrangements. Needless to say, the publication was never possible without enormous support of all ICHARM members,
for which we express our deepest gratitude.
Recalling decadal activities of ICHARM, the editorial staff were indeed overwhelmed by the great change and development that ICHARM
has made since its start and a countless number of people who worked together. It is the human network and fusion of wills that makeany difficult challenges successful. We all hope that the next decade will be even more productive in the cooperation that can make ourwishes come true.
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ICHARM 10th Anniversary Publication Task TeamKuniyoshi Takeuchi
Toshio Koike
Katsuhito Miyake
Yoshio Tokunaga
Hitoshi Umino
Daisuke Kuribayashi
Yoko Hagiwara
Shigeyuki Senda
Masahiko Okubo

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