Report on JICA training course “Capacity Development for Adaptation toClimate Change –Climate Modeling and Analysis”
ICHARM conducted a JICA training course entitled “Capacity Development forAdaptation to Climate Change –Climate Modeling and Analysis” from 8 February to 10
March 2011 under a contract with JICA Tokyo. This training course was scheduled forthree consecutive years from 2008. It was conducted at the Meteorological ResearchInstitute in the first two years and this year at ICHARM.
The purpose of this training course was to strengthen the abilities of government
officials in developing countries to evaluate the impacts of climate change on rivers andto design adaptation strategies to them.
Seven trainees participated in the training; one each from Bangladesh, Thailand, thePhilippines, Viet Nam and three from Indonesia.
The training course started with the opening ceremony at PWRI. The ceremony wasattended by Mr. Shimoda (Director of the Economic Infrastructure Development andEnvironment Division, JICA Tokyo), Ms. Yoshida (Deputy director of the Division, JICATokyo), Ms. Sato (JICE Coordinator), Director Takeuchi, Dr. Jayawardena (research andtraining adviser of ICHARM), and Deputy Director Tanaka.

Opening Ceremony
In the first week, the trainees received a lecture outlining disasters by Dr. Takeuchi
and engaged in exercises to learn from Ms. Aoki (Senior consultant of IC Net Limited)
how to use the Project Cycle Management (PCM) technique, with which they cananalyze problems objectively writing tree diagrams and plan effective countermeasuresby making Plan of Operation.
In the second week, they continued being given lectures on fundamentals of climatechange. Dr. Kito, Dr. Kamiguchi and Dr. Nakaegawa, all from the MeteorologicalResearch Institute, lectured on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
and future climate forecasting by a high resolution climate model and the validation ofits reliability. Dr. Nakamura of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport andTourism (MLIT) delivered a lecture on climate change adaptation strategies to copewith water-related disasters in Japan. Mr. Ishiwatari of JICA also gave a lecture onclimate change adaptation strategies in developing countries. ICHARM researchers also
lectured on various subjects: Mr. Fukami on how to utilize GCM, Dr. Huang onhydrological analysis, Dr. Sayama on rainfall and runoff analysis, and Mr. Kanno onhydrological observation.

PCM exercise by Ms. Aoki

Lecture by Dr. Kito

(IC Net)(Meteorological Research Institute)Lecture by Mr. Ishiwatari

Lecture by Mr. Kanno(JICA)(ICHARM)

In the third week, they started practical exercises to learn how to conduct impact
assessment of climate change while continuing exercise on hydrological statistic by Dr.
Huang. They were also given IFAS exercise instructed by Mr. Nabesaka, Mr. Ozawa andMr. Kawakami, all from ICHARM, by which the trainees simulated discharge change
under different precipitation conditions possibly caused by climate change by using dataof their own countries.
The trainees also participated in field trips around Japan. They visited the Tokyo
Shirako River regulating ponds to see flood countermeasures in the densely populatedcity, thanks to the Tokyo 4th Construction Office. Arakawa River Downstream Office ofMILT also kindly gave the trainees a chance to see the super-levee in Shinden District
and the disaster awareness promotion named “Marugoto-Machigoto hazard map”, inwhich they post flood information signs at a number of places around the ward as ifusing the ward itself as a hazard map. They also visited the Gokase and Kita Rivers inNobeoka City, Miyazaki Prefecture, to learn flood countermeasures of rural area. They
received explanations by Ms. Doi and Mr. Yamada of NPO Gokase River Basin Network,Mr. Takahashi of Nobeoka Public Works Office of Miyazaki Prefecture, Mr. Sakamotoand Mr. Kai of MLIT branch officers, and visited some sites to learn non-structuralcountermeasures such as an “e-disaster prevention map (using with GIS)”, tatamilevees (tatami is Japanese traditional mat used in houses), excavations, several kasumi
levees (discontinuous levees), elevated houses, signs indicating past flood water levels.
The trainees were surprised to find that not only large-scale structures but alsocountermeasures designed based on the concept of living with nature have been
implemented, as well as measures to raise awareness of disaster prevention.

Shirako River regulating pond

Marugoto-machigoto hazard map

Explanation of Gokase River

Explanation of activities of theat Riverpal Gokase by Mr. Sakamoto

Gokase River basin Network by Ms.

(MLIT)Doi and Mr. Yamada

Tatami levee in Gokase River

Explanation of an excavation site by Mr.

Explanation of kasumi levees and signs

Explanation of the elevated houseof past flood levels by Mr. Takahashi(Nobeoka River and Road Office)Kai (MLIT)

Explanation of the elevated house
under construction
After the field trips, the trainees each prepared an action plan by using the PCM
method. They planned activities that will be implemented in their own countries andpresented their action plans on the last day of the course.

Action plan presentation

Speech by Dr. Takeuchi

After the presentation, the closing ceremony was held at PWRI attended by Mr.
Aoyama (JICA senior advisor on climate, environment and energy), Ms. Yoshida of JICA,
Director Takeuchi and Deputy Director Tanaka. After Mr. Aoyama handed thecertificate to each trainee, Mr. Mai Khiem Van from Viet Nam made a speech on behalfof the group. The training course ended the whole program successfully.

At last, we would like to express special thanks to Tokyo 4th Construction Office,Arakawa River Downstream Office of MLIT, Nobeoka River and Road Office of MLIT,Nobeoka Public Works Office of Miyazaki Prefecture, NPO Gokase River Basin Network
for their contribution to the field trips despite their busy schedules.