ICHARM
Achievements in 2006-08
andCommitments to 2008-10
International Center for Water Hazard andRisk Management (ICHARM)
under the auspices of UNESCO
Public Works Research Institute (PWRI)
Tsukuba Japan
Tsukuba,Intensifying Water Disasters
z Tsunami
Ti att Solomon
S lz China
Chi
M JMay-June‘08

Apr ‘06z UK July ‘07
07
z Nepal-India-Bangladesh
July Aug ‘07
July-Aug07
z Sidr Nov ‘07
z Nargis May ‘08
08

z Midwest USA June ‘08
z Mekong Aug ‘08‘z Japan June-Aug ‘08(59 new records in 1205stations in hourly precip)zAustralian drought ‘06-Increasing International Efforts
z IPCC AR4z IFI

z G8 Hailigendamm
H ilidz UNSGAB High-level
Hi h llz G8 Toyako

Panelz New UNESCO
Water centersz ICSU IRDRz COP13z APWFz ISFD4ICHARM in action
z Foundation on 6 March 2006z Financially supported by PWRI
PWRI, MLIT
MLIT, MEXT
MEXT,JICA, ISDR, ADB, …
z Supported
St db
by UNESCOUNESCO, WMO,WMO GRIPS,GRIPS JWF,JWF…, many universities, organizations & individualsz MOU withith USACE IWR,IWR IHE,IHE RCUWM
z Master Course teaching associates, ICHARMcoordinatorsz 29 members ((7 international,, 21 researchers))

ICHARM members(2008.7)

ICHARM Obj
Objectiveti
International Centre for Water Hazard and Risk Managementz To be the global Center of Excellence toprovide
id andd assisti t implementationi lt ti off thethbest practicable strategies to localities,
nations,ti
regions
iandd theth world
ld tot manage
the risk of water related hazards including
fl d dfloods,droughts,
ht landl d slides,
liddebrisd b i flows
fland water contamination.
• At the first stage, the priority is flood-related
disasters, and assumes

ICHARM Challenge
localismz Localism is a principle that takes into

account local diversity of natural
natural, socialand cultural conditions, being sensitive
to local needs
needs, priorities
priorities, development
stage, etc., within the context of global
and regional
gexperiences
pand trends.
zIn developed countries, the major concerns are••z

the increasingg cost of pprotecting
g urban p
properties
pand activities andthe consensus building on individual and public share.

In developing countries the major concerns are• the huge loss of human lives and• theth holdh ld backb k off economici development
dlt
where the basic problems root in poverty and governance.

Research (examples 1)z High-tech based Early Warning System &Ha ard MappingHazard• (with JAXA, MRI/JMA, IFNet/GFAS/IFAS etc.)
satellitet llit precipitation,i it ti
DEM
DEM, DHM
DHM, iinundationd ti
simulation, GoogleEarth, FHM
z Impact assessment of global warming onfloods (MEXT fund for FY 2007-2011)• JMA/MRI AGCM (20km mesh) by Earth SimulaterÆ interpretation to ground reality on the globe andpvulnerable regions
gin 2030 & 2100
specificHigh-tech based Early Warning System & Hazard Mapping

Owned & operated by local practitioners

Research (examples 2)
z Local studies• Identification of the real needs of the people indiverse localities) Æ Diagnosis & Prescription• Study on local disasters (BGD
(BGD, LKA & PHL)
• Study together with local experts/communities (Nepal)• Disaster (Flood) Preparedness Indices & standards

z Policy effective information Å Analyses ofglobal data setsg• Global trends of water-related disasters
g Floods Year Book
• LargeTraining (examples)z Trainingag coucourses
ses in Tsukubasu uba• Flood hazard mapping course (2004-, JICA)• River and Dam engineeringgg course ((1969-,, JICA))• Comprehensive Tsunami training (2008-, ISDR)z Aftercare program in trainees countries• To support FHM implementation (2006-, JICA)• KL,, 2007;; Beijing
j g 2008

z Master Course on Water-related Riskgwith National Graduate Institute forManagement
Policy Studies (GRIPS) (Oct 2007-, JICA )• 2007-08: 10 students from BGD, CHN, IND, NPL, JPN• 2008-09: 9 students from BGD, CHN, NPL, IDN,THA, ETH

Objective of the Flood MasterProgramgz To foster solution oriented practitioners withsolid theoretical and engineering bases whoho canserve for planning and implementation of flood
management practices within the framework ofintegrated river basin management at national tolocal levels
levels.

2007-08 Class (First year graduates)

Information Networking(examples)z ICHARM assumes as:• Secretariat of IFI (International Flood Initiative ) ofUNESCO, WMO, ISDR & UNU• Focal point of WWAP on Risk Management• Asia-Pacific Knowledge Hub on water-related disasterrisk reductionz QuickQ i k ReportRt off Floods
Fl d• 2007 (UK, China), 2008 (USA, POL, MYS, KEN, EGY)z 10 ICHARM International Symposia/Sessions
z 14 ICHARM R&D seminars

Commitment of ICHARM
to the next biennium
Localism Practices
IFI
WWAPMasterMt Course
CFlood Preparedness Course
River & Dam Course

Sentinel Asia
Continue tofocus onflood-relateddisasters

Capacity Development
In cooperation
with JICA

Working as a
Knowledge HubSupported by ADB

IFNet/GFAS
IIntegratedtt dFlood Analysis
System (IFAS)High Technology
Flood risk assessment
under climate change
Supported by MEXTDevelopment of local ownershipof flood forecasts

SystemGlobal Data

Training

Local DataCCapacity
it DDevelopmentlt
z Improvement of master course program• Curriculum• Policy and institutional module• Lecturers/texts exchanges• Textbooks• More students from more countries (more scholarships)z Capacity development (from individual to organization)• Aftercare program• Organization-targeted training programLocalism Practices
with local partners as a knowledge hubz Identify real local problems in holisticmannerz Provide best practicable strategies &Assist implementation through• Local consultation
py developmentp• Capacity• High-technology

Disaster Preparedness Indices & Standards
as a tool to guide localism practices
Indices to check and monitor &St d d toStandards
t guideidfor society to come into a continuous
positive spiral towards better
preparedness against disasters.
The standard is not a list of facilities nor equipments to be installed,
but rather a list of institutional procedure that any community
commitit tot follow
f lltot assure a positive
iti spirali l operatet ini itits
community management system leading to a continuous
improvement in disaster preparedness.

Diagnosis of prefectural disaster preparedness in Japan

N tiNationall Average
A

Overall score

Fire Protection Agency,gy, Ministry
yof General Affairs, 2004i) Reviewa) Risk assessmenth) Education and trainingb) Damage
mitigationg) Information sharingc) Institutionalarrangementf)) Activityy planninggd)) Communication systemye) Equipments

Total
BasicRegularAppliedS
Strengthening
off partnershipz JICA• Capacity Development• Master Course (one year)• FHM/Flood Preparedness, River & Dam (short term)• Aftercare programz ADB• Philippines
Phili id b i control
debrist l(under planning)• FlFloodd forecastingfti systemtetc.,t Indonesia
I di• Indices development and risk assessment for Lower
Mekongg Basin countries• India and Bangladesh for flood risk reduction

Strengthening of partnershipz IHE: Lecturers exchangez RCUWM: Research onclimate change impact

z ICIWaRM: preparedness
indices, IRBMz NDRI,, ICIMOD: GLOF
z IRTCES/IWHR:z ERCE: Eco-hydrology
Eco h drolog
z HTC, …

z IFI: UNESCO, WMO, ISDR,UNU, …

z NARBO,z IRBM,z 5th ICFM (2011)z ICSU IRDRz WWF5, ISDR GP,Localism
Practices&Training居安思危 Be aware of risk while you are safe
思則有備 Awareness leads yyou ppreparednessp
有備無患 Preparedness leaves you no worry
Source： Zuo Qiuming “Zuoshi Commentary”
in Confucius ed. ”Spring and Autumn”, 480BC

Let us work together!
www.icharm.pwri.go.jp
ICHARM preparedness for floods

High Technology is a great
help but can not solve thesustainability issue.
Life styley has to changeg
less material dependent.

DoraemonHigh technology helps
people to protect themselves
藤子不二雄

Living with nature
Satsuki&Mei

宮崎駿

IFI aims
itot implement
i lt WSSD recommendations
d ti- taking into consideration thephysical parameters of flooding, its socio-economic conditions and the risk a society isprepared to take in order to achieve its development objectives.

IFI promotest an integrated
i t
t d approachh totflood management to take advantage of thebenefits of floods and use of flood plains
g the social,, environmental
while minimizing
and economic risks.

K k hi P
Kakushin
Program off MEXT
Innovative Program
gof Climate Changeg
Projection for the 21st Century
z MEXT research program for FY 2007-2011
z “Assessment
Assessment of climate-change
climate change impacts

on flood risk and its reduction measures on
the globe and specific vulnerable regions”
regionsz MRI/JMA 20km resolution AGCM climate
forecasts for 2030 and 2100 by Earth
Simulator

Community based flood hazard mapping

LegendRoad

BridgeTrail

Flooded Field

Drainage

Settlement

Potential .Refuges

TempleFloodedAreas

School(Evacuation C)Master Theses (Sep 2008)"Dam-break flood analyses in mid-down stream of Han River”

Mr. Dai, Ming-Long(China)"DevelopmentDevelopment of flood forecasting model in Brahmaputra
Valley of India"

Mr. Khanindra Barman
Mr(India)"Flood Hazard Mapping of Dhaka-Narayanganj-Demra (DND)
project using geo-informatics
geo informatics tools"
tools

Mr. Md. Aminul Islam(Bangladesh)"Rainfall run off modelling and inundation analysis of Bagmati
River at Terai Region of Nepal"

Mr. Mitra Baral(Nepal)“FloodFlood hazard and risk assessment in Mid
Mid-Eastern
Eastern part ofDhaka, Bangladesh”

Mr. Muhammad Masood
Mr(Bangladesh)"Flood risk analysis and risk management in Mengwa
Detention Basin"
Basin

Ms. YE, Li-Li(China)"Establishment of country-based flood risk index"

Mr. Yasuo Kannami(Japan)"The analysis"Thl i off flfloodd riski k awareness att resident
id t llevell iin
Mekong River Basin"

Mr. HiM
Hirohisahi Mi
Miura(Japan)"Impact assessment of road construction on the floodinundation in Dhaka,Dhaka Bangladesh
Bangladesh"

Mr. Ryota Ojima(Japan)"A fundamental study on the flows in the open channel network Mr. Ji Zhouin Wuxi City"(China)ICHARM works in alliancewith many relating organizations and programsz Working in alliance with• UNESCO water centers IHE,IHE USACE,
USACE IWHR
IWHR,
HTC, RCUWM, ERCE,• WMO,WMO ISDR
ISDR, UNU
UNU, Universities
Universities,• JICA, ADB, World Bank, UNEP, UNDP,• GEOSS,GEOSS IAHS/PUB,
IAHS/PUB IAHR,
IAHR APHW,
APHW CHES,CHES KWRA
KWRA,• ICSU, IUGG, GeoRisk Comm.,• JWF,JWF NARBO,
NARBO IFNet
IFNet, etcetc. etc
etc.