ICHARM- UNU Joint International Symposium“Floods – A global problem that needs local solutions”
28 September 2010 (Tue)10:00 〜 17:00

Venue: U Thant International Conference Hall
United Nations University (Tokyo)

Jingumae Crossing

Organizer: International Centre for Water Hazard and Risk
Management (ICHARM) under the auspices of UNESCO,
Public Works Research Institute (PWRI)

DoHarajuku

Meiji*No parking space available for visitors. Please use public transportation.

JRYamanoteLine

United Nations University

United NationsUniversity

Exit B2
Omotesando
StationKodomo no Shiroamya

Backup: MOFA, MEXT, MLIT, JSCE
Language: EnglishShibuyaStation

Contact & Registration: ICHARMriDoAo◎ This symposium is accredited as a Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Programby JSCE. Make sure to bring your CPD stamp sheet to earn a participation stamp.

Pre-registration
required

Omotesando
Crossingri

Jingumae 5‒53‒70, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo URL: http://www.unu.edu/Aoyama
GakuenUniversity

Roppongi Doriicharm@pwri.go.jp

Closing date for registration is 17 September 2010

Schedule (tentative)(9:30 -10:00 Registration)

10:00 -10:15

Opening remarks by organizers
Taketo Uomoto
Konrad Osterwalder

10:15 -10:30

Chief Executive, PWRI

Rector, UNU

Congratulatory speeches by guests of honor
MOFAMEXTMLIT

10:30 -11:50

ICHARM and International Flood Initiative (IFI) activities
Director and researchers of ICHARM
Senior Academic Programme Oﬃcer, UNU
Srikantha Herath(11:50 -13:20 Lunch)

13:20 -14:50

Regional reports
Eugene Z. Stakhiv

US Co-Director, IJC Upper Lakes Study, &Technical Director, UNESCO-ICIWaRM Institute for Water Resources [U.S.A.]

Head, Laboratory for Computation and Forecasting River Channel Changes, State Hydrological Institute (SHI) [Russia]
Zurab D. Kopaliani
Managing Director, Water Resources Authority [Jamaica]
Basil Fernandez
Keizrul bin Abdullah Former Director General, Department of Irrigation and Drainage [Malaysia]
N'Guessan Bi Tozan Michel Director, Water Resources, Ministry of Environment, Water and Forest [Republic of Cote d'Ivoire]
Mohamed-Bahaa Eldin Ahmed Mohamed Saad
Emeritus Professor, Hydraulics Research Institute, National Water Research Center [Egypt](14:50 -15:20 Break)

15:20 -16:50

Panel discussion “Global cooperation to help local solutions”
Director, Climate and Water Department, World Meteorological Organisation (WMO)
Avinash C. TyagiSenior Advisor, JICA
Mikio IshiwatariDirector, International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR)
Sálvano Briceño
Chief, Hydrological Processes and Climate Section, Division of Water Sciences, Natural Sciences Sector, UNESCO
Siegfried Demuth
Professor of Hydrology, Director Academic Aﬀairs, a.i., UNESCO-IHE Inst. for Water Education
Stefan Uhlenbrook
Moderator Katsuhito Miyake Team Leader, ICHARM
Moderator Srikantha Herath Senior Academic Programme Oﬃcer, UNU

16:50 -17:00

Wrap-up & closing remarks Kuniyoshi Takeuchi Director, ICHARM

International Centre for Water Hazard Risk Management (ICHARM) under the auspices of UNESCO
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E-mail: icharm@pwri.go.jp

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