Side Event on “Platform on Water Resilience and Disasters”
UNESCO-IHP Intergovernmental Council Meeting, 11 June 2018
Room Ⅸ, UNESCO Headquarters, 1 rue Miollis, 75015 Paris, France

Platform on Water Resilience and Disasters
Toshio Koike
Director, International Centre for Water Hazard and Risk Management (ICHARM)
Professor Emeritus, the University of Tokyo (UTokyo)
Council Member, Science Council of Japan (SCJ), Cabinet Office
Chair, River Council of Japan

International Flood Initiative(IFI)International Flood Initiative (IFI) is a joint initiative in collaboration
with UNESCO (IHP), WMO, UNISDR, UNU, IAHS and IAHR.
ICHARM is the secretariat of IFI.

IFI Side Event at the UNESCO IHP IC
New Strategy for International Flood Initiative (IFI)
Jun. 2016, ParisIFI Side Event at the HELP 8th Meeting
Jakarta Statement: Strategic Implementation PlanOct. 2016, Jakarta
9th GEOSS Asia-Pacific Symposium
Implementation Plans in Asia
Jan. 2017, Tokyo
Third UN Special Thematic Session on Water and Disasters
Jul. 2017, The UN Headquarters, New York
"Water and Disasters in the Context of Climate Change- from the Mountains to the Islands"
3rd Asia-Pacific Water Summit, Dec. 2017, Yangon
Special Session “High-level panel: Water and Disasters”
8th World Water Forum, Mar. 2018, Brazilia

Activities in Asia-Pacific Region• Pakistan-Platform on Water Resilience and Disasters
Activity: Meeting among related stakeholders in Apr. and Dec. 2017
Initial Target(s): Indus River• Myanmar-

Platform on Water Resilience and Disasters
Activity: Meeting among related stakeholders in May and Nov. 2017
Initial Target(s): Bago River & Sittaung River• Philippines-

Platform on Wate Resilience and Disasters
Activity: Meeting among related stakeholders
in Mar. and Jun. 2017, Mar. and May 2018
Initial Target(s): Pampanga River & Davao River• Sri Lanka-Platform on Water Resilience and Disasters
Activity: Meeting among related stakeholders in Aug. 2017 and Mar. 2018
Initial Target(s): Kalu River, Kelani River, Malvaththu-Oya River

Platform on Water Resilience and Disasters

Transdisciplinary

3. Societal
BenefitCreation

Community ofPractice

Policy-making

Prediction

Climate ChangeInterdisciplinary

2. ModelDevelopment

present
Societal Change(land use , population)

past

Monitoring

Identification

Integrated Risk Assessment
1. DataArchiving

DamageHazardSocioEconomic

International Cooperation

Capacity BuildingfutureWater-related Disasters
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Space Agency
Local Community

Local Community

Research InstituteResearch Institute

University

University

University

Funding Agency

Funding Agency

Funding Agency

ICHARM

River Bureau

River Bureau

River Bureau

WMO

Hydro-Met

Hydro-Met

Hydro-Met

UNISDR

DisasterDisasterDisaster

IFI Partners

Country A

Country B

RBA

IAHS, IAHR

Local Community

UNU
UNESCONARBO

Main support:
Sub-support:

Platform on Water Resilience and Disasters

Transdisciplinary

3. Societal
BenefitCreation

Community ofPractice

Policy-making

Prediction

Climate ChangeInterdisciplinary

2. ModelDevelopment

present
Societal Change(land use , population)

past

Monitoring

Identification

Integrated Risk Assessment
1. DataArchiving

DamageHazardSocioEconomic

International Cooperation

Capacity Building

futureIntegration: Hazard-Damage-Socio-economy
Early Waring: Flood, Land Slide, Drought
Climate Change Impact Assessment:
Dynamical-Statistical Down-scaling

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HLPW Panel members(as of 3/21/2016)

Special Advisors to the Panel

Kevin Rutte

János ÁderEmomalii RahmonovPrime Minister, Netherlands

President, Hungary

President, Tajikistan

Dr. Han Seung-soo
Former prime
Minister, South Korea
Manuel Pulgar-Vidal
Minister, Peru```Macky Sall
President, Senegal
Co-chairs

Abdullah Ensour``Enrique Peña Nieto

Prime Minister, Jordan`

President, Mexico``President, Mauritius

Jacob Zuma

Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister, Bangladesh

Ameenah Gurib-Fakim``Malcolm Turnbull

President, South Africa

Co-convened by:Prime Minister, Australia

Ban Ki-moon

Jim Yong Kim

Secretary General, United Nations

President, World Bank Groupa collaborative frameworkwith existing alliances by linking efforts
in research and education
across national boundaries and disciplines.
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communications role
analytical role
catalytic role
supportive role9

Platform on Water Resilience and Disasters

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BenefitCreationTransdisciplinaryCommunity ofPractice

Policy-making

communications role

Prediction

Climate Change

2. ModelDevelopment

present
Societal Change(land use , population)

Monitoring

Identification

pastanalytical role
Integrated Risk Assessment
supportive role
1. DataArchiving

DamageHazardSocioEconomic

supportive role

International Cooperation

Capacity Building

futureInterdisciplinary

catalytic role

Alliance of Alliances

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National Graduate Research Institute for Policy Study (GRIPS)

Transdisciplinary

3. Societal
BenefitCreation

Higher
Education

GRIPS: Disaster
Management Program

High-Level Policy-Maker

GRIPS: Science, Technology andInnovation Policy Program

Community ofPractice

Policy-making

Interdisciplinary

2. ModelDevelopment

presentSocietal Change(land use , population)

past

Monitoring

Identification

Integrated Risk Assessment
1. DataArchiving

DamageHazardSocioEconomic

ICHARM

High-Level Practitioner

Prediction

Climate Change

Capacity Building

future

PhD
CourseMasterCourseShort
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Side Event on “Platform on Water Resilience and Disasters”
UNESCO-IHP Intergovernmental Council Meeting, 11 June 2018
Room Ⅸ, UNESCO Headquarters, 1 rue Miollis, 75015 Paris, France

Platform on Water Resilience and Disasters

Thank you for your Attention.
International Flood Initiative(IFI)International Flood Initiative (IFI) is a joint initiative in collaboration
with UNESCO (IHP), WMO, UNISDR, UNU, IAHS and IAHR.
ICHARM is the secretariat of IFI.