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

2 IFI Side Event at the UNESCO IHP IC New Strategy for International Flood Initiative (IFI) Jun. 2016, Paris IFI Side Event at the HELP 8th Meeting Jakarta Statement: Strategic Implementation Plan Oct. 2016, Jakarta 9 th 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

3 Activities in Asia-Pacific Region Pakistan - Platform on Water Resilience and Disasters - Activity: Meeting among related stakeholders in Apr. and Dec Initial Target(s): Indus River Myanmar - Platform on Water Resilience and Disasters - Activity: Meeting among related stakeholders in May and Nov 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 Initial Target(s): Pampanga River & Davao River Sri Lanka - Platform on Water Resilience and Disasters - Activity: Meeting among related stakeholders in Aug and Mar Initial Target(s): Kalu River, Kelani River, Malvaththu-Oya River

4 Transdisciplinary Interdisciplinary Platform on Water Resilience and Disasters Capacity Building 3. Societal Benefit Creation Policy-making Community of Practice future Climate Change Prediction 2. Model Development Societal Change (land use, population) present past Monitoring Identification Integrated Risk Assessment 1. Data Archiving Damage Hazard Socio- Economic International Cooperation

5 Water-related Disasters GEO Space Agency Space Agency IAHS, IAHR Local Community Local Community Local Community UNU UNESCO University Research Institute University Research Institute University NARBO Funding Agency Funding Agency Funding Agency ICHARM River Bureau River Bureau River Bureau WMO Hydro-Met Hydro-Met Hydro-Met UNISDR Disaster Disaster Disaster IFI Partners Country A Country B RBA Main support: Sub-support:

6 Transdisciplinary Interdisciplinary Platform on Water Resilience and Disasters Capacity Building 3. Societal Benefit Creation Policy-making Community of Practice future Climate Change Prediction 2. Model Development Societal Change (land use, population) present past Monitoring Identification Integrated Risk Assessment 1. Data Archiving Damage Hazard Socio- Economic International Cooperation

7 Integration: Hazard-Damage-Socio-economy Early Waring: Flood, Land Slide, Drought Climate Change Impact Assessment: Dynamical-Statistical Down-scaling 7

8 HLPW Panel members (as of 3/21/2016) Special Advisors to the Panel Kevin Rutte Prime Minister, Netherlands János Áder President, Hungary Emomalii Rahmonov President, Tajikistan Dr. Han Seung-soo Former prime Minister, South Korea Manuel Pulgar-Vidal Macky Sall President, Senegal Minister, Peru Enrique Peña Nieto President, Mexico Co-chairs Ameenah Gurib-Fakim President, Mauritius Abdullah Ensour Prime Minister, Jordan Sheikh Hasina Prime Minister, Bangladesh Jacob Zuma President, South Africa Co-convened by: Malcolm Turnbull Prime Minister, Australia Ban Ki-moon Secretary General, United Nations Jim Yong Kim President, World Bank Group

9 a collaborative framework with existing alliances by linking efforts in research and education across national boundaries and disciplines. communications role analytical role catalytic role supportive role 9

10 catalytic role Transdisciplinary Interdisciplinary Platform on Water Resilience and Disasters Capacity Building Alliance of Alliances 3. Societal Benefit Creation 2. Model Development 1. Data Archiving Policy-making Climate Change Societal Change (land use, population) future present past Community of Practice communications role Prediction Monitoring Identification analytical role Integrated Risk Assessment supportive role Damage Hazard Socio- supportive role Economic International Cooperation

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14 Interdisciplinary High-Level Practitioner Capacity Building Transdisciplinary High-Level Policy-Maker Platform on Water Resilience and Disasters National Graduate Research Institute for Policy Study (GRIPS) GRIPS: Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Program 3. Societal Benefit Creation Policy-making GRIPS: Disaster Management Program Community of Practice Higher Education PhD Course future Climate Change Prediction 2. Model Development Societal Change (land use, population) present past Monitoring Identification Master Course Integrated Risk Assessment 1. Data Archiving Damage Hazard Socio- Economic ICHARM Short Course Upgrading Education

15 Side Event on Platform on Water Resilience and Disasters UNESCO-IHP Intergovernmental Council Meeting, 11 June 2018 Room Ⅸ, UNESCO Headquarters, 1 rue Miollis, 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.

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