This international conference, of which UNESCO-IHP is a co-organizer, deals with new technologies, traditional wisdoms, governmental policies and international cooperation for better management of water-related disasters. It provides a forum to natural and social scientists, engineers, educators, policy-makers and governmental officers in charge of monitoring, prediction and mitigation of water-related disasters. The conference highlights the research outcomes of universities, institutes and governmental organizations from around the world. It also provides an opportunity to see water-related disaster management systems in Japan as one of the typical disaster-prone countries coping with serious disasters for many years in a humid monsoon area of the world. Immediately following this conference, the participants may also take part in the UN World Conference on Disaster Reduction in Kobe on 18-22 January 2005.
Organizers: Disaster Prevention Research Institute - DPRI, Kyoto University
Contact Name: Professor Kaoru Takara
E-mail: mpmd2005@rdp.dpri.kyoto-u.ac.jp
URL: http://fmd.dpri.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~flood/kyoto2005/index.htmlOutcomes: