Working Group Session on
Hydrometeorological-Related Disaster and Water Resources Management
Floods, droughts and water pollution are commonly severe problems in Asia-Pacific region. In addition to the rapid population growth and urban expansion, climate change is changing the water cycle. The Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) projected more frequent heavy precipitation events, an increase in the area affected by drought, and more intense tropical cyclones (typhoons and hurricanes) associated with global warming (IPCC, 2007). Changes in water resources, from melting glaciers to increased floods, droughts, and sea level rise, amongst others, will impact significantly on socio-economic development and the environment in unprecedented ways. GEOSS is strongly expected to provide usable information for sound decision making on climate change adaptations in the field of water resources management. To accelerate to share implementation experiences, as well as their data product availability and requirements of contributing systems within GEOSS, we will review various plans and on-going actions in the Asia-Pacific regions and discuss how to cooperate and coordinate regionally and globally.
March 11: Morning Session
Co-Chairs: Rick Lawford & Leonarda B. Ibnu Said
SESSION 1: Opening Water Session Co-Chair Remarks
9:00–09:05 / Welcome and introduction to session
Objectives / Session Co-Chairs
9:05–09:15 / Introduction to Hydrometeorological-Related Disaster and Water Resources Management / Toshio Koike (University of Tokyo)
SESSION 2: Report form the 5th GEOSS/AWCI International Coordination Group Meeting
9:15–9:24 / Drought / Rasul Ghulam (PMD)
9:24-9:33 / Typhoon and Cyclone / Kazuhiko Fukami (ICHARM)
9:33-9:42 / Snow, Glacier, and GLOF / Toshio Koike (University of Tokyo)
9:42-9:50 / Climate Change Adaptation / Mafizur Rahman (BUET)
09:50-10:00 / Break
SESSION 3: Short country reports on “Climate Change Impact Assessment and Adaptation
10:00-10:06 / Australia / Stuart Minchin (CSIRO, tbd)
10:06-10:12 / Bangladesh / Mohammad Ashfakul Islam (MoD)
10:12-10:18 / Bhutan / Karma Chhophel (Hydromet Sevices)
10:18-10:24 / Cambodia / Long Saravuth (Dept of Hydro&RW)
10:24-10:30 / China / Ailikun(IAP)
10:24-10:30 / China / Guoqing Li(CEODE, CAS)
10:30-10:36 / India / Rakesh Kumar(NIH)
10:36-10:42 / Indonesia / Orbita Roswintiarti (LAPAN)
10:36-10:42 / Indonesia / Fransisca Mulyantari(ARD)
10:42-10:48 / Japan / Toshio Koike (University of Tokyo)
10:48-10:54 / Korea / Tbd
10:54-11:00 / Laos / Chanthachith Amphaychith(LNMC)
11:00-11:06 / Malaysia / Mohd Zaki Mat Amin, Ir (NAHRIM)
11:06-11:12 / Mongolia / Davaa Gombo (Institute of MH)
11:12-11:18 / Myanmar / Tin Yi(Multi hazard Early Warning Centre)
11:18-11:24 / Nepal / Tbd
11:24-11:30 / Pakistan / Rasul Ghulam (PMD)
11:30-11:36 / Philippines / Flaviana Hilario(PAGASA/DOST)
11:36-11:42 / Sri Lanka / S.B. Weerakoon(University of Peradeniya)
11:42-11:48 / Thailand / Thada Sukhapunaphan(Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives)
11:48-11:54 / Uzbekistan / Irina Dergacheva(Hydrometeorogical Reserach Institute)
11:54-12:00 / Vietnam / Dang Ngoc Tinh (NHMS)
12:00-13:00 / Lunch
March 11: Afternoon Session
Co-Chairs: Toshio Koike & Eddy Hermawan
SESSION 4 : Short reports on “What is on-going and/or planned ”
Time / Topic / Discussion Initiator
13:00-13:15 / Geo-Water / Rick Lawford (Canada)
13:15-13:30 / Global Mapping / Shuhei Kojima (Japan)
13:30-13:45 / Water Management / Hidayat PAWITAN (MHI, Indonesia)
13:45-14:00 / Indonesian Climate Model / Didi Satiadi (LAPAN, Indonesia)
Session 5: Socio-Economic and Political Approach
14:00-14:10 / APWF Water and Climate Change Steering Group / Toshio Koike (Japan)
14:10-14:40 / Policy-Science-Engineering Collaboration / Wu Xun, Gopi Rethinaraj,
Priyanka Anand(NUS)
Water quality: an inseparable perspective of Disaster and Water Resources Management / Bilqis A.Hoque
14:40-15:40 / Discussion for Implementation / Moderated
by Wu Xun, Gopi Rethinaraj(NUS)
Closing Session
15:40-15:50 / Session Summary / Co-Chairs
15:50-16:00 / Concluding Remarks / Co-Chairs
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