The 19th IHP Training Course

UNESCO Office, Jakarta in collaboration with Nagoya University and Kyoto university are organizing a short training course on

Water Resources and Water-Related Disasters under Climate Change

-Prediction, Impact Asessment and Adaptation-

The course consists of a series of lectures, practical sessions and technical visits which will be held mainly at the Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI), Kyoto University from 29 to 12 December 2009.

Global climate change has become an inevitable issue in the fields on water resources and hydro-hazards since the recent climate change has an obviously inclination to increase frequency of extreme phenomena including severe drought and unprecedented flood. We need, therefore, to notice the regional trends of climate change, to predict and assess the future status of water resources and hydro-hazards, and to adapt our social system to such uncertain conditions.

The general aim of the course are (1) to learn recent knowledge on water resources and water related disasters under climate change in Asia-Pacific region, t(2) o practice selected techniques on predicion and assessment of global, regional and/or local changes in hydrological systems and (3)  to discuss strategies of adaptation to resultant hydrological systems under the climate change including efforts for problem prevention and mitigation with respect to irreplaceable water resources.

NEW E-LEARNING OPPORTUNITY!!!

Two special e-learning courses will be broadcasted in collaboration with SOI-Asia, NREN's and INHERENT. For those who are interested to receive the course please fill out the E-Learning registration form and send it as soon as possible to Ms. Piska Aprilia ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) or Ms. Eva Mia Siska ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ).

Schedule of the e-learning course are as follows: 

3rd December 14:00 -16:30 (GMT +9:00)
Prediction of water related disasters and trend analysis under climate change
Prof. Kaoru Takara, Kyoto University, Japan Download Material

10th December 14:00 - 16:30 (GMT +9:00)
Adaption of water resources management for climate change
Prof. Toshiharu Kojiri, Kyoto University, Japan Download Material

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Further information regarding connection, please contact Ms. Piska Aprilia ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) or you could contact the IT person incharge in your country IHP Resource Person Download List of IHP Resource Person