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Objectives of the Japanese IHP National Committee

The main objective of the Japanese IHP National Committee is to improve scientific and technological basis for the development of methods for the rational management of water resources, including the protection of the environment and disasters prevention/mitigation relating to water and society. Moreover, the Japanese National Commission for UNESCO has discussed and made proposal on "Sustainability Science" which is a scientific concept as the integrated approach to build a truly sustainable society. Based on this concept, the Japanese IHP National Committee is expected to solve complex global challenges through following activities with a cross-cutting approach in collaboration with all the studies including social and human sciences, in addition to changing value. Various IHP activities of UNESCO especially in the Asia- Pacific region have been implemented under the support of the Japanese National Commission for UNESCO with financial contribution in the form of Fund-in-Trust (JFIT) for the Promotion of Science for the Sustainable Development. Activities of the Japanese IHP National Committee includes:

• Contributions to various IHP activities,
• Active participation in the IHP Regional Steering Committee (RSC) for Southeast Asia and the Pacific, and
• IHP Training Course organized by Nagoya University, Kyoto University and other universities/institutes.

Calalogue of Hydrologic Analysis (CHA)

• Volume 3: Groundwater in Asia and the Pacific
  • Now editing, to be published in October 2023.
• Volume 2: Dam Reservoir Operation for Addressing Water Related Disasters, Water Scarcity and Quality
  • Released on October 2021
  • Download from UNESDOC Digital Library
  • Download from CHA Home Page
• Volume 1: Flood Hazard Mapping
  • Released on October 2019
  • Download from UNESDOC Digital Library
  • Download from CHA Home Page

IHP-IX: Science for a Water Secure World in a Changing Environment, ninth phase 2022-2029

• Strategic Plan of the Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme

Events in 2023

The 30th IHP RSC for Asia and the Pacific in conjunction with Expert Forum - Accelerating Changes: Inter-sector Cooperation

The meeting and its associated event will be held in a hybrid mode from 8 to 10 November 2023 at Doubletree by Hilton Putrajaya Lakeside in Putrajaya, Malaysia. The meeting is hosted by the Government of Malaysia, more specifically Department of Irrigation and Drainage, Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change of Malaysia with Malaysian National Commission for UNESCO, facilitated by the IHP RSC-AP Secretariat at UNESCO Office in Jakarta and supported by Japan Funds-in-Trust (JFIT). The meeting schedule will be as follows:

• Date: 8-10 November 2023
• Venue: Putrajaya, Malaysia
• Program
  • Day 1: 8 November (Wed)
    • Morning joint session: a special session to commemorate the 30th year anniversary of IHP RSC-AP
    • Afternoon session: the 6th Workshop on Catalogue of Hydrologic Analysis (CHA) Workshop
  • Day 2: 9 November (Thu):
    • The 30th session of the IHP Regional Steering Committee for Asia and the Pacific
  • Day 3: 10 November (Fri)
    • Field visit to Putrajaya Wetland Park and Selangor Disaster Management Office
• Organizer: Department of Irrigation and Drainage (DID) of Malaysia and Malaysia National Committee for IHP
• Draft concept note of the RSC meeting (28 August 2023)

The 33rd IHP On-line Training Course - Kyoto

• Date: Novmber 20th to November 30th, 2023
• Venue: Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University, Japan
• Topics: Integrated Basin Management under Changing Climate
• Organizers:
  • Water Resources Research Center, Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University
  • Institute for Space-Earth Environmental Research, Nagoya University

Past activities: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022

last updated on September 2, 2023 by Y. Tachikawa