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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
  • Released on March 2024
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• Volume 2: Dam Reservoir Operation for Addressing Water Related Disasters, Water Scarcity and Quality
  • Released on October 2021
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• Volume 1: Flood Hazard Mapping
  • Released on October 2019
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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 2024

The 26th session of the Intergovernmental Council of the Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme

• Venue: UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France
• Date: 3 June 2024 - 10:00 am - 7 June 2024 - 6:00 pm

The 31st IHP RSC for Asia and the Pacific

• Venue: Seoul, Republic of Korea
• Date: 29-31 October 2024

The 34th IHP On-line Training Course - Kyoto

• Topics: Integrated Basin Management under Changing Climate
• Organizers: Water Resources Research Center, Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University
• Date: Novmber 18th to November 28th, 2024
• Venue: Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University, Japan

Past activities: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023

last updated on June 18, 2024 by Y. Tachikawa