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Japanese National Committee for Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme
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The contribution of Japan to water science in UNESCO frame work dates back to International Hydrological Decade (IHD 1965-1974). As of now Japanese contribution continues to expand as it becomes more involved in regional and international water science issues. When IHD changed to IHP Japan became almost a constant member of the Intergovernmental council of the IHP. The National Committee for IHP in Japan have during these years been the main source of Japanese contribution to IHP and other regional bodies. The main objective of the National Committee falls in line with the objectives of IHP namely; to improve scientific and technological basis for the development of methods for the rational management of water resources, including the protection of the environments and disasters prevention / mitigation relating to water and society.
The Japan National Committee for IHP consist of 16 members. The committee members are mainly faculty members in universities who coordinate research projects in line with various research objectives of IHP. The National committee have a chairperson, two members from Japan National Commission for UNESCO and 12 members chosen from various institutes involved with water science. The IHP National Committee works under the Japan National Commission for UNESCO.
| Members of the IHP National Committee as of April 2022 | ||
| Chair * | OKI Taikan | Prof. Univ. Tokyo |
| * | MICHIDA Yutaka | Prof. Univ. Tokyo |
| OGUMA Kumiko | Assoc. Prof., Univ. of Tokyo | |
| ONODERA Shinnichi | Prof., Hiroshima Univ. | |
| KAZAMA So | Prof., Tohoku Univ. | |
| KANAE Shinjiro | Prof., Tokyo Institute of Technology | |
| KUBO Junko | Prof., Waseda Univ. | |
| KOSUGI Yoshiko | Prof., Kyoto Univ | |
| KOBAYASHI Kenichiro | Assoc. Prof., Kobe Univ. | |
| SAYAMA Takahiro | Assoc. Prof., Kyoto Univ. | |
| TACHIKAWA Yasuto | Prof., Dept. of Eng., Kyoto Univ. | |
| CHIKAMORI Hidetaka | Prof.,Okayama Univ. | |
| TSUJIMURA Maki | Prof., Univ. of Tsukuba | |
| HIYAMA Tetsuya | Prof., Nagoya Univ. | |
| FURUICHI Hidenori | Water and Disaster Management Bureau, MLIT | |
Notes:
* Member of the Japanese National Commission for UNESCO;
Secretariat of the Japanese National Committee for IHP, UNESCO:
c/o Ms. HORIO Taka
Japanese National Commission for UNESCO,
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)
3-2-2 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8959, Japan
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last updated on June 4, 2022 by Tachikawa