Water-related Disaster Managementtag:www.apwf2.org,2007:/weblog/disaster//22007-10-18T08:46:13ZMovable Type 3.33Thematic Recommendationstag:www.apwf2.org,2007:/weblog/disaster//2.2452007-10-18T08:38:13Z2007-10-18T08:46:13ZRead and comment on the 2nd draft recommendation. Download file...Secretariat of the APWFhttp://www.apwf.org/
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Disaster Management in Tajikistantag:www.apwf2.org,2007:/weblog/disaster//2.2292007-09-21T05:10:44Z2007-09-21T05:16:17ZCentral Asia is subject to more than 20 various types of the dangerous natural phenomena, including earthquakes, cloudbursts, landslips, avalanches and floods caused by breaking of glacial lakes. Any of these threats - especially their combination - can lead to...Secretariat of the APWFhttp://www.apwf.org/Central Asia is subject to more than 20 various types of the dangerous natural phenomena, including earthquakes, cloudbursts, landslips, avalanches and floods caused by breaking of glacial lakes. Any of these threats - especially their combination - can lead to the death of thousand people, leave millions people without a roof over the head and means of subsistence, to destroy an infrastructure, to cause problems with delivery of food and other goods, to poison the rivers and to cause long-term harm to people's health and to the economy.]]>
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Thematic Recommendation Theme B: Water-related Disaster Managementtag:www.apwf2.org,2007:/weblog/disaster//2.2032007-08-21T05:09:07Z2007-08-21T05:12:32ZDownload file (note: this text will be continuously updated taking into consideration the varous views and suggestions from relevant and interested parties)...Lead Organization: ICHARMhttp://www.icharm.pwri.go.jp/
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URBAN FLOODING – DISASTER PREVENTION AND MITIGATIONtag:www.apwf2.org,2007:/weblog/disaster//2.1482007-05-05T11:22:23Z2007-05-24T11:39:59ZFlood management with integrated holistic plan Flooding is an annual event in many cities in monsoon region. Flooding occurs in coastal, deltic areas and river basins. Towns and villages are flooded with loss of life and properties. The sporadic urbanisation,...Secretariat of the APWFhttp://www.apwf.org/
Flood management with integrated holistic plan
Flooding is an annual event in many cities in monsoon region. Flooding occurs in coastal, deltic areas and river basins. Towns and villages are flooded with loss of life and properties. The sporadic urbanisation, unsustainable construction in water basins, filling up and silting of canals and waterbodies and inadequate drainage system are increasingly causing flood disasters in cities besides natural disasters. There are larger issues like deforestation, creation of artificial lake, construction of large dams, largescale landuse changes etc. Climate changes are expected to bring more disaster to low level countries. ]]>
Recharging ground water, retention of sediment and nutrient for good agriculture and water for wetland and fishery are positive impacts. Flood management with both structural and non structural measures will be for larger area. Public awareness campaign and citizen participation help in this. In many countries flood forecast and warning centres have been established. On the whole, an integrated and holistic plan for larger river/water basin area is needed.
Centre for Built Environment, Kolkata, India (a nonprofit society) is involved in the studies of urban drainage and flooding. Many papers have been presented and a report was prepared for International Flood Network, (IFNet), Japan. For further information : Centre for Built Environment, (supriyon@yahoo.com).(Poster: Prof. Santosh Ghosh)]]>
COASTAL PLANNING, CONSERVATION OF BIOSPHERE AND WATERtag:www.apwf2.org,2007:/weblog/disaster//2.1452007-05-05T09:48:58Z2007-05-24T11:40:41ZCase Study from coastal area of Bengal One third of the world’s urban areas is on the coast. In many countries coastal areas are vulnerable to natural disaster and there are advarse environmental impact on fragile ecology, flora and fauna....Secretariat of the APWFhttp://www.apwf.org/
Case Study from coastal area of Bengal
One third of the world’s urban areas is on the coast. In many countries coastal areas are vulnerable to natural disaster and there are advarse environmental impact on fragile ecology, flora and fauna. There is increasing pollution and urbanisation. ]]>
As for example, the Sunderbans biosphere in lower Gangetic delta is rich in flora and fauna. Mangrove forests reduce disaster vulnerablity. The tidal swamps and estuaries are degraded by deforestation,. In future, due to climate change and sea level rise coastal areas are likely to be more vulnerable. An Integrated coastal planning and management with conservation, environment and development components is needed. The Unesco has declared it as the World Heritage site. The Unesco’s man and Biosphere programme outlines three functions – conservation, development and logistic support.
Centre for Built Environment is involved in the study research of coastal area and many papers have been presented by the members. For further informative please contact Centre for Built Environment (shivashishbose@yahoo.co.in).(Poster: Prof. Santosh Ghosh)]]>
Drafting Schedule of Recommendationtag:www.apwf2.org,2007:/weblog/disaster//2.1112007-05-03T09:15:23Z2007-10-12T05:18:06Z(Recommendation must be within 5pages. Annex could be attached if it is more than 5pages.) Draft outline of recommendation (content and brief description of what should be contained in each item) is to be uploaded on the APWF website by...Secretariat of the APWFhttp://www.apwf.org/
Draft outline of recommendation (content and brief description of what should be contained in each item) is to be uploaded on the APWF website by May 7th
Comments on draft outline will be collected by Water Weblog until June 30th
Preliminary draft Recommendation is to be presented at the 2nd GC meeting (July 12-13th)
The first draft Recommendation is to be distributed at 2nd SC (August 6th) and uploaded on the website (also e-mailed to GC member in charge of each theme)
Comments on the first draft Recommendation will be collected by Water Weblog until September 30th
The 2nd draft Recommendation is to be uploaded on the APWF website by
October 12th (also e-mailed to GC member in charge of each theme)
APWF will combined all Recommendations into a draft “Policy Brief”
Working Group meeting on draft Policy Brief will be held in Kuala Lumpur on the occasion of the South-east Asia Water Forum(October 21-25)
APWF will finalize Policy Brief by November 16th
*To ensure participation of water stakeholder in drafting process each deadline must be kept strictly.]]>
Thematic Recommendationstag:www.apwf2.org,2007:/weblog/disaster//2.792007-03-26T23:22:58Z2007-05-21T03:22:07ZRead and comment on the first draft of the recomendations: Download Draft Recommendation -Water-related Disaster Management Theme --------------------------------------------- Strong and appealing messages should be delivered to urge and encourage heads of states and leaders to take prompt actions and to...Lead Organization: ICHARMhttp://www.icharm.pwri.go.jp/
Read and comment on the first draft of the recomendations: Download Draft Recommendation -Water-related Disaster Management Theme ---------------------------------------------
Strong and appealing messages should be delivered to urge and encourage heads of states and leaders to take prompt actions and to implement projects for effective and holistic water-related disasters reduction in their respective countries and the Asia-Pacific region as a whole.
The APWF’s partners as well as professional experts and scientists in the field of disaster risk management are invited and urged to post their contributions for the formulation of a synthesis document of key messages that shall including policy recommendations and validated measures to reduce loss of life and livelihood from water-related disaster.
Policy recommendations if proposed shall also include discussion on the need to adopt the recommended policy and its potential impact, the institutional need to adopt the policy, and monitoring the impact effectiveness of the policy. ]]>
Call for Submissions to the Asia-Pacific Water Weblogtag:www.apwf2.org,2007:/weblog/disaster//2.1172007-03-09T02:59:44Z2007-05-08T03:00:55Z On the Asia-Pacific Water weblog, lively discussions are going on among stakeholders regarding the proposals for the 1st Asia-Pacific Water Summit, to be held in December this year. To stimulate discussions, we invite you to offer contents to be...Secretariat of the APWFhttp://www.apwf.org/
On the Asia-Pacific Water weblog, lively discussions are going on among stakeholders regarding the proposals for the 1st Asia-Pacific Water Summit, to be held in December this year. To stimulate discussions, we invite you to offer contents to be posted on the weblog. We are looking forward to your submissions on the following subjects:
1. Good & Bad Practices
Please describe some projects aimed at resolving water problems.
If you wish to submit a document, please send it together with photographs(maximum 2) attached to the email: weblog@apwf.org
Remember to include the following information: (1) name of the poster (to be listed on the weblog) (2) contact details (unlisted) (3) the project's name, organizer, term and venue.
EXAMPLE2. Local Water Troubles
Please introduce some water problems in your neighborhood
If you wish to submit a document, please send it together with photographs (maximum 2) attached to the email: weblog@apwf.org
Remember to include the following information: (1) name of the poster (to be listed on the weblog) (2) contact details (unlisted) (3) the location of the problem.
Instructions for submission
- Do not attach photographs to the electronic Word file. Send them as JPEG attachments.
- Documents should not exceed half of an A4 page. (300 words)
- Regarding acceptance or rejection, the secretariat of the APWF will consider the submitted contents, in accordance with the guidelines of the APWF weblog.
- The secretariat of the APWF will categorize the submitted contents into (1) Water Financing, (2) Water-related Disaster Management, and (3) Water for Development and Ecosystems.]]>
Call For Discussiontag:www.apwf2.org,2007:/weblog/disaster//2.592007-02-06T09:48:23Z2007-04-17T03:39:10Z During the regional process leading up to the 4th World Water Forum, it became clear that several water-related issues and challenges were common across the entire Asia-Pacific region. Among these water issues, water-related disasters triggered by too much water...Lead Organization: ICHARMhttp://www.icharm.pwri.go.jp/ During the regional process leading up to the 4th World Water Forum, it became clear that several water-related issues and challenges were common across the entire Asia-Pacific region.
Among these water issues, water-related disasters triggered by too much water or too little water are major challenges that our nations need to promptly overcome in order to ensure human security and poverty alleviation as well as for economic development.
In this direction, the Asia Pacific Water Forum
has created an adequate platform in the Asia Pacific region to share knowledge and experiences for effective and sustainable implementation of the
objectives and goals adopted by the Millennium development Goals, the Hashimoto Action Plan and the Hyogo Framework for Action.
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The Asia-Pacific Water Summit will introduce good practices and successful disaster mitigation actions to serve as momentum to appeal for political commitment to set clear targets and strategies to achieve effective disaster reduction in the Asia Pacific region acknowledged as the most vulnerable region to water disaster in the world.
The summit will also create a new conducive environment and opportunity for dialogue between leaders and disaster managers in the region as well as to create critical awareness towards the shared role of governments and international institutions, such as the; United Nations and international funding agencies, in meeting the adopted goals. To achieve focused outcomes and synergetic input to the APWF Secretariat is pleased to kick off this Water Weblog discussion as an open online forum to involve all related national and international organizations, academics, NGOs, civil society and private sector as well as individuals from governments and other stakeholders to promote creativity in action, policy statements and win-win thinking process for the benefit of the vulnerable people to water-related disaster in our nations.
The Concept Paper of the Disaster Management Theme was formulated by the lead organizations ICHARM and WHO with the aim to clarify and establish a common language and focused dialog on the basic concepts and issues to be promoted to the First Asia Pacific Water Summit. The Concept Paper proposes a number of topics for discussion including, but not limited to, setting goals and targets, setting strategies, and proposing pilot projects along with other important inputs to the 1st Asia-Pacific Water Summit (for further details see also topics to be covered under the disaster management theme in the concept paper.)
To organize our weblog discussion you can provide your input under the category A General Topic or under a specific category, namely: Topic 1: Setting Goals Topic 2: Setting Strategies Topic 3: Setting Indicators Topic 4: Propose a pilot project.During the discussion we will also work together to define the action framework and timeline to achieve the proposed goals, strategies, policies and actions. ICHARM and WHO as the lead organizations will diligently work to create bigger opportunities to explore and develop all ideas and mutual concerns. The discussion will be moderated by Tarek Merabtene ( ICHARM) with the support of colleagues from WHO.]]>
Topic 1: Setting Targetstag:www.apwf2.org,2007:/weblog/disaster//2.582007-02-06T09:41:52Z2007-04-17T03:40:35ZUnder this Topic we welcome dialogue on setting targets/goals for water-related disaster reduction in the Asia Pacific region as an input to the Asia Pacific Water Summit. Contributors are highly encourage to refers and cross-link, when ever appropriate, their proposals...Lead Organization: ICHARMhttp://www.icharm.pwri.go.jp/
setting targets/goals for water-related disaster reduction in the Asia Pacific region as an input to the Asia Pacific Water Summit.
Contributors are highly encourage to refers and cross-link, when ever appropriate, their proposals to the adopted international goals and targets mainly the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the Hyogo Frame for Action: 2005-2015, and the Hashimoto Action Plan.]]>
Topic 2: Setting Strategiestag:www.apwf2.org,2007:/weblog/disaster//2.572007-02-06T09:40:05Z2007-02-06T09:40:53ZUnder this Topic we welcome proposals for actions (policy, measures and strategies) to meet the adopted APWF goals for disaster reduction. Incentives and strategies for identifying the existing gaps and initiate activities for addressing key issues in collaborative manner among...Lead Organization: ICHARMhttp://www.icharm.pwri.go.jp/ Theme B Concept Paper under the title “Topics to be covered under the theme”. ]]>
Topic 3: Setting Indicatorstag:www.apwf2.org,2007:/weblog/disaster//2.562007-02-06T09:38:54Z2007-02-08T08:02:11ZUnder this Topic we welcome discussion to identify quantifiable key indicators to measure performance of adopted measures strategies as well as the effectiveness of proposed policies in disaster reduction. Linkage and discussion on the applicability of identified indicators by the...Lead Organization: ICHARMhttp://www.icharm.pwri.go.jp/ "HF Dialogue: Assessing progress towards disaster risk reduction within the context of the Hyogo Framework" are strongly encouraged. ]]>
Topic 4: Propose a Pilot Projecttag:www.apwf2.org,2007:/weblog/disaster//2.552007-02-06T09:37:54Z2007-02-06T09:44:54ZUnder this Topic we welcome discussion to identify the themes and core of the pilot project proposals. The aim and prospective outcomes of the project proposal are detailed in the Theme B Concept Paper . This weblog discussion is also...Lead Organization: ICHARMhttp://www.icharm.pwri.go.jp/ Theme B Concept Paper . This weblog discussion is also expected to refine and reshape the proposed aims and applications of the pilot projects.]]>
Concept Paper and Generalstag:www.apwf2.org,2007:/weblog/disaster//2.532007-02-06T09:34:45Z2007-02-06T09:35:41ZUnder this Topic we welcome general comments on the organization of this weblog discussion on Theme B Disaster management and any specifics to update and/or reformulate the Concept Paper for Theme B “Disaster Management” . Particular attention should be given...Lead Organization: ICHARMhttp://www.icharm.pwri.go.jp/ Concept Paper for Theme B “Disaster Management” . Particular attention should be given to Chapter 4 of the concept paper "Input to the 1st Asia-Pacific Water Summit"
Central Asia is subject to more than 20 various types of the dangerous natural phenomena, including earthquakes, cloudbursts, landslips, avalanches and floods caused by breaking of glacial lakes. Any of these threats - especially their combination - can lead to the death of thousand people, leave millions people without a roof over the head and means of subsistence, to destroy an infrastructure, to cause problems with delivery of food and other goods, to poison the rivers and to cause long-term harm to people's health and to the economy.]]>
www.untj.org/react ]]>
Recharging ground water, retention of sediment and nutrient for good agriculture and water for wetland and fishery are positive impacts. Flood management with both structural and non structural measures will be for larger area. Public awareness campaign and citizen participation help in this. In many countries flood forecast and warning centres have been established. On the whole, an integrated and holistic plan for larger river/water basin area is needed.
Centre for Built Environment, Kolkata, India (a nonprofit society) is involved in the studies of urban drainage and flooding. Many papers have been presented and a report was prepared for International Flood Network, (IFNet), Japan. For further information : Centre for Built Environment, (supriyon@yahoo.com).
(Poster: Prof. Santosh Ghosh)]]>
As for example, the Sunderbans biosphere in lower Gangetic delta is rich in flora and fauna. Mangrove forests reduce disaster vulnerablity. The tidal swamps and estuaries are degraded by deforestation,. In future, due to climate change and sea level rise coastal areas are likely to be more vulnerable. An Integrated coastal planning and management with conservation, environment and development components is needed. The Unesco has declared it as the World Heritage site. The Unesco’s man and Biosphere programme outlines three functions – conservation, development and logistic support.
Centre for Built Environment is involved in the study research of coastal area and many papers have been presented by the members. For further informative please contact Centre for Built Environment (shivashishbose@yahoo.co.in).
(Poster: Prof. Santosh Ghosh)]]>
