Global Center of Excellence for Water Hazard and Risk Management
ICHARM The International Centre for Water Hazard
Our Mission
The mission of ICHARM is to serve as the Centre of Excellence to provide and assist implementation of best practicable strategies to localities, nations, regions, and the globe to manage the risk of water related disasters.
- 27 April 2012
- ICHARM Newsletter Volume 7 No.1 (Issue No.24) is now available
The latest version of ICHARM newsletter is now available.
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- MEXT-funded Kakushin Program Report
- Workshop on the effect of climate change in lower West Rapti river basin
- Progress of the ADB TA 7276-REG project,
“Supporting Investment in Water-Related Disaster Management”
- The World Water Community meets at WWF6 in Marseilles, France
- 44th Typhoon Committee session held in Hangzhou, China
- ICHARM, ESCAP and JAXA hold meetings for flood risk reduction in Southeast Asia
- Visit of Upper House Investigation Committee
- Publication list
You can download from here.
- 30 January 2012
- ICHARM Newsletter Volume 6 No.4 (Issue No.23) is now available
The latest version of ICHARM newsletter is now available.
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- Thai Flood and its Related ICHARM Activity
- ICHARM hold a one-day session in the ABD Water Learning Week
- IFAS Seminars
- Training Course Update
- Principal of ICHARM appointed as Vice Chair of GWP Steering Committee
- Publication list
You can download from here.
- 26 January 2012
- IFAS updated
IFAS has been updated.(ver.1.2, 1.3β)
- 25 January 2012
- Report on 2010-2011 M.Sc. Program, “Water-related Disaster Management Course of Disaster Management Policy Program”
See the report here.
- 19 January 2012
- ICHARM's Partner updated
ICHARM Signed the MoU with Gadjah Mada University.
- 1 January 2012
- Message from Director updated
Season's Greetings from Kuniyoshi Takeuchi, Director of ICHARM.
- 7 December 2011
- Kenzo Hiroki, Principal of ICHARM, appointed as Vice Chair of Steering Committee, Global Water Partnership (GWP)
Kenzo Hiroki, Principal of ICHARM, was appointed on 9 November 2011, as Vice Chair, Steering Committee of Global Water Partnership (GWP), which is the largest global network on water resources management.
- 15 November 2011
- Publication List updated
Pubulication List July-September 2011 is available.
- 10 November 2011
- Flood in the Chaophraya River,
Thailand
ICHARM has been conducting satellite-based simulation on the Chaophraya River flooding reported to occur early October.
- 8 November 2011
- ICHARM Newsletter Volume 6 No.3 (Issue No.22) is now available
The latest version of ICHARM newsletter is now available.
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- ICFM5
- Village community based evacuation drills in Solo River Basin
- M.Sc. Program and Ph.D. Program update
- Visit of Gadjah Mada University
- Publication list
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- 21 October 2011
- ICFM5 held on 27- 29 September
The 5th International Conference on Flood Management (ICFM5) was held at the United Nations University and the Akihabara UDX.
- 19 October 2011
- Accepting applications for Ph. D. Disaster Management Program 2012
The National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) and ICHARM are jointly accepting applications for "Ph. D. Disaster Management Program 2012".
Application must be received by 9 March 2012 (Japan Standard Time).
- 19 October 2011
- Ph.D. Disaster Management Program page launched
Check information on application and financial support here.
- 14 October 2011
- M.Sc. Program "2011-2012 Water-related Disaster Management Course of Disaster Management Policy Program" starts its fifth year and "Ph. D. Disaster Management Program 2011" starts its second year
The M.Sc. program, "2011-2012 Water-related Disaster Management Course of Disaster Management Policy Program," started its fifth year on 7 October. This year, nineteen students participate in the program.
ICHARM also started the "Ph. D. Disaster Management Program" jointly with GRIPS in October 2010. This year, three students have enrolled in this Ph.D. Program.
- 14 October 2011
- Completion of 2010-2011 Water-related Disaster Management Course of Disaster Management Policy Program
ICHARM conducted the one-year Master’s course, "Water-related Disaster Management Course of Disaster Management Policy Program (JICA training Program: TRAINING FOR EXPERT ON FLOOD-RELATED DISASTER MITIGATION)," from 4 October 2010 to 16 September 2011. It is a joint effort with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS).
- 20 September 2011
- Report of the Damage to Tsunami-Prevention and Other Structures by the 2011 off-the-Pacific-Coast-of-Tohoku Earthquake Tsunami
ICHARM dispatched research teams to Tohoku Region.
- 5 September 2011
- JICA training program "Local Emergency Operation Plan with Flood Hazard Map" page updated
See the updated report here.
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