The activities of ICHARM Team at Understanding Risk Global Forum 2024 (UR24)

The exhibition booth of ICHARM at UR24
The exhibition booth of ICHARM at UR24
The moderator and panelists attended in the plenary session
The moderator and panelists attended in the plenary session

 Understanding Risk Global Forum was held from June 16th to June 21st, 2024, in Himeji, Hyogo prefecture, Japan, hosted by the World Bank. Established in 2010, Understanding Risk (UR) is a global community of more than 20,000 active members in the creation, communication, and use of disaster risk information for resilience. Members from the public sector, NGOs, private sector, academia, and more share knowledge and experience, collaborate and discuss innovations in assessing and reducing risks.

 ICHARM participated in this international event through holding an exhibition booth to promote and extend its international network in research and education activities related to water-related hazards. Additionally, ICHARM Executive Director KOIKE Toshio hosted a plenary session titled "Bridging Science and Society: The Key to Well-Informed Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Decisions to Fight Climate Change," with Prof. Samehahmed KANTOUSH, Kyoto University, Dr. Martin Gomez Garcia Alvestegui, Nippon Koei Co., Ltd. ICHARM research specialist QIN Menglu and ICHARM PhD. student Sanjeewa ILLANGASINGHA as panelists.

 The plenary session, successfully conducted on June 18th with about 70 audiences from around the world. Four panelists who have studied in Japan as international students were invited to introduce their innovative research activities and to share their ideas of how their work could bridge the gap between the scientific community and society, enabling science-based decision-making and actions to adapt to climate change in terms of water-related risk reduction. The panelists also engaged in discussions with the host and the audience on key lessons learned from Japanese disaster risk reduction efforts and identified issues that Japan should address in the future from an international perspective.

Understanding Risk Global Forum 2024 (UR24) official web site
https://understandrisk.org/ur24/