Typhoon Committee: The workshop on “Capacity Building/Knowledge Sharing in DRR”

The workshop on “Capacity Building/Knowledge Sharing in DRR,” led by the Working Group on Disaster Risk Reduction of the Typhoon Committee (TC), was held for the first time at ICHARM on September 24, 2024. There are four working groups within the Typhoon Committee: the Working Group on Meteorology (WGM), the Working Group on Hydrology (WGH), the Working Group on Disaster Risk Reduction (WGDRR), and the Training and Research Coordination Group (TRCG). The workshop was attended by 14 participants, consisting of one from the Typhoon Committee Secretariat (TCS), six from the National Disaster Management Institute (NDMI) of the Republic of Korea, two from Macao, one from Vietnam, two from the National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED), and two from ICHARM, Senior Researcher MIYAMOTO Mamoru, who presently serves as the WGH chair and Researcher TAKEGAWA Shinya. The workshop was part of a cross-sectoral project aimed at sharing information and experiences on policies, technologies, and research results related to DRR and strengthening cooperation among the participants to maximize the outcomes of TC’s activities efficiently and effectively.

During the workshop, a wide range of initiatives and achievements related to DRR were presented and discussed, as well as ideas for cooperation, such as the collaboration of WGH and WGDRR to host a session at an international conference. ICHARM recognizes TC as one of the most important international frameworks for the risk reduction of water-related disasters and will continuously contribute to strengthening interregional cooperation to achieve the committee’s goals.

The workshop Group photo
The workshop
Group photo