The October issue of the newsletter released by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) International Centre for Water Hazard Risk Management (ICHARM) addresses projects related to models under development by ICHARM, including the Rainfall-Runoff-Inundation (RRI) model.
The newsletter presents the results of a global flood risk modeling project and cooperation with researchers in Thailand.
31 October 2012: The October issue of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) International Centre for Water Hazard Risk Management (ICHARM) newsletter addresses: findings on higher flood risk from the project Innovative Program of Climate Change Projection for the 21st Century (Kakushin Project); development of automatic water-discharge measurement systems; and the Rainfall-Runoff-Inundation (RRI) model.
On the Kakushin Project, the newsletter highlights model simulations projecting a 14% increase in the “near future” of global average “extreme flood discharge” and an increase of 32% by 2100. On the RRI model, the newsletter explores joint cooperation between ICHARM and Chulalongkorn University, which began during the severe flooding in Thailand in 2011, providing the opportunity for Thai researchers to research flooding in Thailand while in residence at ICHARM.
The newsletter also reports on the outcomes of a capacity building training programme co-organized with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on “Effective Flood Management in River Basins of the Philippines.” The programme provided participants the opportunity to learn about flood damage, countermeasures and necessary data. In addition, the newsletter highlights recent journal articles on water hazard risk management.
ICHARM was established in 2005 by the 33rd General Conference of UNESCO in response to a proposal by Japan to create an international center for water-related hazards under UNESCO auspices. ICHARM is hosted by the Public Works Research Institute (PWRI), in Minamihara, Japan. [ICHARM Newsletter No. 26]