| Session Details | |
| Section | HS - Hydrological Sciences |
| Session Title | Water-Related Disaster and Hydrological Change |
| Main Convener | Prof. Yasuto Tachikawa (Kyoto University, Japan) |
| Co-convener(s) | Prof. So Kazama (Tohoku University, Japan) Prof. Akira Kawamura (Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan) Prof. Ismail Abustan (Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia) |
| Session Description | Water related disasters lead to human losses and economic damages. The disasters that are normally linked to anthropogenic human practices and unscrupulous human activities are also usually exacerbated by water-related extreme events that result from climate variability and change. Additionally, rapid increase of population and individual’s attempts to participate in opportunistic economic growth lead to intensive urbanization and flood prone areas. Poor water governance coupled with lack of adequate emergency management institutions and infrastructures reduce society’s capacity to cope with extreme hydrological events increase risks to human’s life and property. This section thus, seeks to discuss issues related to these (but not limited to) highlighted topics: • The understanding and promotion of approaches on water related disaster management. • The integration and enhancement of monitoring capability and hydrological modeling. •The evaluations made on the magnitude of the hydrological hazard and social vulnerabilities. • How to improve the communication and understanding of the changing nature of hazards (knowledge based past disasters) • Advancement of vulnerability studies and adaptation actions related to climate change |