International Symposium on Water and Disasters

 -Learning from Historical Lessons and Good Practices-

November 27, 2018
Sokairo Hall, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), Tokyo, Japan

Organizers:

• High-level Experts and Leaders Panel on Water and Disasters (HELP)
• GRIPS
• Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT)

Support:

• Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Chair

• Dr. Han Seung-soo, Chair of HELP

Program

Part I (13:30-14:40) 

Opening

• Welcome Remarks by H.E. Dr. Han Seung-soo, Chair of HELP, former Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea, UN Special Envoy for Water and Disaster Risk Reduction
• Welcome Remarks by H.E. Dr. Masafumi Mori, Vice Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
• Welcome Remarks by Prof. Akihiko Tanaka, President of GRIPS
• Congratulatory Remarks by H. E. Mr. Norikazu Suzuki, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Message from the UN Secretary-General, H.E. Mr. António Guterres: Ms. Kirsi Madi, Director of UNISDR

Keynote Speech

• H.E. Dr. Jose Ramos-Horta, former President of Timor Leste, Nobel Laureate for Peace: “Water and Peace”

Special Report

• Prof. Toshio Koike, Director of ICHARM: “Recurrent Water-related Disasters in Japan – their Mechanism and Future Trends ”
• Report through Video by Prof. Kuntoro Mangkusubroto, Professor of Bandung Institute of Technology: former Head of Aceh-Nias Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Agency, “Towards Recovery from the Palu and Lombok Disasters in 2018”

Ceremony

• Ceremony of GRIPS hosting HELP Secretariat
• Presentation “HELP and its Actions” by Mr. Niels Vlaanderen, HELP Advisor
• Ceremony of GRIPS hosting HELP Secretariat

Part II (14:55-16:30) 

High Level Panel Discussion (Moderator: Prof. Kenzo Hiroki, Professor of GRIPS)

• H.E. Dr. Ir. M. Basoeki Hadimoeljono, MSc., Minister of Public Works and Public Housing, Indonesia: “Development History of Indonesia -from Perspectives of Flood Management and Water Resources Development”
• H.E. Hon. Patrick Eyogo Edzang, Minister of Water and Energy, the Republic of Gabon and President of the African Ministerial Council on Water (AMCOW): Fighting Drought in Africa”
• H.E. Mr. Teru Fukui, former Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territory Affairs and Parliament Member, Japan: “Tsunami folklore in Kochi for Nankai Trough earthquake ”
• Dr. Shinichi Kitaoka, President of JICA: “Japanese Modernization and BOSAI – Integrating Disaster Risk Reduction Challenges with Sustainable Development ”
• Dr. Bambang Susantono, Vice President of the Asian Development Bank: “Good Water Practices in Asia – An ADB Experience-”
• Video Message from the European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management, Mr. Christos Stylianides
• Dr. Joe Manous, Director, Institute of Water Resources Institute, US Army Corps of Engineers: “Disaster (Flood) Resiliency – A Continuum of Opportunities ”
• Prof. Ben Braga, President of World Water Council: “Challenges of Integrated Urban Flooding Management – Case of Metropolitan São Paulo ”
• Ms. Kirsi Madi, Director of UNISDR: “Learning from Historical Lessons and Good Practices for Water-related Disaster Risk Reduction- Comments on the Previous Presentations”
  

Wrap-up and Closing by Chair