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The Nineteenth IHP Training Course (International Hydrological Program)

Prediction, Impact Assessment and Adaptation
Date: 29 November to 12 December 2009
Venue : Nagoya and Kyoto, Japan

A short training course on water resources and water related disasters under climate change will be programmed for participants from Asia-Pacific regions as a part of Japanese contribution to the International Hydrological Program (IHP). The course composed of a series of lectures, practice sessions and technical visits will be held mainly at Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI), Kyoto University and partly at Hydrospheric Atmospheric Research Center , Nagoya University , during the two weeks from 29 November to 12 December 2009. UNESCO are planning to broadcast all or some of classroom lectures via SOI.

Lecture schedule and topics:

30 Nov. (Monday)
Keynote lecture
Water resources and water related disasters under climate change

1 Dec. (Tuesday)
9:30-12:00 Climate change projection, impact assessment and adaptation
14:00-16:30 Assessment of climate change impact on surface energy and water balance

2 Dec (Wednesday)
9:30-12:00 Frequency analysis of hydrological extreme events and how to consider climate change
14:00-16:30 Flood prediction using run-off models under climate change

3 Dec (Thursday)
9:30-12:00 Flow and sediment regime changes and adaptation by reservoir operation
14:00-16:30 Numerical analysis of groundwater model under climate change

4 Dec (Friday)
9:30--12:00 Basin-scale water quality analysis and water environment evaluation under climate change
14:00-16:30 Water resource management in arid region under climate change

7 Dec (Monday)
9:30--12:00 Impact assessment on lake basin environment under the SRES climate change scenarios using Biwa-3D integrated assessment model
14:00-16:30 Habitat structure assessment for stream ecosystem impacts under climate change

10 Dec (Thursday)
9:30--12:00 Modeling of the Interaction between Water Resources and Socio-economic Systems
14:00-16:30 Adaptation of water resources management for climate change

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