- April 24, 2019 Colombia Reports,
"Colombia ups number of Cauca landslide deaths to 32"
(Link)
- April 25, 2019 news24,
"KZN floods: Death toll up to 85"
(Link)
- May 6, 2019 africanews,
"Cyclone Kenneth leaves trail of devastation in northern Mozambique"
(Link)
- May 25, 2019 The WIRE,
"After Cyclone Fani Wreaks Havoc, Economic Disruption Upends Lives in Odisha"
(Link)
- Apr 29, 2019 CBC,
"Indonesia floods kill at least 31, thousands displaced"
(Link)
- Jun 3, 2019 USA TODAY,
"Horrible scenes: More rain threatens areas swamped by record floods in central, southern USA"
(Link)
- June 17, 2019 FloodList,
"Floods Leave 88 Dead and 388,000 Displaced"
(Link)
A JICA training course, 'Water Related Disaster Management' was held from May 19 to June 19, 2019.
Twelve participants from nine countries (Afghanistan, Brazil, Fiji, Kenya, Liberia, Malaysia, Mexico, Somalia and Sri Lanka)
attended and learned about Japanese policies and countermeasures against water related disasters.
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT), National Institute for Land and Infrastructure Management (NILIM),
Public Works Research Institute (PWRI), National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED),
and private firms gave lectures on a wide range of topics.
The participants visited Tsurumi River, Amagase Dam, Uji River, Katsura River and Yodo Rive for technical field study
regarding improvement and management of rivers and dams in Japan.
In August 2018, India's Kerala State experienced the worst flood in the past 100 years, which killed about 450 people.
Flood control discharge operations were implemented in many dams in Kerala, and flood overflow from the dam body
occurred in Poringalkuthu Dam in Chalakudy River Basin.
In May 2019, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) of Japan conducted a survey for the purpose of providing a technical proposal
to the government of Kerala and World Bank for upgrading the existing dams and flood mitigation measures in the basin.
The survey team is consisted of dam experts from MLIT, Japan Water Agency, International Centre for Water Hazard and Risk Management (ICHARM),
a private firm and IDI. The team conducted field surveys on the three dams including Poringalkuthu Dam and exchanged opinions
with India's Central Water Commission, Kerala Government officials and World Bank India officers.
Through the survey, the following four issues and the response measures were clarified for the future activities:
- Flood Control by Dam Operation
- Rainfall and Water Level Observation for Flood Prediction
- Integrated Management of Dams
- Dam Inspection including Discharge Facilities
IFNet is an open network, purpose of the activities is to share experiences
and information on flood issues. We look forward to your active participation
and flood related information to be shared among participants. If you have
any information you would like to share with IFNet members via Newsletter,
please email to the IFNet Secretariat for contact.
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1. Name, 2.Nationality, 3.Organization, 4.Position, 5.Address, 6.Telephone number, 7.E-mail Address
When you are to be Transferred, please introduce the IFNet to your successor.
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