- UNHCR, October 21, 2022,
''Devastation in South Sudan following fourth year of historic floods''
(Link)
Cuba:
- UN OCHA, September 27, 2022,
'‘Hurricane Ian Flash Update No. 1 (As of 27 September 2022)’'
(Link)
U.S.A.:
- Floodlist, October 1, 2022,
'‘USA – Hundreds Rescued from Floods in Florida After Hurricane Ian’'
(Link)
- Floodlist, October 10, 2022,
'‘Venezuela – Over 20 Dead, 50 Missing After Flash Floods in Aragua State’'
(Link)
- Floodlist, October 14, 2022, '‘Australia – Major Floods Prompt Evacuations in Victoria, Tasmania and NSW’' (Link)
- Floodlist, November 14, 2022, '‘Australia – Hundreds Rescued, Towns Isolated After More Floods in New South Wales’' (Link)
- Floodlist, October 30, 2022,
'‘Philippines – Dozens Killed in Floods and Landslides Triggered by Tropical Storm Nalgae’'
(Link)
The 11th Meeting of Typhoon Committee WGH (Working Group on Hydrology) was held with Hybrid style (Online and MLIT office in Tokyo) on October 18, 2022, hosted by Japan’s MLIT (Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism) and chaired by Dr. Miyamoto from ICHARM (International Centre for Water Hazard and Risk Management). IDI assisted the meeting as LOC (Local Organizing Committee) Secretariat. The meeting successfully went on with participation of over 40 people from 11 countries/regions focusing on this year’s theme, 'Effective Use of Science and Technology towards Building a Resilient Society.' Presentations were given regarding each country situation and Annual Operating Plans
The meeting successfully went on with participation of over 30 people from 10 countries/regions focusing on this year’s theme,
'Knowledge Sharing on Water-related Disaster Risk Reduction under Climate Change and COVID-19.'
Presentations were given regarding each country situation and Annual Operating Plans.
Here are WGH Annual Operating Plans (AOP) in 2022:
AOP1; Knowledge Sharing on Storm Surge Inundation Mapping by USA
AOP2; Application of Hydrological Data Quality Control System in TC Members by South Korea,
AOP3; Enhancement of Flood Forecasting Reliability with Radar Rainfall Data and Stochastic Technique by South Korea,
AOP4; OSUFFIM Phase-II: Extension of OSUFFIM Application in TC Members by China,
AOP5; Impact Assessment of Climate Change on Water Resource Variability in TC Members by China,
AOP6; Flood Risk Watch Project for Life-saving by Japan, and
AOP7; Platform on Water Resilience and Disasters under the International Flood Initiatives (IFI) by Japan.
Group Photo
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