1. Recent Water-related News

1-1 Floods in U.S.A. (Louisiana)

Intensive downpour by tropical depression led to river overflows.

2016.8.22 WWLTV.com "Death toll rises to 13 in historic flood" (Link)

1-2 Hurricane Earl (Mexico and Belize)

Mexico was affected by massive flooding and landslides.

2016.8.9 NEWSMAX.com "Mexico Mudslides Kill 39 in Wake of Hurricane Earl" (Link)

1-3 Floods in India (Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, etc.)

Torrential monsoon rains caused the Ganges River and its tributaries to rise above the danger level.

2016.8.24 Rediff.com "Raging Ganga, Yamuna flood UP; Varanasi, Allahabad worst hit" (Link)

1-4 Typhoon Lionrock (North Korea, China, etc.)

Northeastern part of North Korea has been severely affected by extensive flooding triggered by Typhoon Lionrock.

2016.9.28 UN OCHA "Aftermath of Typhoon Lionrock" (Link)

1-5 Floods and landslides in Indonesia

Heavy rains caused floods and landslides in Garut and Sumedang districts of West Java province.

2016.9.21 The Watchers "Deadly floods and landslides hit West Java overnight, Indonesia" (Link)

1-6 Floods in Australia (New South Wales, South Australia, and Victoria)

Southeast Australia has been battered by severe weather.

2016.10.1 Mail Online "Wild weather continues: NSW and South Australia towns evacuated as river banks burst and hailstorms thrash the west" (Link)

1-7 Hurricane Matthew (Caribbean countries; Haiti, Dominica, Bahama, etc. and U.S.A.; North and South Carolina, Florida, Georgia, and VIrginia)

Powerful Hurricane Matthew slammed the Caribbean countries and the south east U.S. states.

2016.10.11 The Atlantic.com "The Wreckage Left Behind by Hurricane Matthew" (Link)

2. International Conference, Forum, and Program

JICA Knowledge Co-Creation Program: Adaptation to Climate CHange supported by IDI

JICA Knowledge Co-Creation Program, "Adaptation to Climate Change (CC)" supported by IDI was conducted for four weeks from September 19 to October 15, 2016. 14 participants from 11 countries (Belize, Chili, Dominican Republic, Indonesia, Maldives, Mexico, Montenegro, Nepal, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, and Samoa) took part in this program to study adaptation to Climate Change of Japan. The program provided lectures about comprehensive knowledge and techniques for adaptation plan toward CC, climate model and forecast, environmental impact assessment, vulnerability of disaster prevention/ water resources/ agriculture sectors, etc. The participants also had field trips to such places as Seawater Desalination Plant in Fukuoka, Kitakyushu Global Warming Countermeasure facility, Biodiversity Center of Japan, and an erosion protection planning site on Seisho Coast. By using the knowledge and information acquired during this program, the participants are expected to promote actions in terms of adaptation of climate change in each country.

3. Others

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