1. Recent News on Water-related Disasters
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a.Floods in Orontes River after the Turkey-Syria Earthquake [February]
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- Floodlist, February 13, 2023
'Syria – Thousands Evacuate After Earthquake Damages River Dams in North'
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b.Tropical Cyclone GABRIELLE in New Zealand [February]
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- Reuters February 15, 2023,
'Cyclone Gabrielle moves away from New Zealand, recovery efforts begins'
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c.Floods and Landslide in Sao Paolo State, Brazil [February]
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- France 24, February 20, 2023,
'Dozens killed in floods, landslides in Brazil's Sao Paolo state'
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d.Tropical Cyclones JUDY and KEVIN in Vanuatu [March]
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- OCHA, March 13, 2023,
'Vanuatu: Tropical Cyclone Judy and Tropical Cyclone Kevin: Situation Report No. 2 (as of 13 March 2023)'
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e.Tropical Cyclone FREDDY in Madagascar, Mozambique and Malawi [March]
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- WMO, March 10, 2023,
'Tropical Cyclone Freddy may set new record'
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- ECHO, March 31, 2023,
'Malawi, Mozambique, Madagascar | Tropical Cyclone FREDDY and floods – DG ECHO Daily Map (31 March 2023)'
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f.Landslides in Ecuador [March]
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- Floodlist, March 28, 2023,
'Ecuador – Over 60 Missing After Landslide in Chimborazo Province'
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2. International Conferences, Forums and Programs
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Workshop for Sharing Experience on Flood Damage Reduction
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Ministry of Infrastructure, Land, Transport and Tourism (MLIT), Japan, and Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), Vietnam, organized the “Workshop for Sharing Experience on Flood Damage Reduction” as the 10th Disaster Management Collaboration Dialogue in Hanoi on February 13, 2023, in order to strengthen the bilateral relationship and to share activities on early actions for disaster mitigation. About 140 people from relevant ministries and agencies of both countries participated in the workshop.
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| Workshop for Sharing Experience on Flood Damage Reduction |
The 9th International Conference on Flood Management
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The 9th International Conference on Flood Management (ICFM9）was held on February 19-22, 2023 in the Tsukuba, Japan. ICFM9 was organized by International Center for Water Hazard and Risk Management, Public Works Research Institute, in order to share the latest information and experiences about ‘how to shift the current flood management to comprehensive and multi-layered water-related disaster risk reduction that combines hard and soft measures and takes climate change into account’. A total of 394 flood experts from 41 countries including Japan have participated.
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3. Others
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