1. Recent Water-related News

1-1 Floods and Landslides in Indonesia

- January 16, 2021 International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, 'Flooding and Landslides Across Indonesia, January 2021' (Link)

- February 22, 2021 FloodList, 'Indonesia - Floods Worsen in Greater Jakarta Region, 5 People Reported Dead, Over 30,000 Displaced' (Link)

1-2 Floods in Southern Africa

- January 26, 2021 Reliefweb, 'Southern Africa - Tropical Cyclone Eloise Flash Update No.9' (Link)

- February 16, 2021 FloodList, 'Mozambique - Thousands of Homes Damaged After Floods in South' (Link)

1-3 Floods in Uttarakhand, India

- February 23, 2021 The Star, 'India to declare 136 people missing in flash flood disaster dead' (Link)

2. International Conferences, Forums and Programs

The 53rd Session of Typhoon Committee

"IDI-Japan together with ICHARM and JAXA won Dr. Kintanar Award for Typhoon-Related Disaster Mitigation!"

The 53rd TC Session is being held online from 23 to 25 February 2021. The Session is convened by the Typhoon Committee, under the auspices of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), and hosted online by Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).
On the first day of the session, Infrastructure Development Institute (IDI)-Japan received Dr. Roman L. Kintanar Award with International Centre for Water and Risk Management (ICHARM) and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) for the efforts of promoting activities for flood risk reduction.
IDI-Japan deeply appreciates for great support from Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT), JMA, JAXA and ICHARM.

Climate Adaptation Summit 2021 (CAS2021)

Climate Adaptation Summit 2021 was held online on January 25 and 26, 2021. More than 30 world leaders, 50 ministers, and 50 international organizations gathered to share knowledge, create action and drive the agenda toward a climate-resilient future in 2030.
IDI-Japan assisted Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) with Minister Akaba’s presentation.

The 7th High Level Meeting on Infrastructure Development between Indonesia and Japan

Bilateral Meeting between Indonesia’s Secretary General of Ministry of Public Works and Housing (MPWH) and Japan’s Vice Minister for Engineering Affairs of MLIT was held online on February 10, 2021.
One of the themes of the workshop was “Dam Upgrading”. Continuation of further dialogue and information sharing was confirmed through discussion.
IDI-Japan assisted with meeting management.

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