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| the December 2022 Issue |
1. Recent News on Water-related Disasters
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a. Floods in South Sudan [September to October]
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- UNHCR, October 21, 2022,
''Devastation in South Sudan following fourth year of historic floods''
(Link)
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b. Hurricane‘Ian’in Cuba and U.S.A. [September]
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Cuba:
- UN OCHA, September 27, 2022,
'‘Hurricane Ian Flash Update No. 1 (As of 27 September 2022)’'
(Link)
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U.S.A.:
- Floodlist, October 1, 2022,
'‘USA – Hundreds Rescued from Floods in Florida After Hurricane Ian’'
(Link)
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c. Flash Floods in Venezuela [October]
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- Floodlist, October 10, 2022,
'‘Venezuela – Over 20 Dead, 50 Missing After Flash Floods in Aragua State’'
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d. Floods in South-Eastern States (New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania) in Australia [October-November]
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- Floodlist, October 14, 2022,
'‘Australia – Major Floods Prompt Evacuations in Victoria, Tasmania and NSW’'
(Link)
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- Floodlist, November 14, 2022,
'‘Australia – Hundreds Rescued, Towns Isolated After More Floods in New South Wales’'
(Link)
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e. Tropical Storm‘Nalgae(Paeng)’in Philippines [October]
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- Floodlist, October 30, 2022,
'‘Philippines – Dozens Killed in Floods and Landslides Triggered by Tropical Storm Nalgae’'
(Link)
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2. International Conferences, Forums and Programs
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The 11th Meeting of Typhoon Committee Working Group on Hydrology (Hybrid Style Meeting)
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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.
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Group Photo
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About Typhoon Committee
Typhoon Committee is an intergovernmental body organized under the joint auspices of the United Nations ESCAP (Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific)
and WMO (World Meteorological Organization) in 1968 to promote and coordinate the planning and implementation of measures required for minimizing the loss of life and
material damage caused by typhoons in Asia and the Pacific.
Typhoon Committee is currently composed of 14 members: Cambodia, China, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Hong Kong (China), Japan, Lao People's Democratic Republic,
Macao (China), Malaysia, The Philippines, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Thailand, Socialist Republic of Viet Nam and the United States of America.
Source:Typhoon Committee website http://www.typhooncommittee.org/about-us-2/
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3. Others
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The purpose of IFNet is to share information on flood issues among IFNet members. Your participation and provision of flood information are always welcome.
If you have any information you would like to share, please email to IFNet Secretariat.
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1. Name, 2.Nationality, 3.Organization, 4.Position, 5.Address, 6.Telephone number, 7.E-mail Address
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