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1. #13: Extreme Weather and Water-Related Disasters in Asia:What is the scientific adaptation strategy?
2. Night scene of the earth- What this indicates?
3. Night scene-What this means ?(1)
4. Night scene-What this means ?(2)
5. Concentration of population and assets
6. Mega citiesPopulation
7. Mega cities in Asia
8. Continuing Population Growth in Asia
9. graphic(1)
10. graphic(2)
11. Various Patterns ofExtreme Events andDisaster-Resistant Capacity
12. Catastrophic disaster risk will increase.
13. Sustainability Science
14. Sustainability/Survivability Science(1)
15. Sustainability/Survivability Science(2)
16. Today's Talk
17. A natural hazard (disaster) strikes when people lose their memory of the previous one.
18. Hazard and Disaster
19. We know the phenomena
20. We know mechanisms and frequency.
21. Natural Disasters in 2003
22. Natural Disasters in 2004
23. Natural Disasters in the World
24. Water-related disasters: major issue
25. Huge Natural Disasters
26. Natural disasters strike our region every year !
27. Typhoon Rusa
28. Precipitationby Typhoon Rusa
29. Typhoon RUSA in Korea 2002
30. Examples of Higher fluctuation
31. Extreme floods in EuropeAugust 2002(1)
32. Extreme floods in Europe August 2002(2)
33. Extreme snow in February 2003(Deviation from the average over 1988-2002)
34. Heat wave in Europe in Summer 2003
35. Annual Precipitation of Japan
36. Examples of Higher fluctuation
37. Precipitation in July 1993/1994
38. Tokai Rainstorm
39. September 2000 Tokai Rainstorm
40. Niigata-Fukushima Flood, July 2004
41. Asuwa River bank rip point
42. Photo by Asahi Shinbun
43. Typhoons directly hit Japan in 2004
44. The stage recorded higher than warning level in 2004.
45. Asia: Prone to water-related disasters
46. What Characterizes Hydrology and Water Issues in Monsoon Asia, Especially in Humid Asia?
47. Asian Monsoon Climate- includes various climatic regions-
48. Water Issues to be Considered in Monsoon Asia(1)
49. Water Issues to be Considered in Monsoon Asia(2)
50. Landslide Events
51. Landslide Susceptibility Mapping
52. Sediment yield and runoff
53. Adaptation to Extreme Weather
54. Recent change on Climate
55. Impacts of GW on water-related disasters
56. Construction of flood diversion channels
57. Construction of flood retarding basins
58. Decrease in the number of persons killed by storms and floods
59. Example of urban flood damage
60. Multi-purpose flood retarding pond / underground storage
61. Super Dykes at Osaka City in the Yodo River Basin
62. A non-structural measure "flood hazard map"
63. Flood management issues in urban areas
64. Promotion of production/use of hazard maps
65. Importance of adaptive and integrated approach to global issues
66. Disaster management cycle
67. Lessons learned from recent water-related disasters
68. Vulnerable people are always hit by disasters.
69. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
70. Q1 from Kyoto Univ.
71. Q2 from SFC
72. Q3 from Kyoto Univ.
73. Q4 from Kyoto Univ.

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