2009 Mar., Turkey

Name/Title The 5th World Water Forum Venue: Country,City Istanbul, Turkey Date Mar. 16-22, 2009 Detail The “5th World Water Forum” took place in Istanbul, Turkey for seven days from March 16th (Mon.) through March 22nd (Sun.), 2009. Under the main theme of “Bridging Divides for Water”, the Forum was organized into four main sections: (a)…

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2009 Jan., Thailand

Name/Title The 41st Typhoon Committee Session Venue: Country,City Chiang Mai, Thailand Date Jan. 19-24, 2009 Detail Purpose of the Typhoon CommitteeThe Typhoon Committee (TC) is an inter-governmental body organized under the joint auspices of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) in 1968 for…

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2008 Nov., Taiwan

Name/Title Taiwan-Japan Joint Research Conference on Sabo Venue: Country,City Hualien, Taiwan Date Nov. 16-22, 2008 Detail – 2008 Taiwan-Japan Joint Research on Sabo – Taiwan-Japan Joint Research Conference on Sabo On Nov. 16 (Sunday) through 22 (Saturday), a five-member study team led by Koji KAMEE, Technical Advisor of the Japan Sabo Association, visited Taiwan to…

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2008 Oct., The Republic of Korea

Name/Title The 7th Japan-Korea Technical Conference on Sediment-Related Disaster Prevention Venue: Country,City Daejeon, The Republic of Korea Date Oct. 21-25, 2008 Detail The “7th Japan-Korea Technical Conference on Sediment-related Disaster Prevention” was held in the Republic of Korea on Oct. 21-25, 2008. The main session, which took place on Oct. 22, was started with the…

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2008 Oct., The United States of America

Name/Title Overseas Sabo Seminar and Study Tour Venue: Country,City Hawaii, The United States of America Date Oct. 19-24, 2008 Detail “Overseas Sabo Seminar and Study Tour”, one of international exchange activities sponsored by Japan Sabo Association, was held in Hawaii this year. A group of 10 persons led by Shigeo ARAMAKI (Professor Emeritus at Tokyo…

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