From October 10 through October 12, 2007, the 6th Japan-Korea Technical Conference on Sediment-Related Disaster Prevention was held in Japan.

This conference has been held every year in Japan and South Korea alternately since 2002 to exchange information and opinions about measures for and researches on sediment disasters between Sabo (Erosion and Sediment Control) Department, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport of Japan and Korea Forest Service, and to contribute to administration of Sabo and technical research and development in both countries. The conference was held in Sabo Kaikan in Tokyo on October 12. Before the conference, the participants went on an on-site inspection tour of Momijidani Garden Sabo in Hatsukaichi-City, Hiroshima, and of a Dutch dam under the control of Biwako Office of River, Kinki regional Development Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, and learnt the history of Sabo.

Conference Proceedings (Honorifics are omitted)

[Opening Speech]

Koji KAMEE

(Director General, Sabo (Erosion and Sediment Control) Dept., River Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport)

Jong-Sun Kim

(Director, Disaster Prevention & Forest Engineering Team, Korea Forest Service)

[Speech / Discussion]

1. "Mid- and Long-Term Perspective of Measures for Sediment Disasters"

Yasuo NAKANO

(Director of Sabo (Erosion and Sediment Control) Planning Div., Sabo (Erosion and Sediment Control) Dept., MLIT)

2. "Policy Direction for Sabo Work in South Korea and Issues to be Solved for Future Development" Jong-Sun Kim

3. "Risk Management for Large-Scale Sediment Disasters"

Masaaki WATARI

(Director for Land Conservation Coordination, Land Conservation Div., Sabo (Erosion and Sediment Control) Dept., MLIT)

4. "Study of International Standard System to Grasp Actual State of Sediment Disasters"

Nobutomo OSANAI

(Head, Erosion and Sediment Control Div., Research Center for Disaster Risk Management, NILIM)

5. "History of Devastation and Restoration Efforts in South Korea"

Yong-Ho Jeong

(Div. of Forest Conservation, Dept. of Forest Environment, Korea Forest Research Institute, Korea Forest Service)

6. "Study of Surface Layer Collapse Forecasting Method Considering Thickness of Soil Layers"

Keiji TAMURA

(Senior Researcher, Erosion and Sediment Control Research Group, Public Works Research Institute)

7. "Case Study of Sabo Work for Area Afflicted by Concentrated Rainfall"

Hyun-Kyu Lee

(Professor, Sangji University)

8. "Observation of Total Amount of Flowed Sand in Abe River"

Masato NISHI

(Manager of Sabo Technology Research Institute, SABO Technical Center)

9. "Features of Landslides and Preventive Measures in South Korea"

Heon-Ho Lee

(Professor, Yeungnam University)

[Closing Speech]

Hiroshi MAKINO

(Director of Land Conservation Div., Sabo (Erosion and Sediment Control) Dept., MLIT)

Jong-Sun Kim