Symposia
“The Cultures of Water Management: Civilizations & Environments in the Middle East”
“The Hydrological Cycle & Adaptive Water Management: Experience across Asia”

NIHU Program Islamic Area Studies and RIHN, belong to the National Institute for the Humanities (NIHU), will hold two international symposia; “The Cultures of Water Management: Civilizations & Environments in the Middle East” and “The Hydrological Cycle & Adaptive Water Management: Experience across Asia”.

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The Cultures of Water Management: Civilizations & Environments in the Middle East
Date:	March 6 (Sat.), 2010
Venue:	Room 308, Building No.8, Waseda University, Tokyo ( Access )
Language:	English (Simultaneous Translation in Japanese)
Remarks:	Open to Public (Free)

Program:

Introduction “General Introduction of Cooperative Research Projects”
10:00 - 10:30	Opening Address by Waseda University Hiroshi Nawatai (RIHN) “Introduction to the RIHN Research Project: A Study of Human Subsistence Ecosystems in Arab Society: To Combat Livelihood Degradation for the Post-oil Era” Kentaro Sato (Waseda University) “Introduction to the Institute of Islamic Area Studies, Waseda university”
Session 1 “Traditional Water Use, Society and Culture in North Africa, West Asia and Southeast Asia” Chair: Ahmad T. Moustafa (ICARDA) & Takahiro Endo (RIHN)
10:30 - 11:10	Iwao Kobori (UNU) “Comparative Study of QANAT in the Islamic World”
11:10 - 11:50	Pietro Laureano (IPOGEA) “The Uses of Traditional Knowledge for Water Management in the Oases and City-oases of Sahara and Yemen to Cope with Global Crises”
11:50 - 12:30	Ali Asghar Semsar Yazdi (ICQHS) “Role of Water Management in Political History of Iran”
12:30 - 13：00	Questions & Answers
13：00 - 14：05	Lunch
14：05 - 14：45	Tsugitaka Sato (Institute of Islamic Area Studies, Waseda University) & Takenori Yoshimura (Graduate School of Waseda University) “Flood control and Irrigation in Egypt: A Historical Review”
14：45 - 15：15	Makoto Taniguchi (RIHN) “Sacred Water: Religion and Groundwater”
15：15 - 15：30	Discussion
15：30 - 15：45	Coffee Break
Session 2 “Managing Water to Benefit Local People” Chair: Hisao Wushiki (Former Senior Adviser, JICA)
15：45 - 16：15	Ryuichi Fukuhara (UNEP/IETC Shiga) “Environmental Chrisis of the Iraqi Marshlands of Mesopotamia as Cumulative Water Problems in the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers Basin”
16：15 - 16：45	Aiko Nishikida (Institute of Islamic Area Studies, Waseda University) “Water Conflict and Negotiation in the Post Oslo Period”
16：45 - 17：15	Fumiko Hakoyama (Fuji Women's University) “Provision of Drinking Water in the Sahel Region”
17：15 - 17：45	Discussion
17：45 - 18：00	Coffee Break
Discussion and Conclusion Chair: Takashi Yukawa (Waseda University) & Hiroshi Nawata (RIHN) 18：00－19：00

The Hydrological Cycle & Adaptive Water Management: Experience across Asia
Date:	March 8 (Mon.), 2010
Venue:	Lecture Hall, RIHN (  Access )
Language:	English
Lecture Time:	20 munities / person

Program:

10:00 - 10:20	Opening Address TACHIMOTO, Narifumi (Director-General, RIHN) Introduction of RIHN Water Studies TANIGUCHI, Makoto (Professor, RIHN)
Session 1: Adaptive Water Management in Arid Environments Chair: WATANABE, Tsugihiro (Professor, RIHN)
10:20 - 10:40	Ahmed Tawfik Moustafa (Regional Coordinator, Dubai Office, International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)) “Water and Food Security in the Arabian Peninsula: Struggling for More Actions”
10:40 - 11:00	FUKUHARA, Ryuichi (Program Officer, International Environmental Technology Centre (IETC), United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)) “Environmental Crisis of the Iraqi Marshlands of Mesopotamia as Cumulative Water Problems in the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers Basin”
11:00 - 11:20	Waleed H. M. Abou El Hassan (Visiting Associate Professor, Arid Land Research Center Tottori University) “Water Availability and Management for Sustainable Agricultural Development in Egypt”
11:20 - 11:50	Discussion
11:50 - 13:10	Lunch and Tea Ceremony (produced by Dr. HORIE Kyoko, Director, The Institute of Traditional Arts of Japan)
Session 2: Adaptive Water Management in Subsurface Environments Chair: NAWATA, Hiroshi (Associate Professor, RIHN)
13:10 - 13:30	KOBORI, Iwao (Senior Program Officer, United Nations University) “Comparative Study of QANAT in the Islamic World”
13:30 - 13:50	LAUREANO, Pietro (Director, Research Center on Local and Traditional Knowledge (IPOGEA), Director) “The Uses of Traditional Knowledge for Water Management in the Oases and City-oases of Sahara and Yemen to Cope with Global Crises”
13:50 - 14:10	Ali Asghar Semsar Yazdi (Director, International Center on Qanats & Historic Hydraulic Structures (ICQHS)) “Traditional Water Management Systems in the Middle East and West Asia with Emphasis on Qanat and Karez”
14:10 - 14:30	Zohreh Cheraghi Chaleshtari (Yazd University) “Role of Water Management in Political History of Iran”
14:30 - 14:50	ENDO Takahiro (Assistant Professor, RIHN) “Sinking Cities and Groundwater Management: Institutional Responses to the Problem of Land Subsidence in Asian Megacities”
14:50 - 15:30	Discussion
15:30 - 15:40	Coffee Break
Session 3: Hydrological Cycle as Medium of Human and Nature Chair: WUSHIKI, Hisao (Former Senior Adviser, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA))
15:40 - 16:00	NAWATA, Hiroshi (Associate Professor, RIHN) “Camels as Natural Desalination Device: A Case Study of Traditional Water Management in the Coastal Zone of the Arid Tropics”
16:00 - 16:20	Mohamed Abd Elbasit (Project Researcher, Arid Land Research Center, Tottori University) “Modeling of Interrill Sediment Generation and Soil Microtopography Dynamics under Variable Simulated Rainfall Erosivity” (Tentative)
16:20 - 16:40	Discussion
16:40 - 17:40	General Discussion Chair: TANIGUCHI, Makoto (Professor, RIHN) & ENDO, Takahiro (Assistant Professor, RIHN)

Contact:

Research Institute for Humanity and Nature (RIHN)
zip code: 603-8047
457-4, Motoyama Kamigamo, Kita-ku, Kyoto City, Japan

NIHU Website
NIHU Program Islamic Area Studies Website
“A Study of Human Subsistence Ecosystems in Arab Society”
project Website.