International Symposium on Groundwater
as a key for adaptation to changing climate and society

Date:	November 14, 2010
Time:	1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. (12:30 open)
Place:	Mielparque Kyoto, Kyoto city, Japan (  Access)
Title:	International Symposium on Groundwater as a key for adaptation to changing climate and society
Organizers:	Research institute for Humanity and nature (RIHN) UNESCO Japanese National Commission for UNESCO Hydrospheric Atomospheric Research Center, Nagoya University Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI), Kyoto University Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)
Language:	Japanese/English (Simultaneous interpretation will be provided)
Moderator:	HIYAMA Tetsuya (Research Institute for Humanity and Nature)
Lecture & Discussion:	Holger Treidel (UNESCO-IHP) Mary Anderson (University of Wisconsin-Madison) Willi Struckmeier (Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources, Germany (BGR)) TAKARA Kaoru (Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University) TANIGUCHI Makoto (RIHN) WATANABE Tsugihiro (RIHN)
Remarks:	Admission free (Capacity is 150 people and advance application is needed.) Handbill (PDF) Japanese/English

Abstract:

Groundwater is a major source of water across much of the world including Asia-Pacific regions, and acts as a component of the global water cycle on the Earth. Groundwater has a capacity to balance large swings in precipitation and associated increased demands during drought and for surface-water resources close to the limits of sustainability. However, groundwater resources may be threatened by increased human activities and the uncertain consequences of climate change. This international symposium is focused on three major objectives; to learn recent knowledge on groundwater resources and management under changing climate and society, to evaluate the methods and techniques on groundwater and soil water in hydrological systems, and to discuss strategies of groundwater management as adaptation, alternative, and resilience under the changing environments.

Program:

International Symposium (Open Workshop)
13:30-13:40	Opening Address TACHIMOTO Narifumi (Director-General, RIHN, Japan)
13:40-13:50	Welcome Speech Japanese National Commission for UNESCO (MEXT, Japan)
13:50-14:00	Introduction of the symposium TANIGUCHI Makoto(RIHN)
14:00-14:30	“Groundwater resources assessment under the pressures of humanity and climate change” Holger TREIDEL (UNESCO-IHP, France)
14:30-15:00	“Global groundwater problems and an adaptation to the changing climate and society” TANIGUCHI Makoto
15:00-15:10	Break
15:10-15:40	“New directions and initiative of groundwater study” Mary ANDERSON (University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA)
15:40-16:40	Discussion “New directions of water resources research” Panelist: Holger TREIDEL, Mary ANDERSON, Willi STRUCKMEIER (BGR, Germany), Kaoru TAKARA (DPRI, Kyoto University, Japan), TANIGUCHI Makoto Coordinator: WATANABE Tsugihiro (RIHN)
16:40-16:50	Closing Address AKIMICHI Tomoya
Expert Meeting
November 15　 9:00-17:00 November 16　 9:00-17:00 Research Institute for Humanity and Nature,RIHN

Application:

Please send your information (Name, Zip code, Address and Phone Number) to the address or the fax number below by e-mail or fax. Reaching 150 people, application will be closed.

Application & Inquiry:

Research Institute for Humanity and Nature (RIHN)

Zip code: 603-8047

457-4, Motoyama Kamigamo, Kita-ku, Kyoto City, Japan

Fax: +81-75-707-2510