ICHARM dispatched experts for the technical and scientific mission to Lima, Peru, and Montevideo, Uruguay, to advise UNESCO on the implementation of the project entitled "Enhancing natural hazards resilience in South America (ENHANS)". Chief Reseacher Masahiko Murase attended the technical workshops held in Lima on September 21-22. He also attended the workshop in Montevideo on December 10-11 with Research Specialist Karina Vink. They delivered a presentation on flood disaster risk assessment and identified the needs and capacities of the different aspects of natural disasters during the workshops.
In Montevideo, they also provided the basic information on ICHARM’s hydrological model, the Integrated Flood Analysis System (IFAS), to facilitate the identification of pilot river basins in Uruguay. These contributions would be ICHARM's next step forward in South America to strengthen the network for disaster risk reduction through science and technology.
(Written by Masahiko Murase)
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