JFIT Sustainability Insight #2: Fostering Partnerships for Managing Water-Related Disasters (2020)
As a guest of the second session, we invited Prof. Kuniyoshi Takeuchi, a long-time contributor to the UNESCO IHP programme in the Asia Pacific region.
Prof. Shahbaz Khan, Director of UNESCO Office in Jakarta and Regional Bureau for Science invited Prof. Kuniyoshi Takeuchi, Professor Emeritus of Yamanashi University to share his story of the early days of the UNESCO International Hydrological Programme Regional Steering Committee (IHP-RSC) and the achievement of IHP-RSC. Prof. Takeuchi introduced Catalogue of Rivers and Catalogue of Hydrologic Analysis (CHA) as important products of the IHP-RSC, which strengthened the national and regional collaboration throughout the process and earned international recognition among the IHP community.
In addition, Prof. Takeuchi emphasized the value of the trans-disciplinary approach, which should be practical, transparent, and engaged by stakeholders at different levels of governance in his view. He expects the UNESCO Jakarta, IHP, and JFIT to take a leading role in promoting a trans-disciplinary approach.