JAXA will organize an official side event at the 4th Asia-Pacific Water Summit (APWS) to be held in Kumamoto, Japan in April 2022.
The Asia-Pacific region is vulnerable to climate change, particularly water-related disasters. In mitigating damage from water-related disasters, the challenge is to improve forecasting capabilities, from short-term weather forecasts to long-term climate change projection, in addition to understanding the situation on the ground through timely observations.
In this side event, experts from various countries will be invited to discuss issues related to water-related disasters and challenges in agriculture.
The information will be sent to registered participants. Please register from the following application site.
Pre-registration is required. Please register the event at the Official Side Event Application Site of the 4th APWS official website.
Moderator: Mr. Koji Terada, Director General, Space Technology Directorate Ⅰ, JAXA, Japan
| Opening remarks | Mr. HAYASHI Takahiro, Deputy Director-General, Research and Development Bureau, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Japan |
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| Keynote address | U.S. Ambassador to Japan (invited) Ambassador Rahm Emanuel (Video message) Mr. John C. Taylor, Principal Officer at the U.S. Consulate in Fukuoka, Japan (invited talk) |
(10 minutes) |
| Session 1: Overview of space technologies | ||
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| (10 minutes, video presentation) | ||
| Session 2: Panel discussion, | "Addressing for Resolution of Water Issues by use of Earth Observation Data" | (50 minutes) |
| Moderator: | Dr. Riko Oki, Director of Earth Observation Research Center, JAXA, Japan | |
| Panelists: | ||
| Closing remarks | Mr. Koji Terada, Director General, Space Technology Directorate Ⅰ, JAXA, Japan | |
