防災科研　NIED

Announcement

NIED Hosts the GEOMME (*) Course 2023

* GEOMME: The international partnership for Climate-induced geohazards mitigation, management, and education in Japan, Republic of Korea, and Norway

During November 6-17, 2023, researchers and students from Japan (Niigata University, Hirosaki University, NIED), Republic of Korea (KAIST, GWNU, KIGAM), and Norway (NGI, UiT, NTNU) jointly studied through lectures on landslide, snow storm, avalanche, tsunami, rainfall hazards and risks over large spatial scales at Niigata University (week 1), and fieldwork in several key areas prone to natural disasters in the Tohoku region (week 2).

During week 2, participants visited landslide area, avalanche prone area, tsunami seawall, tsunami evacuation tower, volcanoes (Mt. Azumayama, Mt. Adatarayama, Mt. Bandaisan), etc., where they learned about impacts and countermeasures against natural hazardsin Japan. Also, they visited NIED’s Shinjo Cryospheric Environment Laboratory and toured the Cryospheric Environment Simulator, which is the only experimental facility in the world that is capable of simulating snow with near natural crystal shape.

This course concluded with a workshop at NIED Headquarters on the last day, where the key learnings from the course were summarized and planning for the next year activities was discussed. It is hoped that this seminar will encourage future researchers from the three countries to address our common societal needs against disasters.

Visit to a drainage tunnel of Takisaka landslide area, Nishiaizu Town, Fukushima Prefecture. Comprehensive control measures have been implemented by the government.
Visit to a drainage tunnel of Takisaka landslide area, Nishiaizu Town, Fukushima Prefecture.
Comprehensive control measures have been implemented by the government.
Visit to a construction site of check dam, Murakami City, Niigata Prefecture. The participants had the opportunity to learn from the headman of Koiwauchi community, who experienced landslide and debris flow in 1967 and 2022.
Visit to a construction site of check dam, Murakami City, Niigata Prefecture. The participants had the opportunity to learn from the headman of Koiwauchi community, who experienced landslide and debris flow in 1967 and 2022.
Visit to an avalanche protection site at Nishikawa Town, Yamagata Prefecture. Snow and avalanche countermeasure is a common interest of Japan, Korea, and Norway.
Visit to an avalanche protection site at Nishikawa Town, Yamagata Prefecture.
Snow and avalanche countermeasure is a common interest of Japan, Korea, and Norway.
Taking a closer look at artificial snow reproduced from Cryospheric Environment Simulator, at Shinjo Cryospheric Environment Laboratory, NIED, Shinjo-City, Yamagata Prefecture.
Taking a closer look at artificial snow reproduced from Cryospheric Environment Simulator, at Shinjo Cryospheric Environment Laboratory, NIED, Shinjo-City, Yamagata Prefecture.

Observation of lahar accumulated from the volcano eruption of Mt. Bandaisan.
Observation of lahar accumulated from the volcano eruption of Mt. Bandaisan.
The participants engaged in active discussions at the workshop.
The participants engaged in active discussions at the workshop.
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