Large-scale flood damage impact assessment in Metropolitan Area

ENTRY DATE: 24.12.2014 | LAST UPDATE: 24.12.2014

CATEGORIES:

  • Disaster Prevention
  • Applicable to any disaster (Soft measures)

TECHNOLOGIES MATURITY:

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Technology Owners:

Disaster Management, Cabinet Office

Needs Address

The needs to reduce flood risks caused by climate change.

Adaptation effects

Flood risks reduction through climate change prediction, understanding hazard/vulnerability/risk and systematic adaptaion mesures developing.

Overview and Features

Please see examples below

Considerations

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Co-benefit, suitability for developing countries

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Information Resources

  • http://www.bousai.go.jp/kaigirep/chuobou/senmon/daikibosuigai/index.html
  • http://www.bousai.go.jp/1info/pdf/saigaipanf_e.pdf (Digest version with English)