Flood management under climatic variability and its future perspective in Japan

被引：21

作者：

Ikeda, T ^{[1
]}

Yoshitani, J ^{[1
]}

Terakawa, A ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] PWRI, PWRI Ctr, UNESCO, Secretariat Preparatory Activ, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 3058516, Japan

来源：

WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | 2005年 / 51卷 / 05期

关键词：

climate variability; dialogue on water and climate; flood disaster; flood management;

D O I：

10.2166/wst.2005.0125

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0830 ;

摘要：

Devastating magnitudes of flood disasters have been occurring in various areas of Japan, and their impact has been increasing in recent years. Looking ahead, it is foreseen that rainfall and its patterns will be altered due to the climate change accompanied by global warming, and there is concern that the intensity and frequency of flood disasters might be exacerbated. This paper aims to introduce flood characteristics and management policies in Japan that have been undertaken for a long time in order to mitigate these recurrent flood disasters. It also highlights extremely devastating floods in some areas that occurred under recent climate variability, and to address the progress in the assessment of hydro-meteorological tendencies and in the promotion of dialogue among climatologists and hydrologists. Lastly, a new initiative to establish an international centre on water-related hazards and its risk management is presented.

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页码：133 / 140

页数：8