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NEWS and EVENTS

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7th JRRN Mini-Seminar on River Environment: Rivers in Taiwan - Lessons learned from typhoon disaster experience and flood control measures (Dec.21, 2010: Tokyo)

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Lecture

- Mr. Yao Cheng Chuang (Water Resource Agency, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Taiwan)
- Date : December 21, 2010
- Venue : Foundation for Riverfront Improvement and Restoration, JAPAN
- Subject : Rivers in Taiwan - Lessons learned from typhoon disaster experience and flood control measures


The 7th JRRN River Environment Mini Lecture was held on December 21, 2010.


First, the nature of rivers in Taiwan and general water issues, river management systems, etc., were discussed. Next, based on lessons learned from a series of water disasters in the past, a detailed explanation of the concept of river planning and management under extreme weather conditions, and the direction for flood control measures that Taiwan should take in the future, were given together with a presentation of projects in progress.


>>Record of a lecture (Language: Japanese only)