The 2nd Joint Workshop on Sediment Transport & Debris Flow with the Department of Irrigation and Drainage (DID), Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE) was organized in cooperation with the Humid Tropic Center (HTC) on 18 April 2018.
Lecturers were provided for MDRM students and DID staffs by Prof Dr Eng Shinji Egashira, Research and Training Advisor, International Centre for Water Hazard and Risk Management (ICHARM) and Adjunct Professor, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), Japan and Dr. Norlida Mohd. Dom, Deputy Director of HTC-DID.
Among several key issues on sediment & debris flow monitoring and prediction, evaluation of sediment laden flow, river channel morphologies and changes, river bed aggradation/degradation and related sediment issues and mathematical tools for evaluating sediment induced hazards were discussed.
DPPC plans to continue collaborating with DID for providing professional training for its staffs including possible internship opportunities in Japan at institutes including ICHARM.
This workshop was planned and organized by Dr. Faizah Che Ros, course coordinator of MMJD 1223 Flood Forecasting and Hazard Mapping course of MDRM .
