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Seminar On The Development of Natural Disaster Prevention and Response Technology, System in Taiwan and Japan

by megatfa | Jan 20, 2017 | Uncategorized

Conference On Flood Catastrophe In A Changing Environment (CFCCE2016)

by megatfa | Nov 11, 2016 | Uncategorized

15th November 2016 (Tuesday)
Venue: Dewan Jumaah

0800 – 0900	CFCCE Workshop Registration
0900 – 0915	Welcome Address
0915 – 0930	Opening
0930 – 1030	Plenary 1 (Invited Speaker 1 and 2) PROF. P. P. MUJUMDAR Integrated Urban Flood Management: Technology-driven Solutions PROF. ALFREDO LAGMAY Preparing Risk Maps for Future Hazards
1030 – 1100	AM Coffee Break
1100 – 1230	Plenary 2 (Invited Speaker 3, 4 and 5) JAMAL HISHAM HASHIM Health implications of major floods PROF. QI ZHANG Flood in the largest freshwater lake (Poyang Lake) in China: Characteristics and explanations PROF. ISMAIL ABUSTAN Advance of Flood Inundation Modelling Toward Flood Nowcasting: A Review
1230 – 1400	Lunch Break
1400 – 1430	Plenary 3 (Invited Speaker 6) IR ZAKI MD AMIN
1430 – 1700	Oral Presentation (Parallel Sessions) (Venue: Dewan Jumaah & Jamuan)
1700 – 1715	PM Coffee Break
1715 – 1830	ANCST Meeting (Committee) (Venue: Dewan Jumaah)

16th November 2016 (Wednesday)
Venue: Dewan Jumaah

0900 – 1030	Plenary 4 (Invited Speaker 7, 8 and 9) IR KHAIRI SELAMAT Management of Flood Water as Resource DR. PORNSAK SUPPATARATARN Flood modification and Management in Thailand: Cases Study for Chao Phraya River Basin, and Bangkok and Hat Yai Cities PROF. ZULKIFLI YUSOP anduse influence on Major Floods in the Tropics
1030 – 1100	AM Coffee Break
1100-1200	Plenary 5 (Invited Speaker 10 and 11) EN. ABDUL JALIL HASSAN River and Drainage Modelling-Managing the Difficulties and Challenges PROF. JOHNNY CHAN The Effect of Urbanization on Precipitation
1200 – 1300	Oral Presentation 1 (Parallel Session) (Venue: Dewan Jumaah & Jamuan)
1300 – 1400	Lunch Break
1400 – 1500	Oral Presentation 2 (Parallel Session) (Venue: Dewan Jumaah & Jamuan)
1500 – 1530	Forum and Discussions
1530 – 1600	Closing
1600 – 1615	PM Coffee Break

**For Oral Presentation Schedule please visit HERE.

UTM DISASTER RISK REDUCTION FORUM (UTM DRR FORUM 2016)

by megatfa | Oct 18, 2016 | Uncategorized

Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology (MJIIT)

Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) Kuala Lumpur

20 October 2016 (Thursday) @ Seminar Hall, Razak Tower, UTM Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology (MJIIT), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) Kuala Lumpur with the support of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and National Disaster Management Agency Malaysia (NaDMA) the Prime Minister’s Department are hosting UTM Disaster Risk Reduction Forum (UTM DRR Forum 2016).

UTM DRR Forum 2016 aims at bringing together stakeholders, prominent figures, leading academic scientists, and researchers to discuss and advance our understanding on disaster risk reduction towards building a disaster resilient community in Malaysia.

This event will be organized as part of Master Disaster Risk Management (MDRM) program. It is an initiative by MJIIT-UTM that offers the first Master’s degree by coursework in Disaster Risk Management in Malaysia. It aims to foster highly skilled human resources who can be leaders in the field of disaster risk management in public and private sectors in Malaysia and ASEAN region.

AGENDA

08.30 – 09.00	Registration @ Seminar Hall, Razak Tower, UTM Kuala Lumpur
09.00 – 09.15	Opening address Prof. Datin Dr. Rubiyah Yusof, Dean, Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
09.15 – 10.30	UTM DRR Forum 2016 (Series I) Chaired by: Dr. Khamarrul Azahari Razak MDRM Coordinator, UTM Kuala Lumpur
09.20 – 10.00	Japan’s DRM Administration and JICA’s International Cooperation Dr. Shohei Matsuura, JICA Expert (Disaster Risk Management) Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Disaster Preparedness and Prevention Center, Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology. Moderators: Dato’ Hj. Zakaria Mohamad Board of Study (BOS) Disaster Risk Management MJIIT Chair, International Association of Engineering Geology Malaysia Research Fellow, Southeast Asia Disaster Prevention Research Initiative Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
10.00 – 10.30	Commemorative photo session & Tea Break @ Banquet Hall, UTM Kuala Lumpur.
10.30 – 12.30	UTM DRR Forum 2016 (Series II)
10.30 – 11.30	Disaster Risk Management in Malaysia: A way forward Tuan Mohd Ariff Baharom Deputy Director General, Planning and Preparedness Sector National Disaster Management Agency (NaDMA) Malaysia
11.30 – 12.00	Disaster Risk Management & Preparedness and Prevention @ MJIIT, UTM: Priority and perspective Prof. Dr. Masafumi Goto, Director, Disaster Preparedness and Prevention Center (DPPC) Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) Kuala Lumpur
12.00 – 12.30	Integrating Disaster Research and Practice: An update Dr. Khamarrul Azahari Razak^1,2 ¹UTM RAZAK School of Engineering and Advanced Technology ²Disaster Preparedness and Prevention Center (DPPC) Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) Kuala Lumpur
12.30 – 12.40	Sharing Session 1 – Managing Flood Disaster in Kelantan on 2014 Mohd Fadly bin Mohd Fauzi Master of Disaster Risk Management (MDRM), Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) Kuala Lumpur
12.40 – 12.50	Sharing Session 2 – Town Watching at UTM Disaster Risk Reduction Day 2016 at Rantau Panjang, Kelantan Ghazali Abd Rahman Master of Disaster Risk Management (MDRM), Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) Kuala Lumpur Link to this event: https://mjiit.utm.my/dppc/2016/10/17/utm-drrd-2016/
12.50 – 13.00	Closing session
13.00	End of program Lunch @ Banquet Hall, UTM Kuala Lumpur

For further information, please contact program secretariat:
Dr. Khamarrul Azahari Razak (khamarrul.kl@utm.my, 019 3649495)
Dr. Shohei Matsuura, JICA Expert at MJIIT (smatsuura@utm.my, 0176881970)

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Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)
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Email: mdrm@utm.my

UTM Disaster Reduction Day 2016 at Jajahan Pasir Mas, Kelantan

by megatfa | Oct 10, 2016 | Uncategorized

Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) Kuala Lumpur with the support of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will be organizing the UTM Disaster Reduction Day 2016 to be held on October 13, 2016 in Jajahan Pasir Mas, Kelantan.