Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2015

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[U-07] How JpGU will manage environment and disaster?

Thu. May 28, 2015 4:15 PM - 6:00 PM 103 (1F)

Convener:*Kenji Tanaka(Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University), Yuji Sakuno(Institute of Engineering, Hiroshima University), Shintaro Goto(Department of Environmental Systems Faculty of GEO-Environmental Science Rissho University), Chair:Kenji Tanaka(Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University), Yuji Sakuno(Institute of Engineering, Hiroshima University), Shintaro Goto(Department of Environmental Systems)

4:45 PM - 5:00 PM

[U07-19] Establishment of Water Cycle Basic Law and future outlook

*Tadashi TANAKA1 (1.Office of Global Initiatives, University of Tsukuba)

Keywords:Japanese Association of Hydrological Sciences, Water Cycle Basic Law, Draft of Water Cycle Basic Plan, environment disaster, 3.11 nuclear disaster, science for society

The author mentioned the establishment of the Water Cycle Basic Law, which has been enforced on 1 July, 2014 and its corresponding the Draft of Water Cycle Basic Plan just opened on 5 February, 2015, and described the activities of Japanese Association of Hydrological Sciences against 3.11 nuclear and environment disasters in relation to the contents both of the Water Cycle Basic Law and the Draft of Water Cycle Basic Plan. Finally, the author expressed desire the future direction of the Association as aiming at the science for society.