Side Event

LIVING WITH DYNAMIC EARTH FLOWS―FROM STEEP MOUNTAINS TO THE OPEN OCEAN

Organizer
MINISTRY OF LAND, INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT AND TOURISM OF JAPAN

Date and Time
22 October 2010 10:0 - 13:0

Meeting
Tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 10)

n the Japanese Archipelago, people in coastal and mountainous areas live on land marked by severe geological morphology, geology and climate. They have held on to traditional wisdom about nature while introducing modern technologies in adapting to these severe environments. The Chubu Region of central Japan in particular has developed various traditional and modern ways in disaster prevention and environmental preservation to manage earth flows. There must be countries with similar features of geological tectonics around the world; we can learn useful adaptations to climate change from the Chubu region’s experiences, and share this wisdom with the future.