• Course Overview/Description: This course is designed especially for the capacity development of the government officials, experts, practitioners, and university students.
  • Course Learner Outcomes: At the end of course you will learn practices and innovation on several topics.
  • Course Objective: To serve as an online platform for knowledge sharing and enhancing, and capacity developing of the subscriber.

Topics:

  1. MasterClass series on Water Management and Water Related Disasters:
  • Presentation on Disaster Risk Reduction in UNESCO

Speaker: Dr. Ai Sugiura (Programme Specialist, Science Policy and Capacity Building, UNESCO Jakarta)

  • Presentation on Why the Deeper Understanding is Important to Disaster Mitigation

Speaker: Simon Lim (Institute of Physics and ASGC, Academia Sinica, Taiwan)

  • Presentation on The Recent Development of Tsunami Modelling and Early Warning

Speaker: Prof. Tso-Ren Wu (Graduate Institute of Hydrological and Oceanic Sciences, NCU, Taiwan)

  • Presentation on Current Status of Disaster Mitigation Collaboration

Speaker: Eric Yen

  • Presentation on International Flood Initiative

Speaker: Dr. Mamoru Miyamoto (Executive Manager of IFI secretariat ICHARM)

  • Presentation on Development of Grid-Based Precipitation Portal for Drought Study

Speaker: Dr. Sima Katiraie

  • Presentation on IOC-UNESCO role Global Coordination of Tsunami Early Warning and Mitigation System (TEWMS)

Speaker: Mr. Ardito Kodijat (Head of Indian Ocean Tsunami Information Centre (IOTIC) IOC-UNESCO)

  • Presentation on Hydroinformatics for Water Management in Thailand

Speaker: Dr. Veerachai Tanpipat (Hydro and Agro Informatics Institute)

  • Presentation on Combined Remote Sensing and Modelling Approach for Flood Response and Management in Pakistan

Speaker: Dr. Umair Rabbani (UNESCO Islamabad)

  • Presentation on New Initiatives taken for Flood Reduction and management after Super Flood of 2014 in River Chenab

Speaker: Habib Ullah Bodla (Punjab Irrigation Department, Pakistan)

  • Presentation on VISUS methodology – Visual inspection for defining the Safety Upgrading Strategeis for School Safety

Speaker: Mr. Ardito Kodijat (UNESCO Office Jakarta)

  • Presentation on Protecting Natural and Cultural Heritage from Climate Change

Speaker: Prof. Fang Chen (Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth, Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Presentation on Demonstration of Tsunami and Storm Surge Modeling

Speaker: Dr. Yu-Lin Tsai (Graduate Institute of Hydrological and Oceanic Sciences, NCU, Taiwan)

  • Presentation on Development of Storm Surge Fast-Calculation Model and Case Study of Typhoon Haiyan

Speaker: Dr. Yu-Lin Tsai  (Graduate Institute of Hydrological and Oceanic Sciences, NCU, Taiwan)

  • Presentation on Quality Control on Observations from ASTI-Developed Weather Stations

Speaker: Mr. Jay Samuel Combinido (Advanced Science and Technology Institute, Philippines)

  • Presentation on Numerical Simulations of December 2014 Heavy Rainfall Event in East Coasts of Peninsular Malaysia using WRF Model

Speaker: Wan Maisarah Binti Wan Ibadullah

  • Presentation on Indonesia Forest Fire Case Study

Speaker: Dr. Basuki Suhardiman (Institute Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia)

  • Presentation on Wildland Fire, Smoke and Haze Control in Thailand

Speaker: Dr. Veerachai Tanpipat

  • Presentation on Disasters and Mitigation Approaches in Urban Areas-Case Study of Vietnam

Speaker: Prof. Tran Vu Pham (Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, Vietnam)

 

  1. MasterClass series on Man and Biosphere Programme & Natural World Heritage
  • Presentation on Building Block, An Introduction on Sustainability Science Approach, Bioshere Reserves, World Heritage Site and Subak System

Speaker: Dr. Irina Safitri Zen (Universiti Teknologi Malaysia)

  • Presentation on Social-Ecological System, SES – The Approach and Reflection of Local Knowledge on Subak System, Current Tourism Practices and its impact in Bali Province

Speaker: Dr. Irina Safitri Zen (Universiti Teknologi Malaysia) and Prof. Wayan Windia (Director of Subak Research Center, University Udayana, Bali)

  • Presentation on Interdisciplinary Approach of Sustainability Science in Assessing the Zonation for Biosphere Reserve

Speaker: Dr. Irina Safitri Zen (Universiti Teknologi Malaysia) and Dr. Nyoman Utari Vibriyanti (Master Programme of Regional Planning, Universitas Mahasaraswati, Bali, Indonesia) and Prof. Sang Putu Kaler Surata (Universitas Mahasaraswati, Bali, Indonesia)

  • Presentation on Trans-disciplinary approach of sustainability science and localization of SDGs for Subak system

Speaker: Dr. Irina Safitri Zen (Universiti Teknologi Malaysia), and Dr. Ketut Gede Dharma Putra (Centre for Sustainable Development, University of Udayana)

 

  1. MasterClass series on Coastal and Marine resource management for sustainable development:
  • Presentation on Marine Biodiversity in Indonesia: Current status and future direction

Speaker: Dr. Udhi Eko Hernawan

  • Presentation on Microplastics: tiny monster of our oceans

Speaker: Muhammad Reza Cordova, M.Si.

  • Presentation on Double Trouble: Warming and acidifying oceans

Speaker: Intan Suci Nurhati, Ph.D.

  • Presentation on Future food from the oceans

Speaker: Evi Amelia Siahaan, M.Eng.

 

  1. Introduction of UNESCO Global Geoparks
    • Lesson 1: Definition of a UNESCO Global Geoparks
    • Lesson 2: Application process for nomination as UNESCO Global Geoparks
    • Quiz Lesson 1
    • Quiz Lesson 2

 

  1. Regional Training on UNESCO Global Geoparks
  • Presentation on Global Geoparks Network

Speaker: Prof. Nickolaos Zouros

  • Presentation on UNESCO Global Geoparks

Speaker: Prof. Patrick McKeever

  • Presentation on Asia Pacific Geoparks Network

Speaker: Prof. Yuang Zheng

  • Presentation on Geopark Activities in Japan

Speaker: Mr. Mahito Watanabe

  • Presentation on Japanese Geoparks Committee, Geoparks and Geohazards

Speaker: Mr. Setsuya Nakada

  • Presentation on Educational Activities and Research Support

Speaker: Ms. Devona Lauritzen

  • Presentation on conservation

Speaker: Mr. Ko Takenouchi

  • Presentation on Local Sustainable Development and Management

Speaker: Ms. Yukihiro Matsuura

  • Presentation on Education utilizing geoparks, ESD, SDGs

Speaker: Mr. Katsuhiko Asahi

  • Presentation on Networking, Gender, and Capacity Projects

Speaker: Ms. Kana Furusawa