Review of Ashida River Plan for Climate Change
Overview
The 167th meeting of the River Basic Policy Review Subcommittee of the River Subcommittee of the Council for Social Infrastructure Development will be held on September 17, 2026. The committee will discuss revising the River Development Basic Policy for the Ashida River system in Okayama and Hiroshima prefectures into a new long-term plan that accounts for climate change, also considering basin-wide flood management. The meeting will be open to the public and held partly by web conference; viewing will be available online only. Those wishing to observe should apply by email by 3:00 p.m. on September 16.
Key points
- The 167th meeting of the River Basic Policy Review Subcommittee will be held.
- The committee will discuss revising the River Development Basic Policy for the Ashida River system into a new plan that takes climate change into account.
- The meeting will be open to the public and held partly by web conference; viewing will be available online only.
Overview
The subject of deliberation is the River Development Basic Policy for the Ashida River system in Okayama and Hiroshima prefectures. The committee will consider revising it into a new plan that accounts for climate change, also taking basin-wide flood management into account; this is the second meeting on the matter.
Impact
Due to connection capacity, each individual, company, or organization may use only one connection to observe. Some parts of the proceedings may be closed to the public.
Meeting materials and minutes are scheduled to be posted on the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism website at a later date. Materials and minutes from previous meetings are also posted on the same website.
Details
The venue is Conference Room A, Water and Disaster Management Bureau, 2nd floor of Central Government Building No. 3, with a web conference also in use. The agenda is “Changes to the River Development Basic Policy for the Ashida River System,” and the committee members are listed in the attached document. Those wishing to observe should email by 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 16, with the designated subject line and their name (including pronunciation), affiliation, telephone number, and email address. Those who contact the organizers by the deadline will be sent the viewing URL and meeting materials. Personal information collected will be managed appropriately and used only for necessary purposes.