Climate-Adapted River Plans: Kurobe and Joganji
Overview
On October 16, the 169th meeting of the River Infrastructure Basic Policy Review Subcommittee of the Council for Social Infrastructure Development will hold its first deliberation on revising the basic river development policies for the Kurobe and Joganji river systems into new plans that account for climate change. The meeting will be open to the public and held in a hybrid format; attendance is available online only. Those wishing to attend must apply by email by 3:00 p.m. on October 15. Part of the proceedings may be closed to the public. Meeting materials and minutes are scheduled to be posted later on the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism website.
Key points
- The 169th River Infrastructure Basic Policy Review Subcommittee will deliberate on policy revisions for the Kurobe and Joganji river systems.
- This is the first deliberation toward revising the policies into new plans that account for climate change.
- The deadline to apply for online attendance is 3:00 p.m. on October 15.
Overview
The notice is titled “Discussion on Revising Long-Term Plans to Account for Climate Change (Kurobe River and Joganji River): Reviewing Basic River Development Policies from a Basin-Wide Flood Management Perspective.” It concerns deliberations to revise the basic river development policies for the Kurobe River System and Joganji River System in Toyama Prefecture into new plans that account for climate change.
Details
The meeting will be held publicly in a hybrid format, with an online component, in Conference Room A of the Water Management and National Land Conservation Bureau on the second floor of Central Government Building No. 3. The agenda is revisions to the basic river development policies for both river systems. The committee members are listed in the attached document, and part of the proceedings may be closed to the public.
Attendance is online only, with one connection permitted per person, company, or organization. Applicants should email their name (with phonetic spelling), affiliation, telephone number, and email address by the deadline, using the specified subject line. Applicants will be sent an attendance URL and meeting materials. Personal information collected will be managed appropriately and used only for necessary purposes.
Materials and minutes from this meeting are scheduled to be posted later on the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism website. Materials and minutes from previous meetings are also posted there.