INTERPRAEVENT 2026 Hokkaido Conference to Be Held

In recent years, large-scale sediment disasters caused by torrential rain, typhoons, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions linked to climate change have occurred frequently around the world. To deepen disaster prevention research and analysis and share the findings globally, the international symposium INTERPRAEVENT 2026 will be held in Sapporo.

The conference will run from October 20 to 23, 2026. The venue is the Sapporo Convention Center.

The opening ceremony, keynote lectures, and government exhibits on October 20 will be open to the public, with free admission. Simultaneous interpretation between English and Japanese will be provided at the opening ceremony and keynote lectures. Members of the press may attend and report by camera throughout the conference, free of charge. Visitors are asked to present a business card at registration.

At the conference, researchers from around the world will discuss risk management for compound natural disasters under climate change, as well as disaster prevention and mitigation technologies and policy. In the government exhibit area, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism will share the efforts and results of Japan’s erosion control projects with audiences in Japan and abroad.

The organizers are the Pacific Rim INTERPRAEVENT Council and the INTERPRAEVENT 2026 Executive Committee. Co-organizers are the International Research Society INTERPRAEVENT, the Japan Society of Erosion Control Engineering, and the International Sabo Association. Sponsors are the National Association for Flood Control and Sabo, the Sabo and Landslide Technical Center, the Sabo Frontier Foundation, and the Slope Disaster Prevention Technology Association. Supporting organizations are the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Hokkaido, and Sapporo City.