Event

SDGs Café — Wells as an Emergency Water Source: What’s Their Potential?

ONLINE: This event will discuss the role of wells in securing water access during natural disasters, focusing on case studies from Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.

Time
- Asia/Tokyo
Details
Open to public
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UNU-IAS will organize an SDGs Café event to discuss the role of wells in securing water access during natural disasters such as earthquakes and heavy rainfall. Focusing on wells in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, the event will present case studies from Noto Peninsula and Kanazawa City. 

This event will be organized by UNU-IAS Operating Unit Ishikawa Kanazawa (OUIK).

Participation & Registration

This event will be held online and is open to the public. Please register in advance to receive a Zoom link. 

Language

This event will be held in Japanese only, with no English translation provided. 

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Programme

Introduction 

The Impact of Earthquakes and Heavy Rainfall in Noto Peninsula

  •  Tatsuto Aoki (Professor, Kanazawa University) 

Utilization of Wells During Water Outages after the Noto Earthquake

Research on Wells in Kanazawa and  Related Youth Empowerment Activities

  • Ayae Nagata (student, Kanazawa University High School; Youth Empowerment Programme participant)
     

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