6th ISFF: The 6th International Symposium on Flash Floods in Wadi Systems
Amman, Jordan, September 26-30, 2021
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The 6th International Symposium on Flash Floods in Wadi Systems
Emergency response must be further complemented by efforts to build climate resilience and disaster prevention. This means looking beyond the next flood or storm to understand long-term climate vulnerabilities. It means helping society to prepare for and adapt to future weather extremes and other climate impacts through strategies and plans for disaster risk reduction. This requires a good analysis of climate change and flood risk mapping, and good knowledge of the urbanized vulnerability to floods in such territories. Finding solutions to these challenging disasters also requires close collaboration between scientists, practitioners, and residents from local, regional, national, and international organizations whether they are public or private. So, we will conduct the 6th International Symposium on Flash Floods in Wadi Systems to take action to reduce flood risk, reduce vulnerabilities to natural hazards especially flash flood and enhance the building resilience. The 6th International Symposium on Flash Floods in Wadi Systems will be held from 26 to 30 September 2021 in Amman, Jordan. This symposium will result in a concise, forward-looking, and action-oriented outcome ideas of building the resilience of nations and communities to disasters. This symposium is organized by the Inter-Islamic Network on Water Resources Development and Management (INWRDAM). This is the sixth in a series of annual International Symposia on Flash Floods in Wadi Systems that were organized in Kyoto (1st ISFF 2015), Egypt (2nd ISFF 2016), Oman (3rd ISFF 2017), Morocco (4th ISFF 2018) and Kyoto (5th ISFF 2020). They have attracted numbers of researchers, scientists, engineers, ministries, and practitioners in the world. The 6th ISFF 2021 in Jordan will be a good opportunity for participants to exchange experiences and share knowledge on integrated management of wadi flash floods in arid regions. The symposium will focus on wadi flash floods challenges in arid regions and specially on "Flash Flood Management in Urbanized and World Heritage Wadis: Early warning, Disaster risk Reduction and building resilience to climate change”. The event hosts several relevant research themes and projects in an attempt for integrating ideas and critical pertinent data. It is, therefore, provides a unique platform for discussion among researchers and practitioners and establishes a strong network between them.
Submission Guidelines
All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference. The following paper categories are welcome:
・Abstract In 300‐500 words, prepared in Microsoft Word document using Arial 12‐point, TEXT only without graphs, tables of illustrative materials, written in English. Deadline to Submit Abstracts is 31 December, 2020. Abstracts will be considered by a scientific steering committee and will be used for acceptance for presentation in the conference. You may submit extended abstract (4 pages) for further discussion in the conference. Excellent papers will be recommended for publishing in special issue of some international journals (Ex. Hydrological Research Letters). Notification of acceptance or rejection of abstracts will be sent until 31 March, 2021. The detailed instructions regarding paper format and presentation requirements will be sent to authors along with their notification of abstract acceptance.
List of Topics
- Flood risk in Urban Areas
- Flash flood risk at UNESCO World Heritage Sites
- Real-time hydrometeorological monitoring and forecasting
- Turning flood risk into opportunity
- Socio economic impacts of floods
- Disaster Risk Reduction and Early Warning Systems
- Transboundary Floods
Committees
Steering Committee
- Prof. Marwan Al-Raggad (INWRDAM)
- Prof. Sameh Kantoush (Kyoto University, Japan)
- Prof. Elias Salameh (NCRD, Jordan)
- Prof. Markus Disse (TUM University,Germany)
- Prof. Hussien Alhassnat (PDTRA, Jordan)
Venue
The conference will be held in Amman, Jordan.
Contact
All questions about submissions should be emailed to inwrdam@nic.net.jo
Partners
- Kyoto University
- Petra Development & Tourism Region Authority (PDTRA)
- National Center for Research and Development (NCRD)