Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) & Science Workshop (SWS) 14-15 March 2011 Namgay Heritage Hotel, Thimphu, Bhutan |
| 14 March 2011 Joint Coordination Committee Meeting |
| Mr. Yeshi Dorji (Project Director, DGM) | Welcome address |
| Mr. Sonam Yangley (Director General, DGM) | Opening address |
| Mr. Tomoki Nitta (Resident Representative, JICA Bhutan Office) | Address from JICA |
| Prof. Kouichi Nishimura (NU) | Project progress Summary |
| Mr. Phuntsho Tshering (DGM), Dr. Jiro Komori (NU/JICA/DGM), Mr. K.S. Gallay (DGM) & Ms. Sonam Lhamo (DGM) | Field survey progress 1 (glaciers and lakes) |
| Dr. Go Sato (Teikyo Heisei Univ.), Mr. Toru Koike (ESS), Mr. Jamyang Chophel & Mr. Tshering Penjore (DGM) | Field survey progress 2 (geophysical exploration, landslide, active faults) |
| Dr. Tsutomu Yamanokuchi (RESTEC), Prof. Jinro Ukita (Niigata Univ.) & Ms. Sonam Lhamo (DGM) | Field survey progress 3 (remote sensing, inventory) |
| Dr. Jiro Komori (NU/JICA/DGM) | Training (capacity building) |
| Discussion | |
| Mr. Masahito YANO (JST, Singapore Representative Office) | Project review and comments from JST |
| Dr. Koji Fujita (NU) | Plan for 3rd (last) year |
| Dr. Jiro Komori (NU/JICA/DGM), Mr. Phuntsho Thsering (DGM) & Prof. Daisuke Higaki (Hirosaki Univ.) | Field survey and training plan |
| Mr. Tomoki Nitta (JICA), Prof. Kouichi Nishimura (NU) & Mr. Yeshi Dorji (DGM) | Exchange of minutes of meeting (M/M) |
| Overall Discussion | |
| Mr. Katsuhiko Ozawa (JICA Project Advisor) | Comments from JICA |
| Mr. Ugyen Wangda (DGM) | Words of thanks |
| 15 March 2011 Science Workshop |
| Mr. Sonam Yangley (Director General, DGM) | Welcome address |
| Dasho Sonam Tshering (Secretary of Ministry of Economic Affairs) | Opening address |
| Prof. Kouichi Nishimura (NU) | Address from projcet leader |
| Mr. Yeshi Dorji (Project Director, DGM) | Explanation of the agenda and introduction |
| Session 1: Glacier | Chaired by Mr. Jamyang Chophel (DGM) & Dr. Nobuhiro Tomiyama (RESTEC) |
| Dr. Takayuki Nuimura (NU) | Volumetric changes in Himalayan glaciers revealed by multitemporal digital elevation models calibrated with GPS survey |
| Mr. Hiroto Nagai (NU) | Formation condition of debris-covered glaciers in the Bhutan Himalaya |
| Dr. Samjwal Ratna Bajracharya (ICIMOD) & Dr. Deo Raj Gurung (ICIMOD) | The status of glaciers in the Bhutan Himalaya |
| Dr. Deo Raj Gurung (ICIMOD) | Monitoring of snow cover in the Hindu-Kush Himalaya (HKH) with focus on Bhutan |
| Discussion |
| Session 2: Glacial lake | Chaired by Mr. Phuntsho Tshering (DGM) & Dr. Takayuki Nuimura (NU) |
| Dr. Tsutomu Yamanokuchi (RESTEC), Prof. Jinro Ukita (Niigata Univ.) & Dr. Nobuhiro Tomiyama (RESTEC) | Development and validation of new glacier lake inventory in the Bhutan Himalayas using ALOS "Daichi" |
| Dr. Rijan Bhakta Kayastha (Kathmandu Univ.) | Glaciological aspect of the Himalayan glacial lakes |
| Dr. Jiro Komori (NU/JICA/DGM), Dr. Tsutomu Yamanokuchi (RESTEC), Mr. Toru Koike (ESS) & Mr. Phuntsho Tshering (DGM) | Tshojo Glacier outburst event in 2009 |
| Discussion |
| Session 3: Assessment of glacial lake condition | Chaired by Mr. Tshering Penjore (DGM) & Dr. Takayuki Nuimura (NU) |
| Mr. K.S. Gallay (DGM), Dr. Jiro Komori (NU/JICA/DGM) & Dr. Koji Fujita (NU) | Hazardous lake evaluation in the Bhutan Himalayas |
| Mr. Shuhei Takenaka (ESS) & Mr. Toru Koike (ESS) | GLOF assessment based on geophysical exploration and breach modeling |
| Discussion on morning sessions |
| Session 4: GLOF related phonomena | Chaired by Ms. Sonam Lhamo (DGM) & Dr. Tsutomu Yamanokuchi (RESTEC) |
| Mr. Jamyang Chophel (DGM) & Dr. Yasuhiro Kumahara (Gunma Univ.) | Active faulting in the southern Bhutan Himalaya |
| Mr. Tshering Penjor (DGM), Prof. Daisuke Higaki (Hirosaki Univ.), Dr. Go Sato (Teikyo Heisei Univ.) | Landslide distribution along the Mangde Chhu |
| Discussion |
| Session 5: Preparedness and mitigation works | Chaired by Mr. Phuntsho Pelgay (DGM) & Mr. Hiroto Nagai (NU) |
| Ms. Sonam Lhamo (DGM), Mr. Shuhei Takenaka (ESS) & Mr. Prakash Rai (DDM) | Social capacity survey for GLOF hazard |
| Mr. Sangay Tenzin (Department of Energy) | Current early warning system in Pho Chhu |
| Mr. Jamyang Chophel (DGM), Mr. Karma Toeb (DGM) | The risk minimization project in Thorthormi Glacial Lake by UNDP/GEF project |
| Overall discussion | |
| Prof. Kouichi Nishimura (Project Leader, NU) | Closing address |
| Participants list |
| Bhutan | |
| Ministry of Economic Affairs | Dasho Sonam Tshering (Secretary) |
| Department of Geology and Mines, Ministry of Economic Affairs | Mr. Sonam Yangley (Director General) Mr. Yeshi Dorji (Project Director, Specialist) Mr. Ugyen Wangda (Head of Division, Chief Geologist) Mr. Karma Toeb (Head of Division, Glaciologist) Mr. Dowchu Dukpa (Executive Geophysicist) Mr. Ugyen Dorji (Senior Chemist) Mr. Tshering Penjore (Senior Geologist) Mr. K.S. Ghalley (Senior Geologist) Mr. Lobzang Gyenden (Senior Geologist) Mr. Phuntsho Norbu (Senior Geologist) Mr. Lalit Kumar Chhetri (Senior Geologist) Mr. Ngawang Norbu (Senior Drilling Engineer) Mr. Bokhu Dukpa (Senior Drilling Engineer) Mr. Tashi Tenzin (Geologist) Ms. Pema Deki (Geologist) Mr. Jamyang Chophel (Geologist) Mr. Phuntsho Pelgay (Geolosist) Mr. Phuntsho Tshering (Project Manager, Geologist) Ms. Sonam Lhamo (Geologist) Ms. Tashi Gyelmo (Cartographer) Ms. Karma Yangzom (Cartographer) Ms. Ugyen Zangmo (Laboratory Assistant) Ms. Sonam Choden (Laboratory Assistant) |
| Gross National Happiness Commission | Mr. Tshering Penjor (Program Officer) |
| National Environment Commission | Ms. Sonam Lhaden (Environment Officer) Mr. Sonam Dagay (Assistant Environment Officer) |
| Department of Road, Ministry of Works and Human Settlement | Mr. Nil Kumar Giri (Executive Engineer) Mr. Dilip Thapa (Deputy Executive Engineer) |
| Department of Energy, Ministry of Economic Affairs | Mr. Karma Dupchu (Head, Hydrology Section) Mr. Sangay Tenzin (Project Engineer) |
| United Nations Development Programme | Ms. Anne Larsen (Programme Analyst) |
| Invited from Nepal | |
| Kathmandu University, Nepal | Dr. Rijan Baksta Kayastha (Assistant Professor) |
| International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, Nepal | Mr. Deo Raj Gurung (Remote Sensing Specialist) |
| Japan | |
| JICA Bhutan Office | Mr. Tomoki Nitta (Resident Representative, JICA Bhutan Office) Ms. Emi Doyle (PFA, JICA Bhutan Office) |
| JICA Japan Office | Mr. Toshiyuki Shimano (Deputy Assistant Director, Disaster Management Division I, JICA HQ) Mr. Katsuhiko Ozawa (Project Advisor, assigned as Professor, Nagoya University) |
| Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) | Mr. Masahito Yano (Senior Project Coordinator, Singapore Representative Office) |
| JICA Experts | Prof. Koichi Nishimura (Project Leader, Nagoya University) Dr. Koji Fujita (Nagoya University) Dr. Akiko Sakai (Nagoya University) Dr. Jiro Komori (Nagoya University/JICA/DGM) Dr. Takayuki Nuimura (Nagoya University) Mr. Hiroto Nagai (Nagoya University) Dr. Go Sato (Teikyo Heisei University) Mr. Shuhei Takenaka (Earth System Science) Dr. Tsutomu Yamanokuchi (Remote Sensing Technology Center of Japan) Dr. Nobuhiro Tomiyama (Remote Sensing Technology Center of Japan) Prof. Hiromichi Fukui (Keio University) Ms. Akemi Yoda (Project Coordinator, JICA/DGM) |