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The new Resident Representative of JICA in Argentina has visited SMN (SMN, July 4th 2024)
On Thursday morning, July 4, the new Resident Representative of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Agr. Tasuku Ishibashi made a protocol presentation visit to the National Meteorological Service. During it, he was received by the Director of the Agency, Dr. Alejandro de la Torre, and by Dr. Yanina Garcia Skabar, Principal Investigator of the PREVENIR Project. During the visit, Ishibashi also held a meeting with members of the Project where he was told details about it and progress to date.
2023 Closing day among PREVENIR researchers (SMN, December 12, 2023)
On December 12, 2023, an end-of-year meeting was held with the project researchers in a hybrid manner. At the meeting, presentations were made to highlight the progress and main results obtained in each of the WPs throughout 2023 as well as outline the next steps to follow
Publication of booklet for teachers (November 2023)
One of the objectives of the project is to improve society's capacity to prepare for sudden urban floods, with special focus on the communities most exposed or vulnerable to the occurrence of these events. In that sense, and understanding that educational institutions play a central role in the construction of citizenship and that the knowledge and knowledge built there then impacts the community of which they are part, PREVENIR seeks to work with the educational community of the basin to offer them tools that allow them to address the problem of hydrometeorological events that generate urban flooding, the management of their information in the event of their occurrence and the possible protection measures that can be adopted against the event.
With this objective, during the month of November 2023, nearly 300 copies of the booklet "Guidance for teachers. Flood risk management" were printed. They are being distributed to Buenos Aires schools located in the area of influence of the Sarandí-Santo Domingo Basin.
The following participated in the preparation of this proposal: PREVENIR technical team, Environmental Education technical team, Ministry of Environment, Climate Change technical team, Ministry of Environment, Undersecretariat of Emergencies technical team, Ministry of Security.
PREVENIR present at the VII Symposium on Experimental Methods in Hydraulics, Hydrology and Hydrometeorology (ME3H) (October 4-5, 2023, Córdoba)
Between October 4 and 5, 2023, the seventh edition of the Symposium on Experimental Methods in Hydraulics, Hydrology and Hydrometeorology (ME3H) was held in the City of Córdoba, a scientific and technical meeting that seeks to provide a forum for discussion and analysis. in the field of experimental methods implemented in hydraulics, hydrology and hydrometeorology, ranging from field studies and surveys to research and measurements developed in the laboratory.
In this new edition - which for the first time includes the areas of hydrology and hydrometeorology - it was proposed to strengthen the integration between the different working groups linked to the theme of the Symposium, fueling the exchange of information and experience, promoting the training of human resources and promoting the creation of new national and international interdisciplinary groups (including representatives of academic, research and management institutions) for the execution of different projects that contemplate the mobility of specialists and scholarship holders.
In addition to the presentation of numerous works within the proposed topics, renowned specialists gave keynote talks during the symposium. Among them, Dr. Luciano Vidal – Investigator of the PREVENIR Project – gave the talk titled “PREVENIR: Forecasting and warning of sudden urban flooding events”.
This Symposium was organized by the Faculty of Exact, Physical and Natural Sciences of the National University of Córdoba, the National Council for Scientific and Technical Research (CONICET) and the Ministry of Public Services of Córdoba Provincial Administration of Water Resources of Córdoba.
Stays of Argentinian researchers in Japan (July to November 2023)
Photo: Dr. Paula Maldonado (SMN; left) and Lic. Maria Paula Hobouchian (SMN; right) during the visit to the JICA offices in the City of Tokyo during September 2023.
Photo: From left to right Dr. Paula Maldonado (SMN), Lic. Maria Paula Hobouchian (SMN), Dr. Maite Cancelada (CONICET-SMN) and Dr. Aldana Arruti (SMN) visiting Himeji Castle.
Photo: From left to right Dr. Aldana Arruti (SMN), Dr. Paula Maldonado (SMN), Lic. Maria Paula Hobouchian (SMN), Dr. Maite Cancelada (CONICET-SMN) in a gastronomic establishment.
During 2023, six professionals from the SMN, INA and CIMA/CONICET carried out stays in Japanese institutions participating in the PREVENIR project to develop joint research activities. Each stay in Japan lasted approximately eight weeks and was carried out at the RIKEN Center for Computational Science institute, Osaka University and the ICHARM institute. These exchanges focused on the activities proposed for working groups WP2, WP3 and WP4.
During the first two weeks of the trip, the annual meeting of the PREVENIR project was held, in which visits were made to different Japanese research and operational work institutions, touring the facilities and participating in conferences given by experts in the areas of meteorology, hydrology and disaster risk reduction. In addition, research meetings of the working groups of the PREVENIR project were held, during which the current status and progress of the activities of the different working groups were presented and the steps to follow for the next year of the project were discussed.
Developments in numerical modeling of the atmosphere, hydrology and data assimilation
Engineer Marina Lagos (INA) visited the International Center for Water Hazard (ICHARM), in the city of Tsukuba where she carried out the implementation of the Rainfall-Runoff-Flood (RRI) hydrological model developed by said institution, for the Sarandí basin -Santo Domingo. On the other hand, he visited the RIKEN Center for Computational Science (R-CCS) in the city of Kobe, where he carried out different tests applying data assimilation techniques for the generation of hydraulic-hydrological forecasts based on ensembles. The hydrological forecasts were fed with ensembles of numerical simulations of the atmosphere that allow different precipitation scenarios to be considered, thereby quantifying the uncertainty in the occurrence of precipitation and its impact on flow estimation.
Dr. Paula Maldonado (SMN) and Dr. Juan Ruiz (CIMA/CONICET), carried out a research stay in the data assimilation group of the RIKEN Center for Computational Science (R-CCS), in collaboration with Drs. Takemasa Miyoshi, Arata Amemiya and Shigenori Otsuka. The main objective of this stay is to contribute to the activities of PREVENIR working group 3, whose objective is to develop a data assimilation and numerical weather forecasting system (BDA-NWP) capable of executing in real time using a model high resolution regional atmospheric. Given the current state of the activities of working group 3, the specific objectives of this research stay were to explore the use of a computational domain that includes both basins and its impact on 10-hour forecasts initialized from data assimilation, and address the sensitivity of the BDA-NWP system to horizontal resolution and ensemble size considering a real-time execution context. To carry out these experiments, the Fugaku supercomputer housed in the R-CCS was used.
Developments in nowcasting and precipitation estimation based on remote sensors
Dr. Maite Cancelada (CONICET-SMN) carried out a research stay at Osaka University in collaboration with Professor Tomoo Ushio and Dr. Daichi Kitahara within the framework of the activities of working group 2. The objective was to advance the improvement of the precipitation estimation product based on dual polarization radars. In particular, he focused on continuing the work started by Dr. Kitahara during his stay in Argentina in 2022 in which he generated an algorithm for the estimation of the specific phase differential, a fundamental variable for an optimal estimation of the precipitation rate. The work consisted of validating the estimates made with this new algorithm with observations of accumulated hourly precipitation in a situation of extreme precipitation in the Province of Córdoba. The results were very encouraging for the development of an operational precipitation estimation product with radars in Argentina.
Ms. María Paula Hobouchian (SMN) carried out a work stay at the RIKEN Center for Computational Science and Osaka University to address some challenges related to work package 2. The work plan at RIKEN was supervised by Dr. Shigenori Otsuka and focused on the development of a satellite nowcasting system to improve the nowcasting of heavy rainfall and flash flood events in Argentina. This system integrates the input data from the GSMaP Near Real Time satellite estimation (GSMaP-NRT; Kubota et al., 2020), the nowcasting methodology developed at RIKEN (Otsuka et al., 2016; Otsuka et al., 2019) and the experience at the regional level in Argentina. The work plan at Osaka University was supervised by Professor Tomoo Ushio and Dr. Daichi Kitahara and focused on advancing a rainfall-adjusted satellite precipitation product to improve precipitation estimation in Argentina. The implemented methodology allows correcting existing satellite estimates such as GSMaP-NRT using the network of rain gauges available in real time in the SMN using.
Dr. Aldana Arruti (SMN) spent a stay at the RIKEN Center for Computational Science whose main objective was to adapt the nowcasting techniques developed by Dr. Shigenori Otsuka for meteorological radar data from Argentina. These activities are part of working group 2, which has among its objectives the development of a nowcasting system based on data extrapolation techniques using data assimilation. Different experiments were carried out to study the sensitivity of the parameters of the nowcasting algorithm on study cases associated with intense precipitation in Argentina. On the other hand, different techniques were evaluated to generate an ensemble that allows quantifying the uncertainty of short-term forecasts.
Personal and cultural experiences
The experience of a work stay in Japan provided cultural and professional learning. The researchers who participated in this experience are very grateful to have had the opportunity to learn about the functioning of several research centers, and to receive contributions and share progress with recognized experts in the respective lines of work. Likewise, they found great satisfaction in meeting beautiful people and places, experiencing Japanese warmth and hospitality expressed in every detail. They also enjoyed the diversity of its gastronomy and the possibility of visiting incredible places that contributed a lot to the understanding of the traditions and history of a country with so much history and cultural wealth
Protocol visits during the trip to Japan of the Argentine delegation (Tokyo and Kobe, September 5 to 8, 2023)
Photo: Argentine and Japanese delegation during the reception held at the Embassy of the
Argentine Republic in Japan (Photo: Embassy of the Argentine Republic in Japan).
The Senior Vice President of JICA, Mr. YAMADA held a meeting with the Argentine delegation headed by Dr. SAULO and Japanese members of the Project at the JICA Central Office.
In the afternoon, the Embassy of the Argentine Republic in Japan held a reception within the framework of the visit of officials and researchers from Argentina. It was headed by Mr. Ambassador Eduardo TEMPONE who gave a welcome speech, and then gave way to Dr. Celeste SAULO as Guest of Honor who addressed those present. Then the Director of the JMA, Misanori OBAYASHI, also gave a speech.
On September 8, a visit was made to the government office of Hyogo Prefecture, Kobe. Dr. Celeste SAULO was received by the vice prefect of Hyogo Youhei HATTORI who explained the importance of disaster prevention in Hyogo prefecture and made the experience and collaboration of the Hyogo government in the matter available to the project.
Photo: the Director of the SMN of Argentina Dr. Celeste SAULO gives a present to the General Director of JMA Masanori OBAYASHI.
Photo: The Director of the National Meteorological Service of Argentina Dr. Celeste Saulo presenting a present on behalf of the Argentine delegation to the Senior Vice President of JICA Mr. YAMADA.
Visits to risk management centers (Tokyo and Kobe, September 6-15, 2023)
In the Cabinet Office, located in Tokyo, on September 5, a dialogue was held between Argentina and Japan on disaster risk reduction issues. A presentation given by officials from the Prevention Division addressed the history of natural disasters in Japan and how they shaped the Basic Law on Disaster Measures as well as public awareness activities. Next, officials from different areas of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Tourism -MLIT for its acronym in English- gave a series of technical talks. These talks discussed actions in Japan and the world in relation to water-related disasters as well as flood management policies in Japan, among other topics.
On September 6, a visit was made to the headquarters of the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) that began with welcome words from the Director General, Mr. Masanori OBAYASHI and a presentation by Dr. Celeste SAULO (SMN). Talks were also held on international cooperation, research and development, Earth observation systems, among others, and the Meteorology, Seismology and Volcanology Operational Offices were visited.
On September 7, a visit was made to the RIKEN Center for Computational Sciences (R-CCS), one of RIKEN's 13 research centers and the first national center for high performance computing, located in Kobe. The Director of the Center Dr. Satoshi MATSUOKA who gave a talk about the Fugaku supercomputer and then a visit was made to the room where it is installed.
On September 8, the disaster prevention office of the Hyogo prefectural government was visited. During this visit, presentations and talks were given on the forecasting systems used for flood prevention and the rooms where the information is analyzed and the situation room for decision-making regarding the occurrence of disasters were toured. Then there was a visit to the Municipal Office of the Nada district and a tour of the Toga River. Where firefighters and civil organizations spoke about early warning systems related to the occurrence of flash floods in said river and the importance of involving the community in disaster prevention.
The Disaster Reduction and Human Renovation Institution was also visited. The delegation was received by Mr. Katsuhiko MORITA -Deputy Executive Director- who gave a talk on the mission of the institution where he spoke about the lessons learned after the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake.
On September 14, the delegation attended the Public Works Research Institute and visited the Dam Hydraulics Laboratory in the city of Tsukuba, where dam models are tested and evaluated to determine their final design.
Next, the ICHARM institute was visited. The delegation was received by its executive director, Dr. Ing. Toshio KOIKE, who gave a talk about ICHARM's activities. Likewise, a demonstration of software developed especially to train the population on how to act in the event of disasters occurred.
During the afternoon of Thursday, September 15, a visit was carried out to the Meteorological Research Institute (MRI) of the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). At said institute, talks were given on the structure and activities developed by the MRI and on impact-based forecasts through a large assembly with data assimilation. Following the talks, a tour of the facilities took place.
That same day in the afternoon, the JMA Meteorological Satellite Center and the JMA supercomputer in the town of Kiyose were visited.
Photo: Talk by Masahiko YAO about flood prevention measures in Hyogo Prefecture.
Photo: General view of the Seismology and Volcanology Operational Office.
Photo: Tour of the Toga River where the different monitoring and warning systems to the public in case of flash floods were shown.
Second meeting of the Joint Coordination Committee -JCC- and presentations of the progress of the WPs (Kobe and Osaka, September 8 to 15, 2023)
Photo: The Director of the SMN of Argentina Dr. Celeste SAULO signing the minutes of the meeting as Principal Investigator of the PREVENIR Project on the Argentine side.
Photo: General view of the SUITA PAWR radar (Phase Array Weather Radar; left) located on the terrace of the E3 Suita building at Osaka University, and a delegation visiting the site (right).
Photo (above): Sebastián LÓPEZ (UNC) presenting the progress and activities planned for the second year of the project with regard to hydrological instruments in the Suquía Basin in Córdoba.
Photo (below): Daiki KAKINUMA.
Photo: General view of the R-CCS meeting room used for the meetings of each WPs.
Photo: Argentine delegation at the door of the RIKEN Center for Computational Science (R-CCS).
The second annual meeting of the Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) was held on September 8 at the JICA Kansai Center in Kobe. At this event, the team of Japanese and Argentine researchers together with the main researchers of the project and authorities from JICA and JST met to monitor and evaluate the progress made during the first year of the project. Likewise, they discussed the issues that arose during the implementation of the project. Finally, they approved the general research plan for the second year.
In the following week, from September 11 to 15, the seven work groups (Work Packages) made up of the project researchers made joint presentations of the progress of the last year and the perspectives for the next period. There was also a visit to Osaka University, including a tour of the Laser Science Institute facilities and SUITA's recently developed Multi Parameter Phased Array RADAR.
Joint International Symposium on Hydrometeorological Numerical Prediction and Early Warning for Vulnerable and Densely Populated Cities, Tokyo (September 4, 2023)
Photo: Symposium speakers. From left From left to right: Arata Amemiya (RIKEN R-CCS), Dr. Toshio Koike (ICHARM Director), Minoru Yoshida (RIKEN Executive Director), Masanori Obayashi (JMA General Director), Celeste Saulo (SMN-Argentina Director), Takemasa Miyoshi ( RIKEN R-CCS), Eduardo Tempone (Argentine Ambassador to Japan), Daniela D'Amen (SMN-Argentina), Sebastián López (UNC-Argentina), Seiichi Onodera (JICA Senior Vice President) and Shigeo Morimoto (JST Vice President).
Photo: Argentine delegation at the door of the Hitotsubashi Kodo where the symposium was held. From left From left: Luciano Vidal (SMN), Sebastián López (UNC), Daniela D'Amen (SMN), Pedro Lohigorry (SMN), Juan Ruiz (CIMA/CONICET), Carlos Catalini (INA), Celeste Saulo (SMN), Paola Salio (CIMA/CONICET), Yanina García Skabar (SMN), Paula Maldonado (SMN), Aldana Arruti (SMN), Marcos Saucedo (SMN), Maite Cancelada (CIMA/CONICET-SMN) and María Paula Hobouchian (SMN).
The “Joint International Symposium on Hydrometeorological Numerical Prediction and Early Warning for Vulnerable and Densely Populated Cities” was held in the Hitotsubashi conference room. It was chaired by Dr. Takemasa MIYOSHI (RIKEN R-CCS) and included words from numerous authorities such as the Ambassador of Argentina in Japan Mr. TEMPONE, the Executive Director of RIKEN Dr. YOSHIDA, the Senior Vice President of JICA Mr. ONODERA, the Director General of the Japanese Meteorological Agency (JMA) Mr. OBAYASHI, the Director of the ICHARM Center Dr. KOIKE and the Vice President of the JST Mr. MORIMOTO.
A series of lectures followed. Dr. MIYOSHI gave an overview of the Project, Dr. SAULO spoke about the initiatives of the SMN of Argentina, while Daniela D'AMEN (SMN) discussed how to develop a people-centered early warning system within the framework of PREVENIR . For his part, Dr. AMEMIYA (RIKEN R-CCS) commented on his stay in Argentina and the activities carried out at the SMN, and finally, Eng. Sebastián LÓPEZ (National University of Córdoba) told his experience within the project from of the activities carried out during his stay in Japan during 2022, both in RIKEN R-CCS and ICHARM.
Articles in the press and social networks
Congratulations from JICA President to Director Celeste Saulo (SMN, July 28th 2023)
In the last days of July, Mr. Hiroyuki TAKEDA (Resident Representative of the Japan International Cooperation Agency - JICA) presented Dr. Celeste Saulo with a congratulatory letter signed by the President of JICA, Dr. Akihiko TANAKA, for her election as Secretary General of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), a position she will assume from January 2024.
President TANAKA expressed in his letter the desire to strengthen the close collaboration between JICA and WMO to achieve human security and sustainable growth through the development of global meteorological services, as well as his satisfaction that WMO is leading the actions to improve meteorological information to protect the population vulnerable to disasters related to climate change.
First Workshop on Mutual Understanding between Hydrologists and Meteorologists (SMN, June 30th 2023)
On Friday, June 30th 2023, the First Workshop on Mutual Understanding between Hydrologists and Meteorologists was held. It took place at the National Meteorological Service and was led by María Eugenia Dillon and Carlos Marcelo García. During the day, a series of talks on topics related to remote sensing, precipitation estimation, atmospheric modeling and hydrological modeling were carried out, followed by discussion time to clarify concepts between the different groups. More than 30 people participated in the meeting in person and online, including representatives of all PREVENIR working groups.
Workshops for testing of monitoring services and educational meetings (Córdoba, May 3rd to 5th, 2023)
During May first days, three workshops were held at Suquía basin along with local governments to test experiences regarding the use of hydrometeorological information monitoring services. At the same time, several meetings were organized with students and teachers from "Escuela Provincial de Corrientes" (City of Córdoba), rural schools like "Ing. Pagliari", "Teniente Sánchez", "Ricardo Rojas" (City "El Durazno") and "Escuela Mariano Moreno" (City "Río Ceballos"). The mail goal was to present PREVENIR to educational communities, while carrying out didactic activities to address the problem of flash floods at the classroom.
Interview at LED Radio's program "Japan Today" (March 22nd, 2023)
A few days ago, Ms. Mutsumi Sato (JICA's PREVENIR Coordinator) and Dr. Yanina García Skabar (PREVENIR's Manager and Director of SMN's Environmental Modeling and Remote Sensing Products) were invited to participate in "Japan Today" program broadcasted by Radio LED. During the show they were able to make a presentation on the main points of the project, its context, the institutions involved and news about activities carried out recently.
Dr. Daichi Kitahara's stay (October-December 2022)
Daichi Kitahara is PhD. in engineering, specifically in computing, he is currently oriented to radars. Since April 2022, he has been working at Osaka University (Japan). Regarding PREVENIR, he belongs to the group in charge of developing a quantitative multi-sensor precipitation estimator with high spatio-temporal resolution. It currently estimates precipitation from radar observations. During his stay at SMN, he developed a new processing method for one of the radar variables and discovered that for operational use, it is key to guarantee computational time and stability over a long period of time. Once that is achieved, the accuracy could be improved as much as possible.
Workshop: Simulation of risk scenarios associated with severe hydrometeorological events - Córdoba (December 5th and 6th, 2022)
On December 5th and 6th, three workshops to simulate risk scenarios associated with severe hydrometeorological events were organized with the local governments of the Suquía river basin in Córdoba. These workshops took place in the City of Córdoba and in Villa Carlos Paz. Representatives of the SMN, UNC, INA, CONICET, the Climate Risk and Catastrophe Management Secretariat and the Ministry of Public Services of the Province of Córdoba participated. Members of the municipalities of Unquillo, Mendiolaza, La Calera, Río Ceballos, Tala Huasi, Mayu Sumaj, Tanti, Villa Carlos Paz, Cabalango, Casa Grande, Huerta Grande, La Falda and Cosquín also participated.
Visit of Engineer Sebastián López to ICHARM (August-November 2022)
Sebastián López is carring out a doctorate in Engineering Sciences. His research focuses in the modeling of hydrological processes associated with hydrological risks for vulnerable populations. Since 2019, he is part of the staff of IDIT-CONICET (Institute for Advanced Studies in Engineering and Technology), belonging to the Faculty of Exacts, Physical and Natural Sciences of the National University of Córdoba.
Workshop: Simulation of risk scenarios associated with severe hydrometeorological events - Buenos Aires (November 2nd, 2022)
On November the 2nd, the Workshop "Simulation on risk scenarios associated with severe hydrometeorological events for Sarandí-Santo Domingo basin" was held. It took place at theSantos Discépolo Art and Culture Center, located in the municipality of Almirante Brownin. We had the opportunity to witness presentations by the SMN, Conicet and INA. The activity was attended by more than 50 agents of the Civil Defense, Secretariat of Security, Public Works and Services, Social Development, Health and Environment from Buenos Aires Province, as well as representatives of JICA.
Dr. Arata Amemiya visited National Meteorological Service of Argentina (July-September 2022)
Arata's PhD Thesis is focused in the dynamics of the Tibetan Plateu High. He is currently working as a researcher at "RIKEN, Institute of Physical and Chemical Research" and is a member of the PREVENIR project. Arata is an specialist in the use of radar data for improving short range weather predictions (a few hours in advance). He uses data assimilation techniques and numerical models to simulate the dynamics of the atmosphere, a key input for generating accurate warnings of high impact weather events.
Recently and jointly with researchers from the National Meteorological Service he implemented and evaluated the SCALE model deveoped in Japan and implemented data assimilation software to improve short range weather predictions using local radar data.
Interview to Dr. Arata Amemiya publish by the National Met. Service Press department
PREVENIR was presented at the National Ministry of Defense of Argentina (July 4th 2022)
The oficial presentation of PREVENIR took place on July 4th 2022 in the Libertador building, the seat of the National Ministry of Defense in Argentina. The ceremony was presided by the director of the National Meteorological Service and Principal Investigator of PREVENIR for the Argentinean side, Dr. Celeste Saulo, by the Principal Investigator of PREVENIR for the Japanese side, Dr. Takemasa Miyoshi, the Secretary of Research, Industrial Policy and Production for the Defense, Daniela Castro; the director of Bilateral Cooperation of the Foreign Affairs and International Comerce Ministry, Alicia Barone, the representative of the Japan International Cooperation Agency office in Argentina, Hiroyuki Takeda, Prof. Tamura in representation of the Japan Science and Technology Agency, the Embassador of Japán in Argentina, Takahiro Nakamae. Authorities from several institutions like Local Red Cross, the University of Buenos Aires, the National Water Institute, the Argentinean Counciel for Scientific and Technological Research, among others also participated in the meeting.
News articles and social media posts
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Web page Argentinean Government
PREVENIR was presented at the Cordoba Province (June 30th 2022)
PREVENIR was formally presented at the "Centro Cívico" building in Córdoba City, the seat of Provincial Government. The following authorities were present: the Director of the National Meteorological Service of Argentina and Principal Investigator of PREVENIR from the Argentinean side, Dr. Celeste Saulo, the Principal Investigator of PREVENIR from the Japanese side, Dr. Takemasa Miyoshi, the Secretary of Research, Industrial Policy and Production for the Defense, Daniela Castro, the Minister of Public Services of Cordoba Province, Eng. Fabian López and the Secretary of Risks, Catastrophes and Civil Protection of Córdoba Province, Claudio Vignetta.
News articles and social media posts
Cordoba Government press release
Kick-off meeting of PREVENIR (June 27th to July 8th 2022)
The launching meeting of the PREVENIR project was held for two weeks. The meeting consisted of a series of sessions to discuss the strategies to be used to address the challenges to be faced during the course of the project. During the meeting, visits were made to the river basins where the project activities are focused: the Sarandí-Santo Domingo basin in the Buenos Aires metropolitan area and the Suquía river basin in the Province of Córdoba. In particular, during the visit to the Suquía river basin, the researchers visited rural schools where outreach activities were carried out. The different lines of research being carried out by the participating research groups were also presented. Most of these meetings were held in hybrid mode to facilitate the participation of researchers from different places.
Within the framework of the first PREVENIR meeting, two full days of seminars under the theme "Science and technology for flood forecasting" were held at the "0+Infinito" building of the Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences of the University of Buenos Aires. The seminars were aimed at the general public and students and researchers from the faculty and other institutions.
News articles and social media posts
Primera reunión del Comité Conjunto de Coordinación (8 de julio de 2022)
On July 8, 2022, the first meeting of the PREVENIR Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) was held at the headquarters of the National Meteorological Service. The meeting was chaired by Dr. Celeste Saulo, director of the NMS and principal investigator for Argentina of the project, by Eng. Juan Carlos Bertoni, president of the National Water Institute and by Dr. Takemasa Miyoshi, principal investigator for Japan. The meeting was attended by authorities from the Japan International Cooperation Agency and the Japan Science and Technology Agency together with the coordinators of the project and the different working groups. During the meeting, the guidelines of the activities for the first year of the project for each working group were agreed upon. The authorities also signed the minutes of the meeting.
News articles and social media posts
Signature of the "Record of Discussions" at the National Meteorological Service (March 10th 2022)
During October 2021, three weeks of virtual meetings were held between researchers from Argentina and Japan with representatives from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) to discuss and agree on the detailed PREVENIR implementation plan. In March 2022, the Director of the National Meteorological Service (NMS), Dr. Celeste Saulo, the Director of International Cooperation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship, Minister Alicia Barone, and the representative of JICA, Hiroyuki Takeda, signed an agreement based on the documents resulting from the 2021 meetings.
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