Section outline

  • About this course

    The course is provided as prerequisite course for participants in the training in Japan, which is scheduled for 2-13 Nobemver 2026, under the Government of Japan-funded project "Strengthening Flood Forecasting in ASEAN Member States through Regional Trainings and Coordination" project. 

    The course offers five self-paced modules to learn water-related disaster management. Participants gain fundamental knowledge of water cycle processes and water-related disasters. 

    The course serves as a preparatory step for the hands-on training in Japan; all participants in the training in Japan, which is scheduled for 2-13 November 2026, must complete the online course in advance. 


    Objective 

    This online course equips participants with foundational, interdisciplinary knowledge of water-related disaster risk reduction, covering water and climate, meteorology, hydrological processes, sediment disasters, and disaster risk reduction. 


    Who can take the course?

    The course is intended for representatives of the National Meteorological Services, National Hydrological Services, and National Disaster Management Agencies of Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, Timor-Leste, and Vietnam.

    In addition to participants attending the in-person training in Japan in November 2026, the course is also open to other staff members from these institutions who are interested in becoming familiar with the topics covered.


    Learning resources to study before going to Japan

    • Module 1: Water and Climate, by Prof. Koike Toshio 
    • Module 2: Meteorology, by Prof. Ushiyama Tomoki 
    • Module 3: Hydrological Processes, by Prof. Abdul Wahid Mohamed Rasmy 
    • Module 4: Sediment Disasters, by Prof. Shimizu Yoshihiko 
    • Module 5: Disaster Risk Reduction, by Prof. Ohara Miho 
    • Tutorial: GSMaP Application for RRI (Mandatory for Hydrologists, optional for others) 


    How to take this course 
    1. Download PPT/PDF file for each module and read through the material. In case you do not see the mark "Done" after the download, please refresh your page. 
    2. Once completed all of five modules, take the quiz. Total of 25 questions will be asked, with 5 questions from the each of five modules.


    Completion Requirement 

    To complete the course, participants must 1) achieve a score of at least 80% on the Quiz and 2) complete the survey.

    Certificate will only be issued upon completion of all the programme, including e-Learning, in-person raining in Japan, and the follow-up training (TBC). 


    Contact

    In case of questions, please reach out to Nakul Prasad (nprasad@wmo.int) Kensuke Naito (knaito@wmo.int), and Mamoru Miyamoto (mmiyamoto@pwri.go.jp).