The first 5 years of IPL and themes
for further 5 years
Kyoji SassaExecutive Director
International Consortium on Landslides (ICL)
Round Table Discussion “Towards a dynamic and global development of the International Programme on
Landslides (IPL)”10:00-17:00 on 9 May 2011
Organizer: IPL Global Promotion Committee
Leading landslide researchers and UNESCO, WMO, UNISDR, MOFA, MEXT joined the foundation meeting of ICL during the UNESCO-
Kyoto University Joint Symposium.To create an International Programme on Landslides
(The first international science programme proposed from Japan) To create an international platform putting Science into Practice
Establishment of International Consortium on LandslidesJanuary 21, 2002
Establishment of the International Programme on Landslides (IPL)
1. The initial IPL was established at UNESCO in November 2002.2. ICL, UNESCO, UNISDR etc organized the Thematic Session on IFI
and IPL during the World Conference on Disaster Reduction (WCDR) in January 2005 in Kobe, and adopted theLetter of Intent “to promote research and learning for landslide risk reduction”.
3. The Round Table Discussion “Strengthening Research and Learning on Earth System Risk Analysis “ -Toward a dynamic global network of International Programme on Landslides (IPL)- was organized in January 2006 at UNU by ICL, UNESCO, UNISDR, ICSU etc with supports from MOFA , MEXT, etc. and adopted the 2006 Tokyo Action Plan to establish a new IPL as a global scientific programme
4. The International Programme on Landslides (IPL) was established by the Tokyo Action Plan as a global scientific programme .
UNESCO, WMO, FAO, UNISDR, UNU, ICSU, WFEO exchanged MoU with ICL to implement IPL within the Year 2006.
Exchange of MOUbetween ICL and UNESCO
Launching Ceremony of the Organizing Committee of The First World Landslide Forum (below)
22 August 2006at ANA Hotel in Tokyo
Participants: ICL, UNESCO, UNU, CAO, MOFA, MEXT, MAFF, MLIT, Kyoto Univ.
The International Programme on Landslides (IPL) is an international programme promoting the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction (ISDR). IPL is managed by the IPL Global Promotion Committee Chair: Salvano Briceno, Director of UNISDR, Deputy: Badaoui Rouhban, Director for Disaster Reduction of UNESCO
Kyoji Sassa, Director of IPL World Centre (Secretariat of IPL)Paolo Canuti, President of ICL
It consists of ICL and UNESCO, WMO, FAO, UNISDR, UNU, ICSU, WFEO, and IUGS. IPL Includes Publication of Journal “Landslides”, IPL projects (43 topics), Identification of World Centres of Excellence (WCoEs) (12), organization of World Landslide Forum (WLF1 at UNU, Tokyo in 2008, WLF2 at FAO, Rome in 2011, WLF3 2014 in Beijing, China)
Albania (1): Albania Geological Survey 16. Nepal (1): ICIMOD
Bulgaria(1): Univ. of Mining & Geo. (in process) 17. Nigeria(1): University of Nigeria
1. Cameroon (1): University of BUEA 18. Norway (1): ICG, NGI
2. Canada (1): Geological Survey of Canada 19. Peru (1): Grudec Ayar,
3. China (5): China Geological Survey, et al. 20. Russia (5): Moscow State University
4. Columbia (1): Univ. Nacional de Columbia Serbia (1): Univ of Belgrade (in process)
5. Croatia (1): Rijeka Univ. + Zagreb Univ. 21. Slovakia (1): Comenius University
6. Czech Republic (1): Charles University 22. Slovenia (2): Univ. Ljubljana, Geological Survey
7. Germany (1) :Technische Univ. Darmstadt 23.South Africa(1): Council for Geoscience
8. Indonesia (1): Gadjah Mada University 24.Sri Lanka (1): Cent. Eng. Consul. Bur.
9. India (1): Inst. of Disaster Management 25. Thailand (2): Ministry of Agri, ADPC
10. Iran (3): Agri. Res. and Edu. Organization etc 26. The Netherland (1): ITC School
11. Italy (4): University of Firenze, ISPRA, etc 27. Ukraine (1): Inst.Telecom. & Infor.
12. Japan (6): Kyoto Univ, Japan Landslide Soc. 28. USA (1): US Geological Survey
13. Korea (1): Korea Inst. (KIGAM) 29. Uzbekistan (1): Institute Hydroingeo
14. Malaysia (2): Public Works Depart. 30. Vietnam (1): Inst. Transport S & T.
15. Mexico (1): Institute of Geography, UNAM UNESCO, WMO, FAO, UNISDR, UNU, ICSU, WFEO, IUGS
The First World Landslide Forum18-21 November 2008, at UNU, Tokyo
Organizers: ICL, UNESCO, WMO, FAO, UNISDR, UNU, ICSU, WFEO, etcCosponsors: CAO, MOFA, MEXT, MAFF, MLIT, JMA, SCJ, JICA, etc
The Forum was financially supported by MOFA (20 million JPY) through UNISDR and the Grant-in-Aid of MEXT(10 million JPY) , etc430 persons attended from 48 countries with those funds. It was the largest meeting on landslides in the past.
Example of IPL (IPL -157) Risk Assessment Technology of Earthquake Induced On-land and Submarine Megaslides
� Landslides cause big disaster in many countries.� Landslides are triggered by rains, earthquakes, and
also often the combined effects of both triggers.� Catastrophic megaslides often occur near the Plate
borders on-land and also under the sea. � Submarine landslides may trigger or enhance
Tsunami wave.� Risk Assessment Technology and Preparedness for
earthquake induced on-land and submarine landslides are needed to prepare landslide disasters.
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Dynamic Loading undrained ring shear test for Landslide Dynamic s:
Geotechnical simulation of the sliding surface formation and post-failure motion within laboratory
Dynamic Loading undrained ring shear test for Landslide Dynamic s:
Geotechnical simulation of the sliding surface formation and post-failure motion within laboratory
Portable ring shear apparatus (0.1 million USD) under development by the Croatia-Japan Joint project (IPL-161) in 2010. A doctoral student invited from Croatia is handling it at the initial test (Left and Center)
The undrained dynamic loading ring shear apparatus for landslide dynamics developed in 1996 by 1 million USD (Right)
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The Tohoku earthquake wave can trigger a submarine landslide in the Nankai Trough
The instant of failure (initiation of landslide).The triggered landslide continues to move after earthquake
Global Network of IPL
Croatia
Switzerland (UNISDR, WMO)
France (UNESCO, ICSU, WFEO)
Global Network of IPL may be promoted through Journal, IPL Projects, WCOE, WLF and New Initiatives of:1.Establishment of the Regional Consortium on Landslides, such as Adriatic-Balkan, ASEAN, Latin-American, possibly African and South-Asian, Arabian, etc. proposed in December 2010.2.Development of Landslide School Network with ICL and Non-ICL organizations approved in November 2010.3.World Reports on Landslides (Database) agreed in January 2011 in Kyoto Secretarial meeting and read to upload in IPL WEB.
WEB: http://www.iplhq.org/
10th Anniversary of ICL� ICL was established in Kyoto to create IPL on 21
January 2002 with participants from UNESCO, UNISDR, WMO with supports from the Government of Japan.
� ICL and IPL have developed through this decade.
� The 10th Anniversary of ICL, Symposia on IPL projects, the programme planning meeting of WLF-3 in Beijing, 2014, and the Round Table Discussion to make a strategy for the next decade will be organized in Kyoto on 18-20 January 2012.
� Let’s meet and further discuss again in Kyoto at the 10th
anniversary of ICL
SarezlakeUsoy landslide dam
Usoy landslide source area
Triggered by 1911 earthquake in Tajikstan Volume of landslide: 1.1 billion m 3. The Dam Crest is 567 m.,
Wishing Further Development of Global Network of IPLfrom Usoy landslide dam in Tajikstan.
