Taipei City Geotechnical Engineering Office

In the era of global climate change, natural disasters occur frequently in Taiwan. Typhoon and torrential rain every year easily lead to disasters on hillsides. Geotechnical Engineering Office entrusted Center for Weather and Climate Disaster Research, NTU to promote voluntary hillside disaster prevention and the promotion of soil and water conservation on campus. Throughout courses on these issues, it is hoped to raise awareness of voluntary disaster prevention and teach people how to respond to the disaster risk incurred from an extreme climate.

Eight courses on voluntary disaster prevention of hillside communities were held this year. Hillside disaster seminars, field inspections of community environment, and scenario planning help community residents further understand potential disaster risks, making them more able to cope with disasters. It is hoped that community residents can engage in disaster prevention together to prevent disasters in communities in a more powerful way.

Furthermore, Geotechnical Engineering Office continues to work with schools of all levels in this city to promote soil and water conservation on campus, in order to facilitate inheritance of disaster prevention education, and raise awareness of water and land resource protection of students. This year (2023), it will hold eight courses on promotion of soil and water conservation on campus. During the course, a lecturer guides students to read the picture book and explore the campus, and shares domestic and international cases with students, motivates students to learn and think, and implements disaster prevention education.

Hsu Jui Yi, Section Chief of Slope Land Building Section, Geotechnical Engineering Office, stated that, “This year, we will organize eight courses on voluntary disaster prevention of hillside communities and eight courses on promotion of soil and water conservation on campus. All of the courses are full and will also be open next year (2024). For related courses, those who are willing to participate in this educational event, please  call Slope Land Building Section, Geotechnical Engineering Office as soon as possible, (02) 27593001#3615. "

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