The International Conference on Debris-Flow Hazard Mitigation is a comprehensive scientific conference on debris-flow hazard mitigation. It has been held in San Francisco, USA (1997), Taipei, Taiwan (2000), Davos, Switzerland (2003), Chengdu, China (2007), Padua, Italy (2011), Tsukuba, Japan (2015), Golden, USA (2019), and Torino, Italy (2023). The contents of the conferences are characterized by a very wide range of topics, including
- Debris-flow triggering
- Debris-flow entrainment and motion
- Debris-flow deposition and fan morphology
- Hydrology and debris flows
- Laboratory and numerical modeling
- Field investigation
- Remote sensing and monitoring techniques
- Assessment of debris-flow susceptibility, hazard and risk
- Application of mitigation technologies
- Best practice guidelines
- Forensic debris flow studies
- Emergency management
- Integration of multidisciplinary viewpoints
- Risk management by local governments and legislation
in the flyer of DFHM 8th Italy, for example. Many researchers and engineers from the JSECE members have participated in these conferences. The contents of the conferences have been compiled in the form of proceedings or abstracts, which contain a wide variety of research results that contribute to the development of the debris-flow research field. On the other hand, the outcome of these conferences has been managed separately by different national administrations, making them difficult to access. The purpose of this website is to make the proceedings/abstracts accessible on a single website with the permission of each managing administration.