Cluster
3:
Knowledge, innovation and education
to build a culture of safety and resilience |
Lead Agencies:
- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
- United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) |
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Discussion
paper |
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Panel
Knowledge, Innovation and Education:
Building a Culture of Safety and Resilience |
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Panel
Report |
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Date: |
19
January 2005 |
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Time: |
12h00-14h00 |
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Venue: |
Kairaku
room |
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Chair: |
Mr. Alberto
MATURANA Director of the National Emergency Office (ONEMI),
Chile. |
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Rapporteur: |
Mr. Rajib
SHAW, Associate Professor, KU -Kyoto University. |
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Programme |
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Session
3.1
Education for sustainable development: towards effective disaster reduction
and enhancing human security |
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Session
Report |
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Date: |
20
January 2005 |
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Time: |
10h00-12h00 |
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Venue: |
Ikuta room |
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Organizer: |
- UNESCO
- Kyoto University Graduate School of Golbal Environmental Studies
(KUGSGES)
- Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction (GADR)
- Global Open Learning Forum on Risk Education (GOLFRE)
- Disaster Reduction Alliance (DRA)
- International Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Seismology
(IIEES) |
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Objectives |
The
World Conference on Disaster Reduction (WCDR), at the 10
th year of the Kobe earthquake, is therefore of special significance,
which provides an excellent platform to share experiences,
expertise, and lessons from different parts of the world.
The year 2005 is also the beginning of the United Nations
Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2014).
It is thus time for taking actions. The thematic session “Education
for Sustainable Development: towards effective disaster reduction
and enhancing human security”is co-organized by: UNESCO,
Kyoto University Graduate School of Global Environmental
Studies (KU GSGES), Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction
(GADR), Global Open Learning Forum on Risk Education (GOLFRE),
Disaster Reduction Alliance (DRA) and International Institute
of Earthquake Engineering and Seismology (IIEES).
The purpose
is to review the experiences in the past decade in the field
of education, sustainable development, disaster reduction and
human security, and suggest future strategies for the next
decade. The session is designed to allow for an exchange of
experiences and good practices in order to enhance the implementation
of education for disaster reduction. It will identify the key
issues and analyze the success factors of different initiatives
from different parts of the world. Based on these experiences,
the session would try to propose an action plan for the next
decade on the role of education in disaster reduction, sustainable
development and human security. |
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Agenda: |
1. Background
and Objectives: Badaoui Rouhban, Rajib Shaw 05 minutes
2. Opening
Speech: Walter Erdelen , Assistant Director General,
UNESCO 05 minutes
3. Introductory
Remarks: Kojiro Irikura, Vice-President, Kyoto University 05
minutes
4. Opening
of the Case Study Publication: Walter Erdelen and Hiroyuki
Nakahara
5. Challenges
of Education for sustainable development:
Honorable Bimalendra Nidhi, Minister of Education,
Nepal 15 minutes
6. Panel
Discussion 90 minutes
Moderators:
Rajib Shaw and Badaoui Rouhban
Panelists
(8):
Walter Hays, GADR, USA (Education for professionals in the
next decade)
Anshu Sharma, GOLFRE, India (Pro-active risk education, targeting
field practitioners)
Seiji Suwa, Maiko High School, Japan (Education in School)
Ryu Fukui, The World Bank (Distance Development Learning and
Education)
Richard Yelland, OECD (School Safety Program)
Yoshiaki Kawata, DRA, Japan (Transfer Live Lessons of Catastrophic
Disasters)
Gabriella Battaini-Dragoni, Council of Europe (COE perspective
on Decade ESD)
Mohsen G. Ashtiany, Iran (Educational aspects of disaster management: post-disaster
experiences)
Expected
Partnerships
- Global
Open Learning Forum for Risk Education: This
is a forum of NGOs, universities and international
organizations to bring the professional knowledge to
the field practitioners in remote areas. The forum
will be up-scaled through conducting training programs,
certified courses in the open-university model, and
conducting regular meetings and workshops in different
regions.
- Establishment
of Transfer Live Lessons Network: This will
be a network to share the lessons from past disasters
from different parts of the world. This partnership
is regarded as the educational opportunity to raise
awareness among people and communities. Up-scaling
activities will include: web-page, web-based newsletter,
meetings and workshops.
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Education
for professionals in the next decade
Walter
Hays
GADR,
USA |
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Pro-active
risk education, targeting field practitioners
Anshu
Sharma
GOLFRE,
India |
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Education
in School
Seiji
Suwa
Maiko
High School |
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Distance
Development Learning and Education
Ryu
Fukui
The World Bank |
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School
Safety Program
Richard Yelland
OECD |
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Transfer
Live Lessons of Catastrophic Disasters
Yoshiaki
Kawata
DRA,
Japan |
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COE
perspective on Decade ESD
Gabriella
Battaini-Dragoni
Council
of Europe |
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Educational
aspects of disaster management: post-disaster experiences
Mohsen
G. Ashtiany
Iran |
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Session
3.2
Innovations in risk reduction, education for young professionals: field
campus and case stations for implementation sciences |
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Session
Report |
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Date: |
21 January
2005 |
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Time: |
12h15-14h15 |
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Venue: |
Kikusui
room |
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Organizer: |
- Disaster
Prevention Research Institute (DPRI)
- International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)
- Japan Society of Natural Disaster Sciences (JSNDS) |
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Objectives |
Background:
Challenges of Implementation There
is still a large gap between what is known (science and
technology as well as people's own self protective knowledge)
and what is successfully applied and implemented. This
is the challenge of implementation. Disaster risk reduction
requires more than scientific advance and even good policy.
It requires concrete implementation. Not enough attention
has been given to actual, down-to-earth implementation
of in the context of daily life and the routine work on
institutions. A multi-hazard, multi-level and interdisciplinary
approach is necessary for this purpose. Actions should
be taken at individual, community, city, province and country
level.
Concept
of Case Stations and Field Campus
For effective
monitoring of disaster management practices on a continuing
basis, it is proposed to establish a few Case Stations .
This approach is quite different from the conventional case
studies, and will document of what has been accomplished during
a given period in a given setting with provision for monitoring
and assessing the reliability of the findings on a sustained
basis. The characteristics of Case Stations are: 1) cross learning,
2) spatial crossing (on geographic locations and exchange programs),
3) learning on adaptive management, and 4) time crossing (in
a sustained way). The Case Stations will be connected through
global networks, for its effective expansion, as well as in-country
(or region) effectiveness. These Case Stations will act as
knowledge resources, as well as examples of best practices
in the country or region, with specific focus on Implementation.
Young professionals and students will explore these Case Stations
for their research and development studies ( learning by
doing), and thereby will form a Field Campus . |
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Agenda
and Speakers:
(representative
of) |
Opening
and Background: Norio Okada, DPRI
Implementation Science: Chenat Gopalkrishnan, USA
Remarks: Walter Erdelen, Assistant Director General, UNESCO
Moderator: Norio Okada, DPRI
Rapporteur: Rajib Shaw, Charles Scawthorn
Panelists: Joanne Linnerooth-Bayer (IIASA), Shi, Peijun (China),
Anshu Sharma (India), Amod Dixit (Nepal), Hiroyuki Kameda (Japan)
, Ben Wisner (USA)
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Proposed
Partnership : |
A partnership
will be established, named as Integrated Disaster Risk Management
Nexus ( IDRiM-Nexus), which is the network
of networks, or a nexus, consisting of case stations and field
campus. DPRI is committed to promote the concept of Case Stations
and Field Campus in their future activities through implementation
science and adaptive management. |
Speakers:
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INNOVATIONS
IN RISK REDUCTION EDUCATION FOR YOUNG PROFESSIONALS:
Field Campus and case Stations for Implementation Sciences
Norio
Okada
DPRI |
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Implementation
Science: The Role of Field Campus and Case Stations
Chenat Gopalkrishnan
USA |
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Joanne
Linnerooth-Bayer
IIASA |
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Improvement
of Integrative Risk Analysis Ability of Young Professionals
through Practice
Shi Peijun
China |
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Anshu
Sharma
India |
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Amod
Dixit
Nepal |
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Higher
Education and Research Agenda for Implementation
Hiroyuki Kameda
Japan |
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Reflections
on field Experiences
Guardians
of the Slopes: ¨Best Practice¨ from Colombia
Ben Wisner
USA |
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Session
3.3
Cultural heritage risk management |
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Session
Report |
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Date: |
19 January
2005 |
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Time: |
14h15-16h15 |
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Venue: |
Kitano
room |
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Organizer: |
- United
Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration
of Cultural Property (ICCROM)
- Agency for Cultural Affairs of Japan (Bunkacho) |
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Objectives |
- To adopt
a Declaration which urges Member States to integrate disaster
risk reduction into not only with respect to integration of
risk preparedness in the management of heritage sites but also
in overall risk reduction / disaster management strategies
/ policies at regional, national and local levels . The
adopted Declaration will be integrated in the outcome documents
of the World Conference on Disaster Reduction.
- This meeting will bring together experts to discuss the strategy
and areas of international cooperation based on case studies, with
a view to adopt a Declaration which urges Member States to integrate
disaster risk reduction into not only with respect to integration
of risk preparedness in the management of heritage sites but also
in overall risk reduction / disaster management strategies / policies
at regional, national and local levels . The adopted Declaration
will be communicated to the Intergovernmental Segment of the Conference,
and reflected in the outcome documents of the Conference. |
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Agenda |
- Opening
- Keynote presentation of the organizers
- Presentation and discussions among experts
- Conclusions (adoption of a Declaration)
- Representative from the UNESCO
- Joseph King, Acting Unit Director Heritage Settlements Unit, ICCROMRepresentative
from the Agency for Cultural Affairs of Japan
- Dinu Bambaru, Secretary General of ICOMOS (International Council
on Monuments and Sites) International (ICOMOS)
- Giovanni Boccardi, Chief, UNESCO World Heritage Centre Asia & Pacific
UnitExpert at the Agency for Cultural Affairs of Japan
- Rasool Vatandoust, Director, Research Center for Conservation of
Cultural Relics (RCCCR), Iranian Cultural Heritage Organisation (ICHO)
- George Okello Abungu, International Consultant, ICOMOS Africa (Kenya)
- Khalid El Harrouni, ICOMOS Morocco (Morocco)
- Kenzo Toki, ICOMOS Japan (Japan)
- Robyn Riddett, Associate Director, Allom Lovell & Associates, Secretary
of the ICOMOS International |
Speakers: |
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Joseph
King
Acting Unit Director Heritage Settlements Unit, ICCROMRepresentative
from the Agency for Cultural Affairs of Japan |
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Dinu
Bambaru
Secretary General of ICOMOS (International Council on Monuments
and Sites) International (ICOMOS) |
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Giovanni
Boccardi
Chief,
UNESCO World Heritage Centre Asia & Pacific UnitExpert
at the Agency for Cultural Affairs of Japan |
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Rasool
Vatandoust
Director,
Research Center for Conservation of Cultural Relics (RCCCR),
Iranian Cultural Heritage Organisation (ICHO) |
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George
Okello Abungu
International
Consultant, ICOMOS Africa (Kenya) |
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Reducing
vulnerability of the cultural heritage by re-discovering
and re-evaluating local seismic cultures.
Khalid El Harrouni
ICOMOS Morocco (Morocco) |
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Protection
of Cultural Heritage from Post-earthquake Fire - Present
Situation in Japan -
Kenzo Toki
ICOMOS Japan (Japan) |
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Risk
Preparedness policy for Cultural Properties in Japan
Kariya Yuga
Director,
Builfing Division, Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government
of Japan |
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Robyn
Riddett
Associate
Director, Allom Lovell & Associates, Secretary of the
ICOMOS International |
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Bam
Citdel
Mehrdad Hejazi Hejazi |
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CULTURAL
HERITAGE RISK MANAGEMENT
Rohit
Jigyasu
UNESCO/
ICCROM /Agency for Cultural Affairs of Japan |
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Risk
Management for Cultural Heritage |
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Session
3.4
Creating a Culture of Prevention: Gender Balanced Public Awareness Initiatives |
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Session
Report |
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Date: |
20 January
2005 |
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Time: |
15h00-17h00 |
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Venue: |
Ikuta room |
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Organizer: |
- FundaCRID
(CRID)
- Save the Children UK |
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Objectives |
Main objective
of this session is to share innovative experiences related
to public awareness, with a focus on gender equity, media and
informal education. Best practices examples will include educational
games, radio soap operas, interactive information products,
participatory community exercises, and other means. |
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Potential
Speakers: |
Organizers:
Dave Paul Zervaas, FundaCRID/CRID and Ana Maria Bejar, Save
the Children
Moderator: Gloria Bratschi
Rapporteur: Xavier Castellaños
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Tentative
Speakers: |
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Gender
and Disasters resource book
Cheryl
Anderson
Gender and Disaster network |
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Gender
and Disaster Risk Reduction in Africa
E.R. Hay |
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presentation
of Feathered Snake - Mayan version of the Riskland
Game
Ramiro Batzin
Indigenous Council of Central America |
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Radio
soap opera as a gender balanced tool in raising awareness
on disaster risk reduction at the community level
Margarita
Villalobos |
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innovative
experiences of community education on risk reduction
from Peru
Pedro Ferradas
ITDG |
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Media's
role in getting the message out and raising awareness
on disaster reduction, before disaster strikes
Xavier Castellaños
IFRC |
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“Women
for Development”NGO National Survey for Seismic
Protection UN Expert on Gender and Disasters
Armine Mikayelyan
President of Women for Development, Armenia |
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Creating
a Culture of a Culture of Prevention Prevention
Madhavi
Ariyabandu
Sri
Lanka |
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Experiences
from Cuba
Ana
Maria Bejar
Save
the Children's |
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Session
3.5
Seismic disaster mitigation assurance in the 21st century - how should
our societies encounter major earthquakes? |
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Session
Report |
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Date: |
20
January 2005 |
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Time: |
12h15-14h15 |
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Venue: |
Ikuta room |
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Organizer: |
- Government
of Japan, Cabinet Office
- International Association of Earthquake Engineers (IAEE) |
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Objectives |
Earthquake
engineering has made tremendous progress in the last 100
years - a century ago, the cause of earthquakes was not understood,
70 years ago the first engineering measurement of strong
ground motion was made, 30 years ago the number of measurements
available to the whole world was doubled from 100 to 200
in one earthquake (1971 San Fernando event), and today there
are many thousands of such measurements. With this explosion
of knowledge, significant technical achievements have been
attained in the developed countries; e.g., improvement in
seismic design methodology, enhancement of deformation capability
of structural members, construction of high-rise buildings,
application of seismic isolation and use of vibration control
devices. The 1995 Kobe Earthquake taught two lessons - first,
as shown by the good performance of modern buildings, that
modern advanced engineering can resist great earthquakes,
but second, that even in developed countries, upgrading the
seismic performance of existing infrastructure is a great
need. This latter lesson is even more relevant when earthquake
disaster mitigation is considered on a more global basis.
For example, the 2003 Bam earthquake disaster, Iran, took
the lives of 43,200 people and destroyed 50,000 houses, leaving
90,000 people homeless. This was due to the collapse of adobe
houses, whose construction had been prohibited due to its
known poor performance in numerous past earthquakes. This
situation exists today in many parts of the world, and shows
the need for simple easy-to-follow guidelines and efficient
methods for rehabilitation of non-engineered construction. Needs
for seismic retrofit: Seismic retrofit of existing
buildings and infrastructure is a pressing need, for several
reasons including that natural resources are limited and
that existing structures are part of our cultural heritage.
Therefore, we should not scrap seismically vulnerable buildings
and construct new buildings - rather we should reuse seismically
vulnerable buildings by improving, or retrofitting, their
seismic performance. However, while the retrofit of existing
buildings has been extensively studied, most studies focused
on engineered construction. More efforts are needed to develop
the retrofit technology for existing traditional construction.
Additionally, the development and dissemination of various
technologies, both traditional and innovative, is crucial
for the achievement of this goal. Knowledge management and
education, a crucial topic of the WCDR, should serve as a
vehicle to promote these activities. Thematic Session: Recognizing
these needs, the Japan Association of Earthquake Engineering
(JAEE) and the International Association of Earthquake Engineering
(IAEE) join in hosting a Thematic Session focusing on seismic
risk reduction, and dissemination of this information. The
focus of the Thematic Session is to present technologies
developed for earthquake disaster mitigation, to provide
critical evaluation of the technologies, and finally to propose
practical methods of upgrading and practical mechanisms of
knowledge transfer that can be shared by all earthquake-prone
countries throughout the world. This topic is most appropriately
addressed by these organizations because it will build on
efforts of both: (a) JAEE, in the form of summarizing an
international symposium on earthquake engineering which will
be held just prior to WCDR to commemorate the tenth anniversary
of the 1995 Kobe earthquake (ISEE Kobe 2005); and (b) IAEE,
in the form of summarizing for WCDR the many activities IAEE
is supporting internationally, regarding the development
and dissemination of earthquake technologies for existing
buildings and infrastructure. At ISEE Kobe 2005 JAEE will
organize an international panel discussion on the retrofitting
of existing infrastructure. The panel discussion is to serve
as a forum to open this discussion and collect associate
views and opinions prior to the proposed session. The resolutions
prepared in the panel discussion will be integrated and synthesized
for presentation at the Thematic Session. ISEE Kobe 2005
will gather researchers, experts, and engineers who lead
the research, development and practice of earthquake engineering
and disaster mitigation
IAEE
is the umbrella organization for earthquake engineering
worldwide, composed of the national earthquake engineering
organizations of 56 countries. IAEE has hosted the World
Conference on Earthquake Engineering every four years since
1956 - most recently the 14th conference in 2004 with over
2,700 attendees. IAEE has identified broad initiatives
for earthquake risk reduction technologies in developing
countries, including: 1) Increasing awareness of earthquake
disaster mitigation by high level meetings in international
and domestic conferences, promotion of design guidelines,
recognition of good achievements in earthquake engineering,
2) Development of human resources by granting awards to
recognize persons contributing to developing countries,
development of leadership in younger generations, new chances
for international trainings, promotion of visiting experts,
collaboration among research associations and public organizations,
3) Dissemination of information through large scale links
among earthquake engineering related websites of new international
journals, publishing earthquake engineering books, donation
of books to libraries, translation and distribution of
seismic design guidelines and so on.
This Thematic
Session will provide the quintessential summary of the global
earthquake engineering community for delegates to WCDR. |
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Agenda: |
Moderators:
Hideki Hirai (Cabinet Office, Japanese Government),
Hirokazu Iemura (IAEE) and Toshimi Kabeyasawa(JAEE) Keynote
reports (12:15-13:20)
Chair: Dr. Hirokazu Iemura (Secretary General of IAEE,
Prof., Kyoto University, Japan)
(1) Dr. Luis Esteva (President, International Association for Earthquake
Engineering): Roles of IAEE for earthquake disaster mitigation
in the 21 st centrury
(2) Dr. Kojiro Irikura (President, Japan Association for Earthquake
Engineering): Roles of JAEE for earthquake disaster mitigation
in the 21 st centrury
(3) Dr. Tsuneo Katayama (President, World Seismic Safety Initiative):
Past and future activities of WSSI for earthquake disaster mitigation
(4) Dr. Polat Gulkan (Next Vice President, International Association
for Earthquake Engineering, Professor of Middle East Technical
University, Turkey ): New initiatives of IAEE for earthquake disaster
mitigation in developing countries.
(5) Dr. Masayoshi Nakashima (International Committee, Japan Association
for Earthquake Engineering): Summary of ISEE2005 (International
Symposium on Earthquake Engineering Commemorating the Tenth Anniversary
of Kobe Earthquake Disaster). Panel Discussion (13:20-14:00)
Chair: Dr. Shunsuke Otani (representing JAEE, Prof. of
Chiba University, Japan)
Panelists: Above keynote reporters and,
Dr. Tsuneo Okada (President, Japan Association for Building Disaster
Prevention)
Dr. Mohsen Ghafory Ashtiany (Director, International Institute
of Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, Iran)
Dr. Sheldon Cherry (past President, IAEE, Prof. U. British Columbia,
Canada)
Dr. Zifa Wang (representing CAEE, China)
Dr. Kenji Ishihara (Past President, Japan Association for Earthquake
Engineering)
Dr. Tatsuo Ohmachi (Board Member, Japan Association for Earthquake
Engineering)
Dr. Takaji Kokushou (Board Member, Japan Association for Earthquake
Engineering)
Dr. Thomas O'Rourke (President, Earthquake Engineering Research
Institute, USA)
Dr. Craig Comartin (Next President, Earthquake Engineering Research
Institute, USA)
Dr. Susumi Iai (Convener, Subcommittee 3, ISO-TC98)
Dr. Toshimi Kabeyasawa (International Committee, Japan Association
for Earthquake Engineering)
Resolution
(14:00-14:15)
Chair: Dr. Masayoshi Nakashima
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Recent
Earthquake Damage of the World and Technical Progress
Luis
Esteva
President of IAEE |
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New
Initiatives of IAEE for Assisting Developing Countries
Polat Gülkan
Vice Predsident of IAEE |
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Objectives
and Activities of World Seismic Safety Initiatives
Tsuneo
Katayama
President Elect of IAEE |
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Importance
of Hazard and Risk Assesment
Kojirou
Irikura
President of JAEE |
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Resolutions
from ISEE 2005 Kobe in Awaji
Masayoshi
Nakasima
Director of E-Defense |
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Session
3.6
Implementation strategies for application of research and development on
disaster reduction |
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Session
Report |
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Date: |
21 January
2005 |
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Time: |
10h00-12h00 |
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Venue: |
Kikusui
room |
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Organizer: |
- Ministry
of Education, Sports, Culture, Science and Technology (MEXT),
Government of Japan
In
cooperation with:
- National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention,
Japan (NIED)
- World Seismic Safety Initiative (WSSI)
- International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)
- United Nations Education, Science and Culture Organization (UNESCO)
- The Regional Disaster Information Centre, Latin America and the
Caribbean (CRID)
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Objectives |
The
Session will focus on how to effectively bring results of
R and D on disaster reduction into practice. It will be emphasized
that "Implementation Strategy"; and "Stakeholder Involvement" should
be incorporated in R and D planning and activities. Discussion
will be conducted on how to realize these concepts in R and
D, innovate research communities, and enhance relevant science
policies. Development of implementation oriented disaster
reduction technologies is also proposed as a practical action.
On this basis, strategic orientations will be clarified for
effective international collaboration in disaster reduction
R and D.
The outcome
of the session will be:
- Guidelines for implementation oriented R and D policy and planning
- Catalogue of knowledge and technologies for disaster reduction
(a first step)
- Proposal for development of a strategic roadmap by combining contributions
from member countries
- Proposal for inter-governmental policy meetings |
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Agenda: |
Agenda1
- Highlight
best practice and roadmap to future collaborationHighlight
pertinent activities. Identify common recognition and
specific challenges.
- Develop
a roadmap on proposed actions and international collaboration.
Agenda
2
- List
useful and implementation-oriented disaster reduction
technologies Proposal for compilation of R and D outputs
incorporating implementation strategies.
- Japanese
list will be presented as a typical contribution (MEXT
Working Group).
Discussion
for developing a World List. |
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Speakers: |
Chair:
Tsuneo Katayama (NIED)
Message to the Session: Walter Erdelen (UNESCO)
Best Practice Presentations:
1) Hiroyuki Kameda (NIED), 2) Haresh Shah (WSSI), and 3) Joanne
Bayer ( IIASA)
Disaster Reduction Technology List on Implementation Strategies
1) Takayuki Nakamura(MEXT), and 2) Hiroshi Arai (EDM-NIED)
Panel Discussion:
Moderator: Hiroyuki Kameda (NIED)
Rapporteur: Rajib Shaw (Kyoto University)
Panelists:
Wang Zhenyao ( Ministry of Civil Affairs, GofChina), 2), Lourdes
C. Fernando (Mayor of Marikina City, Philippines) and 3) Dave Zervaas
(CRID)
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To
Push for Wider Application and Dissemination of Information
Technology in Line with Practical Needs in Disaster
Reduction
Wang Zhenyao
Ministry of Civil Affairs, GofChina |
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Development
of Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster Mitigation Technologies
and their Integration to the Asia-Pacific Region
Hiroyuki
Kameda
NIED |
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Contents
of Disaster Reduction Technology List
Hiroshi Arai
EDM-NIED |
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Disaster
Reduction Technology List on Implementation Strategies
Takayuki Nakamura
MEXT |
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Stakeholder
Processes to Promote Implementation
Joanne Bayer
IIASA |
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Marikina
Safety Program
Lourdes C. Fernando
Mayor of Marikina City, Philippines |
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Some
examples of socializing research and expertise in
Central America
Dave
Zervaas
CRID |
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Gap
Between Knowledge and Practice - The Information
Pipeline is Clogged
Haresh C. Shah
RMS Inc. |
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Conveners
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Takayuki
Nakamura, MEXT ( nakamura@mext.go.jp)
and Hiroyuki Kameda, NIED ( kameda@bosai.go.jp)
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Session
3.7
Cost-benefit analysis for disaster risk management |
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Session
Report |
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Date: |
18
January 2005 |
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Time: |
13h00-15h00 |
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Venue: |
Ikuta room |
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Organizer: |
- German
Committee for Disaster Reduction (DKKV)
- German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ) |
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Language: |
English,
Spanish |
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Objectives |
Background:
Investment in disaster risk management (DRM) shows comparatively
high returns at micro, meso and macro level. The negative
direct impacts of disasters (destruction, damage, loss) and
their indirect effects and consequences, e.g. discontinuity
of production, poor services, vulnerability, protracted relief,
and conflicts could be drastically reduced through measures
of mitigation, prevention and risk transfer. To investigate
the cost benefit ratio of disaster risk management measures
the GTZ is now elaboration a methodology that can serve projects
as a guideline of how to elaborate a cost benefit analysis
. The implementation is checked on the field in Peru and
in Indonesia where different mitigation measures are under
evaluation. Objective of the GTZ-contribution: Presentation
and discussion of the methodological approach, the experiences
and findings concerning the application of the tool "cost
benefit analysis" for disaster risk management in developing
countries.
Contribution
to the WCDR:
Economic
efficiency and allocation of resources towards Disaster Risk
Management are critical issues of the Conference. The tool
tightly knit to these points is the cost benefit analysis.
With this instrument the cost benefit ratio of different disaster
mitigation options can be assessed to identify the most efficient
option. By analysing where the costs and benefits occur it
is also possible to identify the suitable allocation of resources. |
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Agenda: |
Content/Structure
of the GTZ contribution:
- Presentation
of the methodological background of cost benefit analysis
in the context of disaster risk management:
- Scope/options
Limitations
- Preconditions
- Presentation
of 2 project examples: Peru and Indonesia
Lessons
learnt, recommendations and discussion
Speakers
of GTZ-contribution:
Speakers
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Mr.
Reinhard Mechler
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International
Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)
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Austria
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methodological
introduction of cost benefit analysis for disaster
risk management
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Milton
van Hesse
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Ministry
of Finance
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Peru
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record
from the Peruvian point of view
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Mr.
Sugeng
Triutomo
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Head
of the Natural Hazard Management Office in the National
Coordination Board for Disaster Management (BAKORNAS
PBP), in the Ministry of Social Welfare
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Indonesia
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record
from the Indonesian point of view
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Charlotte
Benson
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ProVention
Consortium
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(United
Kingdom)
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study "Measuring
Mitigation: Methodologies for Assessing Natural Hazard
Risks and the Net Benefits of Mitigation - A Scoping
Study" (J. Twigg and Ch. Benson)
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Partners:
- International
Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Austria
- ProVention
The
outcomes of the session are:
- Presentation
and recomendations for the usage of CBA as tools to promote
efficient DRM investment (Action Plan)
- Create
partnerships with and between actual and future applicants
to develop good practices of CBA on DRM.
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Session
3.8
New international initiatives for research and risk mitigation in floods
(IFI) and landslides (IPL) |
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Session
Report |
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Date: |
19
January 2005 |
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Time: |
16h30-18h30 |
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Venue: |
Kitano
room |
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Organizer: |
- United
Nations Education, Science and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
- Food and Agriculture Organizations (FAO)
- Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
(MEXT), Japan
- United Nations University (UNU)
- Kyoto University (KU)
- Public Works Research Institute (PWRI)
- International Consortium on Landslides (ICL)
- International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS) |
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Objectives |
The
objectives of the session are:
- to
launch an international flood initiative as an interagency
effort, which originally started as the Joint UNESCO/WMO
Flood Initiative (JUWFI). The initiative aims at promoting
research, training and capacity building, information
networking and technical assistance against flood-related
disasters to develop the International Programme on Landslides
(IPL) coordinated by the International Consortium on
Landslides (ICL) which was founded with the support of
UNESCO, WMO, FAO, UN/ISDR and MEXT in 2002. IPL aims
at promoting research, capacity building, awareness raising,
information networking and technical assistance against
landslide-induced disasters
- to
strengthen within the framework of the ISDR research
cooperation for earth system risk analysis and sustainable
disaster management by discussing a new Memorandum of
Understanding as additional international platforms to
improve the collaboration between United Nations, national
and international entities or organizations to this end.
A brief
overview of the subjects being addressed:
The
concept, background, and action plan of a new international
flood initiative to improve and develop risk management
measures against increasing flood-related disasters will
be addressed in detail by the participants. An international
centre for water hazard and risk management (CHARM) which
will be established as a global facility responsible for
the initiative in Tsukuba, Japan, in autumn 2005 will be
also introduced.
The concept,
background, on-going and planned projects of the International
Programme on Landslides (IPL) for landslide risk reduction
and protection of cultural and natural heritage will be presented.
Based on a MoU on cooperation on landslide research, signed
in 1999 between UNESCO and DPRI/KU, a new Memorandum of Understanding
will be proposed to create - within the framework of the ISDR
- platforms for earth system risk analysis and sustainable
disaster management targeting landslides, floods, and other
disasters. |
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Agenda: |
Chair:
Mr. Hans van Ginkel (UNU, UN Under-Secretary general)
Moderator: Mr Andras Szollosi-Nagy (UNESCO)
1.Opening Remarks: (25 min)
Mr.Koichiro Matsuura (UNESCO)
Mr.Michel Jarraud (WMO)
Mr.Salvano Briceno (UN/ISDR)
Mr. Kazuya Inoue (Kyoto University)
Mr Tadahiko Sakamoto (PWRI)
2. Presentation on IFI: (30 min)
Mr Slobodan Simonovic (Western Ontario University)
Mr Akira Terakawa (PWRI)
Mr Kuniyoshi Takeuchi (IAHS)
3. Presentation on IPL: (30 min)
Mr. Badaoui Rouhban (UNESCO)
Mr. Peter Lyttle (USGS)
Mr. Kyoji Sassa (DPRI/KU and ICL)
4. Discussion (35 min)
Comment from Mr. Wolfgang Eder followed by discussion
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the
International Centre for Water Hazard and Risk
Management under the auspices of UNESCO |
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IAHS
Decade of Predictions Decade of Predictions in
Ungaged Basins (PUB)
Mr Kuniyoshi Takeuchi
IAHS |
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Outline
of the International Programme on Landslides
(IPL) and US Government and USGS Contribution
for IPL
Mr. Peter Lyttle
USGS |
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Integrated
Flood Risk Management - role of CHARM -
Mr
Akira Terakawa
PWRI |
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International
Flood Initiative/Program: Time for Action
Mr Slobodan Simonovic
Western Ontario University |
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Session
3.9
Supporting community resilience is the key to reducing disaster impact |
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Session
Report |
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Date: |
20
January 2005 |
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Time: |
17h15-19h15 |
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Venue: |
Ikuta room |
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Organizer: |
- International
Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (Moderator
Mr. Jonathan Walter, Editor World Disaster Report)
- Red Cross and Red Crescent National Societies and their local partners
(Presenter: Vietnam RC Mr. Ha Ngyuen Hung, Philippines RC Mr. Danila
Atienzo, Kenya RC Mary Kuria)
- Groots International, Huairou Commission and Comte de Emergencia
Garifuna, Honduras (Presenter: Ms. Suzanne Shende)
- Disaster Mitigation Institute (Presenter: Mr. Mihir Bhatt)
- Deccan Development Society (Presenter: Mr. Satheesh Periyapatna) |
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Objectives |
- Greater
understanding of what enables people to cope with, recover
from and adapt to the risks they face
- Increased commitment to build our responses on the communities
own priorities, knowledge and resources
- Scale up community responses by creating new coalitions with governments
and advocating changes in policy and practice at all levels
- Make concrete recommendations - specific initiatives or partnerships
The resilience and capacity of disaster-affected
people to cope with apparently hopeless situations is the
main theme of the World Disasters Report 2004, focusing
on the lessons learned and key principals which place greater
emphasis on assessing and supporting local resilience, rather
than focusing only on need and vulnerability. The pro-poor
focus of the recent aid policies of most donor governments,
and the shift towards identifying and supporting livelihoods,
makes it timely to re-explore at the WCDR both the concept
of resilience and ways in which outsiders can build on the
strengths of at-risk women and men for improved disaster
preparedness, mitigation and response. If we, as outsiders,
cannot understand these capacities and build on them, then
we perpetuate the idea that 'we know best' and that only
'risk'; matters. We thereby ignore the most important resource
that currently exists in managing disasters and risks: people's
own strategies to cope and adapt. Understanding and enhancing
local resilience to risks is a responsibility for all actors
in the aid community. It is not a question of leaving it
to either humanitarian or development agencies. Rather, it
is about a people-centred, developmental way of working -
in relief, in recovery, disaster risk reduction or in development.
The session will draw from case studies on:
1. Multi-dimensional resilience - ie. not focusing on a single
hazard, but covering various hazards
2. Livelihoods aspects as well as traditional disaster preparedness
3. Role and empowerment of women
4. Role of local people - knowledge and culture
5. Possibility or reality of scaling up Six key conclusions - relevant
for local, national and international actors will be drawn from
during the session:
1. Systematic assessment of what enables people
to cope with, recover from and adapt to various risks and
adversities (risks and disasters) - at household and community
level - is badly needed.
2. Strengthening social capital should be the key objective of
all disaster interventions, whether in relief, recovery or risk
reduction - rather than a by-product.
3. People-centred approaches to development provide models that
can improve humanitarian aid and disaster risk management.
4. New institutional strategies and cross-sectoral coalitions are
required to boost the resilience of local livelihoods in the face
of multi-dimensional risks.
5. Good governance is essential to create the environment in which
more resilient communities can thrive.
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Outputs/activities: |
- Give
testimony/account from "Focus on Resilience" World Disaster
Report 2004 (with participation of civil society/CBO groups
involved and others) drawing out lessons learned and good
practice
- Key Principals and actions for government and international organizations
on disaster resilience
- Greater recognition by government and international organizations
on the role community based/civil society organizations can play
in facilitating disaster resilient communities
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Agenda: |
- Part
One: Presentations (60 mins)
Moderator presents overview of 6 case studies and key findings
(12 mins)
6 Participating panelist present their own accounts (8 mins each
- total 48mins)
Reflection (15 mins to review finding and key questions captured
ahead of conference)
- Part Two: Panel discussion and debate mediated (45 mins)
Discussion of key questions above (what can governments and international
organizations do to enhance community resilience) and presenting
preliminary responses garnered and discussion with audience and
panel.
- Conclusion/wrap up - Moderator tries to capture what the discussion
session has added to what we already captured.
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IFRC
- World Disaster Report |
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IFRC
- Action points for international actions |
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IFRC
- Bangladesh |
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IFRC
- French |
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IFRC
- Honduras |
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IFRC
- India |
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IFRC
- Philippines |
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IFRC
- Vietnam |
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Session
3.10
Capacity building and disaster reduction |
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Session
Report |
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Date: |
21
January 2005 |
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Time: |
14h30-16h30 |
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Venue: |
Kikusui
room |
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Organizer: |
- World
Health Organization (WHO)
- Centre for Health Development (WHO Kobe Centre)
- WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific (WPRO)
- United Nations Disaster Management Training Programme (DMTP)
- United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) |
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Objectives: |
- To
review programmes, interventions and actions that have been
initiated and completed in the area of capacity building
for disaster reduction;
- To identify health challenges and issues, needs, actions and
steps on disaster reduction and indicators for monitoring and evaluating
capacity building for disaster reduction 2005-2015;
- To provide a brief historical overview of the DMTP as a UN learning
vehicle for disasters;
- To present ideas on a forward looking program concept for DMTP
in support of the WCDR follow-up priorities; and
- To elicit comments and suggestions on areas where the DMTP can
contribute to and add value to ongoing and projected efforts and
programmes for building capacity for disaster risk management and
reduction.
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Agenda: |
- Regional
Capacity Building Reports (WHO/AMRO/PAHO/WPRO)
- National Capacity Building Reports (China, Costa Rica, Japan,
Philippines, Viet Nam)
- Short overview of DMTP in the context of IDNDR
- Review of significant evolutions in the field of capacity building
for disasters field since 1990 and future challenges
- Present and discuss possible future priorities for the DMTP,
based on perceived gaps and needs of countries for capacity building.
1. Norms, standards setting and best practices
2. Building national systems and capacity for DRM/DRR training.
3. Information and Resources exchange and dialogue.
4. Tools and Materials Development
5. Support to promote learning linkages between the scientific
sector, governments, and learning providers.
6. Capacity enhancement for UN country offices and personnel.
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Outcomes:
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-
Background papers on overview of regional and national capacity
building strategies and programmes for disaster reduction
- Proposed indicators for monitoring and evaluating capacity building
for disaster reduction 2005-2015
- Ideas exchanged on how learning, development and training can help
build a culture of resilient communities.
- Guidance provided by Member States, countries and partners on how
a global platform such as the DMTP can add value to current and projected
future efforts related to Theme 3, namely education, information,
public awareness, research, community empowerment. |
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