International forum on tsunami and earthquake: experts meeting - summary report

Progress of the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action and recovery from tsunami and earthquake, 16 January 2007, International Conference Center, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
On January 16, the Experts Meeting was organized to verify the progress made in recovery efforts implemented in tsunami- and earthquake-hit regions and to come up with concrete measures to achieve better recovery. The Experts Meeting comprised three thematic group discussions, on “Housing” “Livelihood” and “Organizational and Institutional Arrangements,” for a recovery with a view to build back better as well as a plenary session.
On the occasion of the 2nd anniversary of the World Conference on Disaster Reduction (WCDR) and the Indian Ocean Tsunami, together with the 12th anniversary of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, the International Forum on Tsunami and Earthquake was organized with the theme “Progress of the Implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action and Recovery from Tsunami and Earthquake” on January 15 and 16, 2007.
- Date:
- 2007
- Pages:
- 94 p.
- Sources:
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- World Bank, the (WB)
- International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
- United Nations Human Settlements Programme - Headquarters (UN-HABITAT)
- Hyogo Prefectural Government (HPG)
- International Labour Organization (ILO)
- International Recovery Platform (IRP)
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (MOFA)
- United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs - Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (OCHA ROAP)
- United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Office in Japan (UNDRR Office Japan)
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Keywords
- Themes:
- Recovery, Governance, Social Impacts & Social Resilience, Structural Safety
- Hazards:
- Earthquake, Tsunami
- Countries:
- Pakistan, Thailand
