-
- About the Hyogo Framework for Action
- HFA Progress Reports
- HFA Monitoring & Review
- Post-2015 Framework
- Global Assessment Report
- Millennium Development Goals
- ISDR Partnership
- Global Platform
- Regional Platforms & DRR Strategies
- National Platforms
- Key Documents
- Countries & Regions
-
- Capacity Development
- Civil Society/NGOs
- Climate Change
- Community-based DRR
- Complex Emergency
- Critical Infrastructure
- Disaster Risk Management
- Early Warning
- Economics of DRR
- Education & School Safety
- Environment
- Food Security & Agriculture
- Gender
- GIS & Mapping
- Governance
- Health & Health Facilities
- Indigenous Knowledge
- Information Management
- Insurance & Risk Transfer
- Media
- Public-private Partnerships
- Recovery
- Risk Identification & Assessment
- Social Impacts & Resilience
- Space Technology
- Structural Safety
- Urban Risk & Planning
- Vulnerable Populations
- Water
-
- Avalanche
- Cold Wave
- Cyclone
- Drought
- Earthquake
- Epidemic & Pandemic
- Flood
- Heat Wave
- Insect Infestation
- Land Slide
- NBC - Nuclear, Biological, Chemical
- Storm Surge
- Technical Disaster
- Tornado
- Tsunami
- Volcano
- Wild Fire
- Organization Contacts
- Networks & Communities
- Training & Events
- Academic Programmes
- Educational Materials
- Jobs
- Terminology
- Documents & Publications
- Policy, Plans & Statements
- News & Announcements
- Multimedia
- Maps
- Disaster Data & Statistics
- UN Resolutions & Reports
Japan
EU-Japan: forging closer cooperation in disaster management
25 Mar 2013, EC
'Natural Disasters are becoming more intense and more frequent. The triple disaster that hit Japan in March 2011 showed that even the best prepared countries can be overwhelmed by the force of nature. We can better meet these challenges by working together. I am convinced that exchanging information and best practices will benefit us both, the EU and Japan,' said Commissioner Georgieva...
National Platform
Hyogo Framework for Action
- National Policy & Plans
- Japan: National progress report on the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action (2011-2013)2013, Cabinet Office, Japan - gov
- Japan: Sendai City earthquake disaster reconstruction plan, digest version2011, Sendai City, Japan - gov
- Official Statements & Presentations
- 5th Asian ministerial conference on disaster risk reduction: Statement by Japan2012, Cabinet Office, Japan - gov
- Communique of ministers of finance and Central Bank governors of the G202012, G20
Top 5 Natural Disaster reported
| Disaster | Date | Affected | (no. of people) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake* | 1995 | 541,636 |  |
| Flood | 2000 | 360,110 | |
| Storm | 2005 | 270,140 | |
| Storm | 2004 | 180,050 | |
| Storm | 2000 | 180,041 | |
|
Source of data: OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database Data version: v11.08 *: Including tsunami Data displayed does not imply national endorsement. |
|||
- Office disaster prevention expo10-12 Jul 2013, Japan (Tokyo)
- IAVCEI general assembly - 2013: forecasting volcanic activity20-24 Jul 2013, Japan (Kagoshima)
- 11th international conference on analysis of discontinuous deformation27-29 Aug 2013 (tentative), Japan (Fukuoka city)
- Postgraduate courses on building resilience to climate changeUNU-ISP, Japan (Tokyo)
- Master of science in sustainability, development, and peaceUNU, Japan (Tokyo)
- Postgraduate courses on 'Building resilience to climate change'UN-CECAR, Japan (Tokyo)
Disaster risk reduction in school curricula: case studies from thirty countries2012, UNICEF; UNESCO
Bring happiness to the world2010, ADRC; University of Kobe; UNCRD
- ID Risques, un podcast radio sur les risques majeurs2011, IDEAL Connaissances; MEDDTL, France - gov
- Public health specialistSaudi Arabia (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia), ADPC
- Project officer - DRR/CCA-mainstreaming specialistThailand (Bangkok), ADPC
- Disaster risk management specialistPhilippines (Manila), ADB
Neighbouring Countries
Create your own view of country national HFA progress by selecting, sorting and comparing the data and information you wish to see. View it online or download a spreadsheet.
Officially declared national coordinating multi-sectoral and inter-disciplinary mechanisms for advocacy, coordination, analysis and advice on disaster risk reduction.