Matsuyama City method of disaster prevention “Developing disaster prevention leaders for all generations – seamlessly from elementary school students to the elderly”
The ``Establishment of the Matsuyama City Disaster Prevention Education Promotion Council'' started in May 2019, and it is continuing to work on developing and fostering disaster prevention leaders in Matsuyama City, including within industry, government, academia, and citizens.
Description
Based on the "Cooperative Agreement on Disaster Prevention Education" concluded in March 2019 between Matsuyama City, Ehime University, and the University of Tokyo, in order to protect as many lives as possible from disasters, we will continue to provide disaster prevention education starting from elementary school. Recognizing that an environment in which disaster prevention education can be promoted is important and that disaster prevention education can be promoted in various occupations and generations, including the elderly, we will foster disaster prevention leaders who seamlessly range from elementary school students to the elderly .
Targets selected by the Matsuyama City Disaster Prevention Education Promotion Council:
1. Elementary school students,
2. Junior high school students,
3. High school students,
4. University students,
5. Teachers,
6. Corporate employees,
7. Welfare personnel,
8. Disaster prevention experts,
9. Voluntary disaster prevention organizations,
10. Foreigners in 10 categories,
The disaster prevention education program being promoted is being researched and developed at Ehime University's Matsuyama Disaster Prevention Leader Development Center .
The Matsuyama City Disaster Prevention Education Promotion Council functions as the ``decision-making body,'' and the Matsuyama Disaster Prevention Leader Development Center functions as the ``practical organization,'' establishing an evaluation and implementation cycle for disaster prevention education programs.
Did the Sendai Framework change or contribute to changes in your activities/organization? If so, how?
Through joining CITYNET and MCR2030 (Matsuyama City joined MCR2030 in 2023), we became aware of the initiatives and indicators of the Sendai Framework.
What led you to make this commitment/initiative?
What was your position before making this Voluntary Commitment / prior to the Sendai Framework?
A major trigger was the worst flood damage caused by the Western Japan heavy rain disaster that occurred in July 2018.
There were also casualties due to the delay in evacuating . In order to prevent the same tragedy from happening again , starting in 2019 we have decided to start creating a system for ``disaster prevention education for all generations,'' in which everyone from elementary school students to the elderly can receive disaster prevention education without interruption .
Prior to this disaster, in 1995, due to the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, which killed approximately 6,500 people, the NPO Japan Disaster Prevention Association was established , and based on the principles of "self-help," "mutual assistance," and "cooperation," disaster prevention a system for training ``disaster prevention officers'', certified by the Japan Disaster Prevention Association, has been established. (Currently, there are over 260,000 disaster prevention specialists nationwide)
Deliverables and Progress report
Deliverables
Deliverables are the end-products of the initiative/commitment, which can include issuance of publications or knowledge products, outcomes of workshops, training programs, videos, links, photographs, etc.
In 2005, Matsuyama City became the first city in Japan to deploy disaster prevention officers to serve as the core of local disaster prevention.
We have begun training ``disaster prevention experts'' with all public funds. Currently, not only local voluntary disaster prevention organizations but also elementary schools and
Publicly funded training has spread to junior high school teachers and private businesses, and the number of disaster prevention specialists is now the highest in Japan.
(9,427 people as of the end of February 2024) Furthermore, we will continue to train disaster prevention officers at companies and welfare facilities.
We are actively implementing disaster prevention activities in each location.
In parallel with the training of disaster prevention personnel, local residents have formed voluntary disaster prevention organizations, mainly neighborhood associations.
We are also actively forming a "main disaster prevention organization," and the formation rate reached 100% in August 2012. Currently, the efforts are promoting their activities.
The Disaster Prevention Leader Club, which is made up of university student disaster prevention experts, participates in disaster prevention courses for foreign residents in the city,
During the coronavirus pandemic , we opened a YouTube channel, and on that channel, we will be posting one video every month called ``Aim! Prevention.''
Disaster quiz! Anyone can learn about disaster prevention regardless of time or place by uploading information such as
created an opportunity to Even now, we are involved with people of various generations and occupations, including local communities, companies, and foreigners.
It plays a central role in nurturing disaster prevention leaders in all generations, from birth to the elderly.
In March 2015, Matsuyama City and Ehime University collaborated to create a student leader with disaster prevention knowledge and practical skills.
The “Practical Student Disaster Prevention Leader Development Program” has been launched to develop disaster prevention experts, and the disaster prevention specialist qualification has been launched.
A course on ``Environmental Disaster Prevention Science'' that can be acquired has been opened at Ehime University. Then, in October of the same year, "Environmental Disaster Prevention Science"
The 103 university students who took the course and passed the disaster prevention officer qualification exam were named ``NPO Disaster Prevention Leaders''.
club was formed.
The "NPO Disaster Prevention Leader Club" utilizes the knowledge of disaster prevention experts to provide training on flood prevention methods and to elementary school students.
He has actively visited local communities and carried out various initiatives, including providing guidance on creating disaster prevention maps. Also,
Collaboration with organizations such as fire brigades, women's fire prevention clubs, and businesses that cooperate with fire prevention and disaster prevention.
We are working to strengthen regional disaster prevention capabilities through initiatives such as creating horizontal connections. (current1,312 registered people )
Organizations and focal points
Implementing Organization(s)
Focal points
If a VC's contact information has been hidden, the SFVC team can forward a message.Partners
