Search
Results for " "
Displaying 90 of about 120 resultsIn October 2019, Typhoon Hagibis struck wide areas of Japan, including the Abukuma River Basin and caused a serious flood disaster. Four months later, based on the challenges of the disaster, relevant national and local authorities have agreed to carry out an integrated flood management (IFM) project, towards enhanced flood protection, “no one left behi…
This booklet describes Sendai City’s present state of recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake and subsequent tsunami and the significant contribution made by citizens, throughout the world. It outlines the damage caused by the earthquake and describes progress in recovery and reconstruction efforts by various citizens, including at the community l…
Education for sustainable development, case studies and best practices:This report is a compilation of case studies and grapples with the crucial question of merging disaster management education into the broader agenda of education for sustainable development. It shows how communities, scientists, activists, non-governmental organizations, teachers, st…
This book describes (i) the background of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, and its damages; (ii) the major problems during the rehabilitation process, and possible solutions; (iii) the details of the action plan for future community rehabilitation (Kobe Action Plan); and (iv) the Future Needs of the action plan implementation. It states that by aimin…
This publication illustrates JICA’s efforts at mainstreaming disaster risk reduction (DRR) through its various programmes and initiatives. It offers a comprehensive cross-mixing of themes related to the Post-2015 Framework for DRR (HFA2) as well as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and mainly focused on the Asia-Pacific Region.
Specifically, the…
This case study reflected on the situation of elderly victims and survivors of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake through the perspective of the disaster cycle. It synthesized measures perceived to be necessary for the future in terms of general health emergency preparedness, response and recovery; and specific concerns for older people during evacuatio…
This study points at the resourcefulness and resilience of older people that were affected by the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami. It shows the importance of emergency preparedness at the personal, community and institutional level. Finally, it makes recommendations that cover evacuation, evacuation centres, temporary accommodation and recovery and re…
This research report is concerned with the purpose of disseminating experience and lessons learned from the East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (EJET) to help strengthen disaster resilience of disaster prone regions in Japan and the world. It focuses on different aspects of disaster risk reduction (DRR) and environmental management. Some issues addressed:…
This year, the Great East Japan Earthquake is the focus of the Japan Cabinet Office white paper. This white paper shows the overview of the disaster and its countermeasures from various angles, summarizing them briefly, but widely. Though an accurate overall assessment of the extremely severe damage resulting from the Great East Japan Earthquake has not…
This report relates the experiences of those who survived the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami using information gathered at a workshop which included field visits and interviews with local representatives.
The report is divided into four sections: (i) section one explains the background and objectives of the report, and contains a detailed sche…
The Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami catastrophically struck the eastern part of Japan on March 11, 2011. Fire and Disaster Management Agency reported that the number of deaths was 19,667 and the number of missing persons was 2566 as of September 7, 2018. Also, 121,783 buildings were heavily damaged and 280,965 buildings were moderately dama…
This user-friendly handbook provides an overview of several 'natural' disasters that occurred in the world in 2006, and contains good practices submitted by ADRC member countries to share knowledge among relevant stakeholders in order to contribute to global disaster risk reduction, in regard to the progression on the implementation of the Hyogo Framewo…
This document provides a review of Japan’s Program for Earthquake-Resistant School Buildings. Japan’s ongoing efforts to mitigate earthquake risk and improve the seismic safety of schools involve learning from the experience of earthquakes, advancing engineering knowledge and technology, accumulating data, and exercising the political will to…
This report describes and assesses the experience of Ofunato, Japan, which was devastated by the 2011 Great Eastern Japan Earthquake. With facilitation by the NGO Ibasho, elders and other community members planned and built the Ibasho Café, which now acts as a hub that is restoring the fabric of a community still badly damaged b…
This report describes Japan’s incremental approach to developing, implementing, and facilitating compliance with building regulation over many decades. It explains Japan’s unique path to developing a policy and legal framework as well as compliance mechanisms that grow out of this framework and that function within Japan’s risk profile and climate, cult…