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4-2Seminars and Training courses

4-2-1. NGO Training for Disaster Risk Reduction in Asia (ThirdYear)
The Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC), withsupport from Japan International Cooperation Agency(JICA), conducted the third year of the "NGO Training forDisaster Risk Reduction in Asia" Project from 17 to 19
August 2009 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The goal of the program this year, the final year of thisproject, is to develop a booklet of disaster risk reduction
tools. Six first-year participants, the Asian DisasterFig. 4-2-1-1 A first year participant isintroducing a tool.

Reduction and Response Network (ADRRN) secretariat,

and two ADRC representatives gathered in Kuala Lumpur to further discuss the booklet, as wellas to hold a workshop on disaster risk reduction tools and methodologies.
The workshop held on 18 August 2009 was attended
by 20 people including a Malaysian government official,
NGO officials based in Malaysia, Thailand, and Japan, anda JICA official (see Table 4-2-1-1). During the workshop,
six first-year participants introduced and shared tools andmethodologies that they learned primarily through thisproject, focusing on how they have applied what theylearned in their disaster risk reduction activities. Theworkshop participants had many questions and comments

Fig. 4-2-1-2 Workshop participants

regarding the impact of these tools on communities, the application of community-based disasterrisk management tools in Malaysia, the integration of local government officials into community
projects, and the management of disaster memorial centers.
After the workshop, the first-year participants incorporated thefeedback received during this workshop into the booklet and theADRC had it published in February 2010 as one of the outcomes ofthis three year project.
The ADRC believe that this project could contribute to not
only developing DRR capacity of ADRRN members, but tofurther strengthening the ADRRN network. Although this projectfinished in FY 2009, the ADRC would like to further promotedisaster risk reduction in Asia in close cooperation with ADRRNmembers.

Fig. 4-2-1-3
Booklet "Applications ofDRR Tools: Sharing AsianExperiences"35

Table 4-2-1-1 Participants list of the workshop
No.

CountryNameTitle/Organization

1Afghanistan

Mr. Hamidullah Saljuqi

Acting Director, Coordination of Humanitarian Assistance
(CHA)

2

Bangladesh

Mr. Moloy Chaki

Programme Coordinator, Bangladesh Disaster Preparedness
Centre (BDPC)

3IndiaMs. Shivangi Chavda

National Coordinator, SEEDS India

4Malaysia

Ms. Neoh Siew Ping (Wendy)

Programme Officer, MERCY Malaysia

5

Philippines

Ms. Jesusa Grace Jamilosa Molina

Center Coordinator, Center for Disaster Preparedness
Foundation (CDP)

6

Sri Lanka

Mr. Indika Somaratne

Project Manager, Sarvodaya Community Disaster ManagementCenter

7Malaysia

Ms. Mat Daus Siti Azura

Assistant Director, Flood Mitigation, Department of Irrigation andDrainage Malaysia (Former JICA trainee)

8Malaysia

Mr. Mohd Shaharuddin Asmani

General Manager, MERCY Malaysia

9Malaysia

Ms. Suzana Mohkeri

Head, Outreach and Partnership Programme, Global
Environmental Center

10Malaysia

Ms. Mageswari Sangaralingam

Research Officer, Consumer's Association of Penang

11

Malaysia

Ms. Lana Wong

Executive Director, Crisis Relief Service and Training

12

Malaysia

Mr. Nithi Nesadurai

President, Environmental Protection Society Malaysia

13JapanMs. Kaori Murakami

JICA Malaysia Office

14Malaysia

Mr. Nasir Khan Abdul Rahman

Manager, Disaster Management, Malaysian Red Crescent

15

Malaysia

Mr. Brian Lariche

Director, Larche Community (Corporate Community Specialist)

16

Japan

Mr. Jun'ichi Hibino

FM YY

17Thailand

Mr. Surachai Chupaka

Lecturer at Mass Communication Department of theRamkhamhaeng University in Bangkok

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ADRRN

Ms. Takako Izumi

ADRRN Coordinator/Head, Disaster Risk Reduction, MERCY
Malaysia

19ADRCMs. Yumi Shiomi

Researcher, Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC)

20ADRCMs. Maki Yoshida

Researcher, Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC)

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4-2-2. JICA Training Course on Dissemination andEstablishment of a Disaster Prevention Culture forAsian Countries
The Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC) conducted a training course on“Dissemination and Establishment of a Disaster Prevention Culture for Asian Countries”,
sponsored by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) from 31 August to 2 October
2009. This course aims to raise public awareness for disaster risk reduction, a key component in
reducing natural disaster risk.
The 2008 Program’s 9 participants included officials in charge of disaster risk management,such as disaster management department, public affairs department, meteorological department
and the Red Cross society from 5 countries: Azerbaijan, Fiji, Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam.
They attended a series of lectures by the Hyogo Prefecture Board of Education and the Kobe
City Board of Education on disaster prevention education system, teaching materials andmanuals in primary and junior high school.
They also visited disaster prevention education and dissemination facilities: Maiko Highschool and Fujitokoha University, and tried some tools including town watching and volcano
eruption experiment using cocoa. These visits and experiences provided invaluable
opportunities for the participants to see disaster prevention culture in various levels from school
to public. The trainees were excited to utilize what they learned in Japan to contribute to thedevelopment of disaster education and public awareness in their respective countries.

Fig. 4-2-2-1 Various Disaster Education Tools

Fig. 4-2-2-2

Observation of Comprehensive

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4-2-3 JICA Seminar on Comprehensive Disaster Risk
Management
ADRC conducted a JICA Seminar on "Comprehensive Disaster Risk Management," a follow-up
seminar to its course on "Disaster Management for Governmental Officials," between 15 Januaryand 26 February 2010.
The objective of this training course was to improve disaster prevention measures and to reducethe damage caused by disasters by helping the participants learn to identify current problems andsolutions in their own countries and regions based on the Hyogo framework for Action (HFA).
Administrative officials in charge of disaster prevention and education at both the central and local
government levels participated in this course and learned about the wide range of disaster prevention
measures that are implemented in Japan, as compared with the current disaster status anddisaster-prevention measures being implemented in their own countries.
The training course educated participants on the disaster-prevention measures adopted by Japan's
central and local governments, and the roles played by the media and the private sector.
ADRC plays an important role in sharing Japanese knowledge and experience with regard todisasters to help improve disaster prevention measures in the participants’ home countries. Our
mission is consistent with the goals of the United Nations, which has been promoting international
disaster prevention cooperation since 1990.

Fig. 3-1-3-1 Mt. Unzen-Fugen Memorial, Nagasaki.

Fig. 3-1-3-2 Nursery school in Numazu.

Seventeen government disaster management officials from 13 countries (Bhutan, China, CostaRica, El Salvador, Grenada, Haiti, Macedonia, Pakistan, Philippines, Thailand, Tonga, Uganda, andVietnam) participated in this course and learned about Japan's disaster prevention systems.
At the beginning of the training course, the participants learned general information about
Japanese history, culture, and customs. Each trainee then learned to use the Project Cycle38

4. Human Resource DevelopmentManagement (PCM) method to assess their own country's disaster situation. Trainees participated ina memorial event commemorating the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake on 17 January, and also
visited sites in the Rokko Mountains where landslide countermeasures and erosion control measures
have been implemented. They also visited Sayo-cho in Hyogo prefecture, which was flooded inAugust 2009, Mt. Unzen-Fugen in Nagasaki, Fukuoka City Hall, and a nursery school in a building
equipped with a tsunami evacuation tower in Numazu city. Throughout the training period, thetrainees attended lectures and visited related organizations and facilities, and learned about the roles
that need to be played by the central and local governments, lifeline companies, research institutes,
meteorological agencies, the media, hospitals, and NPOs.
The training course incorporated "Town Watching" activities, a method of identifying theunderlying risks in a community through the creation of risk maps. Their hands-on involvement
enabled the trainees to better appreciate the effectiveness of this method in raising public awarenessof disaster risk reduction.
At the end of the training course, the participants attended a workshop for developing action plans
using the PCM method, and presented what they learned by forming proposals for disastercountermeasures tailored to the particular characteristics of their own countries. We have high hopesthat the participants of this course will take advantage of what they learned here by playing a leadingrole in the development of disaster prevention training projects in their own countries.

4-2-4. JICA Training / Earthquake Disaster Management for
Iran
A JICA training program on "Earthquake Disaster Management for Iran" was carried out from
16-27 November 2009. The objective of the program was to help participants understand Japanesedisaster management processes that are utilized during and after an earthquake. This program wasdesigned for representatives of Iran's Ministry of the Interior, Ministry of Disaster Management,
and Ministry of Education. ADRC classified the schedule into the following three categories, upon
the request of the participants.
[Basic information on disaster mitigation]
Participants visited the Disaster Reduction and Human Renovation Institution where theylearned about the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake of 1995, including the numbers of people
affected, the magnitude of the economic losses, and the region's recovery efforts following thatdisaster. They also visited Kobe City Hall to learn about the activities of the municipal government
after that earthquake, and the Hyogo Prefectural Emergency and Training Center to inspect astorehouse (for emergency food, first aid kits, toilet equipment, and other supplies) managed by
Hyogo Prefecture. Finally ADRC conducted a Town-Watching Program for the participants.

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Town-watching program: A method of identifying the underlying risks in a community through thecreation of risk maps. Their hands-on involvement enabled the trainees to better appreciate theeffectiveness of this method in raising public awareness of disaster risk reduction.
[Basic information on emergency rescue]
Participants visited the Hyogo Prefectural Awaji Hospital to learn about the rescue activities
undertaken on Awaji Island in 1995. They also took a course from the Hyogo Institute forTraumatic Stress where they learned that mental health care for affected children is very important
after natural disasters.
[Special information of retrofitting]Participants attended presentations given by the Takenaka Corporation and Shimizu Corporation.
They were able to learn about the latest methods of retrofitting buildings, residences, and schoolbuildings. They then visited the Hyogo Earthquake Engineering Research Center and the Kobe
Ports and Harbors Office. At these facilities, they learned about the countermeasures taken by thePort of Kobe in response to earthquakes and tsunamis.

Fig. 4-2-4-1 Lecture at Shimizu cooperation.

Fig. 4-2-4-2 Closing ceremony.

4-2-5. JICA Disaster Management Training Course for Central
Asia and the Caucasus
The Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC), with financial support from the Japan InternationalCooperation Agency (JICA), conducted its sixth Russian language training course on disastermanagement for Central Asia and the Caucasus region from 6 July to 7 August 2009. These areas areprone to natural disasters such as floods, droughts, landslides, and earthquakes, and the damage
caused by such events tends to spread into neighboring countries. These countries also sharecommon disaster risk reduction challenges, such as flooding triggered by the melting of mountainglaciers.

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Ten central and local government officials in charge of disaster management came from Armenia,
Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan to participate in this training. They
visited relevant organizations and facilities, and learned about the roles that need to be played by thecentral and local governments, lifeline companies, research institutes, meteorological agencies, themedia, hospitals, and NPOs. They also learned about GIS technologies, international disaster
reduction cooperation, and disaster prevention education. Participants visited sites in the Shikoku
Mountains, where landslide countermeasures and erosion control measures have been implemented,
and the Hyogo Prefectural Emergency Management and Training Center.
This training course incorporated a “Town Watching” activity, the method of identifying
underlying risks in a community through the creation of hazard maps. Their hands-on participationin this activity enabled the trainees to better understand the effectiveness of this method in raisingpublic awareness of disaster risk reduction.
Since 2007, our trainings have included a workshop for developing action plans using the Project
Cycle Management (PCM) method. Over the course of four days, trainees learned the basics of PCM
as well as how to put what they had learned into practice. The trainees were able to achieve theobjectives of the workshop, and are expected to become leaders who can apply what they learned
here to various disaster reduction projects in their own countries.

Fig. 2-2-5-1

A visit to a Tokyo Fire Station Training

Center in Tachikawa

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Fig. 2-2-5-2 Participants create a hazard map.