7. Public Relations Activities

7-2. Participation in International Conferences andContribution to Magazines
In order to develop organic networks with international organizations and NGOs in addition tomember countries, ADRC attended the following international conferences and contributed tomagazines to increase its presence and to participate in discussions with relevant organizations on
international cooperation for disaster risk reduction.
Table 7-2-2-1

Participationin International Conferences

Conference
ASEAN workshop
on 'Development ofmechanisms foracquisition andutilization of
space-based
information during
emergency
response'

DateApril
15-16,
2014

VenueIndonesia(Jogyakarta)

1st -UNISDR Asia
Partnership (IAP)
MeetingApril22-24,
2014

Thailand(Bangkok)

9th Meeting ofMay
Typhoon Committee 26-27,
Working Group on
2014
Disaster Risk
Reduction

Korea(Seoul)

Sponsors
AHA Centre,
LAPAN, United
Nations Officefor Outer Space
Affairs(UNOOS/ United Nations
Platform forSpace-based
Information for
DisasterManagementand Emergency
Response(UN-SPIDER) andUnited Nations
Economic andSocial
Commission for
Asia and thePacific(UNESCAP)
United Nations
International
Strategy for
DisasterReduction(UNISDR)

AttendeeMr.
SugiuraMr. Ikeda

Contributions
Presented latest
situation regardingEmergency
Observation
Request of Sentinel
Asia, and stressedthat it's importantthat utilization ofspace technology
should be integrated
into Post-HFA

Mr. NatoriMr.
SugiuraMade thepresentation titled"Outcome of the
Asian Conference
on Disaster
Reduction 2014
(ACDR2014) andUpdate from
Sentinel Asia
Project"

UNESCAP,World
MeteorologicalOrganization(WMO)
TyphoonCommittee
Secretariat andthe National
Emergency
Management
Agency of theMr.
Moriwaki

Reported theactivities of theworking group, suchas "SynergizedStandard Operating
Procedures for
CoastalMulti-hazards Early
Warning System(SSOP)" project
which cooperateswith ADRC and the71Republic ofKorea
Ministry ofEmergency
Situations of
Azerbaijan and
ECO Secretariat

typhoon damage ofeach country
Made a presentation
on its roles in Asia,
as well as theprograms thatmember countries
from Central andCaucasus can bebenefitted

7th ECOInternational
Conference on
Disaster Risk
Management

June
4-6,
2014

Azerbaijan(Gabala)

ASEM Manila
Conference on
Disaster Risk
Reduction andManagement"Post-Haiyan -A
Way Forward"

June
4-6,
2014

Philippines(Manila)

Japan, Republicof thePhilippines andEuropean Union(EU)Mr. Kouchi

Workshop on theBusiness Case forDisaster Risk
Reduction

June
16-17,
2014

Philippines(Manila)

SM Prime andUNISDR's
GlobalEducation
Training
Institute (GETI)

Mr. Potutan Presented global
case studies on
small enterprises
and DRR to provide
guidance and wider
options forparticipants indrafting theirrespective business
continuity plans(BCPs)

6th Asian
Ministerial
Conference on
Disaster Risk
ReductionJune.
22-27,
2014

Thailand(Bangkok)

Kingdom ofThailand andUNISDR

Mr. Natori
Mr. Kouchi
Mr.
Akamatsu
Ms.
KodamaMs.
YoshidaMs. Siomi
Mr. Ikeda
Mr. Potutan

Organized several
side events andjoined apre-conference
meetingToulouse
Space ShowJune.
France30- July (Toulouse)
2,
2014

Centre Nationald'Etudes
Spatiales(CNES)

Mr. Ikeda

Shared goodpractices in the useof spacetechnologies during
the Great East Japan
Earthquake

8th Senior Disaster
Management
Officials ForumAug.
11-12,
2014

Asia Pacific
Economic
Cooperation(APMr. Natori

Shared experiences
and best practices
under following

CHINA(Beijing)

72

Ms.
YoshidaParticipated inWorking Group
titled "Role of
Stakeholders-National and Local
Governments,NGOs, the Local
Community, Mediaand the PrivateSector

7. Public Relations Activities

EC)

topics: Innovativerole of science andtechnology indisaster
preparedness

ASEAN High-Level
Conference onAssistance for the
Recovery of
Yolanda-Affected
Areas (ARYA)"2nd World
Reconstruction
Conference

Aug.
14,
2014

Philippines(Manila)

Republic of thePhilippines andAssociation ofSouth‐East
Asian Nations(ASEAN)Mr. Kouchi

Expressed
ADRC/IRP ‘scontribution to thePhilippines'
recoverySep.
10-12,
2014

USA(Washington
D.C.)

Global Facilityfor Disaster
Reduction andRecovery(GFDRR),
United Nations
Development
Programme(UNDP) and EU

Mr. Kouchi
Mr.
Akamatsu
Mr. Potutan

Organized the threetechnical sessions atthe conference with
IRP and thegovernment ofJapan

Second RegionalMinisterial
Conference ofDisasterManagement
Authorities inCentral Asia underthe "Central Asia
plus Japan"
DialogueSep.
18-19,
2014

KyrgyzRepublic(Bishkek)

Government ofMs.
Japan, Ministry Yoshidaof Emergency
Situations of theKyrgyz Republicand UNDP
Kyrgyzstan

Presented
information on theoutcomes of DRR
programs conductedin various Central
Asian countries, andidentified needs andareas for future
DRR cooperation inthe region.

UNESCAP/JAXA
Sep.
Policy Makers'
23-25,
Dialog and Capacity 2014
Development for
Disaster Risk
Reduction andDisaster
Management in the
Asia-Pacific:
Harnessing
Information andSpace Technologyand Geographic
Information
SystemsThailand(Bangkok)

UNESCAP andJapan Aerospace
Exploration
Agency (JAXA)

Gave a presentation
on its activities
within the Sentinel
Asia program andon the use ofsatellites within theHyogo Framework
for Action (HFA)73

Mr. Nakao
Mr. Ikeda

9th Integrated
Oct.
Workshop of the20-24,
Typhoon Committee 2014

Thailand(Bangkok)

UNESCAP andWMO Typhoon
Committee
Secretariat

Mr.
MoriwakiDiscussed theirapproaches of"Synergized,
Integrated,
Collaborative
Standard Operating
Procedures
Strategies toImprove Early
Warning System for
CoastalMulti-hazards"

First Meeting of theExpert Group on
Disaster-related
Statistics in Asiaand the PacificOct.
27-29,
2014Japan(Sendai)

UNESCAPMr.
Arakida

Reviewed present
status of disaster
related statistics ineach country,
introduced GLIDE
mechanism, anddiscussed further
contribution ofdisaster related
statistics for Post
HFA.

2014 International
Training Workshop
on Natural Disaster
ReductionOct.
27-31,
2014

Taiwan(Taipei)

National Science Mr. Natori Presented theand Technology Mr. Potutan "Recovery andCenter for
Lessons from theDisasterGreat East Japan
Reduction
Earthquake and(NCDR)
Tsunami of 2011"highlighting thechallenges onpost-disasterrecovery and how
these challenges
were addressed,
including applying
the lessons frompast disasters as wellas integrating theemerging lessons
from current
disasters such as
considering the"wisdom of localcommunity" indisaster risk
reduction

JAXA/Myanmar
Earthquake

Nov.
18-21,

Myanmar(Yangon)

JAXA andMyanmar

74

Mr. Nakao

Gave twopresentations,7. Public Relations Activities

Committee 2ndJoint ProjectMeeting Team for
Sentinel Asia
STEP3

2014

ISDR Asia
Partnership (IAP)
meeting

Dec.
2-4,
2014

Thailand(Bangkok)

UNISDR

Ms. Shiomi

6th UN-SPIDER
Regional SupportOffices (RSO)MeetingFeb.
5-6,
2015

Austria(Vienna)

UN-SPIDER

Mr. Nakao

Presented ADRC's
activities andaccomplishments as
RSO as well as its
future plans andexchanged opinionswith the secretariat
and other RSOs

Seminar andreception in theUnited Nations
Committee on thePeaceful Uses ofOuter Space(COPUOS) hostedby Japan

Feb.
9,
2015

Austria(Vienna)

Government of Mr. Nakao
Japan

Presented
introduction and theresult of activity
contents of ADRC,
a future problem inthe structure of
Sentinel Asia

Earthquake
Committee(MEC),

covering theactivation ofemergency
observations and thesatisfaction ofsystem users basedon a questionnaire
survey conducted onSentinel Asia
Discussed the way
forward from the 6th
Asia Ministerial
Conference,
preparation towards
the 3 WCDRR andpreparing the Post
2015 frameworkadoption andimplementation

Table 7-2-3-1 Academic Conferences and Symposium
Conference
1st Earthquake
Technology Expo
OSAKA

Date
June
17-18,
2014

Venue
Japan(Osaka)Sponsors
Executive
Committee ofEarthquake
Technology
Expo OSAKA

AttendeeMr.
ArakidaContributions
Presentation on “heProject forStrengthening theCapacity of Seismic
Disaster Risk
Management inUlaanbaatar (UB)
City, Mongolia”

MemorialJulyconference of the 19,
50th anniversary of 2014
Chubu university on“Disaster responseJapan(Nagoya)

ChubuUniversity

Mr.
ArakidaPresentation on“Prevention andmitigation measuresagainst naturaldisasters in the75

for sustainable earthand human”

world”

Asia Studies
Symposium 2014

Nov.
15,
2014

Japan(Yokohama)

Kanagawa
University

Ms. NyoMr. Koirara
Mr.
MadawanMs.
DammagPresented on “TheNatural Disaster in
Nepal and Current
Status and Issues ofDisaster
Management”

2nd AsianConference on
Urban Disaster
Reduction(ACUDR2014)

Nov.
20-21,
2014

Taiwan(New Taipei)

DisasterManagement
Society ofTaiwan (DMST)Mr.
ArakidaGave fivepresentations,covering the projectof “The Project forStrengthening theCapacity of Seismic
Disaster Risk
Management in
Ulaanbaatar (UB)
City, Mongolia”

Tokyo Conferenceon International
Study for Disaster
Risk Reduction andResilienceJan.
14-16,
2015

Japan(Tokyo)

Science Councilof Japan,
UNISDR,
Integrated
Research on
Disaster Risk
(IRDR),
Ito International
Research Center
Conference andUniversity ofTokyoDr.
HamadaMr.
ArakidaPresentation on“InternationalCooperation for
Natural Disaster
Mitigation” at thesession of“Trans-Disciplinary
Study Approach for
Disaster Risk
Reduction:
Towards achievingresilience”, andshort presentationand poster on“Sentinel Asia’scontribution to thedisaster risk
reduction in Asia byutilization of spacetechnology”

19th Earthquake
Technology Expo
YOKOHAMAFeb.
5-6,
2015

Japan(Yokohama)Executive
Committee ofEarthquake
Technology
Expo
YOKOHAMAMr.
ArakidaPresentation on“Trend ofInternational
Cooperation ofDisaster Risk
Reduction”

Natural Disaster
Research Council

Mar.
15,
2015

Japan(Yamaguchi)

Kyoto
University

Mr. Ikeda

Presentation ofresult regarding
tsunami disasterawareness research767. Public Relations Activities

Table 7-2-4-1 Articles
Newspaper/Journal
Kindai Shoubou

DateMay 2014

AuthorMr. Natori

Kindai Shoubou

Aug. 2014

Mr. Natori

Kindai Shoubou

Nov. 2014

Mr. Kouchi

Kindai Shoubou

Mar. 2014

Mr. Natori

Title
Asian Conference on
Disaster Reduction 2014
Tendency of the world
natural disaster
Expectations for Japanon Recovery and next
activities of international
Recovery Platform (IRP)
Disaster management
law in the Asia region

Table 7-2-2-1 International Conferences
Conference
The 2nd Workshop
for the Working
Group on policy on
Disaster Preventionand Reduction for
Industrial Parks inEast Asia

Date11April
2013

Venue
Japan(Sendai)

Sponsors
EconomicResearchInstitute for
ASEAN andEast Asia(ERIA)

AttendeeMr. Natori

Contributions
Made a presentation
on Japanese disaster
reduction policiesafter the Great East
Japan Earthquake(GEJE)

Workshop on
Standard Operating
Procedures for
CoastalMulti-hazards Early
Warning System

8-9May2013

Thailand(Bangkok)

UNESCAP,WMO Typhoon
Committee

Mr. Ikeda

Introduced disasterprevention plans
made by Japanese
local governments
and relevant disasterrisk reduction(DRR) activities

International Forumon Recovery andReconstruction ofSichuan
Earthquake, China

11May
2013

China
(Doyang)

City ofChengdu, China,etc.

Mr. Kouchi

Participated in apanel discussion inthe plenary session
and made remarks onrecovery from theGreat Hanshin-Awaji
Earthquake in urban
areas

Global Platform forDisaster Risk
Reduction 4thSession

21-23May2013

Switzerland(Geneva)

UNISDR

Mr. Natori
Mr. Kouchi
Mr.
Akamatsu
Mr. Potutan

Participated insessions including
opening ceremony,and held following
events: "Regional
Mechanisms for
Disaster Risk
Reduction in Asia","Regional
Mechanisms for
Disaster Risk
Reduction in Asia","Recovering andBuilding Resilience77

after Disasters", and"Lessons on
Recovery from
Mega-Disasters"
Discussed future
activities of theworking group, suchas "SynergizedStandard Operating
Procedures for
CoastalMulti-hazards Early
Warning System(SSOP)" project,and strengthening
international
cooperation, etc.

8th Meeting of29-30
Typhoon Committee May
Working Group on2013
Disaster Risk
Reduction

Rep. ofKorea(Seoul)

UNESCAP,Mr.
WMO Typhoon Moriwaki
Committee, andNational
Emergency
Management
Agency(NEMA) of Rep.
of Korea

Consultation
Workshop on
Developing
Capacity Building
Strategy through the
Establishment ofDisaster
Management
Training Center in
Myanmar

2-4July2013

Myanmar(Nay Pyi
Daw)

Government ofMyanmar, JICA,
and UNDP

Mr. Natori

Presented ADRC’s
capacity building
activities for
Myanmar, such as
the Visiting
Researcher program
and the DRRtraining program for
local government
officials sponsoredby Japan-ASEAN
Integration Fund

The 1st Meeting ofthe Executive
Committee andDevelopment
Support Group forthe 6th Asia
Ministerial
Conference forDisaster Risk
Reduction(AMCDRR)
JICA Follow-Up
Seminar"Comprehensive
DisasterManagement"

5-6
August2013

Thailand(Bangkok)

UNISDR

Mr. Natori

Discussed anddeterminedframework of the 6thAMCDRR such as
theme and subthemes of theconference

14-15
August2013

Kazakhstan(Almaty)

JICAMs.
YoshidaIntroduced Japaneseefforts forcommunity-based
disaster risk
management andshared information
on ADRC activities,
as well as
management of aregional center

The 1st Saudi
International
Conference onCrisis and Disaster
Management

8-9Sep.
2013

Saudi Arabia(Riyadh)

Imam UniversityMr.
Moriwaki

Gave a presentation
on "Lessons Learnt
from the Great East
Japan Earthquake",
and introduced the78

7. Public Relations Activities

efficacy of disasterprevention
education
ESCAP Expert
Meeting on
Improving Disaster
Data to Build
Resilience in Asiaand the Pacific

30 Sep.
1 Oct.
2013

Japan(Sendai)

UNESCAP andTohoku
UniversityMr. Natori

Introduced GLIDE,
disaster event
numbering system
proposed by ADRC

The 2nd ISDR Asia
Partnership meetingfor the year 2013

5-7
Nov.
2013

Thailand(Bangkok)

UNISDR

Mr. Natori

Expressed ADRC's
contribution to thesubstantive in the key
areas such as"reducingexposure/underlying
risk factors" and"incentive for private
sector in DRR", andto the consultation
process through "theAsian Conference on
Disaster Reduction"

The 1st Sentinel Asia
Joint Project Meeting
Step-3 (JPTM)

27-29
Nov.
2013

Thailand(Bangkok)

JAXA and Asian
Institute ofTechnology(AIT)Mr.
SugiuraReported on thestatus of theemergency
observations thatwere implemented
and presented thesuggestions for
improvement of thequestionnaire that aresent after emergency
observation

The 3rd session ofthe Committee on
Disaster Risk
Reduction

27-29
Nov.
2013

Thailand(Bangkok)

UNESCAPMr. Kouchi

Made remarks on
how Japanesetechnology,
experience andlessons learned inrecovery from flood,earthquake, andtsunami disasters
have been utilized forrecovery from recent
major disasters in
Asian countries

China(Macau)

UNESCAP,WMO Typhoon
Committee, andMacau
Meteorologicaland GeophysicalBureauMr.
MoriwakiDiscussed on"Forecasting,Warning and DRR
Strategies in theMitigation of
Tropical Cyclone
Impact in a
Multi-hazard
Environment"

The 8th Integrated
1-5
Workshop of theDec.
Typhoon Committee 2013

79

The 46th Session ofthe Typhoon
Committee

10-12Feb.
2014

Thailand(Bangkok)

UNESCAP andWMO Typhoon
Committee

Mr.
MoriwakiDiscussed action planof the committee's
three working groups
on meteorology,hydrology anddisaster risk
reduction (DRR) in
the next year as wellas their activities in
the last year

The 5thUN-SPIDER
Regional Support
Offices (RSO)
Meeting

13-15Feb.
2014

Austria(Vienna)

United Nations
Platform forSpace-based
Information for
DisasterManagementand Emergency
Response(UN-SPIDER)Mr.
SugiuraPresented ADRC'sactivities andaccomplishments as
RSO as well as its
future plans andexchanged opinionswith the secretariat
and other RSOs

The 6th Asia-Pacific
EconomyCooperation(APEC) Emergency
Preparedness
Working Group(EPWG) Meeting
Expert Group
Meeting on Urban
Disaster Risk
Reduction andResilience

17-18Feb.
2014

China(Ningbo)

APEC

Mr. Natori

Elected asco-chairman ofEPWG and reported
the activities in 2013and proposed thework plan of 2014

13-14
March2014

Japan(Sendai)

UNHABITATand Tohoku
Univertiy

Mr. Natori

APEC High Level
Policy Dialogue onResilient SMEs for
Better GlobalSupply Chains

24
March2014

ChineseTaipei(Taichung)

APEC

Mr. Natori

Tri-Lateral Expert
Meeting on Disaster
Loss Data and DRR
Technology Sharing

26-28
March2014

Rep. ofKorea(Jeju)

UNESCAP,
Trilateral
Cooperation
Secretariat,
UNISDR,
Government ofRep. of Korea

Mr. Natori

ADRC participants(including VRs)
discussed with otherexperts on the issueof urban disaster
reduction andresilience
Sharing theachievements of theAPEC Multi Year
Project “Improving
Natural Disaster
Resilience of APEC
SMEs to Facilitate
Trade andInvestment”, inwhich the insightsfrom the high level
officials from APECeconomies
Following up
activities of Expert
Group Meeting
Improving Disaster
Data to Build
Resilience, held atSendai

807. Public Relations Activities

Table 7-2-2-2 Academic Conferences and Sympodia
Conference
The Forum on
Post-Disaster
Revival andInternational
Disaster Reduction-Experience andLessons from
5-Year Wenchuan
Post-Disaster
Reconstruction andLushan Earthquake
Relief

Date
8-10
May
2013

Venue
China(Chengdu)

G1 Global
Conference

16Sep.
2013

Japan(Tokyo)

Sponsors
Sichuan
University andHong Kong
Polytechnic
University

GLOBIS
University

AttendeeMr. Kouchi

Mr.
ArakidaContributions
Made a keynote
speech on how
Japanese technologyand lessons fromdisasters have beenutilized for building
resilience in China

Presented on “Africaand Japan: Businessand Development
Partnership after
TICAD V-experience inKenya-“Table 7-2-2-3 Articles
Newspaper/Journal
Kindai Shoubou

DateMay 2013

AuthorMr. Natori

Kindai Shoubou

Sep. 2013

Mr. Kouchi

Kindai Shoubou

Dec. 2013

Ms. Yoshida

Kindai Shoubou

Feb. 2014

Ms. Shiomi

Kouhou Bousai

March 2014

Mr. Kouchi

The Japan Tmes

March 2014

Mr. Natori

81

Title
Asian Conference on
Disaster Reduction 2013
Activities ofInternational Recovery
Platform (IRP) and its
response to Great EastJapan Earthquake
ADRC’s cooperation
with Central Asian
countries on disaster risk
reduction
Visiting Researcher
Program implementedby ADRC
Survey of theTyphoon-affected areasin the Philippines
Reducing shock tobusinesses after adisaster