2.3 Survey on Government Officers

Number of samples: 115

Q1. Is there any training/seminar available in your office to study about
natural disasters?

Yes, 25%

No, 75%Q2. Is there any emergency drill for natural disaster in your office?

Yes, 18%

No, 82%Q3. When tsunami occurred on 26th December 2004, do you think you
responded adequately/properly enough on your role/mandate?

No, 32%

Yes, 68%

Q4. (Related to Q3.) Is there any reflection/regret/future task for you?

Yes, 25%

No,75%

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Q5. When Tsunami occurred on 26th December 2004, do you think you
responded adequately/properly enough to the requests from the residents?

No, 36%

Yes, 64%

Q6. When Tsunami occurred on 26 December 2004, was the system ofinformation collection and dissemination successfully functioned?

Yes, 26%

No, 74%2

Q7. After the occurrence of Tsunami, did you collect the information aboutdamage situation of residents?

No, 21%

Yes, 79%

Q8. Is there any opportunity to exchange opinions with community?

No, 3%

Yes, 97%3

Q9. Do you think the evacuation drill with community will be needed?

No, 7%Yes, 93%

Q10. What kinds of countermeasures for natural disasters would be neededin the future?

No idea

0Others1

Conducting emergency drills

8

Planting trees along the coast

35

Building Infrastructures for disaster prevention, such as Sea walls.
Designating potential risk areas (ex. Assessment, analysis and publication of Tsunami inundation area

3024maps)
Displaying tsunami warning/evacuation signs

30

Designating places for emergency evacuation such as high buildings and hills

25

Development of evacuation places and routes

1339

Promotion of school education on disaster reduction
5

Fostering community leaders for disaster management

15Raising public awareness on disaster at the community level

39

Strengthening of government’s response capability for disaster29

Improvement of public information on disaster risk management (including distribution of Hazard Maps)
Strengthening capability of search and rescue and emergency medical service

61

Enhancement of emergency information dissemination system

61
83

Establishment of early warning system for natural disaster
010

20

30

4050

60

70

80

90%

4Comment: Government officers focus on establishing of early warning system,
enhancement of emergency information dissemination system, reinforcement ofcapability of search and rescue as well as medical service.

Q11. Do you think the disaster countermeasures for tourists will beneeded?

No, 30%Yes, 70%

Q12. (For the person who answered “Yes” in Q11.)
What kind of measure of prevention is most effective for tourists?
1

Other
Display signs for evacuation in different
languages in the city.

20

Display signboards for evacuationroutes in hotels.

13

Pamphlets on Tsunami in different
languages are made available in hotels.

370510152025303540%

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Q13. What is the most effective way of information dissemination to theresidents at an event of disaster?
3

Other

63

Sirens/bells
35

Community leaders
28

Police/Fire brig ades

70

Radio78

TV
02040

60

80

10 0%

Comment: Most of government officers said that the most effective ways todisseminate information are TV, Radio and sirens/bell.

Q14. Where is the most suitable place for evacuation center?

Other

3

Government office1

Private building with more than 3 stories

0

Building designated as an evacuation center

83

Park/Square0Mosque

4

Community center4School

30`

20

40

60

80

100%

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Comment: Most government officers 83% suggested that the best place for
evacuation is Building designated as an evacuation center

Characteristics of the survey samples of government officers
1. Age:60 above,
0.9%
50-59 years,
17.4%

20-29 years,
18.3%

30-39 years,
22.6%

40-49 years,
40.9%

2. Gender:Female,
15%

Male,
85%

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