APRU Multi-Hazards
2024 Summer School
30 July - 2 August 2024at Tohoku University in Sendai, JapanThe 9th APRU MH Summer School will be held on 30 July – 2 August at Tohoku
University. This year’s focus is “Cross-border Collaborations as a Tool for
Addressing Disaster Risks.” Graduate students and young researchers interested indisaster risk reduction (DRR) and management are welcome to join this event.

Major objectives:• Understand the mechanism of international disaster risk reductionstrategies• Learn from the experiences and recovery process from the 2011 Great East
Japan Earthquake and Tsunami• Learn from various disaster science research conducted in differentcountries• Discuss the major challenges and roles of academia in progressing disasterrisk reduction in each country

Program (tentative):

Day 1: 30 July
Opening
Session 1: International Framework for Disaster Risk
Reduction
Session 2: Lessons learnt from the Great East Japan
Earthquake and Tsunami

Venue:

the International Research Institute ofDisaster Science (IRIDeS), Tohoku
University, Sendai, JapanDay 2: 31 July
Session 3: Experience and case studies by variousstakeholders
Session 4: Group activity

Day 3: 1 August
Session 5: DRR researches and initiatives by APRU memberuniversities
Session 6: Group activity
Day 4: 2 AugustField trip to the affected site

IRIDeS building, Tohoku
UniversityMulti-Hazards (MH) Program
The Program was launched in April 2013 by APRU and Tohoku University. The International
Research Institution of Disaster Science (IRIDeS) of Tohoku University provides secretariat services
and coordination support as the program hub. The main objectives are to harness the collective
capacities of APRU Universities for cutting-edge research on disaster risk reduction (DRR) and tocontribute to international policy-making discussions. （http://aprumh.irides.tohoku.ac.jp/）（https://www.apru.org/our-work/pacific-rim-challenges/multi-hazards/）

International Research Institute of Disaster
Science (IRIDeS), Tohoku University
Having experienced the catastrophic disaster in2011, Tohoku University founded the International
Research Institute of Disaster Science (IRIDeS). The
institute consists of six divisions that focus on boththe humanities and the natural sciences, toparticipate in a multi-disciplinary and multi-layered
approach to lead the studies of disaster science.
Based on the lessons from the 2011 Great East Japan
Earthquake and Tsunami disaster, IRIDeS aims tobecome a world center for the study of disasterscience, learning from and building upon pastlessons in disaster management from Japan andaround the world.

Multi-Hazards Program Activities•••••An annual Multi-Hazards Summer School, to sharethe lessons learned from severe disasters and tocontribute to the development of regional disasterexperts;
Supporting the organization of the annual
Research Symposium on Multi-Hazards
Conducting collaborative research and sharing
results and data among the APRU institutions;Contributing to international and regional
discussions and DRR decision-making processes;
andPromoting natural disaster preparedness capacity
on university campusesCONTACT INFORMATION FOR SUMMER SCHOOL 2024
Ms. Sachiko Kumagai; Prof. Takako Izumi, IRIDeS, Tohoku University
e-mail: application_apruss@irides.tohoku.ac.jp
DEADLINE OF THE APPLICATION: 25 JUNE 2024 (The notification of the acceptance will besent within a week from the deadline) For the applicants from the APRU member
universities, please contact first your international office on your application.

*Please note that no funding support to the participants isavailable