Asian Conference on Disaster Reduction 2014 (ACDR2014)
ProgramDate: 4 - 6 March 2014
Venue: Shinagawa Prince Hotel, Tokyo, Japan
Organizers: Cabinet Office of Japan, UNISDR and ADRC

Plenary Session: 4 March
08:00-09:00

Registration

09:00-09:30

Opening Ceremony
Opening remarks from organizers
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Mr. Yasutoshi Nishimura, Senior Vice-Minister, State for Disaster

Management Cabinet Office, Government of Japan

Dr. Shigeru Itoh, Chairman, Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC)

Ms. Yuki Matsuoka, Head, UNISDR Office in Japan

09:30-10:00

Group Photo

10:00-10:20

Coffee Break

10:20-11:20

Keynote SpeechesDr. Satoru Nishikawa, Vice-President, Japan Water Agency, Sharing theJapanese Experience for the Post-2015 Framework for Disaster Risk
Reduction and the expectations for the 3rd WCDRR

Prof. Osamu Murao, Professor, Tohoku University, Lessons Learnt from theGreat East Japan Earthquake and the Current Recovery Efforts

11:20-11:50

Report of Recent Natural Disaster from ADRC/IRP

11:50-13:30

Mr. Gerald Ejem Potutan, International Recovery Platform

Lunch

Thematic Session: 4 March
13:30-15:15

Session 1: HFA Progress and Challenges toward a Post HFAFacilitator
Dr. Satoru Nishikawa, Vice-President, Japan Water Agency

Speakers

Ms. Yuki Matsuoka, Head, UNISDR Office in Japan

Mr. Kiyoshi Natori, Executive Director, ADRCMr. Valeriy Petrov, Vice-Minister, Senior Management, Ministry for
Emergency Situations, Kazakhstan

Ms. Fathimath Thasneem, Deputy Minister, Disaster Risk Management,
National Disaster Management Centre, MaldivesMr. Masahiko Murata, Director, Research Department, Disaster Reductionand Human Renovation Institution (DRI)

Discussion and Q&A
Closing Comment from the Facilitator

15:15-15:35

Coffee Break

15:35-17:05

Session 2: Strengthening Local Capacity for DRRFacilitatorProf. Rajib Shaw, Professor, Graduate School of Global EnvironmentalStudies, Kyoto UniversitySpeakers
Prof. Rajib Shaw, Professor, Kyoto University

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Mr. Nobuhito Ohtsu, Fire Lieutenant, Kobe City Fire BureauMr. Hirokazu Nagata, President, Plus Arts

Mr. Takahiro Ono, BCP Manager of Mitsubishi Corporation Insurance Co.
(MCIC) / ADRC Visiting Researcher

Mr. Lilik Kurniawan, Director, Directorate of Disaster Risk Reduction,
BNPB, Indonesia

Discussion and Q&A
Closing Comment from the Facilitator

18:00-20:00

Reception

Thematic Session: 5 March
10:00-11:30

Session 3: Human Resource Development and Training
Facilitator
Mr. Shingo Kouchi, Senior Recovery Expert, International Recovery
Platform (IRP)Speakers
Mr. Shingo Kouchi, Senior Recovery Expert, IRP

Mr. Islam Mohammad Manirul, Senior Assistant Secretary, Ministry ofDisaster Management and Relief, Bangladesh

Mr. Pema Thinley, ICT/Geographic Information System Officer,
Department of Disaster Management, Bhutan

Mr. Leng Heng An, Personal Assistant to NCDM Secretary General,Cambodia

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Mr. Ali Bakhtiari, Senior Expert, National Disaster ManagementOrganization, Iran

Dr. Jostacio Moreno Lapitan, Technical Officer, WHO Kobe Centre

Discussion and Q&A
Closing Comment from the Facilitator

11:30-13:00

Lunch

13:00-14:30

Session 4: Utilization of Space Technology for DRR
Facilitator
Dr. Lal Samarakoon, Director, Geoinformatics Center Asian Institute ofTechnology (AIT)

SpeakersDr. Lal Samarakoon, Director, AITMr. Kenichi Toda, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)

Dr. Santos Arturo Daag, Philippine Institute of Volcanology andSeismology (PHIVOLCS)

Mr. Masami Sugiura, Senior Researcher, ADRCMr. Md Munir Chowdhury, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Disaster
Management and Relief, Bangladesh

Discussion and Q&A
Closing Comment from the Facilitator

14:30-15:00

Coffee BreakClosing: 5 March
15:00-15:30

Conference Summary

Mr. Kiyoshi Natori, Executive Director, ADRC

Closing Remarks
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Mr. Masatoshi Yokkaichi, Director, Disaster Preparedness, Public Relations
and International Cooperation, Cabinet Office, Government of Japan

Excursion: 6 March
08:45-13:00

The Tokyo Rinkai Disaster Prevention Park