Global Alliance of Disaster Research Institutes (GADRI)Open Discussion Forum on
GADRI Projects and Activities
23 March 2016

Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI), Kyoto University, Uji Campus,
Collaborative Research Hub – Conference Room 301
Kyoto, Japan

Hosted by:Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI), Kyoto University; andKyoto University

General Objective:
With a mandate to establish a platform to share knowledge, identify collaborative activities and implement
international projects in disaster risk reduction and resilience to disasters, the Global Alliance of Disaster
Research Institutes (GADRI) aims to foster relationship through participation and collaboration with diverseacademic networks and combine GADRI efforts with ongoing activities of international institutions.
Specific objectives for this meeting are:

to introduce GADRI activities
to facilitate discussion between GADRI members and important
stakeholders in disaster risk reduction
to find directions for GADRI to proceed in the next few years

GADRI Members:
Nearly 91 member organizations have joined GADRI - 69 universities
and 22 others from 27 states. The membership of GADRI is open to allinterested organizations related to disaster research.

GADRI Board of Directors:

Mr. Stephen Lechner, Director, European Commission, Joint
Research Center (JRC)
Dr. Stefan Hochrainer-Stigler, Senior Research Scholar,
International Institute for Applied System Analysis (IIASA)
Prof. Andrew Collins, Director, Disaster and Development Network (DDN), Northumbria University
Prof. Yuichi Ono, International Research Institute of Disaster Science (IRIDeS), Tohoku University
Prof. Koji Suzuki, Executive Director, and Prof. Okouchi, National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster
Prevention (NIED)
Dr. Wei-Sen Li, Secretary-General, National Science and Technology Center for Disaster Reduction (NCDR)
Dr. Kelvin Berryman, General Manager, Natural Hazards Group, GNS Science
Prof. Khalid Mosalam, Director, Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center (PEER), University of California,Berkeley
Prof. Irasema Alcántara-Ayala, Institute of Geography, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)PROGRAMME
8:30-9:00

Registration

9:00 – 9:45

1st Session:

Introduction

 Welcome SpeechProf. Manabu Hashimoto, Secretary, Natural
Disaster Research Council Japan

 Keynote Speech - SFDRR 2015-2030 andRoles of S&R Entities and Networks

Mr. Kaoru Saito, Director, International
Cooperation Division, Disaster Management
Bureau, Cabinet Office, Japan Aims of the Forum

Prof. Hirokazu Tatano, Disaster Prevention
Research Institute (DPRI), Kyoto University9:45 – 10:15

Coffee Break

10:15 – 11:45

2nd Session: Visions and Contributions fromGADRI Member Institutes

Chair: Prof. Hirokazu Tatano Brief Introduction of GADRI Board ofDirectors

Members of the Board of Directors

11:45 – 13:00

Lunch BreakWJ/2/8 March 2016

13:00 – 15:00 3rd Session: Introduction of GADRI Projects
i. Flagship Projects
 Post-Disaster Data Collection

 Prof. Charles Scawthorn, PEER

 Risk Assessment Platform Dr. Kazuyoshi Nishijima, DPRI Identifying Standardization Needs forCapacity Building in Disaster RiskManagement

 Dr. Subhajyoti Samaddar, DPRI DRR-IMPASSE “Disaster Risk
Reduction Implementation
Assessment”

 Prof. Irasema Alcántara-Ayala, Visiting
Professor, DPRI & UNAM

ii.

Thematic Projects
 INTERA-NATECH：INTER-Asian Prof. Ana Maria Cruz, DPRI
initiative on joint NAtural andTECHnological (Natech) risk reduction
at industrial estates.
 Geo-Hazard Mitigation on the New
Innovation in Science and Engineering(GEMINI)

 Dr. Yuki Matsushi, DPRI

 Climate Change Impact Assessmentand Adaptation

 Prof. Eiichi Nakakita, DPRI

iii. Transdisciplinary and Region SpecificProjects
 Wadi Flash Floods in the Arab Region

 Prof. Tetsuya Sumi, andDr. Sameh Kantoush, DPRI

15:00 – 15:30 Group Photograph

15:30 – 18:00& Coffee Break4th Session: Panel Discussion “Next Step forGADRI”


Chair: Prof. Kaoru Takara, Director, DPRI

Mr. Yamato Tanaka, Deputy Director, Office for Disaster Reduction Research, Earthquake andDisaster-Reduction Research Division, Research and Development Bureau, Ministry ofEducation, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)
Dr. Toshio Okazumi, Director, International Cooperation and Engineering for Infrastructure,Overseas Projects Division, Policy Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport andTourism (MLIT)
Mr. Kimio Takeya, Distinguished Technical Advisor to the President, Japan International
Cooperation Agency (JICA)
Mr. Kimikazu Iwase, Research Institute of Science and Technology for Society, Japan Scienceand Technology Agency (JST)Dr. Rajib Shaw, President, Asian University Network of Environment and Disaster
Management (AUEDM), Co-Chair, Asia Science Technology Academia Advisory Group(ASTAAG)
Mr. Takeshi Komino, General Secretary, Church World Service Japan (CWS Japan)

 Closing Remarks
18:15

Chair: Prof. Hiroshi Kawase

Prof. Hirokazu Tatano

Reception
WJ/3/8 March 2016

Contact details:
GADRI Secretariat
Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI)
Kyoto University, Uji Campus
Gokasho, Uji-shi 611-0011, Japan
Tel: +81-774-38-4651
E-mail: secretariat-gadri@dpri.kyoto-u.ac.jp

WJ/4/8 March 2016