7 . Aw areness RaisingForeword
by Div erse M edia andConferences
enhanceDisasterawarenessReduction
raising by addressing
a wider range of audiance, and thus toInIn order
2018,to Asian
Center (ADRC)
contribute further to international efforts for disaster risk reduction, ADRC has been using the masscelebrated its 20th anniversary. To commemorate this milestone,media, while actively participating in international conferences and events.
the Asian Conference on Disaster Reduction (ACDR) 2018 was

heldon P Awaji
Island in throug
Hyogo, Japan,from M 30edia
October to 1
7 -1.
romotionh M assNovember 2018. It brought together 118 participants, including
ADRC made active efforts to obtain TV, radio, newspapers and media coverage to inform widelyrepresentatives of 25 member countries and one advisory
its activities not only to disaster reduction practitioners but also to the general public. Major
country,
as well as other observers and partners, to take stock ofactivities and reports throughout the fiscal year 2018 are listed below.
ADRC’s achievements and strategize future programs andactivities.
M edi aTable 7-1-1 TV/ Radio Coverage

D a teT V / R a di o S t a t i on

D es c ri p t i on

ADRC' s response using the satellite image for Tsunami
and its member
countries welcomed
Turkey as a new member in 2018.
In TVaddition, ADRC
Oct. 12, 2018
NHK
affected area in Indonesia was introduced in “ NEW S
K OB EHATSU ” and “ HY OGO NEW S 845” .

Turkey is prone to various natural disasters, as are other Asian countries, such as earthquakes,
The Asian Conference on Disaster Reduction 2018floods,In its recentSUhistory,
TV and landslides.
Oct. 30, 2018
N-TV a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Izmit, located in(ACDR2018) in Awaji was introduced in “ Sun-TV NEW S” .

northwestern Turkey, and devastating the local community and the region’s economy. I believe
JICA K nowledge Co-Creation P rogram " Comprehensivethat Turkey’sexperiences
furtherto creatinga saferTVFeb. 5, 2019 in managing
NHKnatural disasters
Disasterwill
Risk contribute
Reduction andManagementin the AfricanRegion" was introduced in NHK Mito New P rogram.

Asia with ADRC and its member countries.

Table 7-1-2 Newspaper and Magazine Coveragehas beeninformation-sharing,human resource
D ADRCa te
N a m e promoting activities in the field of Fea
t u resdevelopment,
community capacity-building,and regional
cooperationin theAsianat region
Jul. 30,
Mr. Suzuki, ADRC Executive
Director, introduced
the ADRC’s
activities
the Hyogosince
150th
2018

Hyogo Journal

Anniversary Symposium.

its establishment and we will further contribute to these activities going forward. In 2019, wewillto encourage Mr.
andSuzuki,
focusADRC
attention
onDirector,
effortsintroduced
such astheGLIDE,
to support
Sep. continue
1,
Executive
ADRC’s activities
at the ourHyogowork
150th
2018

K obe Shimbun

Anniversary Symposium.

monitoring the Sendai Framework and the SDGs, the Visiting Researcher program, to improve
capacity,and ofpublic-private
to improvedisaster
Sep. 21, risk reduction (DRR)
Dr. Hamada,
Chairman
ADRC’s commentpartnerships
on the bridge restorationfrom thecooperation
tanker collision
2018

Shukan P ost

caused by Typhoon Jebi was introduced.

in utilizing effective technologies and affordable solutions in addressing DRR issues.
Oct. 18,2018

K obe Shimbun
NEX T

ADRC Visiting Researchers from India, Malaysia and Maldives introduced their country’s
current situations on Disaster Risk Reduction at K ansai U niversity of International Studies.

As natural disasters have no boundaries, I sincerely appreciate your active cooperation acrossboundaries
and borders to advanceworkononDisaster
DRRReduction
now andintothe future.
Oct. 31,
The Asian ourConference
2018(ACDR2018)
was held in Awaji city, Japan2018

Jan. 14,2019

K obe Shimbun

More than 15 local
newspaperwith about 100 participants.

March2019
P roject on Q Z SS application to early warning message platform and installment
plan inAsiaand the P acific was introduced.

Masanori Hamada, Chairman

Asian Disaster Reduction Center646 4