4. Human Resource Development

4. Human Resource Development
4-1. Human Resource Development and Information
Networking on Visiting Researcher (VR)4-1-1. Background
ADRC has been receiving Visiting Researchers (VR) from member countries since 1999. To
date, 96 officials from 26 member countries took part in this program.
Every visiting researcher has learnt about Japan’s advanced knowledge and technology ondisaster risk reduction and international cooperation made by Japan during his/her stay in ADRC.
The Visiting Researchers are expected not only to contribute to strengthen capacity on disasterrisk reduction in their countries, but also to further promote cooperation between their countries andADRC. After finishing the program, they are expected to contribute to developing and improving
the capacity on DRR in their countries.

4-1-2. Objective
The objectives are as follows:To evaluate the capacity of ADRC member countries under the Sendai Framework for Disaster
Risk Reduction by accumulating the latest data on the organizations, the national budget, thenational plans, disaster event database, and the relevant laws, act, and regulations for disasterrisk management.

To examine the policies through collecting and analyzing disaster risk reduction measures ofmember countries.

To improve the Visiting Researcher program based on their advice such as usefulness ofsharing information and exchange opinions among the visiting researchers who stayed in thesame period.

4-1-3. Activities of Visiting Researchers in FY2016
In FY 2016, the following six researchers joined the program; three researchers in the first halfyear from Armenia, Indonesia and the Philippines; and three researchers in the latter half year fromPakistan, Sri Lanka and Thailand.

4-1-3-1. Armenia
Name: Ms. Syuzanna Kakoyan
Job Title at the time of visit: Leading Specialist of Department of Sociology and Psychology,
Western Survey for Seismic Protection, Ministry of Emergency Situation
She had the intention to research on disaster education and human resource development. She
gathered information on disaster education at school and awareness to analyze comparative study
between Armenia and Japan and made recommendation to Armenia.

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4-1-3-2. Indonesia
Name: Ms. Susilastuti
Job Title at the time of visit: Disaster Management Facilitator in Directorate of Preparedness,
National Disaster Management Authority (BNPB)She had the intention to study on lesson learned of psychosocial issues and disaster
preparedness of earthquake and tsunami. She took lectures on research on psychosocial studies inJapan which widely started after the Great Hanshin Awaji Earthquake. Through taking lecturesand visits by experts at national level and Hyogo prefecture, she considered applicability to hercountry.

4-1-3-3. Philippines
Name: Ms. Lorene Sia Catedral
Job Title at the time of visit：Civil Defense Officer III, Office of Civil Defense Caraga Regional
Office (OCD)
She had the intention to study about factors contributing to the high resiliency and adaptivecapacity of Japan to natural disasters. Through lectures and visits at central and local
governments and lectures to conduct comparative study in Philippines and Japan and she
consider applicability of effective system and cases to Philippines.

4-1-3-4. Pakistan
Name: Mr. Akbar Bacha
Job Title at the time of visit: Assistant Director, National Disaster Management Authority(NDMA)He has the intention to research about role and needs for education and awareness in disasterrisk management in Pakistan. He is taking lectures from relevant DRR organizations, local
governments, and educational facilities to examine the situation of disaster education and roles ofdifferent stakeholders and to make recommendation to Pakistan.

4-1-3-5. Sri Lanka
Name: Mr. Jayarathne Jeewandara Mudiyanselage Aruna Ravindra
Job Title at the time of visit: Assistant Director (Early Warning), Disaster Management Center,
Ministry of Disaster Management
He has the intention to analyze the effectiveness of Early Warning to tsunamis in Galle
District-Sri Lanka. By taking lectures from Japan Meteorological Agency, local governments andresearch institutes and visits to monitoring sites, he will gain understanding of Early Warningsystem in Japan and consider applicability to Sri Lanka.

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4-1-3-6. Thailand
Name: Mr. Sarote Thiprut
Job Title at the time of visit: Civil Engineer, Practitioner Level, Department of Disaster
Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM), Ministry of Interior
He plans to conduct a comparative study on the prevention and reduction of risks of disasters inJapan and Thailand. For this, he will take lectures at DRR organizations, local governments andacademia to conduct comparative survey on various approaches in disaster management.

Scenes from presentations and visit of VRs, Visit to an elementary school in Hiroshima
Prefecture to learn disaster education by local government and school, Cabinet Office, final
research presentation and participation in DRR events targeting communities in order to learn
various methods for awareness-raising (clockwise from left above)37