Jun. 6, 2008

Kobe Shimbun

Jun. 7, 2008

Kobe Shimbun

Jun. 10, 2008

Kobe Shimbun

Jun. 12, 2008

Kobe Shimbun

Jun. 16, 2008

Yomiuri Shimbun

Jun. 27, 2008

Kobe Shimbun

Oct. 10, 2008

Yomiuri Shimbun

Dec. 12, 2008

Yomiuri Shimbun

Dec. 22, 2008

Kobe Shimbun

Dec, 23, 2008

Kobe Shimbun

Dec, 23, 2008

Kobe Shimbun News Website

Jan. 17, 2009

Kobe Shimbun

Jan. 26, 2009
Jan. 26, 2009
Jan. 27, 2009
Jan. 27, 2009
Jan. 27, 2009

Mainichi Shimbun News Website
Sankei Shimbun News Website
Kobe Shimbun
Yomiuri Shimbun
Asahi Shimbun

Covered a meeting on “Sentinel Asia” sponsored jointly by ADRC and the Japan
Aerospace Exploration Agency, an independent organization
Covered a meeting on “Sentinel Asia” sponsored jointly by ADRC and theJapan Aerospace Exploration Agency, an independent organization, and theADRC's future commitment to the program[Confirm]
Covered the ADRC's participation in the “Hyogo Kobe Support Committee for
Recovery from China Sichuan Earthquake” being established by Hyogo Pref.,Kobe City, and local research organizations
Reported on the survey activities of Messrs. Kojika and Tanaka, SeniorResearchers, conducted as part of the tangible support efforts made byconcerned parties in Hyogo Pref. in response to the Sichuan Earthquake inChina
Reported comments by Messrs. Kojika and Tanaka, Senior Researchers, under
the title “Sichuan Earthquake Witnessed by Japanese Experts”
Notice of the reporting on the survey of Sichuan Earthquake, China, to beattended by Mr. Tanaka, Senior Researcher[Meaning unclear]
Covered ADRC’s research results and data reported on the Chinese disaster
reduction website “Japan-China Disaster Reduction Network,” developed tosupport recovery efforts in Sichuan Province
Covered a 7-country TV Forum held at the IRP Secretariat with the title“Review of Lessons from Disasters”
Reported that the number of trainees (representatives of disaster reduction
facilities and staff in charge of disaster reduction in member countries) hosted
by ADRC had been increased in the 2009 draft budget of the Ministry ofFinance.
Covered the signing by Mr. Suzuki, ADRC Executive Director, of an agreement
on a joint project for the promotion of disaster reduction technology using
satellite images at the Asian Engineering College in?? Bangkok, Thailand
Covered the signing by Mr. Suzuki, ADRC Executive Director, of an agreement
on a joint project for the promotion of disaster reduction technology using
satellite images at the Asian Engineering College in?? Bangkok, Thailand
Printed an article on “Major Disasters in 2008,” which was prepared based on
the ADRC website and other sources. Provided the address of the ADRC
website as a resource for disaster reduction information
Held the 2009 IRP Forum.
Held the 2009 IRP Forum.
Held the 2009 IRP Forum.
Held the 2009 IRP Forum.
Held the 2009 IRP Forum.

Table 7-1-2 Newspaper and Magazine Coverage

7-2. Participation in International Conferences
The ADRC attended the following international conferences to develop organic networks withother international organizations and NGOs beyond its member countries, to increase its worldwide
presence, and to participate in discussions with relevant organizations on international cooperation
for disaster reduction.

Conference

Date

Venue

Sponsors

AttendeeThe 3rd Typhoon
Committee Disaster
Prevention Preparation(DPP) Working Group

Apr. 9-12,
2008

Korea (Seoul)

TyphoonCommittee

NakanoBriefing on the promotion ofGLIDE

UN/ESCAP Regional
WorkshopApr.
20-26,
2008

Thailand(Bangkok)

UN/ESCAP

WatabeHeld a workshop for theestablishment of EWS at countries
hit by the Indian Ocean Tsunami

203Contributions ISDR Disaster Reduction
Education Cluster
Meeting

Apr. 23,
2008

France (Paris)

UN/ISDR

Tsunozaki

Council of Europe
Meeting/European
National DisasterReduction Platform
Meeting
The 7th ADPC Task
Force

Apr.
24-25,
2008

France (Paris)

UN/ISDR

Tsunozaki

May 9-10,
2008

Sri Lanka(Colombo)

ADPC

SuzukiHeld a joint session with ADPC
and UN/ISDR, and exchanged
opinions with concerned parties

Workshop Concerning
Building DisasterReduction

May20-26,
2008

Nepal(Katmandu)

UNCRDOhori

Reported on the ADRC's latest
activities in Asia

The 1st Joint
Sentinel-Asia Step 2
Project Team Meeting

Jun. 5-6,
2008

Japan (Kobe)

Japan
Aerospace
Exploration
Agency(JAXA)

Suzuki,
KojikaDiscussed the orientation andimplementation of Sentinel Asia
Step 2

The 1st ERRP Regional
Coordination Workshop

Aug.
10-12,
2008

Nepal(Katmandu)

Nepalese
Suzuki,Government, Imai,
UNDP, etc
Ohori,
Kayashima

Sponsored a workshop jointly with
the Nepalese government, UNDP,
and other organizations. Declared
an intention to support ERRP
through technical assistance byJapanese experts

ASEAN Committee on
Disaster Management(ACDM), Seminar on
ARDEX - The 2008
MeetingAug.
28-30,
2008

Thailand(Pattaya)

ACDM

SuzukiGave a briefing on the ASEAN4
project

ASEAN Regional
Committee: The 1st
Disaster Reduction Day:
Screening Committee ofthe Children's Painting
Contest

Sept. 18,
2008

Thailand(Bangkok)

ASEAN

Yamamoto

Described the children’s painting
contest in Japan, and gave advice
regarding the examination
standards for contests

ISDR Asia Partnership
Meeting

Sept. 23,
2008

Malaysia(KualaLumpur)

UN/ISDR

Tsunozaki, Shiomi

Activity reports, discussion ofprogress concerning the Global
Platform Report[Meaning unclear]

Joint Typhoon
Committee Workshop

Sept.
21-25,
2008

China(Beijing)

TyphoonCommittee

Uchiyama

Discussion for further use of the
Global Unique Disaster IDEntifier
Number (GLIDE)

The 3rd Disaster
Reduction Meeting bythe Organization for
Economic Co-operationand Development(OECD)

Oct. 7-9,
2008

Iran (Teheran)ECO, etc

Ohori

Reported on the ADRC's latest
activities

ERRP Regional
WorkshopOct.
20-21,
2008

India (NewDeli)

Nepalese
Gov.,
UNDP, etc

Imai

Held workshops with Indian
government, UNDP, and otherorganizations

The 2008 EAROPH
Himeji-Hyogo World
ConventionOct.
21-24,
2008

Himeji Hyogo

Oct.
26-31,
2008

Switzerland(Geneva)Imai,Ohori,
Kayashima, Vu.
Shambhu
OganeMessrs. Vu and Shambhu reported
on disaster reduction efforts being
made in their countries

Meeting of specialists for
GRIP

EAROPH,
Hyogo
Pref.,
Himeji
City, etc
UNDP, etc204Discussed the importance,
necessity, and tasks of disaster
reduction education, and reported
on the ADRC's disaster reduction
education projects
Reported on the ADRC's latest
activities in Asia

Contributions were made bydisaster reduction experts
regarding the establishment ofdisaster database standards

Annual Meeting of theADRRN

Nov. 3-5,
2008

Nepal(Katmandu)

ADRRN

ShiomiReported on ADRC projects toNGOs that are members of
ADRRN, and discussed the future
development of the network

The 2nd China/ASEAN
Conference

Nov. 3-6,
2008

China(Nanning)

China,
ASEAN

Tsujigami

Reported on the ADRC's latest
activities

The 1st ICT ConferenceNov.
17-21,
2008

Thailand(Bangkok)

UNESCAP

Yamamoto

Discussed the use of ICT in
disaster reduction at a conferenceon Information andCommunications Technology(ICT) sponsored by UNESCAPAsian Ministerial
Conference on Disaster
Risk Reduction

Dec. 1-4,
2008

Malaysia(KualaLumpur)

Malaysia,
UN/ISDR

Suzuki,
Tsunozaki,Uchiyama,Shiomi

Contributed to technical sessions
and the Kuala Lumpur Declaration
as a partner organization of theMinisterial Conference.
Sponsored pre-events for Central
Asian countries.

The 15th Asia-PacificRegional Space Agency
Forum (APRSAF)

Dec. 8-14,
2008

Vietnam(Hanoi)

APRSAF

KojikaACDM MeetingFeb.
16-21,
2009

Myanmar(Naypyidaw)

ACDM

SuzukiReported on the disaster survey
results from the Sichuan
Earthquake in China, andcontributed to the awareness of theimportance of satellite
communication as a means oftransmitting disaster information
Explained the ASEAN4 project

Table 7-2-1 International Conferences7-3. Lectures/Symposia
Type

DateVenue

Sponsors

Seminar on the Status ofInternational
Cooperation, Keio
University
Kobe Women’s
University “Kobe andthe Study of DisasterReduction”
The 2nd Kobe
University ESD
Symposium

Apr. 15,
Jun. 11,2008

Keio
University

Keio University

Speaker: Tsunozaki
International cooperation in the field ofdisaster reduction

Apr. 24,
2008

Kobe
Women’s
University

Kobe Women’s
University

Speaker: Suzuki
Causes, factors and damage caused bydisasters

May 31,
2008

KobeUniversity

Kobe University

Speaker: Suzuki
Sustainable society and disaster reduction

Tokyo University lecture“Association withNatural Disasters andHuman Beings of Asia”
Sichuan Earthquake
Report Meeting, OpenSeminar

Jul. 7,
2008

TokyoUniversityTokyo University

Speaker: Suzuki
Natural disasters of Asia and international
contributions

Jun. 28,
2008

KobeUniversity

Research Center forUrban Safety andSecurity Kobe
University

Speaker: Tanaka
Survey report from the Sichuan
Earthquake, China

The Youth Symposium

Jul. 2,
2008

University ofHyogo

Regional
Cooperation
Section, Lifestyle &Culture, Policy
Coordination
Bureau, Hyogo Pref.

Speaker: Tanaka
Damage sustained in the Sichuan
Earthquake, China, and relief volunteers

The 77th Regular Study
Meeting of the Kansai
Lifeline Study Meeting

Aug. 6,2008

Construction
Exchange
Hall

LiNK-Lifeline
Network, Kansai

Speaker: Tanaka
Survey report on the Sichuan Earthquake,
China205Speakers/Topics