神戸大学男女共同参画推進室
Kobe University Gender Equality OfficeKobe University UNESCO Chair
Kickoﬀ Symposium‘Gender and Vulnerability in Disaster Risk Reduc�on Support’
In 1995, Kobe University experienced the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake. One lesson of that experience wasrecogni�on that problems related to gender and to vulnerability under normal circumstances become more
serious during disasters. Accordingly, since that �me we have con�nued to include these perspec�ves in our
scholarly and prac�cal work on disaster.
This Kobe UNESCO Chair project will take our work on disaster, gender and vulnerability to a new level as wework with our partner ins�tu�ons (see below) to create a safer world for everyone.
Date: 6 April 2018
Venue: Conference Room, Takigawa Memorial Hall, Kobe University
Lobby event
12:30
13:00
13:30
13:35
13:40
13:55
14:10
14:25
14:40
15:00

16:30
16:45
17:00

ITO Yoko Photo Exhibit"The Great East Japan Earthquake: What I want to share with the next genera�on"
Registra�on
Performance: Chorus, Students, Kobe University Secondary School,
Song: ‘Shiawase hakoberuyouni (To bring the happiness to the world)’,
Video presenta�ons on DRR support from the partner ins�tu�ons
Opening Remarks: TAKEDA Hiroshi, President, Kobe University
Explana�on about the Song, ‘Shiawase hakoberuyouni’,Congratulatory Remarks: KAWABATA Kazuaki, Ministry of Educa�on, Culture, Sports, Science andTechnology, Japan
Congratulatory Remarks: S. G. Corat, Director, Division for Gender Equality, UNESCO
Congratulatory Remarks: FUKUI Takeo, Project Coordinator, Sec�on on Earth Sciences and GeoHazards Risk Reduc�on, Division of Ecological and Earth Sciences, Natural Sciences Sector, UNESCO
Introduc�on of the UNESCO Chair Project: UCHIDA Kazunori, Execu�ve Vice President for Public
Rela�ons and Community Coopera�on, Kobe University
Break
Panel Discussion: “The Importance of Interna�onal Collabora�on in Addressing
Disaster: Visions and realities of gender and vulnerability in disaster”(Coordinator: Ronni Alexander)
Panelists: Representa�ves of the Kobe University UNESCO Chair partner ins�tu�ons (see below)
Presenta�on of awards
Closing remarks: UCHIDA Kazunori, Execu�ve Vice President for Public Rela�ons and Community
Coopera�on, Kobe University
Recep�on, Cafeteria, Takigawa Memorial Hall

Kobe University UNESCO Chair Partner Ins�tu�ons
1. Gadjah Mada University (Indonesia) Ms. Melyza Perdana
2. MERCY Malaysia (Malaysia) Mr. Mohd Haﬁz Amirrol
3. Na�onal Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology (Taiwan) Mr. Jin-Long Lu
4. Na onal Women s Educa�on Center (Japan) Ms. Fusako Utsumi
5. Network for Interna�onal Development Coopera�on, Thammasat University (Thailand) Ms. SiripornWajjwalku
6. Universi� Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) (Malaysia) Mr. Yuk Feng Huang

Ms. Siriporn Wajjwalku
Network for International Development
Cooperation, Thammasat University (Thailand)

Siriporn Wajjwalku is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Political Science, Thammasat University.
She received a B.A. in Political Science (International Relations) (Honor) at Thammasat University andearned her M.A. and Ph.D in Law (International Relations) at Nagoya University, Japan. Dr. Wajjwalku
specializes in International Relations and International Development. At present, her research
projects include: (1) “Transnational Civil Society and Water Governance in Mekong Region” grantedby Thailand Research Fund; (2) “NGOs and Aid Coordination: Review of Knowledge and Practice”
granted by The Asia Foundation and Thailand Research Fund; and (3) “Food Security in Developed
Country: Japan” granted by Thammasat University. She has served as the President of JapaneseStudies Association of Thailand, Acting Dean of School of Social Innovation, Mae Fah Laung University,
Thailand, Chair of Network for International Development Cooperation, Thailand and Project
Coordinator of Thailand Research Fund.

Mr. Yuk Feng Huang
Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) (Malaysia)

My name is Yuk Feng Huang and I am from Malaysia. Currently, I am an Associate Professor at the
Department of Civil Engineering, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR), Malaysia. My interest andexpertise is in the field of water resources engineering. My main research interests are climatechange study and drought forecasting. I am involved with and conduct subjects such as Hydrology,
Hydraulic System and Design, and Integrated Design Project.
I obtained my PhD in 2005 in the field of Water Resources Engineering from the Universiti Putra
Malaysia, and subsequently joined the National Hydraulic Research Institution of Malaysia (NAHRIM)
as Research Office until 2011 prior to joining UTAR.
Currently, I am the Chairperson of Research Centre for Disaster Risk Reduction (CDRR) based at UTAR.
I am also a registered Professional Engineer with the Board of Engineers Malaysia since 2015, and acorporate member of The Institution of Engineers Malaysia.

Congratulatory Remarks
Ms. Saniye Gülser Corat
Director
Division for Gender Equality
Office of the Director-General, UNESCO
Currently the Director for Gender Equality at UNESCO, she was the pioneer in making genderequality a global priority at UNESCO in 2007. She is a senior executive in international developmentwith over 25 years of field experience in over 30 countries in Asia-Pacific, North and Sub-SaharanAfrica, Central and South America, Europe, and North America.
She holds post-graduate degrees from Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Business School andgraduate degrees from the College of Europe in Bruges, Belgium; Norman Paterson School ofInternational Affairs and Political Science Department at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada.

Mr. Takeo Fukui
Project Coordinator
Section on Earth Sciences and Geo-Hazards Risk
Reduction, Division of Ecologicaland Earth Sciences, Natural Sciences Sector, UNESCO
Takeo Fukui is Project Coordinator of Division of Ecological and Earth Sciences, Section on Earth
Sciences and Geo-Hazards Risk Reduction, Natural Sciences Sector, UNESCO. He has been involved
policy development of Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) for 18 years. He joined Ministry of Constructionof Japan in 2000. He contributed to amendment of building codes (Structural, Fire prevention, etc.)
in Housing Bureau and policy development for reconstructing from the Great East Japan Earthquake
at City Bureau. He also engaged in policy for disaster rehabilitation and reconstruction at Cabinet
Office (Disaster Management) and policy for prevention of housing fire at Fire and Disaster
Management Agency. Since September 2017, he is working at Natural Sciences Sector, UNESCO, andhe is in charge of DRR such as International Platform for Reducing Earthquake Disasters (IPRED).

Panelists
Ms. Melyza Perdana
Gadjah Mada University (Indonesia)

Mr. Jin-Long Lu
National Kaohsiung University of Science andTechnology (Taiwan)

Melyza Perdana is a lecturer in department of medical surgical nursing, faculty of medicine, publichealth and nursing. She completed her bachelor in UGM and her master in National Cheng King
University, Taiwan. Currently she is responsible for collaboration and development in school of
Nursing, UGM. And she is also involving in some voluntary activities related to disaster in
Jogjakarta. For instance in managing victims of Bantul Earthquake 2006 and merapi eruption 2010.
In 2006, School of Nursing UGM conducted a mobile rehabilitation for victims in Bantul Earthquake
funded by JICA, Japan. In the following year, School of Nursing also held an educational program for
health cadre with topic “Emergency Respond Training.” In 2010, School of Nursing also actively
involved in responding Merapi Eruption. Besides managing the charity from all over Indonesia, SoN
UGM also manage the shelter for the victims as well as support the psychological aspect of thevictims through training.

Professor Lu is one of the faculty members of the Department of Shipping and Transportation
Management in National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology (NKUST). He earned his Ph.
D. degree at National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) in Tainan, Taiwan in the year of 1999. He had
ever been a faculty in Chang Jung Christian University (CJCU) in Taiwan for ten years and the Directorof the Department of Aviation and Maritime Management from August 2009 to July 2012. He also
visited Purdue University in the US as a visiting scholar hosted by Dr. Srinivas Peeta from September
2007 to August 2008. Professor Lu’s main field of interest is behavioral modeling in transport. He is
especially interested in issues related to air travel and tourism, aviation and environment, newtransport and information technology, and travel survey methods.

Mr. Mohd Hafiz Amirrol

Ms. Fusako Utsumi

MERCY Malaysia (Malaysia)

National Women॓ s Education Center (Japan)

Hafiz is Head of Building Resilient Communities at MERCY Malaysia, whose works focuses on strategic
initiatives in building resilience across communities and places, with current project locations aroundthe ASEAN member state countries and beyond. Hafiz is an urban designer and also a
lecturer/researcher in the field of architecture, urbanism and city planning. Hafiz studied architecture
at Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia, Architectural Association School of Architecture, London andInstitut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia. His area of expertise in MERCY Malaysia includes disaster risk
reduction and disaster risk management, community planning and urban resilience. Hafiz also
currently teaches architecture and urban design at Taylor’s University, Malaysia. Hafiz is also the
network coordinator for Asia Disaster Reduction and Response Network (ADRNN), a network of 52
civil society organizations across Asia that focuses on disaster risk reduction and disaster response
and preparedness, with its secretariat and operational hubs in Kuala Lumpur, Delhi and Tokyo.

Ms. UTSUMI Fusako has been the President of National Women’s Education Center (NMEC) sinceJuly, 2011. After Graduating from the Department of Mathematics, Tsuda College, she joined NEC
Corporation and was appointed manager of the Engineering Department. She had begun to engage
in development of female workers of the company when she was transferred to the Personnel
Department. Since then she had undertaken the management of personnel, labor and humanresources. In 2001 she was appointed Managing Officer of the Personnel Department of NEC Soft,Ltd. and assumed a presidency of NEC Learning Ltd. in 2005.
She is the author of Watashi wa Jinji Kacho Ichinensei, Keidanren Publications 1990 and Motto
Suteki ni Working Life, Daiwa Shuppan 1993.

Panelists
Ms. Melyza Perdana
Gadjah Mada University (Indonesia)

Mr. Jin-Long Lu
National Kaohsiung University of Science andTechnology (Taiwan)

Melyza Perdana is a lecturer in department of medical surgical nursing, faculty of medicine, publichealth and nursing. She completed her bachelor in UGM and her master in National Cheng King
University, Taiwan. Currently she is responsible for collaboration and development in school of
Nursing, UGM. And she is also involving in some voluntary activities related to disaster in
Jogjakarta. For instance in managing victims of Bantul Earthquake 2006 and merapi eruption 2010.
In 2006, School of Nursing UGM conducted a mobile rehabilitation for victims in Bantul Earthquake
funded by JICA, Japan. In the following year, School of Nursing also held an educational program for
health cadre with topic “Emergency Respond Training.” In 2010, School of Nursing also actively
involved in responding Merapi Eruption. Besides managing the charity from all over Indonesia, SoN
UGM also manage the shelter for the victims as well as support the psychological aspect of thevictims through training.

Professor Lu is one of the faculty members of the Department of Shipping and Transportation
Management in National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology (NKUST). He earned his Ph.
D. degree at National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) in Tainan, Taiwan in the year of 1999. He had
ever been a faculty in Chang Jung Christian University (CJCU) in Taiwan for ten years and the Directorof the Department of Aviation and Maritime Management from August 2009 to July 2012. He also
visited Purdue University in the US as a visiting scholar hosted by Dr. Srinivas Peeta from September
2007 to August 2008. Professor Lu’s main field of interest is behavioral modeling in transport. He is
especially interested in issues related to air travel and tourism, aviation and environment, newtransport and information technology, and travel survey methods.

Mr. Mohd Hafiz Amirrol

Ms. Fusako Utsumi

MERCY Malaysia (Malaysia)

National Women॓ s Education Center (Japan)

Hafiz is Head of Building Resilient Communities at MERCY Malaysia, whose works focuses on strategic
initiatives in building resilience across communities and places, with current project locations aroundthe ASEAN member state countries and beyond. Hafiz is an urban designer and also a
lecturer/researcher in the field of architecture, urbanism and city planning. Hafiz studied architecture
at Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia, Architectural Association School of Architecture, London andInstitut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia. His area of expertise in MERCY Malaysia includes disaster risk
reduction and disaster risk management, community planning and urban resilience. Hafiz also
currently teaches architecture and urban design at Taylor’s University, Malaysia. Hafiz is also the
network coordinator for Asia Disaster Reduction and Response Network (ADRNN), a network of 52
civil society organizations across Asia that focuses on disaster risk reduction and disaster response
and preparedness, with its secretariat and operational hubs in Kuala Lumpur, Delhi and Tokyo.

Ms. UTSUMI Fusako has been the President of National Women’s Education Center (NMEC) sinceJuly, 2011. After Graduating from the Department of Mathematics, Tsuda College, she joined NEC
Corporation and was appointed manager of the Engineering Department. She had begun to engage
in development of female workers of the company when she was transferred to the Personnel
Department. Since then she had undertaken the management of personnel, labor and humanresources. In 2001 she was appointed Managing Officer of the Personnel Department of NEC Soft,Ltd. and assumed a presidency of NEC Learning Ltd. in 2005.
She is the author of Watashi wa Jinji Kacho Ichinensei, Keidanren Publications 1990 and Motto
Suteki ni Working Life, Daiwa Shuppan 1993.

Ms. Siriporn Wajjwalku
Network for International Development
Cooperation, Thammasat University (Thailand)

Siriporn Wajjwalku is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Political Science, Thammasat University.
She received a B.A. in Political Science (International Relations) (Honor) at Thammasat University andearned her M.A. and Ph.D in Law (International Relations) at Nagoya University, Japan. Dr. Wajjwalku
specializes in International Relations and International Development. At present, her research
projects include: (1) “Transnational Civil Society and Water Governance in Mekong Region” grantedby Thailand Research Fund; (2) “NGOs and Aid Coordination: Review of Knowledge and Practice”
granted by The Asia Foundation and Thailand Research Fund; and (3) “Food Security in Developed
Country: Japan” granted by Thammasat University. She has served as the President of JapaneseStudies Association of Thailand, Acting Dean of School of Social Innovation, Mae Fah Laung University,
Thailand, Chair of Network for International Development Cooperation, Thailand and Project
Coordinator of Thailand Research Fund.

Mr. Yuk Feng Huang
Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) (Malaysia)

My name is Yuk Feng Huang and I am from Malaysia. Currently, I am an Associate Professor at the
Department of Civil Engineering, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR), Malaysia. My interest andexpertise is in the field of water resources engineering. My main research interests are climatechange study and drought forecasting. I am involved with and conduct subjects such as Hydrology,
Hydraulic System and Design, and Integrated Design Project.
I obtained my PhD in 2005 in the field of Water Resources Engineering from the Universiti Putra
Malaysia, and subsequently joined the National Hydraulic Research Institution of Malaysia (NAHRIM)
as Research Office until 2011 prior to joining UTAR.
Currently, I am the Chairperson of Research Centre for Disaster Risk Reduction (CDRR) based at UTAR.
I am also a registered Professional Engineer with the Board of Engineers Malaysia since 2015, and acorporate member of The Institution of Engineers Malaysia.

Congratulatory Remarks
Ms. Saniye Gülser Corat
Director
Division for Gender Equality
Office of the Director-General, UNESCO
Currently the Director for Gender Equality at UNESCO, she was the pioneer in making genderequality a global priority at UNESCO in 2007. She is a senior executive in international developmentwith over 25 years of field experience in over 30 countries in Asia-Pacific, North and Sub-SaharanAfrica, Central and South America, Europe, and North America.
She holds post-graduate degrees from Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Business School andgraduate degrees from the College of Europe in Bruges, Belgium; Norman Paterson School ofInternational Affairs and Political Science Department at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada.

Mr. Takeo Fukui
Project Coordinator
Section on Earth Sciences and Geo-Hazards Risk
Reduction, Division of Ecologicaland Earth Sciences, Natural Sciences Sector, UNESCO
Takeo Fukui is Project Coordinator of Division of Ecological and Earth Sciences, Section on Earth
Sciences and Geo-Hazards Risk Reduction, Natural Sciences Sector, UNESCO. He has been involved
policy development of Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) for 18 years. He joined Ministry of Constructionof Japan in 2000. He contributed to amendment of building codes (Structural, Fire prevention, etc.)
in Housing Bureau and policy development for reconstructing from the Great East Japan Earthquake
at City Bureau. He also engaged in policy for disaster rehabilitation and reconstruction at Cabinet
Office (Disaster Management) and policy for prevention of housing fire at Fire and Disaster
Management Agency. Since September 2017, he is working at Natural Sciences Sector, UNESCO, andhe is in charge of DRR such as International Platform for Reducing Earthquake Disasters (IPRED).