4. Human Resource Development

4-3. Implementation of Short-term Training
ADRC has been conducting a short-term training for the disaster risk reduction. Target
people of the training are mainly government officials and students overseas. The contents ofthe training are focused on the current state of disaster in Asia, the activities of the ADRC, andthe disaster prevention measures in Japan etc. The training activity is a good opportunity todeepen their understanding of the efforts and awareness about the significance of disasterprevention activities, to improve the disaster prevention capability in Asian countries. In 2014,
there were many kinds of visitors who belong for high school, university, private sector, etc.
ADRC had a chance to show research activity regarding typhoon Haiyan in Philippine. The
following table is the list of visitors from abroad who attended lectures in FY 2014.
Table 4-3-1
Date1

23

4

15 April2014
25 April

Short-term Training in FY 2014

Affiliation

NumberBuilding Research Institute
Ministry of Internal Affairs andCommunications

26 MayKansai Economic Federation(Kankeiren)

27 JuneCountry

5

Indonesia, Myanmar, Peru4Japan

4JapanJICA Training

15Philippine, Thailand, Myanmar, Chile, Senegal,PNG, Brazil, Sudan, Kenya, El Salvador

51 July

JICA Training

15ditto629 Aug.

Crown Agents

3Japan715 Oct.

Chuo University

3JapanJICA Training

23

Tokyo Institute of Technology

4Japan, Indonesia

Takarazuka Nishi High School

40

Japan

89109 Dec.
2014
11 Dec.
2014
17 Dec.
2014

Total

116

39

Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Laos,Myanmar, Philippine, Thailand, Vietnam

4-4. Promotion of Disaster Education in Schools inASEAN
ADRC has been training the teachers and developing disaster education materials including
student’s textbook and teacher’s manual for better disaster education in schools. It aims topromote disaster education through the training of school teachers in elementary and juniorhigh schools.
In Thailand, ADRC and the Primary Educational Service Area Office of Lampang Provinceof the Ministry of Education of Thailand conducted the seminar on disaster education on 21February 2015.
70 elementary and junior high school teachers and the educational area officers attended theseminar from all over Lampang Province.
It includes the lecture on "Disaster Management in Schools" from Mr. Sombat
Suthipornmaneewat, Director of Primary Educational Area Service Office Lampang, focusing
on importance of activities of prevention, mitigation and preparedness by raising awareness andincreasing capacities of teachers and schools to reduce their vulnerabilities and risks.
Also, Dr. Smith Thamasarot, Chairman of Natural Warning Foundation gave his lecture on"Natural disasters and the trend of natural disasters in Thailand". He demonstrated the earth
history, processes of construction and destruction, and the top five most frequent of natural
disasters in Thailand such as Earthquake and Tsunami, Windstorms, Landslides, Flood andDroughts. He also presented some worst case scenarios of natural disasters in Thailand andsome areas which are highly prone to both seismic and the effects of climate change in recentyear.
The participants from all Lampang Province realized the importance of Disaster Education,and they recommended various activities in school curriculum. Many of the teachers indicated adesire to expand their knowledge of natural disasters and to have more training opportunities in
the future.

Fig. 4-4-1-1 Seminar on Disaster Education (Thailand)40

Fig. 4-4-1-2 Seminar on Disaster Education (Thailand)