1. Program
Program of NEAT Working Group Meeting on“Regional Cooperation on Disaster Management in East Asia”
Sponsored by The Japan Forum on International Relations (JFIR)

26, July Thursday, 2012 / The Tokyo Club
18:00-20:00

Welcome Dinner
Welcome Dinner hosted by ITO Kenichi, President of JFIR

27, July Friday, 2012 / The Conference Room of JFIR
09:30 -09:40 Opening
Opening(5 min)Introductory Remarks (5 min)

09:40-11:50

SessionⅠ

Moderator(15 min)Lead Discussant (15 min)Lead Discussant (15 min)Lead Discussant (15 min)Lead Discussant (15 min)Lead Discussant (15 min)Free Discussion (40 min)HIRABAYASHI Hiroshi, Vice President of JFIROKAZAKI Kenji, Professor, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (Japan)
Early warning and safe evacuation
ANDO Shoichi, Director, International Institute of Seismology and Earthquake
Engineering (IISEE), Building Research Institute (BRI) (Japan)
Tavida KAMOLVEJ, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Faculty of Political
Science, Thammasat University (Thailand)
GUO Yanjun, Research Fellow, East Asian Studies Center, China Foreign Affairs
University (China)
IKEYA Hiroshi, Professor, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (Japan)
Thein Htay Aung, Deputy Director,Relief and Resettlement Department, Ministry ofSocial Wlefare, Relief and Resettlement (Myanmar)
Wan Portiah WAN HAMZAH, Senior Fellow, Institute of Strategic and International
Studies (ISIS) (Malaysia)
All Participants

12:0012:55 Lunch
13:10-14:50
Moderator

SessionⅡ(15min)

Motivation of the local communities to invest to build resilient societies against disasters
Danilo ISRAEL, Senior Research Fellow, Philippine Institute for Development
Studies (Philippines)
OKAZAKI Kenji, Professor, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (Japan)
Lead Discussant (15 min)CHOI Choongik, Associate Professor, Kangwon National University (Korea)
Lead Discussant (15 min)Tran Viet THAI, Director of the Center for Foreign Policy and Regional Studies, The
Lead Discussant (15 min)
Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam (Vietnam)
Free Discussion (40 min)All Participants
14:50-15:00 Coffee Break (15 min)
15:00-16:55

Session III

Moderator(15min)Lead Discussant (15 min)Lead Discussant (15 min)Lead Discussant (15 min)Lead Discussant (15 min)Free Discussion (40 min)
16:55-17:15 Session IV
Presenters (5 min.)Closing Remarks (5 min.)Commitment of international societies and the national and local governments
Adelina KAMAL, Head of Disaster Management & Humanitarian AssistanceDivision (ASEAN Secretariat)
TAN Seng Chye, Senior Fellow, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS)(Singapore)
NARAFU Tatsuo, Senior Advisor, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)(Japan)Alounkone BOULOMMAVONG, Acting Director of Training Division, Ministry ofForeign Affairs (Laos)Pg Hj Sabli PG DAMIT, Senior Superintendent, Natural Disaster Management Centre(Brunei)
All Participants
Wrap-Up
Moderators of Session I, II, III (Japan, Philippines, ASEAN Secretariat)
OKAZAKI Kenji, Professor, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (Japan)

12. Participants List
The NEAT WG Meeting on “Regional Cooperation on
Disaster Management in East Asia”
BruneiPg Hj Sabli PG DAMIT

Senior Superintendent, Natural Disaster Management CentreChina
GUO Yanjun

Research Fellow, East Asian Studies Center, China Foreign Affairs UniversityJapan[WG Members]
OKAZAKI Kenji*
ANDO Shoichi
IKEYA Hiroshi
NARAFU Tatsuo*Director of the WG
Professor, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS)
Director, International Institute of Seismology and Earthquake Engineering(IISEE), Building Research Institute (BRI)
Professor, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies
Senior Advisor, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)[The Japan Forum on International Relations]
HIRABAYASHI Hiroshi
Vice President, JFIR / Executive Vice-President, CEACKIKUCHI Yona
Senior Research Fellow, JFIR / Acting Executive Secretary, CEACNISHITATE Takashi
Senior Research Fellow, JFIR
TAKAHATA Yohei
Research Fellow, JFIRKorea
CHOI Choongik

Associate Professor, Kangwon National University

Laos
Alounkone BOULOMMAVONG

Acting Director of Training Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Malaysia
Wan Portiah WAN HAMZAH

Senior Fellow, Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS)

MyanmarThein Htay Aung

Deputy Director,Relief and Resettlement Department, Ministry of Social Wlefare,
Relief and Resettlement

Philippines
Danilo ISRAEL

Senior Research Fellow, Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS)

Singapore
TAN Seng Chye

Senior Fellow, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS)

Thailand2Tavida KAMOLVEJVietnam
Tran Viet THAI

Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Faculty of Political Science, Thammasat
University

Director of the Center for Foreign Policy and Regional Studies, The Diplomatic
Academy of Vietnam
In Alphabetical Order of Country NameASEAN Secretariat
Adelina KAMALHead of Disaster Management & Humanitarian Assistance Division33．Curriculum Vitae of the Participants<Brunei>Pg Hj Sabli PG DAMIT

Senior Superintendent, Natural Disaster Management Centre

Received Bachelor of Automobile Engineering in Bolton Institute of Higher Education United Kingdom in1996. Received Silver Award on Public Service Excellence 29 September 1997. Represent Brunei
Darussalam as permanent member for ASEAN Committee on Disaster Management.
<China>GUO Yanjun

Research Fellow, East Asian Studies Center, China Foreign Affairs University

He got his doctor’s degree in political science at Shandong University in 2007. He has been working atPeking University as a postdoctoral research fellow since 2009. His recent research focuses on the East
Asian security cooperation, non-traditional security and Mekong sub-regional cooperation.
<Indonesia>
Mondastri Sudaryo

Member of Academic Senate, Faculty of Public Health, University of Indonesia

Received Master of Science in Epidemiology from University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) and,Doctor of Science in Epidemiology from NIHES at Erasmus University Medical School in the Netherlands.
Served as Academic staff (faculty member) of the Department of Epidemiology at Faculty of Public Health,
University of Indonesia. Concurrently, serving as Chairman of HRCCD (Health Research Center for Crisisand Disaster) at Faculty of Public Health of University of Indonesia, Coordinator of Magister Study Programin Epidemiology at Faculty of Public Health of University of Indonesia and Member of Editorial Board of theInternational Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction.
<Japan>【WG Members】
OKAZAKI Kenji

Professor, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS)

Graduated from Kyoto University in 1976. Acquired Ph.D. in Engineering from Kyoto University in 2004.
Served in the Ministry of Construction and later the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
since 1976. Also served for Secretariat for UN International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction(UN/IDNDR); United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD); UN Economic and Social

Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP). Joined GRIPS in 2005.
ANDO Shoichi

Director, International Institute of Seismology and Earthquake Engineering
Building Research Institute

Graduated from the Architect Department of the University of Tokyo in 1980. Acquired Ph.D. in Study on theInternational Trends and Evaluation of the Sustainable Building Policies from the University of Tokyo in 2000.
Served in the Ministry of Construction and later the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism.
Also served as Principal Administrator in the Environment Bureau of Organization of Economic Cooperation
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and Development; Coordinator of Disaster Management Planning Hyogo Office, United Nations Centre forRegional Development.
IKEYA Hiroshi

Professor, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

Graduated from Kyoto University. Joined Ministry of Construction (MOC) in 1968. Served various positions,including Director, Sabo Division in 1996, Director General in 1998. Also served as Adviser, Sabo TechnicalCenter (STC) in 2000, Executive Director (STC) in 2001, President (STC) in 2005, Visiting Professor, National
Graduate Institute for Policy Studies.
NARAFU Tatsuo

Senior Advisor, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)

Received M.A. from Kyoto University in 1978. Acquired Ph.D. from Tsukuba University in 2008. Served asVice Director General, Department of Public Works, Tottori Prefectural Government, Director for Building
Land Development Coordination, Housing Land Division, Policy Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure
Transport, and Toourism (MLIT), JICA Expert on Housing Policy stationed in Government of Vietnam,). and
Senior Coordinator for International Cooperation, Building Research Institute (BRI).
【JFIR】ITO Kenichi

President & CEO, JFIR

Graduated from Hitotsubashi University. Entered Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1960. Studied at Harvard
University (1961-1963). Served various positions, including Director of First Southeast Asian Division until
1977. Served as Professor at Aoyama Gakuin University (1984-2006). Concurrently serving as President of The
Council on East Asian Community (CEAC), President of The Global Forum of Japan (GFJ), and Professor
Emeritus at Aoyama Gakuin University. Received an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Cambodia(2011).
HIRABAYASHI Hiroshi

Vice President, JFIR / Opinion Leader Governor, GFJ

Graduated from the University of Tokyo. Entered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1963. From 1991 to 2006,
served successively as Deputy Chief of Mission in Washington, D.C., Director-General of Economic
Cooperation Bureau at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Chief Cabinet Councilor on External Affairs at Prime
Minister’s Cabinet, Ambassador to India and Ambassador to France. Concurrently, Executive Vice-Presidentof The Council on East Asian Community (CEAC), Opinion Leader Governor of The Global Forum of Japan(GFJ), President of the Japan-India Association, and so forth.
<Korea>CHOI Choongik

Associate Professor, Kangwon National University

Received M. S. and Ph.D. in City Planning from the Seoul National University. Served as Research
Affiliate of Hazard and Vulnerability Research Institute at University of South Carolina, and AssistantProfessor of Department of Public Administration at Kangwon National University. Concurrently, servingas Part time Lecturer of Graduate School of Environmental Planning at Seoul National University and Faculty
Affiliate of Hazard and Vulnerability Research Institute at University of South Carolina.
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Alounkone BOULOMMAVONG

Acting Director of Training Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Graduated from National University of Laos in 1995. Received M. S. from Hiroshima University, Japan in
2011. He has worked extensively on coordinate with ASEAN institutes of strategic and international studies
for annual meeting and activities and represent institute to national, regional and international meetings andconferences.
<Malaysia>
Wan Portiah WAN HAMZAH

Senior Fellow, Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS)

Received M.Sc. in Structure and Organization of Science and Technology from University of Manchester, andPostgraduate Diploma with Distinction in Marine Pollution Chemistry from University of Liverpool. Joined
ISIS Malaysia in 1991. Had been involved in the National Brains Trust on Education, was part of the ISIS
Study Teams on Housing and Energy Blueprint, and participated in various initiatives in building capacity tohandle multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs). Currently focusing on security implications of climatechange and green initiatives.
<Myanmar>
Thein Htay Aung

Deputy Director,Relief and Resettlement Department,
Ministry of Social Wlefare, Relief and Resettlement

Graduated from University of Magway in 1992. He has worked extensively on Undertake the relief andrehabilitation measures, Supervise and monitor the staff functions, Manage overall activities of the Office andtimely report to the higher authorities, Maintain the relationship between staff friendly and fair, Encourage
the HR activities, Develop the activity guidelines, Other Tasks as assigned by the Directors and Supervisors.
<Philippines>
Danilo C. ISRAEL

Senior Research Fellow, Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS)

Received Ph.D. in Applied Economics, majoring in National Resource Economics from Clemson University(South Carolina, USA) in 1990, and Postdoctoral Studies in Natural Resource and Environmental Economics
from University of British Columbia (Vancouver, Canada) in 1997. Head and Chief Science Research Specialistat Philippine Rice Research Institute in 1991-1992. Project Scientist at WorldFish Center (Cambodia) in2003-2005. Senior Research Fellow, conducting research on natural resource, environmental economics, andpolicy issues at the Philippine Institute for Development Studies from 1992 until present.
<Singapore>
TAN Seng ChyeSenior Fellow, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS)

Served in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore, from 1967 to 2005. He served in various positions,
including as Ambassador to Thailand, Myanmar, Australia, Fiji, Philippines, Lao People’s Democratic
Republic, Vietnam, and as Director of Consular Directorate which was also in charge of the Ministry’s Crisis
Management Centre. He was awarded the Outstanding Science Alumni Award by the National University ofSingapore in November 2005. He has served as a Vice Chairman of the International Relations Committee of6the Singapore Business Federation since 2006.
<Thailand>
Tavida KAMOLVEJAssociate Dean for Academic Affairs, Faculty of Political Science,

Thammasat University
Doctor of Philosophy, Public Administration & Public Policy, Graduate School of Public and International
Affairs, University of Pittsburgh, USA. Served as Committee, Dissertation for Public Administration
Graduate Program of Mahidol University, Adjunct Professor, Public Administration Graduate Program ofNaresuan University, and President of Kasetsart University School Alumni. Also served as Disaster
Management Advisor, National Disaster Warning Center (NDWC) in Thailand, Emergency ManagementConsultant, Pacific Disaster Center (PDC), in Hawaii.
<Vietnam>Tran Viet THAI

Director of the Center for Foreign Policy and Regional Studies,

The Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam
Received Master of Public Policy (MPP) in 2002 from the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies(GRIPS) of Tokyo. Entering the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam in 1998, he has worked extensively on
Northeast and Southeast Asian security and political issues, ASEAN and major issues of Vietnam’s diplomacy.
From 2006-2010, he was posted to the Embassy of Vietnam and the Consulate General of Vietnam in China,
which provided him an excellent opportunity to enrich his policy planning experience. He is now also amember of the editor board of the magazine of international studies of Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam.
In Alphabetical Order of Country Name
<ASEAN Secretariat>
Adelina KAMALHead of Disaster Management & Humanitarian Assistance Division

Received Master degree in Management from IPMI Business School in Indonesia, and MBA degree fromMonash University, Melbourne, Australia. Entered the ASEAN Secretariat in 1994. She started to handle theASEAN cooperation on disaster management, which at that time, was in the early stage of cooperation. She
facilitated ASEAN’s efforts in shifting the course of action from concept development towards operationaland programme implementation. She also initiated the development of the ASEAN Agreement on DisasterManagement and Emergency Response (AADMER) and its Work Programme, as well as the establishment ofthe ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance (AHA Centre).

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