7 Securing a Good Understanding of Problems withDisaster Reduction Education and Trainings in theAsian Region
7-1 Background and Policy
We have developed a database on disaster reduction education and trainings after securing a goodunderstanding of the needs for disaster reduction education/trainings in Asian countries and gathering
information on disaster reduction education/training programs (disaster reduction training course)
conducted in countries worldwide. We have now started publishing the information on our home page.

7-2 The Needs of Asian Countries concerning Disaster Reduction
Education and Trainings
Described below are some of the needs concerning disaster reduction education and trainings in Asian
countries as listed by member/advisory countries:
1. Regional cooperation in human resources development (India);
2. Development of experts in emergency search/rescue activities (Malaysia);
3. Development of experts in risk assessment/analysis, disaster relief communications and disasterreduction analysis (Mongolia);
4. Improvement of training in disaster reduction, early warning, emergency relief, rehabilitation andreconstruction (Nepal); and5. Strengthening of training in disaster reduction technology (Philippines).

7-3 Database of Training Courses for Development of Disaster
Reduction Experts
In fiscal 1998, we made inquiries to the United Nations and other international organizations, international
disaster reduction organizations and governments concerning their disaster reduction experts' training
courses. We built a database of available training courses (75 courses by 31 organizations), which is open tothe public on our home page.
The database includes course name, organizer, specialized fields, duration, cost, curriculum, contactaddress, e-mail address, etc. Shown in Table 7-3-1 is an excerpt of the training course database.

7-4 Disaster Reduction Education and Trainings by the Center
The Center plans to develop disaster education and training programs and organize training courses. Infiscal 1998, we were able to organize only a few short-term education and training programs.
One of them is a one-month disaster reduction training course in an overseas technical trainee program set
up by the Hyogo Prefectural Government. The trainee (Mr. Shen Fan Luan, Deputy Director, Observation &Forecasting Center, Seismological Bureau of Hainan Province, P.R. China) was given training in theprovision of disaster reduction information via the Internet. On returning home, he is expected to help build
a disaster reduction information network with China via the Internet.
Shown in Table 7-4-1 and 7-4-2 are lists of training courses on international disaster reduction cooperation,
the present status of disaster reduction measures in Japan and the disaster reduction information network,
offered to disaster reduction staff and fire-fighting staff of local governments, overseas disaster reduction
experts and the mass media.

7-5 Future Policy
In fiscal 1999, we will gather curricula and texts for each training course, while expanding our database ofdisaster reduction training courses. We also plan to start preparations for developing disaster reduction
education and training programs and organizing training courses in the near future.

Table 7-3-1 List of Training Courses (excerpts)<Entire Table →Organization

Abbreviation

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Training course(one course each)

Asian Disaster
Preparedness Center

ADPCFirst Regional Training Course on "Urban Flood Hazard
Mitigation

Australian Emergency
Management Institute

AEMI

Vulnerability Assessment

Canadian Center forEmergency Preparedness

CCEP

World Conference on Disaster Management

Cranfield Disaster
Management Centre

CDMC

Disaster Management Training for the International
Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction

Canadian Emergency
Preparedness CollegeCEPC

Basic Emergency Preparedness

Crisis Management andCMPO
Preparedness Organization

Emergency Operations Center Simulation Training

Center of Excellence inDisaster Management &Humanitarian Assistance

COE

Combined Humanitarian Assistance Response Training

California Specialized
Training Institute

CSTI

Emergency Management

Emergency Measures
Organization Nova Scotia

EMONS

Basic Emergency Preparedness

Harvard School of Public
HealthHSPH

Planning for Nuclear Emergencies

Indiana Public Safety
Training Institute

IPSTI

International Institute for
Aerospace Surveys andEarth Science

ITC

Chiba EarthquakeCountermeasure Section

J101

Training for leaders of voluntary disaster prevention
organizations

TMG Disaster Prevention
CenterJ102

Disaster Prevention Citizens' University

Tokyo Red Cross

J103

First Aid Disaster Relief Seminar

Professional Master & Master of Science courses
Application of Geoinformation to Natural hazard Studies
1999-2000

Metropolitan Fire
Department

J104

Volunteer for disaster support

Disaster Relief Volunteer
Activity Promotion
Committee

J105

Safety Leader

Gifu Fire Fighting andDisaster Prevention
Section

J107

Gifu Disaster Prevention Intensive Seminar

Shizuoka PrefecturalGovernment

J108

Comprehensive Disaster Prevention Course

Hiroshima DisasterPrevention CenterJ109

Miyazaki Fire Fighting
and Disaster Prevention
Section

J110

Citizens' Disaster Prevention Course

Massachusetts Emergency MEMAManagement Agency

Advanced Operations Course

New Zealand National
Civil Defence SchoolNZNCDSEmergency Planning

Victoria State Emergency
ServiceVICSESEmergency Management Planning

Table 7-4-1 Short-term Disaster Reduction Training (Non-Japanese trainees)
Main participants,
Date

Place

Nationality
Number of attendanceOct.13,ADRC

Botswana, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya,
Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania,
ZambiaAfrican Journalist Press Tour,Foreign Press Center, Group of 8

ADRC

China, Indonesia, Mexico, Oman,
Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka,
ThailandDisaster Relief and Management
Training Course, JICA, Group of11ADRC

China

Mission for Regional Development
Planning, China Association for
Science and Technology, Group of13ADRC

China

Mission for Information andDisaster
Prevention,
HainanProvince, Group of 11

ADRC

China

Mission for Urban Earthquake
Disaster Prevention, P.R. China,
Group of 8

Feb.12, '99

ADRC

China/MissionforUnderground
Development,
MinistryofConstruction, P.R. China, Group of10Feb.19,`99

ADRC

Bangladesh, Cook Islands, Indonesia,Jordan, Lesotho, Malaysia, Mexico,Nepal, Pakistan, Peru, Solomon
Islands, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Turkey

The Seminar on Administration
for Disaster Prevention, Group of14'98
Nov.18,`98
Nov. 19,'98
Dec.16,'98
Dec.16,'98

Table 7-4-2 Short-term Disaster Reduction Training (Japanese)

Curriculum
International Decadefor Natural Disaster
Reduction, number ofnaturaldisasters
worldwideandeconomicdamagecaused,Great
Hanshin-Awaji
Earthquake,international disaster
reduction cooperation,brief descriptions ofADRC's activities, etc.

DatePlace

Main participants,

Curriculum

size of attendance
Nov.13,`98

HyogoPlazaInternational

50 students at the School of Humanities forEnvironmental Policy and Technology, Himeji Instituteof Technology

Nov.26,`98

ADRC

Nov.27,`98

HyogoPlaza

Jan.13,`99

ADRC

10 persons in the Mission for Safer Cities, Ministry ofConstruction, Japanese Government

Feb.22,`99

ADRC

3 participants in Kobe City Fire Academy's Education
and Training Program

Mar. 4,`99

ADRC

3 persons from Sakata City's Fire Station

20 officers from disaster reduction sections of 9prefectures in the Kinki region
International

42 participants in disaster reduction experts' training
course set up by Hyogo Prefectural Government andmunicipal governments

International Decade for
Natural Disaster Reduction,
number of natural disasters
worldwide and economicdamage
caused,Great
Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake,international
disasterreduction cooperation, brief
descriptionsof
ADRC'sactivities, etc.