8. Public Relations Activities

8-2. Participation to International Conferences
In order to develop organic networks with international organizations and NGOs in addition tomember countries, the ADRC attended the following international conferences to increase its presence
and to participate in discussions with relevant organizations on international cooperation for disaster
reduction.

Table 8-2 International Conferences
Conference
DateInternational ConferenceApr.
on Earthquake Risk
27-May 2,
Management in Pakistan
2007

Venue
Islamabad(Pakistan)

Attendee
Shiratori

Contributions
Delivered a presentation on
Japan’s history of quake
resistance standards andreinforcement

Expert ConsultationHarmonizing
Terminology of Perils
WorkshopMay
14-15,
2007

Munich(Germany)

NakanoExpert meeting with CRED,
MunichRe and others
Discussed and coordinatedharmonization with GLIDEThe First Session of theGlobal Platform forDisaster Risk Reduction

Jun. 5-7,
2007

Geneva,(Switzerland)

Activity reports of ADRCand IRP
IRP organized Side Event

Follow-up workshop on
JICA’s Central Asia andthe CaucasusJun.
21-23,
2007

Astana(Kazakhstan)

Suzuki,
Murata,Tsunozaki,
TanakaYamamoto,
Kayashima

Co-organized the Asian
Conference on DisasterReduction (ACDR) 2007

Jun.
25-27,
2007

Astana(Kazakhstan)

Suzuki,
Tsunozaki,Nagano,
Yamamoto,Shiratori,
Nakano,Watabe,Kojika,Saito,
Nakamura,
Kayashima,Ikeda,Watanabe,
Yoshida,Aoki,
KatsubeCoorganized ACDR 2007
with the Government ofJapan, the Government of
Kazakhstan, UN/ISDR etc
Running the Conference
Delivered presentations on
ADRC’s various activities.

Regional Workshop on
Building Risk Knowledge

Jul. 2-4,
2007

Bangkok(Thailand)

NakanoWorkshop thematizing
application of disaster loss
databases among
tsunami-affected contries
organized by UNDP
Delivered a presentation on
GLIDE application

The InternationalSymposium on the Civil
Defense Development
Strategy in the 21stCentury

Jul. 26-27, Shanghai(China)2007

NaganoDelivered a presentation oncommunity capacity
building

１３９

Coorganized follow-up
workshop with JICA Kyrgyz
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The 2nd International
Disaster Reduction
Conference 2007

Aug.
21-25,
2007

Harbin(China)

Kojika,WatabeThe 2nd meeting ofWorking Group on
Disaster Prevention andPreparedness-Typhoon
Commettee Disaster
Information System andFuture Activities
The Integrated Workshop
on Social-economic
Impacts of Extreme
Typhoon-related Events
The 23rd World Road
CongressAug.
22-24,
2007

Seoul(Republic ofKorea)

NakanoSep.
10-14,
2007

Bangkok(Thailand)

NakanoSep.
17-21,
2007
Oct. 9-11,
2007

Paris(France)

WatabeBangkok(Thailand)

Nakamura,
YoshidaOct.
22-25,
2007

Cebu(the Philippines)

Shiratori

Delivered a presentation on“Activities of ADRC on
Awareness and Cooperationin Geosciences”

The 10th Meeting of theASEAN Committee on
Disaster ManagementOct.
23-27,
2007

Singapore

NakanoThe Second Asian
Ministerial Conference on
Disaster Risk Reduction

Nov. 7-8,
2007

New Delhi(India)

Suzuki,
Murata,Watabe,Tsunozaki,
Kayashima

Delivered a presentation on
ASEAN 4 ProjectCordinated with theSecretariat
Delivered presetentaions;
Watabe “SeismicMacrozonation and Risk
Analysis Methodology inJapan” and Murata “LessonsLearned from the Great
Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake”
Tsunozaki participated as
panelist in a side event,
Problems of Disaster Risk
Reduction in Island
Countries

The ESCAP/WMO
Typhoon Committie
Fortieth session

Nov.
21-26,
2007

Macao(China)

NakanoDelivered a presentation on
ADRC’s recent activities
and contribution to Typhoon
Committee with GLIDEThe 4th Enlarged IFNetGeneral Meeting

Dec. 1,
2007

Beppu(Japan)

Tsunozaki

Delivered a presentation on
activities to enhanceawareness of residents ofhydrometeorologicaldisasters

The Asia Pacific Regional
Workshop on School
Education and Disaster
Risk Reduction
The CCOP Annual
Session 2007

１４０

Delivered presentations on“Field Survey of South Java
Tsunami, Indonesia, andTsunami Hazard Assessment
for Tsunami Risk
Management” and “A Studyon the Index of Cyclone
Risk-Swap Effectiveness inIndia”
Delivered a presentation on
ADRC’s acticvities and
GLIDE system.
Agreed to place GLIDE as
basis for disaster
information systemdevelopment
Briefed on GLIDE, disasters& GLIDE issuance, 2007
typhoons & GLIDE.
Delivered a presentation on“Natural Disaster and RoadNetwork”
Delivered a presentation on
disaster education programsin Thailand and Sri Lanka

8. Public Relations Activities

Workshop on problems ofdisaster hazard and risk
assessment in Tajikistan

Dec. 4-7,
2007

Dushanbe(Tajikistan)

Yokobori

The 2nd Caribbean
Conference on
Comprehensive Disaster
ManagementDec.
10-13,
2007

Saint Michael(Barbados)

MurataNational Disaster
Awareness Day SeminarDec.
10-11,
2007

Kuala Lumpur(Malaysia)

Tsunozaki

The Second IPL Global
Promotion CommeitteeJan.
21-22,
2008

Tokyo(Japan)

Tsunozaki

Regional Task Force on
Urban Risk Reduction
MeetingJan.
23-24,
2008

Kobe(Japan)

WB Public Seminar“Disaster Risk Reduction
and the World Bank”

Feb. 5,
2008

Tokyo(Japan)

Suzuki,
Kojika,Tsunozaki,
Shiomi,
Hori
Tsunozaki

The Second DRH-Asia
WorkshopFeb.
21-22,
2008

Beijing(China)

Tsunozaki

The 11th Meeting of theASEAN Committee on
Disaster ManagementMar.
17-19,
2008

Kota Kinabalul(Malaysia)

SuzukiNakanoThe International
Symposium of
UNESCAPMar.
19-21,
2008

Bangkok(Thailand)

Suzuki
KojikaIstanbul(Turkey)

YoshidaJBIC Seminar”TurkishMar.
24-26,
earthquake disasterprevention”and”Investigat 2008
ion of future disasterprevention activity anddisaster prevention
education”

１４１

Coorganized a workshop
with Committee ofEmergency Situations andCivil Defense, Tajikistan
Delivered a presentation atSession 4, Disaster
Recovery Planning
Participated in Poster
Presentation about IRP
Delivered a presentation on“ADRC’s AwarenessRaising Activities for
Disaster Reduction
Participated in IPL
Symposium on Novemeberas domestic executive
committee member
Delivered a presentation on
ADRC’s contribution

Delivered a presentation on
promotion of disastermanagement through interorgan coordination between
governments and sections
Chaired Session 2“Promotion of DRH AsiaProject” and delivered apresentation on survey
methodology ofcommunity’s disaster
resilience and effective
measures
Delivered a presentation on
ASEAN 4 Project andconducted the seminar ofGLIDE
Delivered a presentation on
ADRC activities of Centinel
Asia

Delivered a presentation on
the disaster prevention
education