4 -2 . S eminars and T raining
CourseForeword
4 -2 -1. J I CA K now ledg e Co-Creation P rog ram: Comp rehensiv e
Risk Reduction
for Central
In 2018,Disaster
Asian Disaster
Reduction Center(ADRC) Asia and Caucasus”

From 18 June to 28 July 2018, ADRC conducted a training program for disaster management
celebrated its 20th anniversary. To commemorate this milestone,
officials from Central Asia and the Caucasus with cooperation from the Japan International
the Asian Conference on Disaster Reduction (ACDR) 2018 was
Cooperation Agency (JICA) K ansai International Center. The program was conducted inheld Russian
on Awajiin Hyogo,
Japan,
30and
October
to 1
andIsland
attendedby a totalof sixfrom
centrallocal government
officials representing five

November
2018.K azakhstan,It brought together
participants,
includingcountries:
K yrgyz 118
Republic,
Tajikistan,
Turkmenistan in Central Asia, andArmenia in the
representativesof Caucasus.
25 member countries and one advisory
Central Asia and the Caucasus frequently experience disasters such as floods, droughts,
country, as well as other observers and partners, to take stock oflandslides, and earthquakes, some of which extend across several countries. Also, heavy
ADRC’s achievements and strategize future programs andsnowfall in the winter can lead to flooding when mountain glaciers thaw in the warmer seasons.
activities.
Thus, these regions have common concerns in terms of disaster risk management. The program
was designed to convey basic knowledge and experiences related to natural disasterand toencourage
the disastermanagement
thata haveconducted
inand
its member
countries
welcomedactivities
Turkey as
new been
memberin 2018.
In management,
addition, ADRC
these
Turkeyis countries.
prone to various natural disasters, as are other Asian countries, such as earthquakes,

During the program, participants were
floods, and landslides. In its recent history, a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Izmit, located inasked to identify a major problem in their own
northwestern
Turkey, and devastating the local community and the region’s economy. I believe
countries and to formulate an action plan forthat Turkey’s
managing
naturalanddisasters will contribute further to creating a safer
addressingexperiences
it. They inattendedlecturescentralmunicipal
government
Asia visited
with ADRC
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countries.
agencies, research institutes, a meteorologicalorganization, a disaster management base,
ADRC has been promoting activities in the field of information-sharing, human resource
private companies, and an NP O todevelopment, community capacity-building, and regional cooperation in the Asian region since
comprehensively enhance their understanding
its establishment
and we willfurther contributeof Japan' s disastermanagement
system. to these activities going forward. In 2019, we
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will continue
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addition,they participatedin “ Town
atching and Community-based
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andW public-private
partnerships to improvedisasterrisk reduction(DRR) capacity,

activities. The observatory tour was conducted to the affected areas of big earthquakes andin utilizing effective technologies and affordable solutions in addressing DRR issues.
water induced disasters.

It is hoped that the participants will make good use of the knowledge, technologies, andAsmethods
natural disasters
have fromno boundaries,
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and
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future.
participants to reinforce their relationships with one another, and is expected to strengthen
disaster management information networks in the region.

March 2019
Masanori Hamada, Chairman
Asian Disaster Reduction Center34

4 . H u m a n R esou r c e D ev el op m ent

4 -2 -2 . J I CA K now ledg e Co-Creation P rog ram:
Foreword“ Comp rehensiv e Disaster Risk M anag ement”
From 7 January to 15 February 2019, ADRC, in collaboration with JICA, conducted theComprehensive
DisasterReduction
Risk Reduction
Coursefor 9 countries, namely Indonesia, Sri
In JICA2018,
Asian DisasterCenter(ADRC)
Lanka,itsNepal,
Haiti, P akistan,
P hilippine, Vietthis
Nam,
Myanmar and Mexico. The participantscelebrated
20th anniversary.
To commemorate
milestone,
consist of national or local government officials in charge of DRR. Those who have various
the Asian Conference on Disaster Reduction (ACDR) 2018 wasbackgrounds and expertise took part in the 6 -week training. This course aimed to enhance basic
held on Awaji Island in Hyogo, Japan, from 30 October to 1
ability for DRR and to formulate local DRR plans as the zero-drafts in their responsibilities
NovemberIt brought
together 118 DRR
participants,
includingtoward2018.
elaborationof comprehensive
strategies/
plans in each organization under specificand unique situationsin their respective
representativesof 25 member
countriescountries.
and one advisory
training
providesvariouscontent, tofortake stock ofcountry,Theas wellas otherobservers
and partners,
instance, the lecture series of Japanese disaster
ADRC’s achievements and strategize future programs andmanagement policy, participation in activities
activities.
implemented by communities or private sectors,
and case studies of past disasters in Japan.
participants
comprehensively
and its member
countries welcomed Turkey as a new member in 2018.
In Therefore,
addition, ADRC
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all overthis country.
Turkeyis prone DRR
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northwestern Turkey, and devastating the local community and the region’s
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working for countermeasure against Nankaithat Turkey’s
experiences
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Asia withits member
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order toand
formulatelocalcountries.
DRR plan, which is the purpose of this course, five workshops
were held and the participants presented their local DRR plans at the end of the training.
They were strongly impressed to DRR efforts taken in Japan and learnt through exchange
ADRC has been promoting activities in the field of information-sharing, human resource
their perspectives among the members from multiple countries. These implications weredevelopment, community capacity-building, and regional cooperation in the Asian region since
adapted into their action plan, and it is hoped that they will make good use of what they
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4 -2 -3 . theJ I CAK now
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program, to improve

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to improvedisaster risk “ reduction(DRR) capacity,
M anag ement in the African Reg ion”

in utilizing effective technologies and affordable solutions in addressing DRR issues.
From 7 January to 15 February 2019, ADRC, in collaboration with JICA, conducted the
JICA Comprehensive Disaster Risk Reduction and Management in the African Region Course
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March 2019as the zero-drafts in their responsibilities toward elaboration of comprehensive DRR
strategies/ plans in each organization under specific and uniqueMasanorisituationsHamada,in their Chairman
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Asian Disaster Reduction Center

countries.

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presented at the end of the training course.

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northwestern
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Asian Disaster Reduction Center36

4 . H u m a n R esou r c e D ev el op m ent
This course has approximately 20 years experiences and moderate collaboration with JICA

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specialties and concerns of trainees, and feedback of previous training course. The training
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“P rom ot i on ofnorthwestern Turkey, and devastating the local community and the region’s economy. I believethat Turkey’s
experiences
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March 2019
and “ High Q uality” . Therefore,
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not only Hamada,as lecturers
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Reduction
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The characteristic of this course is “ Innovation”

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specialties and concerns of trainees, and feedback of previous training course. The training

Foreword

provides various content, for instance, the lecture series of Japanese disaster management policy,
efforts for DRR mainstreaming, and case study of the past disasters in Japan. Therefore, thecould Disastercomprehensively
understandefforts taken place in Japan. ADRC
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Reduction
CenterDRR(ADRC)
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2018.
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In order to formulate a local DRR plan, which is the goal of this course, three workshops
held wereon Awajiin Hyogo,frommembers.
30 October1
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collaboration
withJapan,
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NovemberIt brought
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plans at2018.
the endof the training
course.
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were strongly
impressed
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efforts in Japan and learnt throughrepresentativesof 25 member
countries
and oneadvisoryexchange their perspectives among the participants from various countries. These implications
country,
as well as other observers and partners, to take stock ofwere adapted into their local DRR plans, and ADRC hopes the participants will utilize the
ADRC’s achievements and strategize future programs andzero-draft of local DRR plans to promote developing a local DRR plan in each municipality ofactivities.
their countries. Also it is hoped that they will make good use of what they experienced during
this course to develop and strengthen DRR capacity in their home countries.

In addition, ADRC and its member countries welcomed Turkey as a new member in 2018.
Turkey is prone to various natural disasters, as are other Asian countries, such as earthquakes,
floods, and landslides. In its recent history, a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Izmit, located innorthwestern Turkey, and devastating the local community and the region’s economy. I believethat Turkey’s experiences in managing natural disasters will contribute further to creating a safer
Asia with ADRC and its member countries.
ADRC has been promoting activities in the field of information-sharing, human resource
development, community capacity-building, and regional cooperation in the Asian region since
its establishment and we will further contribute to these activities going forward. In 2019, we
will continue to encourage and focus attention on efforts such as GLIDE, to support our work
monitoring the Sendai Framework and the SDGs, the Visiting Researcher program, to improvedisaster risk reduction (DRR) capacity, and public-private partnerships to improve cooperationin utilizing effective technologies and affordable solutions in addressing DRR issues.
As natural disasters have no boundaries, I sincerely appreciate your active cooperation acrossboundaries and borders to advance our work on DRR now and into the future.
March 2019
Masanori Hamada, Chairman
Asian Disaster Reduction Center38