4-5. Project on Transfer of Disaster Management Measures ofJapan to Enhance DRR Capacity in Asia 2010 (Mongolia,Indonesia)
Asian countries have been frequently suffered from a wide range of natural disasters. Japan
has also experienced many types of natural disasters throughout history. Through many of
those experiences, Japan has accumulated knowledge of dealing with disasters and developed
its expertise together with advanced policies and technologies in the area of disaster risk
reduction. This unique experience provides Japan with such a good deal of valuable knowledgeand expertise that it must now endeavor to share effectively with other members of theinternational community.
From this point of view, the “Project on Transfer of Disaster Management Measures of Japanto Enhance DRR (Disaster Risk Reduction) Capacity in Asia” which especially focused on thesoft-countermeasures was launched by the Cabinet Office of Japanese Government, withtechnical support from the Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC) last year. The project aims
at introducing some of the Japanese successful disaster risk reduction countermeasures andsharing the DRR expertise and technologies to be applied in the Asian countries to enhance
DRR capacity. Furthermore, it is expected that it will eventually contribute to the reduction ofthe damages caused by disasters and building safer and more resilient communities in Asia.
The proposals from Mongolia and Indonesia were selected out of 8 proposals from 7
countries by following reasons.
- Mongolia:- Huge earthquakes are expected at the capital city
- Indonesia- considering the mass media crews were killed by pyroclastic flow, it is important toprovide disaster education for mass media.

Dr, Yujiro Ogawa, Senior Fellow of the ADRC, and Mr. Hidetomi Oi, JICA advisor, wereselected as technical advisors of this project.

(1)Mongolia
National Emergency Management Authority (NEMA) applied with “Transferring earthquake
preparedness of Japan and conducting drills”, with following activities;- To give knowledge and skills on earthquake prevention and protection to the pupils
through conducting training and exercises,- To work out handbooks to extend this kind of training in Mongolia.

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Before the workshop, ADRC visited Mongolia for 1-9 December to have a preparation
meeting with NEMA and visiting a school where the workshop was tobe held.

Subsequently, one NEMA official was invited to Japan to learn effective methods inexecuting workshops. He learned Japanese disaster education through the drills with site
visiting and lectures including the contents to be conducted in the workshop.
The workshop was held on 14-18 February

which consists of the lectures for officials andschool teachers, and the drills at the school.

Fig.4-5-1 Lecture of Earthquake mechanism

Fig.4-5-2 Lecture to school teaachers

Fig.4-5-3 Fire fighting drill by teacher

Fig.4-5-4 First Aid drill with personal belongings

NEMA evaluated this activity as very useful, and would like tofurther develop theprogram to fit current situations in Mongolia and extend it all regions of Mongolia.
Finally, NEMA made activity manual and DVD with contents of workshop for their futureactivities.

(2) Indonesia
National Agency for Disaster Management(BNPB) applied with “Enhancing Media
Contribution to DRR: Learning from Japan’s Experience”, with following activities;- Improve awareness of Disaster Risk Reduction among the media community- Enhance media coverage to disasters and DRR45

- Promote collaboration between DRR organizations and the media community for effective
disaster risk management
Before the workshop, ADRC visited Indonesia for 19-22 December to have a preparation
meeting with BNPB, and made some interviews to mass media. Prof. Bambang Rudyanto,
former ADRC senior researcher, participated with us.
The workshop on Enhancing Media Contribution to Disaster Risk Reduction was held onMarch 7 at Jakarta. The workshop was a collaboration seminar between Asian Disaster
Reduction Center (ADRC) and National Board for Disaster Management (BNPB).

Fig.4-5-5 Lecture by Prof. BambangFig.4-5-7 Panel Discussion session

Fig.4-5-6 Advisor Mr. Oi and Prof. Bambang

The training course for mass media was held on March 13-15 with aim of better
understanding Japanese disaster education to mass media. Participants learned about how toshare the basic knowledge of Disaster Risk among the residents by visiting the University ofTokyo, the Urban Disaster Research Institute, and Life Safety Learning Center. Finally, BNPB
made guideline and DVD for enhancing disaster preparedness of mass media in Indonesia withcontents of the workshop and the training course.

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