Organized by:

Building Resilient
Communities by
Investing in DRR
Literacy for Proactive
Actions focusing on“Leave No OneBehind”

Speakers:(APMCDRR Partner Event)
ScheduleVenue

21

MezzanineRoom

13:30-14:30

BCEC

September2022

M2

Prof TATSUKI Shigeo
Doshisha Univ., Japan

Outlines:
Realizing the importance of empowermentof community for reducing disaster damage,this event showcases innovative practices inbuilding community resilience, including
investing in DRR literacy as actions that
ensure “no one is left behind”. Introducing
the successful examples of wide range
stakeholders, this event will emphasize theimportance of enhancing disaster literacy ofall stakeholders in community, as well as
networking of stakeholders in thecommunities to sustain and accelerate theactions.

Mr Pham Doan Khanh
Vietnam Disaster
Management Authority

Dr Yi-Chung Liu andDr. Yanling LeeEPCC

Ms Vanda Lengkong
Plan International
Asia Pacific HubProf NISHIKAWA Satoru,
Nagoya Univ., Japan

Moderators:

Mr SASAHARA Akio
ADRC

Ms KODAMA MikiADRC

For more details, please visit the event website: https://www.adrc.asia/acdr/2022apmcdrr.php
Contacts for Inquiries: Asian Disaster Reduction Center (email: rep@adrc.asia)

Program:Time

TopicsSpeakers

13:30-13:32

Greetings & Introduction
by the Moderators

Mr SASAHARA Akio, Executive Director/Ms KODAMA Miki, Deputy Director of Research Dept.,
Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC)

13:32-13:42“Disaster Risk Reduction Literacy as
the Foundation for Successful Inclusive
BOSAI Implementations”

Prof TATSUKI Shigeo
Inclusive-BOSAI Research Center
Doshisha University

13:42-13:52"Enhancing Social Resilience on
Disaster by Improving Community
Awareness in Viet Nam"

Mr Pham Doan Khanh
Department of Science Technology and Int’l Coop.
Vietnam Disaster Management Authority (VNDMA),MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENTVietnam

13:52-14:02“Meaningful Engagement andParticipation of Community includingChildren and Youth”

Ms Vanda Lengkong
Plan International Asia Pacific Hub, Indonesia

14:02-14:12“Plant Back Better –Working
Collaboratively Across the DRR Sector
and Beyond on Climate Smart
Agriculture in the Ati, Iloilo City,
the Philippines”

Dr. Yanling Lee, Secretary General
APEC Emergency Preparedness Capacity Building
Center (EPCC)

14:12-14:22“Identifying Resilience of Localities
Through Operational Continuity ofHospitals as indicators”

Prof NISHIKAWA Satoru
Disaster Mitigation Research Center
Nagoya University

14:22-14:30

Open ForumDr Yi-Chung Liu, Advocator, EPCC

Main Objectives:
To showcase good and innovative practices on the linkage of daily activity or welfare/social protection
in normal times with DRR efforts in emergencies
To share good and innovative practices on improving DRR literacy of those who are left behind
To discuss how we can effectively link daily activity or welfare/social protection in normal times withDRR efforts in emergencies in a sustainable manner especially at the local level
To identify effective actions of enhancing DRR literacy of people most at risk
To communicate the importance of government intervention, backed by policy and budgets, forsustainable action and pre-investment.

Key Messages:

Enhancing DRR Literacy is one of the important keys for enhancing community resilience.
Experienced-based /practical experience-oriented activities/ education is useful for improving DRR
Literacy.
DRR activities need to link with people’s daily activity or welfare/social protection system tocontinuously benefit everyone in the community.
Collaboration among all the stakeholders in the communities lead to effective proactive actions inemergencies with no one left behind.
For ensuring sustainability, community DRR activities should be backed up by policy measures
including pre-investment for DRR.