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Organizer

1【Open Session】
Can Information of Disaster Japan Broadcasting
Prevention save our lives? Corporation(tentative)

2【Open Session】
Practical Build Back Better
Efforts, and the Course of
Action Hereafter

Co-organizers

Language

Japanese (withSimultaneousInterpretation)

Disaster-Resilient andEnvironmentally-Friendly
City Promotion office, Cityof Sendai

Japanese (withSimultaneousInterpretation)

Japanese (withSimultaneousInterpretation)

Session Type

Summary

Plenary

We will discuss how better media could disseminate disaster information to the
public from the viewpoints of both sending side and receiving side soon before
disasters occur or during disasters. We will also discuss what kind of information on
disaster risk reduction should be provided by government or media for raisingpublic awareness during normal time.

Plenary

The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 stressed theimportance of various stakeholders’ involvement in DRR and showed the “Build
Back Better” concept. In the process of recovery and reconstruction from theGreat East Japan Earthquake in Sendai, there was a huge driving force in various
efforts which were backed by citizens and local communities. In this session, while
also introducing how we created systems for DRR efforts other than infrastructuredevelopment, we will discuss how we can implement the “Build Back Better”.

Plenary

Where does science stand in terms of disaster risk reduction? Are there
knowledge-gaps needed to be filled, including in local knowledge transfer to reducerisk and to build resilience? What is the role of universities in education andresearch on disaster science? Building on a global report “Disaster Risk Research –Mapping the Landscape of Disaster Science” (final title to be confirmed) to bepremiered at the World Bosai Forum, the session will present the main findings ofthe report and have global experts discussing what should be the priorities forscience moving from the Hyogo framework to the Sendai framework of disaster risk
reduction.

Plenary

Experts, government officers, NPOs and other parties will discuss and exchange
opinions on how the experiences and lessons learned from the disaster-affected
regions were shared and carried on after the Hanshin Awaji Earthquake, Niigata
Chuetsu Earthquake and Great East Japan Earthquake and how those previous
experiences were applied when the next natural disaster occurred, as well as how
to share and pass down lessons to prevent similar lives lost and challenges in futuredisasters.

Women are important stakeholders in disaster risk reduction and mitigation, and tocreate a city that is strong and resilient against disasters, the participation of
women in decision-making is indispensable. Using experiences from the Great East
Japan Earthquake and what we saw in regard to women working and also bearing
responsibility for DRR and recovery, we will consider the possibility of the diverse
leadership roles women can take.

3【Open Session】
The Knowledge Front ofDisaster Risk Reduction

4【Open Session】
Lessons and experiences fromthe Great East Japan
Miyagi Prefectural
Earthquake – What should we Government
learn and share fromdisasters?

Japanese (withSimultaneousInterpretation)

5【Open Session】
Gender Equal Opportunity
Women and Building Disaster Section, City of Sendai
Resilient Communities
Sendai Gender Equal(Making Decisions and Taking Opportunity Foundation
Action)Japanese (withSimultaneousInterpretation)

Technical

6【Open Session】
Community Building for
Inclusive Disaster
Prevention (tentative)

Tohoku Fukushi University

Japanese (withSimultaneousInterpretation)

Technical

7【Open Session】
A Multicultural Society andDisaster Risk Reduction:
Good Practices Implemented
by Multi-stakeholders

International Relations andPlanning Section, City of
Sendai / Sendai Tourism,
Convention, andInternational Association

Japanese (withSimultaneousInterpretation)

Technical

As we move forward with globalization, important issues like support for foreign
residents and travelers during a disaster and cooperation with foreign people inJapan will become prominent. At this session, we will share good practices
implemented in relation to the theme of multiculturalism and disaster risk
reduction, and also consider disaster risk reduction efforts from multi-stakeholders.

8【Open Session】
Seeking the structure of“Power of Culture” toCultural Promotion Section,
support the revival of heart City of Sendai―Connecting hearts toimpetus for moving forward

Japanese (withSimultaneousInterpretation)

Technical

Based on the cases of support through art and culture in the affected areas by theGreat East Japan Earthquake, we will examine the social role of arts and culture.
We will also consider the ideal role of organizations, the way of establishing thesocial framework, and etc., which enables continuous and effective support.

9【Open Session】
Citizen Cooperation andDisaster Risk Reduction

Japanese (withSimultaneousInterpretation)

Technical

In the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 outlines theimportance of improving the response ability of the local community throughindependent efforts by citizens and local groups in promoting disaster risk
reduction and disaster mitigation. We will introduce examples of citizen activity
groups’ efforts with regard to issues exposed by the Great East Japan Earthquake,and those of cooperation between various stakeholders.

10【Open Session】
Sustainable disaster
International Research
resilient community building
Institute of Disasterand human resources
Science, Tohoku university
development for disasterrisk reduction

Katahira community building
association

Japanese (withSimultaneousInterpretation)

Technical

The session introduces a case study of Katahira District in Sendai City, in which
DRR is included in one of community development activities and efforts are made toencourage participation from diversified groups and to foster younger generation.
The session aims at discussing about ways of sustainable DRR activities based on
Katahira’s experiences.

11【Open Session】
Consensus-building for
Reconstructing Disaster
Resilient Society with
Diversity and Gender
Perspectives in Japan andthe World

JCC-DRR Network

EnglishTechnical

Participatory consensus building is indispensable for rebuilding disaster resilient
society, well reflecting specific needs of such vulnerable groups as women, the aged
and persons with disabilities. The session will discuss how multiple stakeholders
could collaborate and aim for human-centered reconstruction.

Plenary“Protecting lives and assets from disaster by preparation in advance”. Japan has
Invested in disaster risk reduction (DRR) since ancient times and achieved toreduce disaster loss dramatically. The fact is internationally appreciated andInvesting in DRR is now one of priorities for action of Sendai Framework for
Disaster Risk Reduction. Developing countries are also beginning to promote
investing in DRR. High-level government officials from 3 nations, Japanese former
mayor of disaster affected local government, JICA, World Bank will discuss how we
can attain investing in DRR in developing countries.

Thematic

We will discuss the effectiveness and importance of pre-disaster investment andthe method to evaluate its value, based on knowledge sharing of the current
situation of disaster risk reduction measures in developing countries andconsidering the best balance of disaster risk reduction measures.

ELSEVIER

City of Sendai

Citizen Cooperation
Promotion Section, City of
SendaiJapan Women’s Network for
DRR

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Sustainable development
thorough DRR Investment

Japan International
Cooperation Agency

13

Effective disaster risk
reduction measures andmethods for disaster risk
Pacific Consultants Co.,
reduction investment
Ltd.
evaluation for mainstreaming
disaster risk reduction.

Japanese (withSimultaneousInterpretation)

Japanese (withSimultaneousInterpretation)1

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15

16

Title

Organizer

Verification Experiments of Drone
Operation model for the disaster
Drone Tech Lab SENDAI
risk reduction, related Technical
Challenges, and Future direction

Strengthening the investment
Association of the Pacificin interdisciplinary
Rim Universities (APRU)
researches【Open Session】
Recovery and Reconstruction
from the Great East Japan
Earthquake~ Efforts on rebuilding
towns and infrastructure ~17

Development Bank of Japan
Inc.

18

Disasters and Future
Disaster Risk Reduction in
Asia (2)ISDM at IRIDeS, Tohoku
Univ./ICUS at IIS, Tokyo
Univ./ISSS

19

Smart Solution for Long life
FUJITSUand Resilient Infrastructure

20

Delivering safety andsecurity to future
generations through multistakeholder collaboration Creating a disasterresilient society throughscience and insurance

22

City of SENDAI, NTT docomo
Inc., Tohoku

Tohoku University International ResearchInstitute for Disaster
Science (IRIDes)

Tohoku Regional Development
BureauFinancial Initiatives andMulti-stakeholder
Partnerships for Disaster
Risk Reduction andResilience21

Co-organizers

Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire
Insurance Co., Ltd

Cabinet Office
Japan(Disaster Management)

Japan CSO Coalition for
Disaster Risk Reduction(JCC-DRR)

EnglishThematic

Japanese (withSimultaneousInterpretation)

Thematic

SummaryThis session focuses on the review of the research needs for incorporating sciences
into a policy making process as well as discussion on strengthening the investment
scheme for interdisciplinary researches. It will invite the speakers and panelists
from various stakeholders such as government, the private sector and academia,
especially young scientists to address their challenges in interdisciplinary
researches. The private sector and government will share their experiences andexisting investment and funding support system for future researches.

Thematic

A preventive approach is fundamental to enhancing our society’s overall resiliencein the face of disaster. This calls for alliances among multiple stakeholders and thedevelopment of imaginative social technologies. In this session, we will describe thefinancial technologies which DBJ has developed for use in disaster management,such as BCM-rated loans, disaster response measures and reconstruction funds.
We will also discuss some projects we have undertaken in cooperation with the
Cabinet Office and other government agencies to improve the disaster resilience ofour client companies and of industry as a whole.

EnglishTechnical

The 2013 Typhoon Yolanda and the 2015 Nepal Earthquake seriously damaged tocities and regions in Asia. It indicates significance of disaster risk reduction in thecities in Asia, which are rapidly urbanizing. This session will discuss future DRR
responses to natural disasters in Asia.

EnglishTechnical

This session presents Fujitsu’s disaster preventive solutions based on ICT, such asvideo analysis through monitoring city activities by AI, water level observation withsmart devices, and detection of disaster signs by AI through measuring temperature
at multipoint with optical fiber.

Thematic

In this session, experts from academia, insurance and public sectors will share theirlatest disaster risk management knowledge, discuss how to prepare for the next
natural catastrophe, and propose practical means to provide financial protection.

Thematic

A critical part of disaster risk management is managing the flow of information.
Getting the right information to the right people at the right time saves lives andreduces losses, while also strengthening people’s resilience to disasters. Some
Asia-Pacific countries now have state-of-the-art disaster information management
systems, but others have major gaps in data and analysis. The Asia Pacific Centre
for Disaster Information Management (APDIM), the regional institution of UN
Economic Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), aims to reduce thenegative impact of natural hazards, strengthen capacities for disaster information
management, and enhance regional cooperation and coordination among countries
and organizations aiming at socio-economic development of nations and achieving
internationally agreed development goals; particularly those related to the Sendai
Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 and the 2030 Agenda for
Sustainable Development. The proposed session is to understand the critical gaps
in disaster information supply chains and related institutional and policy issues in
the region. It intends to discuss opportunities for capacity development throughregional and south-south cooperation to narrow down the existing gaps in disaster
information management.

Japanese (withSimultaneousInterpretation)

EnglishTohoku University International ResearchInstitute for Disaster
Science (IRIDes)

Session TypeJapanese (with Simultaneous
Thematic
Interpretation)

International ResearchInstitute of Disaster
Science (IRIDeS), Tohoku
English
University
Asia-Pacific Financial Forum

Bridging the information andknowledge gaps for
implementing the Sendai
UN-ESCAP
Framework for Disaster Risk
Reduction

MIRAI (Multisector
Initiative for Research,
Action, and Impact)~Co-designing social
innovation in addressing
disaster risks throughresearch action networks~

Language

In order to address the SFDRR and SDGs in a holistic way, it requires social
innovation which solves the unsolved, and in order to bring such solutions topeople and communities, it requires co-designing research from its inception phase.
For this effective and transformative changes, it requires research action network
which could be an appropriate platform and inter-linkages of the networks to makedemand driven changes through bonding research and actions.
EnglishTechnical
The session aims at
solutions23

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The 4th Asian Conference on
Urban Disaster Reduction(ACUDR)-Current Situation
and Problems on Risk
Communication in Asia-

Regional cooperation andpartnerships for multihazard early warning in the
Asia-Pacific region

Institute of Social Safety
Science, Japan

UN-ESCAP

EnglishEnglishTechnical

Supporting making of district disaster management plan for multi-hazard disasters
with various stakeholders such as municipalities, local communities, andpractitioners,
Institute of Social Safety Science, Japan, is carrying out the Project on theDevelopmentof Risk Communication Model for regional disaster risk reduction. As a part of the
4th
Asian Conference on Urban Disaster Reduction (ACUDR), this session will discusscurrent situation and problems on risk communication in Asia.

Thematic

For transboundary hazards, there is a need to strengthen appropriate cooperation
mechanisms for more effective multi-hazard early warning systems through sharing
of information, experiences and expertise on monitoring and forecasting. The
experience of the ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee provides valuable lessons inpursuing well-functioning multi-hazard early warning systems in the region, in
support of the Traget (g) of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction. In
this regard, the session aims to share the 50 years of experience of the
ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee in addressing tropical cyclones and related
coastal hazards, and discusses how we take the lessons forward to establish soundmulti-hazard early warning systems in the region.

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Summary
The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) 2015-2030 was adopted
at the Third UN World Conference on DRR in Sendai, Japan, on 18 March 2015.
The main features of the Sendai Framework are: 1) a shift in focus from managing
disasters to managing risks; 2) a wider scope, encompassing the risk of small- tolarge-scale, frequent and infrequent, sudden and slow-onset disasters, caused bynatural or man-made hazards, as well as related environmental, technological andbiological hazards and risks; and 3) a more people-centered, all-hazards and multisectoral approach to DRR. It was confirmed that technological hazards also mayarise directly as result of the impacts of a natural hazard event (these are known as
Natech hazards.)

25

Prepare and respond betterfor emerging technologicalhazards like Natech events.
What we learned from recent
disasters

International Federation of
Red Cross and Red CrescentSocieties (IFRC)

JRCS; other organisations(tbc)

EnglishTechnical

In line with the priorities of the Sendai DRR Framework, this session will focus to
explore what we learned from recent disasters in the area of technological hazards(including nuclear accidents) to 1) improve the understanding of risk managementof these hazards as it relates to DRR; 2) challenges to strengthen the governancefor DRR; 3) What opportunities there are to invest in DRR in the area oftechnological hazards and to 4) enhance disaster preparedness for emergencies likethe GEJET and the nuclear accident in 2011.
IFRC together with experts from other organizations involved in this area will
provide evidence based examples on how the implementation of the Sendai
Framework on technological hazards can look like in IFR global programmes, taking
into account the lessons from staff and volunteers of the Japanese Red Cross
responding to the events in March 2011. We will also explore other existing
frameworks and what is needed to accelerate the work to increase resilience tosuch events at community level.

26

Integrated land-sea network
for monitoring earthquakes,
tsunami & volcanos fordisaster risk reduction

National Research Institutefor Earth Science andDisaster Resilience (NIED)Japanese (withSimultaneousInterpretation)

Technical

The Nankai Trough Earthquake and earthquakes in the capital region are urgent
matters for Japan’s disaster risk reduction. Through the inland earthquake
observation network installed all over Japan after the 1995 Kobe Earthquake andthe sea observation networks installed along Pacific coast, the Japanese archipelago
and its environs are covered by an observation network integrating land and sea. In
this session, we will introduce these observation networks and discuss the use andapplication of information as well as future prospects.

27

New perspective towards
International Researchenhancing capability of
Institute of Disaster
assessing tsunami damage andScience, Tohoku University
risksJapanese (withSimultaneousInterpretation)

Technical

Focusing on enhancing society's resilience towards future catastrophic tsunami
disaster, the session aims to provide an opportunity to share the advances ofdisaster management system by fusion of simulation, sensing and geo-informatics,
and to discuss its utilization and future perspectives.

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Economic recovery andIndustrial revitalizationfrom the Great East Japan
Earthquake

EnglishTechnical

We will examine the reality of economic recovery and industrial revitalization fromthe Great East Japan Earthquake and the policy evaluation to discuss perspectivesof the regional economy of damaged areas.

Technical

What are roles of the media in preventing damage and loss of life in a disaster?
Sharing local newspaper and broadcasting companies’ efforts in disaster areas andthe current situation and tasks of overseas media, we will focus on how the media
can contribute to enlightenment of disaster preparedness in normal times. We will
also discuss how the media should disseminate information on disaster prevention incooperation with universities.

Technical

As a part of the follow-up of the humanity workshop on energy industry policy atthe 31st Taiwan/Japan symposium on engineering in Dec. 2015 and its outcome
publication, About-face of energy policies of Taiwan and Japan after Fukushima andnuclear cooperation, National Taiwan University, 2017/05＜
http://www.bunsei.co.jp/ja/hanbaidairi/books/1515-nihongaku23.html＞, we
argue about the nuclear energy policy after the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant
Accident from the global/regional perspective.

Technical

Global Alliance of Disaster Research Institutes (GADRI) established 2015 Marchright after WCDRR2015 at Sendai finished. GADRI has more than 130 member
institutes from all over the world and its partner organizations and networks are
now evolving. At this session, representatives from partner networks, i.e., UKADR,NADRI and key contributes of GADRI activities will provide their visions andmissions and, with floor participants, we will discuss the expected roles of GADRI
and partner networks.

Technical

This section discusses the roles of the fields of education, academic and scienceand technology in DRR through achieving goals set forth in SDGs and Sendai
Framework. Practices made locally post 2011 Tohoku disaster will be shared andexamined with international experts.

Technical

We will first share several economic model which can evaluate positive effect ofdisaster investment for our economy (GDP etc.). In addition we will share issues onlack of data to perform economic evaluation and have a common understanding on
the situation of data collection. After sharing of our experience we will discuss
issues of the current economic model, such as data collection, elaboration of themodel and the potential of further sophistication.

Technical

Faith-based organizations (FBOs) have played unique roles in each phase ofdisaster relief, reconstruction and preparedness. Nowadays, in addition, the roles
are often being discussed at the global level. In this occasion FBOs’ collaboration
with other stakeholders will be explored.

Technical

This session presents the actual cases of DRR, where emphasis will be placed ontransdisciplinary approach; the institutional scheme to establish efficient processesof scientific knowledge-based decision-making to implement DRR. Takeaway of thesession will be the remarks that are reached through discussing the factors andmechanisms of actual DRR cases in light of the Sendai Framework.

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Roles of the media indisaster risk reduction～ Cultivation through themedia in normal times ～Earthquake Recovery ResearchCenter,Graduate School of Economics
and Management，Tohoku
University

Japanese (withSimultaneousInterpretation)

Kahokushimpo, IRIDeS

The future of nuclear energy
Laboratory of Prof. Akihikopolicy – lessons from theMorita/SHOKEI GAKUIN
Fukushima Nuclear Power
University
Plant Accident

English31

Vision and Future of Global
Alliance of Disaster
Research Institutes (GADRI)GADRIEnglish32

Recognizing the roles of
education sector for DRR
through sustainable
development(Provisional)

Miyagi University of
Education

Japanese (withSimultaneousInterpretation)

33

Economic evaluation model
for mainstreaming Disaster
Pacific Consultants Co.,
Risk Reduction intoLtd.
development issues -Where weare and where we go-

Japanese (withSimultaneousInterpretation)

34【Open Session】
Faith-based organizations’contribution to Sendai
Framework for Disaster Risk
Reduction

Organizing Committee of the
Symposium on Faith and DRR

Japanese (withSimultaneousInterpretation)

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Transdisciplinary Approach(TDA) for Building Societal
Resilience to Disasters –Efforts towards Achieving
the Goals of Sendai
Framework

Japan Society of Civil
Engineers (JSCE)37

Tracks and scenarios ofstudent-driven volunteer
activities: focusing on
young powers embedded inlong-term reconstruction
after the Great East Japan
Earthquake

21st Technical Committee ofthe Asian Civil Engineering
EnglishCoordinating Council (ACECC
TC21)

Center for Service Learning
Tohoku University and ExtracurricularInternational Research
Activities, Institute for
Institute for Disaster
Excellence in Higher
Science (IRIDes)
Education, Tohoku University

EnglishTechnical

Student-centered volunteer activities have been very flexible and active toward thereconstruction of the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. From the viewpoint ofstudents’ practices, this session run by some students on reconstruction
assistance / volunteer organizations aims
1. to draw tracks of their activities,
2. to discover intimate connections between these tracks,
3. to derive the role, function, future challenges and scenarios of these practices
based on young powers from 1 and 2,
4. to share all of them with conference participants to broaden their perspectives.

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Perspectives in EvidenceTohoku University
based Mental Health Disaster
International Research
Response and Preparedness～
Institute of Disaster
Towards Effective
Science
International Cooperation～

WHO Kobe center

EnglishTechnical

Although mental health issues have drawn attentions in disaster response andpreparedness, and been noted on the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk
Reduction, they still tend to be overlooked or less prioritized. Also, since mental
health issues tend to be invisible, and varied among communities/situations, it isessentially difficult to provide proper psychosocial support to a population in need.
This session is focused on current situation and perspectives on accumulation ofevidence and development and implementation of technologies relevant to disaster
response and preparedness focusing on mental health of affected communities fordeveloping more effective disaster mental health support systems.

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Keio Research Institute at
Utilization of drone in caseSFC
of disaster

Drone Pilot Association

EnglishTechnical

We will discuss the theme of utilization of drone in the event of a disaster. In
recent years, introduction of drone has been advanced for research purposes inlarge-scale disasters, but is necessary to promote rules formation, training
programs, and technology development in order to accelerate social implementation

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Establishment of resilient
society with Disaster
Statistics Global Database

AI and Disasterseen in Watson= Disaster

Mainstreaming Disaster Risk
Management in Developing
Countries

National Platform on Waterrelated Disasters-as part of the National
Platform for Disaster Risk
Reduction-

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Disaster Digital Archives

45

Word into Action;
Contributing to Sendai
Framework from Nursing

FUJITSU

UNDP

Japanese (withSimultaneousInterpretation)

IBM Japan, Ltd.

World Bank / Disaster Risk
Management Hub, Tokyo

EnglishInternational Centre for
Water Hazard and Risk
Management (ICHARM), Public
Works Research InstituteEnglishInternational ResearchInstitute of Disaster
Science, Tohoku University

Japan Society of DisasterNursing

EnglishEnglishWorld Society of Disaster Nursing
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A Synergy Framework for the Global Partnership on SpaceInternational Research
integration of Earth
Technology Applications for
Institute of Disaster
Observation technologies
Disaster Risk Reduction (GPScience, Tohoku University
into Disaster Risk Reduction STAR)

47

Marine ecosystems
disturbances by Earthquake
and Tsunamis: toward better
Tohoku Ecosystem-Associatedrestoration of coastal lives
Marine Sciences
and fisheries throughcontinuous marine ecosystemmonitoring

UNESCO Section on Earth
Science and Geo-Hazard Risk

EnglishEnglishThematic

UNDP, Tohoku university, and Fujitsu is developing Global Database (GDB) at the
Global Center for Disaster Statistics (GCDS), which will confer systematiccollection and analysis of disaster statistics of each country.
This session presents the scope of the project which will help reduce disaster losses
and damages caused by extreme natural hazards, and establish resilient society inthe world.

Technical

At the time of a disaster, many correspondences are made even in organizations
that respond to them or even among general people.
Previously, there was no means to record those interactions,Currently, text data isleft as an enormous record by means such as social media, voice recording andvideo recording.
We also introduce situations such as analyzing the analysis results using the
Watson Explorer which is one of IBM 's AI (Augmented Intelligence), and examining
how to use the analysis result for disaster response etc .

Thematic

This session is organized by the World Bank’s Disaster Risk Management (DRM)
Hub in Tokyo as implementing arm of the Japan-World Bank Program for
Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management in Developing Countries, an innovative
global platform aimed at creating and sharing knowledge and technical solutions to
support the integration of climate and disaster resilience into World Bank Groupfinanced development programs and investments. The session will focus on casestudies that summarize Japan’s comprehensive approaches and technical solutions
in one of the following proposed topics: safer schools, resilient infrastructure or risk
identification as well as lessons learned that are relevant to developing countries
trying to address similar challenges.

Technical

ICHARM is assigned to a secretariat of International Flood Initiative (IFI) which isa joint initiative in collaboration with such international organizations as UNESCOIHP, WMO, UNISDR, UNU, IAHS and IAHR. IFI promotes an establishment ofplatform for water-related disaster risk reduction. The session aims to facilitate
information sharing among the participating countries around the world regarding
activities of platforms on water and disaster towards the realization of Sendai
Framework, and create discussions on effective actions that should be taken to
promote further reduction of water-related disaster risks, including supports fromthe international organizations.

Technical

This session will report on the use of digital archives in the context of disasterprevention. The presenters will begin their presentation by engaging with the ideathat the primary role of archives is not only to gather, manage and secure data but
also to support the creation of new knowledge and disaster prevention throughtheir usage (research, education, and application). Furthermore, they will discuss
the success and setbacks they faced while attempting to increase the exploitationof disaster digital archives. This session will conclude with an open discussion on
the future uses of archives by teachers, researchers, and professionals engaged indisaster prevention.

Technical

Japan Science of Disaster Nursing and World Society of Disaster Nursing would be
actively engaged in sharing the knowledge gained from disaster nursing activities tomore effectively utilize the guidelines specified in the framework, and it continues
to fight against challenges and strive to reach out beyond the boundary of society
and nationality to provide protection of the health and safety of people and humansecurity based on research and education.

Technical

The Global Partnership on Space Technology Applications for Disaster Risk
Reduction (GP-STAR) was launched during the World Conference on Disaster Risk
Reduction in Sendai, Japan, on March 15, 2015. The partnership aims to foster theuse of Earth observation as well as Space-based Technologies and Applications in
the context of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030(Sendai Framework).
The session aims to provide recommended practices on how the integration ofEarth Observation and satellite-based technologies into Disaster Risk Reduction
efforts contribute to the assessments of the goals and targets established in the
Sendai framework, including the recently defined indicators, and to the priorities foractions.

Technical

Big Earthquake and Tsunamis give vigorous damages to coastal lives and marine
ecosystems. Sustainable monitoring of marine ecosystems and environments andshare the results with coastal peoples should introduce effective retention andmitigation from marine disasters. Tohoku Ecosystem-Associated Marine Sciences
Project aims to monitor recovering processes of coastal ecosystem that was
disturbed at the time of Great Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunamis. We, TEAMS,
plan to transfer our research results and experiences to other countries that areprobable to experience Earthquake and Tsunami hazards. In this session, we plan
to propose action plan how we can avoid from oceanic hazardous events.

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