EuropeanCommission

UN/ISDR Comprehensive Tsunami Disaster
Prevention Training Course
ICHARMannounceswithgreatpleasure

thelaunchof“UN/ISDR

Comprehensive Tsunami Disaster Prevention Training Course”
Course from 3rd June
to 10th July, which is supported by JICA and in collaboration with UN/ISDR.
The Indian Ocean Tsunami on 26th December 2004
caused about 230,000 casualties and enormous
property damage along the Indian Ocean. This giant
loss is basically due to the lack of proper awarenessand prepardness for tsunami disasters from national
government level to local level.

A church in Ghizo Island
damaged by Solomon Tsunami in 2007

Japan has a long experience with tsunami
disasters. The 1896 Meiji-sanriku
sanriku Tsunami caused
about 22,000 casualties, for example.
example Because ofthat, Japan has been making major efforts toenhancetsunamidisaster prevention.

To make good use of such experiences toward
totsunami
disaster countermeasures in developing countries, ICHARM
launches the “UN/ISDR
UN/ISDR Tsunami Disaster Prevention
Training Course” for section chief–level
chief
personnel who areresponsible for promoting tsunami
sunami disaster mitigation.
The course lecturers includes prominent university
professors,, experienced technical experts, and disastermanagement personnel at theA tsunami embankment in Taro district,
Miyako City (height: 10m)
national to local levels, including
Professor Shuto of Nihon University,
who is the world-classworld
expert in the field of tsunami study.
The overall objective is to develop human resources who work forcomprehensive tsunami disaster mitigation including structural
measures, tsunami early warning systems, local disaster management
plans in developing countries. After returning their home countries,
cou
they are also expected to share the information and know-how
know
acquired through the course among fellow personnel in tsunami
disaster mitigation.
mitigation

Statue of “GoryoHamaguchi” in Hirokawa
Town Office

Contact: International Centre for Water Hazard and Risk Management(ICHARM)
Team Leader: Mr. Shigenobu Tanaka s_tanaka@pwri.go.jp
tel +81-29-879-6809 Fax +81-29-879-6709
6709

Outline of the “UN/ISDR Comprehensive Tsunami
Disaster Prevention Training Course”
1. Background
Funded by the European Commission, UN/ISDR is now conducting many 2-year projects of “Building
Resilience to Tsunamis in the Indian Ocean” in order to promote tsunami countermeasures in developingcountries.
As one of the projects, ICHARM will conduct the “UN/ISDR Comprehensive Tsunami Disaster
Prevention Training Course”. The total amount for the project is $200,000.
2. Organizers
Implementing organization:
International Centre for Water Hazard and Risk Management (ICHARM)
Supporting organization:
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
3. Period
3rd June – 10th July 2008 (6 weeks)
4. Participant
Total: 11 menbers
Mr. Ujjwal Kumar
Section Officer, Government of India Ministry of Finance, Department of Economic Affairs

Mr. LALLOO PRASAD SONKAR
Adviser (Tsunami Rehabilitation Programme), Government of India Planning commission

Mr. JurionoCoordinator on Drill and SOP's Division Indonesian Institute of Science (LIPI)

Mr. Teuku Alvisyahrin
Lecturer, Faculty of Agriculture Syiah Kuala University, Indonesia

Mr. Weka Mahardi
Staff of Sub Directorate Rehabilitation and Utilization Coasts and Ocean Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, Indonesia

Mr. WISYANTO
Researcher on Technology for Natural disaster Mitigation Agency for The Assessment and Application of Technology, Indonesia

Mr. Murthala Mohamed Didi
Director, National Disaster Management Centre, Maldives

Mrs. Rilweena Asiath
National Project Manager United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Maldives

Mrs. JAYASUNDARA Mudiyanselage Sriyani Jayasundara
Assistant Director (Preparedness and Planning), Disaster Management Centre, Sri Lanka

Mr. Senadhipathi Mudiyanselage Saman Palitha Bandara
Assistant Director (training and public awareness) Disaster Management Center, Sri Lanka

Mr. Sooriya Arachchige Ranjan Jayawardana
Chief Irrigation Engineer Irrigation Department, Sri Lanka

5. Curriculum
1st and 2nd week:Lectures and practices on tsunami and its countermeasures, etc.

3rd week:

On-sight Survey along Sanriku Coast

thInterim report, practices on Tsunami propagation mapping, Google Earth, etc.

th5 week:

On-sight Survey along Ki-i Coast

6th week:

Making and presentation of Action plan

4 week: