Welcome to My Final Presentation

Lessons learned from Japanese
Disaster Management System and My
Action Plan

Presentation by Sayiyan Tigran
The Head of Southern Department Task Force
Armenian National Survey for Seismic Protection1Outline of Presentation
1. Impact and Characteristics on World’s NaturalDisasters.
2. Major Hazards and Disasters in Armenia.
3. Recent Specific topics that Armenia is working onnow.
4. Lessons learned from the Japanese Disaster
Management System. Experience which can beapplied for Disaster Management in Armenia.
5. My Action Plan.
6. Conclusion.

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Impact on Natural Disasters

Source: ADRC 20th Century Asian Natural DisastersData Book <August 2002> Chapter1

Disaster Characteristics in Asia

Source: ADRC 20th Century Asian Natural Disasters
Data Book<August 2002> Chapter 2

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Disaster Characteristics in Asia

Source: ADRC 20th Century Asian Natural Disasters
Data Book <August 2002> Chapter 2

Disasters in Armenia
Disasters: The territory ofArmenia is located in highseismic activity zone (AlpineHimalayan and BalkanCarpathian seismic belts.

6%-Other disasters

Human losses caused bydifferent types of disasters
Natural disasters:
Earthquakes-94%
Mudslides-3.15%
Landslides-1.2%
Floods-0.15%
Man-made disasters:
Transport accidents-1.5%
Irradiation-0%

94%-Earthquakes

4Major Disasters Occurred in Armenia
Severest Disasters according to the ratio ofAmount of Damage to GDP (Summary 1975-2000)
CountryDis.
TypeYearGDP
Affected
Bn.US$

Tot.
Aff.

Dam.
US$

Dam/
GDP

Armenia(SovietUnion)

Earthqua 1988
ke

16.90

1,100,000

1,642,000

20,500,000

1.213

Armenia

Famine 1992
(natural)

2.0

1,300,000

1,300,000

4,399

0.0022

Armenia

Flood

1997

9.7

7,000

7,000

8,000

0.00082

Armenia

Drought

2000

10.0

297,000

297,000

100,000

0.01

Source: ADRC, Japan based on CRED-EM-DAT database, 2001, HDI of UNDP,World Bank and World Fact Book, 2001

5National Policy for DisasterManagement
The National Survey for
Seismic Protection under
the Government of theRepublic of Armenia
was founded on 17th ofJuly in 1991.
The basic goal of
Armenian NSSP is theSeismic Risk Reduction
in Armenia.

Resent Specific Topics Related toSeismic Risk Reduction
At present time the following specific topics on Seismic
Risk Reduction in Armenia have been developing andimplementing:
Investigation of infrasound as a short-term herald of earthquakes inArmenian NSSP.
Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Project under the responsibility of theArmenian NSSP (Involving of the “Garni” Seismic Station into theInternational Controlling System ).
Works on assessment of vulnerability of the buildings and structures bymutual cooperation of the Armenian NSSP and a number of concernedorganizations.
Interstate scientific technological project for creation of seismologicalmonitoring system on the territories of states-participants of theCommonwealth of Independent States (CIS) is under the development
up- to-date by Armenian NSSP.

6Investigation of Infrasound As
One of the Measures on CSHA
Infrasound vibration refers toleast examined short-term herald
category.Since the year 2001 incollaboration with National
Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration,USA (NOAA)
the station for continuous
infrasound monitoring has been
designed and is being prepared
for installation in Armenian
NSSP.The station consists of 4sensors, 2 computers and device
for archiving of collected data.

Vulnerability of Buildings andStructures
This problem has been approvedof in International workshop“Working out the system ofinterstate seismic risk management
and cooperation due to destructive
earthquakes on the Caucasus
region”.
Following organizations will
participate in making decision:- National A.S. of RA,- Ministry of Urban Planning,- Armenian Scientific-ResearchInstitute of Seismology, Earthquake Engineering and Protectionof the Buildings,- Yerevan State University ofArchitecture and Construction.

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What Did I Learn From Japanese
Disaster Management
In field of Disaster Recovery andReconstruction:
Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake andsteps toward Reconstruction from a
new flourish perspective.
Hyogo Phoenix Plan:
Priority Three-Year Plan.
(Housing, Industry, Infrastructure).
Latter Five-Year Promotion
Programs.

What Did I Learn From Japanese
Disaster Management
In field of Emergency Response
and Disaster Recovery:
Damage Assessment Trainig
System;Temporary Housing andIndividual Recovery;
Permanent Housing Construction
As an expected result:

New Land Use Planning8

What Did I Learn
In field of Risk Management
including Emergency Response:
Gathering damage information.
Assessment of seismic
vulnerability for urban areas.
Development of early earthquake
damage assessment system.
As an expected results:
Assistance for sharing bydisaster-related information.
Database for buildings for
future improvement of earthquake
engineering.

What Did I Learn
In field of vulnerability
assessment for urban structures:
Strong ground motion evaluation(wave generation, wave propagation and soil amplification).
Simulation of soil liquefaction andfoundation damage.
Simulation of structural responseand damage.
As an expected result:
Effective microzoning maps forseismic design and economic
seismic reinforcement methods.

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Vulnerability assessment ofbuildings and structures:
World’s largest shaking table.
Mightiest shake power.
Three-dimensional motions
simulator.
As an expected results:
New more optimal technologies
for earthquake engineering.
Suggestion on new structuralschemes for buildings.
Improving of existing designcodes and standards.

Kajima Technical ResearchInstitute
Kajima Technical ResearchInstitute (KaTRI) has been
established as a coreorganization of Kajima
Corporation.
Activities:
Research and Development.
Technical Cooperation andConsultation.
Training and Disseminatingof Information.

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Major Research and Activities ofKaTRI

Large-scale structural
testing and shaking-table
laboratory

Wind tunnel Laboratory

Remote control technologies Structural test on seismic
for construction machines
retrofit using steel
dampers

Fire-resistance test
furnace

Numerical simulationof tsunami

Japan International Cooperation
Agency (JICA)
Disaster Management Policy andCountermeasures.
Activity of Japan Disaster Relief(JDR).
Other Disaster-related activities.
JICA storehouses-headquarters inJapan and overseas.

As an expected result:
Working out draft plans and anothernecessary bases for future possible
office of JICA appropriate toArmenian conditions (Delivery ofdisaster relief supplies).

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JICA’s Assistance to Earthquakein Armenia in Year 1988
Two Japanese Disaster Relief Teamsconsisting of 27 experts were dispatchedin Armenia to assess disaster situationin earthquake-affected area in 1988.
Two basic concepts for seismicresistant design have been mentioned:
Only minor damage without significant
loss of economy is allowable undermoderate earthquakes;
Severe damage or collapse followed byloss of human life should be prevented
under severe earthquakes.
Agreement between Government of theRepublic of Armenia and Japanese
Government on seismic protection ofthe population on 25th of December in2001.

What Did I Learn
Effective Earthquake
Disaster Prevention
Policy at State level andVarious Disaster
Countermeasures.
Early Estimation
System (EES) as a basis
and effective measure for
Earthquake Disaster
ManagementInformation.
Prompt Emergency
Management12Disaster Information and DeliverySystem
PASCO GIS Plaza Co. hasdeveloped Earthquake Damage
Estimation System (PEDES) forJapanese companies.
Development of Disaster
Information System (DIS) and it’s
Delivery aims to assess andunderstand the status of disasteraffected area as well as quickly
disseminate the disaster data using
IT technology.
It allows to effectively implement
various post-disaster operations(from damage assessment tobuildings to disaster relief andpeople rehabilitation ).

PASCO GIS Plaza Co.

Real experiment on taking Video Data ofDisaster- affected area by ADRC, NASDAand NTTData Co. in Nagoya area

Disaster Research andSustainable Development

Presentation by VR-s, Shizuoka,Fuji Tokoha University

Fuji Tokoha University in
Shizuoka has been established inyear 2000 and plays a significant
role in sustainable development ofthe economy in 21st century.The
University consists of the twocolleges:
College of Distribution
Economics
College of Environmental andDisaster Research
As an expected result:
Involvement of Disaster Researchin University curriculum at basic
level

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National Policy for Disaster
Prevention
National
Information
Centerfor
Earthquakes
andDisasters

Laboratory for
simulation andcontrolling oflevel of rainfall

Seismographs formeasuring ofearthquakes
under the sea

National Research Institutefor Earth Science andDisaster Prevention(NIED) has been
established in year 1963
after a major flood in
Nagoya area.
NIED as an Independent
Administrative Institution
aims to implement
prevention policy ofnatural disasters with
global view ofenvironmental changes.

Experiment with driving ofcar during an earthquake

Structural safety of steel-framebuildings

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22nd International Fire Chiefs’
Association of Asia General
Conference and Exhibition(IFCAA’02Kyoto)
Outline of the Event.
Characteristics of natural disasters in XXIst century.
Rapid growing of population and urbanization increaserisk for disasters.
Fire-fighting, rescue and medical equipment as well aslatest computer technologies for disaster simulation as
an important tool for disaster preparedness, prevention
and response due to raising number of both naturaland human-made disasters in XXIst century.

Toward Total Disaster Risk
Management (TDRM) Approach
Basic Concepts:
Disasters are human-made while hazards can bedivided into natural, technological and miscellaneousone.
Importance of Disaster Risk Management on
Community level.
TDRM as a philosophy and framework.

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The 1995 Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake
and Nojima Fault Preservation MuseumNojima fault preservation
museum has been establishedafter Great Hanshin-Awaji
Earthquake in year 1998.
Nojima Fault Preservation
Museum aims to show theconsequences and lessons
learned from the earthquake aswell as to better understandmechanism of occurrence of theearthquakes for future
promotion to earthquake
disaster prevention.

My Action Plan
Contribution for the establishment of the Memorial Center for Spitak
Earthquake and considering the 7th of December as a “Earthquake Disaster
Prevention Day.”
Suggestion on “Seismic Risk Management for Buildings based on minimum
expected life-cycle cost”.
Reconsidering and activizing of Prompt Response Teams’ actions on level ofthe Regional Departments.
Disaster Information System (DIS) and it’s Delivery using GIS and IT
technologies.
Project Proposal Cooperation between Armenian NSSP and ADRC-”TheEarthquake Fast Damage Estimation System for Seismic Risk Reduction”.
Suggestion on involving of the Disaster and Environmental Research in the
educational program for Universities in Armenia at State level.
TDRM approach as a prevention and mitigation measure at Basic level.

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Memorazible Visits andSightseeing Places in Japan
Nikko city (shrines,temples and waterfalls)
Zoo in Oji-Dzu Park
Suma Aquarium
Kobe Port Tower
Jazz-Festival in Mosaic
Rokko and Maya
mountains
Kabuki-Chuo in Tokyo

Hiroshima Peace
Memorial Museum andMiyajima island
Traditional Bon-Odori
FestivalFirework Festival in Kobe
Harbor Land
Akashi Kaikyo Bridge
Hana-Sajiki (flowers
garden in Awaji island)

Conclusions
1. Strong earthquakes can not be stopped, but can be reduced
by setting up and implementing appropriate and effective
disaster management policy.
2. We should solve the problem regarding the objective dataon seismic hazard and making decision which would beadequated to such hazard.
3. Considering of the ADRC as a core-organization
responsible for disaster risk management in Asian region
and as the future pattern – organization for disaster risk
reduction policy over the world.
4. In XXIst century the strategy for seismic risk reduction
should be based on prioritizing preparedness over therecovery.

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