OECD Reviews of Risk Management Policies: Japan 2009
Subtitle: Large-Scale Floods and Earthquakes
By: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Series: OECD reviews of risk management policies; OECD Reviews of Risk Management Policies
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Paris
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource]:
Number of pages: 275
ISBN-13: 9789264050303
Subjects: Ecology; Euthenics; Nature and nurture; Adaptation (Biology); Governance
Description: Damages to economic assets resulting from natural disasters have soared in the past fifteen years, and climate change models forecast intensified exposure to extreme weather in many OECD countries. This OECD review of risk management policies focuses on Japan, because the geography, topography and climate of its national territory subject it to serious natural hazards, especially seismic activity and typhoons. The report looks at Japan’s policies in the areas of monitoring, preparing for and responding to floods and earthquakes, seeking out and identifying good practices and areas where improvements could be made. The case studies consider several issues of particular interest to policy makers, such as how to take climate change into account for long term policy planning related to large scale floods, and Japan’s unique earthquake insurance scheme for damages whose probability and impact are hard to accurately assess.
Table of contents: title: Acronyms and Organisations Cited; title: PART I. LARGE-SCALE FLOODS; title: Executive Summary; title: Chapter 1. Introduction: Flood Risks in Japan; title: Chapter 2. Integrated Approach to Flood Risk Management; title: Chapter 3. Risk Assessment and Communication; title: Chapter 4. Flood Prevention and Damage Mitigation; title: Chapter 5. Emergency Response; title: Chapter 6. Recovery; title: Annex I.1. Basin Territory River Administration in France; title: Annex I.2. The United Kingdom Administration of Flood Risk Management; title: Annex I.3. Flood Protection and Climate Change - the Bavarian Adaptation Strategy; title: Annex I.4. The United Kingdom Use of Flood Risk Maps; title: Annex I.5. International Commission for the Protection of the Rhine; title: Annex I.6. The Dutch System for Emergency and Crisis Management; title: Annex I.7. Administrative Organisation of Emergency Response in Sweden; title: Annex I.8. Post-Disaster Experiences Collection and Communication in France; title: Annex I.9. The Post-Disaster Recovery Stage: A Step towards Enforcement of Risk Culture; title: Annex I.11. Self-Assessment Questionnaire; title: Annex I.12. List of Institutions Interviewed; title: Bibliography; title: PART II. EARTHQUAKES; title: Executive Summary; title: Chapter 7. Introduction: Seismic Risks in Japan; title: Chapter 8. The General Policy Framework; title: Chapter 9. Risk Assessment and Communication; title: Chapter 10. Disaster Prevention; title: Chapter 11. Emergency Preparedness and Response; title: Chapter 12. Post-Event Issues; title: Annex II.1. Methodology; title: Annex II.2. Self-Assessment Questionnaires; title: Annex II.3. List of Institutions Interviewed; title: Annex II.4. Members of the Steering Group; title: Bibliography