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Asian-Tailored Technology for Integrated Disaster Risk Management-Sharing Experiences and Future Developments
Seminar sponsored by Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC))
7 May 2007 (12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.)
The Seminar is based on the concept of "Asian - tailored Technology for Integrated Disaster Risk Management" and will focus on the necessity to develop community based disaster risk management. The Seminar will discuss:
- the idea of "Implementation Technology" which stand for the integration and utilization of available pieces of technologies for local people,
- challenges towards community based participatory management for disaster reduction in Asia, and
- possible framework of community based disaster risk management in Asia, and
- experiences of Asian countries and other developing countries.
| PROGRAM/SPEAKERS |
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Topic |
| 12:00 p.m. |
Shigeru Takeda
Senior Executive Director, JBIC | Opening Remarks |
| 12:05 p.m. |
Norio Okada
Professor, Kyoto University | Keynote speech:
Community-based participatory management for disaster reduction in Asia and the development of implementation technology |
| 12:30 p.m. |
Satoru Kurosawa
Advisor, Sector Strategy Development Division, JBIC
Mikio Ishiwatari
Senior Advisor (Disaster Management and Water Resource Management), JICA
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Approaches taken by Japanese Donor Agencies
JBIC's assistance for disaster risk management and community-based approaches, challenges and possible solutions for the future
JICA's assistance for disaster risk management and community-based approaches, challenges and possible solutions for the future |
| 12:50 p.m. |
Suprayoga Hadi
Director for Regional II Development, National Development Planning Agency, Indonesia
Amod M. Dixit
General Secretary & Executive Director, National Society for Earthquake Technology - Nepal (NSET) | Experiences and future developments of Indonesia and Nepal
Approaches taken by the Indonesia Indonesian Government for disaster risk management
Current situation of community-based disaster risk management in Indonesia
Role for other agents such as NGOs and universities to supplement the government capacity
Introduction of advanced examples of community-based disaster risk management in Nepal
Roles of the government, NGOs and communities in the ongoing projects |
| 1:20 p.m. |
Shyam P. Bajpai
Deputy Director General, Regional and Sustainable Development Department, ADB
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Role of international organizations and overall recommendations
Challenges for disaster reduction in Asia and ADB's perspective |
| 1:30 p.m. |
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Question and answer session |
| 1:50 p.m. |
Professor Okada
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Closing remarks |
Moderator:
Tomohide Atsumi
Associate Professor, Osaka University |
For further information, contact Mr. Toru Arai, tel: 81-3-5218-3605, email: t-arai@jbic.go.jp.
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