scholarly journals Disaster risk reduction in conflict contexts: Lessons learned from the lived experiences of Rohingya refugees in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh

2020 ◽  
Vol 50 ◽  
pp. 101694 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shamrita Zaman ◽  
Peter Sammonds ◽  
Bayes Ahmed ◽  
Taifur Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Disaster Risk Reduction ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Lessons Learned

scholarly journals The Hyogo Framework for Action and its implications for disaster management and reduction in Africa

2010 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dejo Olowu
Keyword(s):  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Disaster Management ◽  
Disaster Risk Reduction ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Global Policy ◽  
The World ◽  
Hyogo Framework For Action ◽  
Economic Assets ◽  
Policy And Planning

At the World Conference on Disaster Reduction, Hyogo, Japan, in January 2005, the international community adopted a 10-year plan to make the world safer from disasters. The resultant Hyogo Framework for Action is the global blueprint for disaster risk reduction with the goal of substantially reducing disaster losses in human lives and socio-economic assets. What is the signi!cance of the HFA for the adoption of disaster prevention, management and risk reduction frameworks in African States? Since 2005, what has been the attitude of African States to the promise of the HFA? In terms of policy and planning, how should African States engage the HFA towards securing human lives and properties against natural and human-induced disasters? With the myriad challenges of mass poverty and underdevelopment across Africa, what implications does the HFA hold for disaster risk reduction and management in African States? This article attempts to address this plethora of questions, drawing on lessons learned in Africa and beyond. The article examines the background of the HFA and its progress in shaping the global policy agenda towards disaster management and reduction. While the article acknowledges some of the inherent weaknesses in the promise of the HFA, it nonetheless accentuates its inimitable implications for broad legal and policy strategies towards ameliorating the usual horrific aftermath of disasters in Africa.

scholarly journals From Yokohama, Hyogo, and Sendai to the World: The Global Legacy of Kobe

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (s1) ◽  
pp. s133-s133
Author(s):  
Frank Archer ◽  
Caroline Spencer ◽  
Dudley McArdle
Keyword(s):  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Disaster Risk Reduction ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
International Strategy ◽  
World Conference ◽  
Disaster Reduction ◽  
Sendai Framework ◽  
The Rich ◽  
The Third World

Introduction:The Hyogo and Sendai Frameworks for Disaster Reduction are well known and have been influential globally. However, less is known of their broader contexts.Aim:A recent opportunity to visit Kobe, Japan, provided an opportunity to experience the rich, and largely unknown tapestry behind the scenes of the Hyogo and Sendai Frameworks. This paper aims to illuminate the journey of the Kobe Legacy and its global influence.Methods:An experiential visit to Kobe and exploring its rich resources relating to disaster risk reduction.Results:The First World Conference on Natural Disasters, was held in Yokohama, Japan, in 1994. Almost immediately, Kobe experienced the Great Hanshin Earthquake, January 17, 1995, resulting in 6,434 dead, 43,792 injured, and 249,180 homes damaged. The United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (2000 – 2005) culminated in the Second World Conference on Disaster Reduction, Kobe, 2005 and the Hyogo Framework for Action 2005 – 2015. The Great East Japan Earthquake occurred on March 11, 2011, with 18,453 dead or missing, 6157 injured, 1.1M homes damaged, with a tsunami and nuclear accidents. The Third World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction followed in Sendai in 2015 with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015 – 2030 agreed on. Subsequently, the Sendai Framework has further evolved. However, behind the scenes, Kobe has developed a rich tapestry of insightful and valuable resources which will be outlined in this presentation.Discussion:In the words of the Mayor of Kobe, Mr. Tatsuo Yada in 2010, “I would like to reaffirm my determination to never allow our experiences of the disaster to fade away. It is our responsibility to make the utmost effort for disaster prevention and mitigation and keep passing on our experiences and the lessons learned to future generations”. This is the real legacy of Kobe.

Review of Recent Water-Related Disasters and Scientific Activities in Southeast Asia: Lessons Learned and Future Challenges for Disaster Risk Reduction

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 394-401 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuichi Kure ◽  
◽  
Taichi Tebakari ◽  
Mamoru Miyamoto ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Disaster Risk Reduction ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Public Forum ◽  
The Public ◽  
Sendai Framework ◽  
Miyagi Prefecture

This article reports on the public forum conducted by the authors at the Third United Nations World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction, held in Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, from March 14 to 18, 2015. The conference included case studies of recent water-related disasters in the Southeast Asia region, reviews of academic research, and a description of the current situation about measures for risk reduction. This article also clarifies the relationship between the various recommendations proposed in the public forum and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030 (the Sendai framework), in order to identify the efforts that are necessary for the implementation of the Sendai framework.

scholarly journals Recent trends of climate disasters: Lessons we can learn

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽  
Author(s):  
C Wannous
Keyword(s):  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Emergency Preparedness ◽  
Disaster Risk Reduction ◽  
Health Impact ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Adaptation Measures ◽  
Mitigation And Adaptation ◽  
Emergency Preparedness And Response ◽  
Recent Trends

Abstract Dr Chadia Wannous has more than twenty-five years of experience in program management, coordination, and research with particular focus on emergency preparedness and response and risk reduction of health threats. She is currently Coordinator and Senior Advisor at the Towards a Safer World Network for Pandemic Preparedness (TASW). For the past decade, Dr. Wannous served in the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) in Switzerland as Senior Policy Advisor coordinating the implementation and advocacy for the health components of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction and the Science and Technology Partnership, to optimize UN work on global initiatives related to preparedness and response. This data rich presentation provides a global scan of health impact of climate change and recent health mitigation and adaptation measures. Dr Wannous will speak to specific examples, what led to these climate initiated disasters, what went wrong or served to exacerbate the catastrophes in terms of preparedness and responses. She will share the lessons learned providing real examples of both public health successes and ‘failures'.

scholarly journals Education for Disaster Risk Reduction in Hyogo to Be Handed Down Through Generations

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 244-249
Author(s):  
Yasuhito Kawata ◽  
Kensuke Takenouchi ◽  
Katsuya Yamori ◽  
◽  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Disaster Risk Reduction ◽  
Peace Education ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Board Of Education ◽  
The Past ◽  
Hyogo Prefecture

Twenty-five years have passed since the Hanshin-Awaji earthquake. While Hyogo Prefecture and the city of Kobe have made a strong recovery, they also have a social responsibility to pass on lessons learned from the past to future generations. To retell the past, disasters are also well known for their war stories and peace education programs. Various peace education initiatives have been implemented around the world. While many people can talk about the Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake based on their experiences, an increasing number of people have not experienced the disaster. In addition, the number of schoolteachers who cannot describe the disaster to children are increasing because they were born after the disaster. This paper introduces the Promotion Program of Education for disaster risk reduction implemented by the Kobe City Board of Education and investigates how education for disaster risk reduction has developed in schools. The authors involved and surveyed two elementary schools, one junior high school, and one high school. This survey points out the importance of continuous education for disaster risk reduction, and highlights the importance of dialogue and interaction with people who have not experienced the disaster, so that the story of the disaster can be narrated in their own words.

Special Issue on the Second World Bosai Forum

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (7) ◽  
pp. 821-821
Author(s):  
Yuichi Ono ◽  
Anawat Suppasri ◽  
Elizabeth Maly ◽  
Daisuke Sasaki
Keyword(s):  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Disaster Risk Reduction ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Poster Sessions ◽  
The World ◽  
Reduction Strategies ◽  
The Many ◽  
Risk Reduction Strategies

The World Bosai Forum/International Disaster Risk Conference@Sendai 2019 (WBF2019) held in November 2019 in Sendai City, Japan, was successful in bringing together actors from multiple sectors to advance the goals of disaster risk reduction (DRR). We would like to take this opportunity to express our heartfelt gratitude to all those who participated in the sessions, exhibitions, poster sessions, and mini-presentations, as well as to the many local people who came to the event. According to the World Bosai Forum [1], 871 participants from 38 countries attended the WBF2019 which included 50 oral sessions, 3 keynote speeches, 47 poster sessions, 33 mini-presentations, and 14 exhibition booths, which contributed to deepening the discussion and promotion of the “Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, 2015–2030” (SFDRR) and in particular progress towards the achievement of Global Target E, to substantially increase the number of countries with national and local disaster risk reduction strategies by 2020. Including lessons learned from the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami, local knowledge and solutions towards advancing BOSAI were actively shared and discussed among the participants who joined this global forum, from various organizations and sectors. In particular, there were many sessions in which young people and private companies played a key role. The guest editors are pleased to publish this special issue of the Journal of Disaster Research, which is comprised of 13 articles sharing the research advancements presented at the WBF2019. We hope that this special issue on the WBF2019 will contribute to the literature on disaster science and further advances in disaster risk reduction.

scholarly journals WCDRR and the CEOS activities on disaters

2015 ◽  
Vol XL-7/W3 ◽  
pp. 845-850 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Petiteville ◽  
C. Ishida ◽  
J. Danzeglocke ◽  
A. Eddy ◽  
F. Gaetani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Disaster Risk Reduction ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Earth Observation ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Rapid Urbanization ◽  
Weather Events ◽  
Major Disaster ◽  
Earth Observation Satellites ◽  
High Level

Agencies from CEOS (Committee on Earth Observation Satellites) have traditionally focused their efforts on the response phase. Rapid urbanization and increased severity of weather events has led to growing economic and human losses from disasters, requiring international organisations to act now in all disaster risk management (DRM) phases, especially through improved disaster risk reduction policies and programmes. As part of this effort, CEOS agencies have initiated a series of actions aimed at fostering the use of Earth observation (EO) data to support disaster risk reduction and at raising the awareness of policy and decision-makers and major stakeholders of the benefits of using satellite EO in all phases of DRM. <br><br> CEOS is developing a long-term vision for sustainable application of satellite EO to all phases of DRM. CEOS is collaborating with regional representatives of the DRM user community, on a multi-hazard project involving three thematic pilots (floods, seismic hazards and volcanoes) and a Recovery Observatory that supports resilient recovery from one major disaster. These pilot activities are meant as trail blazers that demonstrate the potential offered by satellite EO for comprehensive DRM. <br><br> In the framework of the 2015 3<sup>rd</sup> World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDRR), the CEOS space agencies intend to partner with major stakeholders, including UN organizations, the Group on Earth Observations (GEO), international relief agencies, leading development banks, and leading regional DRM organisations, to define and implement a 15-year plan of actions (2015- 2030) that responds to high-level Post-2015 Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction priorities. This plan of action will take into account lessons learned from the CEOS pilot activities.

The Importance of Local Oriented Dissemination of Reconstruction: The Design of Tohoku Reconstruction & DRR Pavilion

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 504-511
Author(s):  
Takumi Iwasawa ◽  
◽  
Yasuaki Onoda
Keyword(s):  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Disaster Risk Reduction ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Historical Background ◽  
Production Structure ◽  
Academic Knowledge ◽  
Effective Dissemination ◽  
International Research Institute ◽  
Creative Talent

The Tohoku Reconstruction & Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Pavilion at the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction was designed to provide information on and ideas about the great East Japan earthquake (GEJE) disaster and the reconstruction efforts and lessons learned from it. Disseminating information on disaster and reconstruction is essential to achieving DRR by multistakeholders through sharing knowledge such as objective perspectives, the historical background of disaster responses and the reality of reconstruction. The pavilion’s original production structure lacked a scheme unifying strong regional institutions such as the International Research Institute of Disaster Science and local creative talent. The original pavilion proposal also did not convey the disaster’s multiple facets. The Sendai School of Design (SSD) served as an intermediate platform for unifying academic knowledge, regional creative professionals and local bodies. The SSD designed and produced a pavilion for the diverse visitors from different backgrounds, literacy, experience and language with the local oriented production structure for dissemination directed by T. Iwasawa with the supervision by Y. Onoda. Effective dissemination enhances awareness and helps promote the DRR and implement reconstruction through the sharing of information. The local oriented production structure proved to effectively organize local power and knowledge for this purpose.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document