JICA-RI Deputy Director Attends the Public Dialogue at the Global Launch of the 2014 Human Development Report

The launch was followed by a public dialogue moderated by United Nations Information Centre Director Kaoru Nemoto. Mr. Malik, UN University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability Director Kazuhiko Takemoto, and JICA-RI Deputy Director Naohiro Kitano discussed international initiatives towards building resilience.

The dialogue covered a range of issues, including the lessons from experiences of Japan as a state with frequent natural disasters, and the roles of the state, the private sector, and civil society. Kitano pointed out: （1） when risks are diverse and their impact extend across borders, collaboration between humanitarian aid agencies and development aid agencies is vital to forecast, prevent, mitigate risk, and to support those facing the risks; and （2） in order to manage the risks of globalized supply chains, resilience against disasters should be enhanced jointly among the private sector, local and national governments, and civil society. In responding to the issue of securing employment that Mr. Malik had pointed out, Kitano commented: in the midst of increasing international labor migration, overseas remittances account for a growing proportion of GDP in some developing countries; therefore it is important to consider how to utilize the remittance in development.