Seminars and Symposiums

As an activity of the Project study, JICA has, so far, made presentations with different themes depending on a direction of each seminars /symposium.

Date Seminar and Symposium Outline of JICA's contribution Those attended
Organizer of event
Place
23 August, 2011 Public Seminar on the Great East Japan Earthquake (Ankara) Title of presentation
  • – "The Great East Japan Earthquake from Scientific aspect"
  • – "The Great East Japan Earthquake and JICA's Cooperation"
Main topic(s) of presentation
  • – Progress of Scientific inquiry on the disaster
  • – Lessons learned and experiences from the disaster, and Three messages for DRR
  • – JICA's concept on Disaster Risk Reduction
  • – JICA's Contributions to Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) through JICA's activitiies
 Scientists from Universities, Government administrators
JICA
Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency, Prime Ministry (Ankara, Turkey)
22 August, 2011 Public Seminar on the Great East Japan Earthquake (Istanbul) Title of presentation
  • – "The Great East Japan Earthquake from Scientific aspect"
  • – "The Great East Japan Earthquake and JICA's Cooperation"
Main topic(s) of presentation
  • – Progress of Scientific inquiry on the disaster
  • – Lessons learned and experiences from the disaster, and Three messages for DRR
  • – JICA's concept on Disaster Risk Reduction
  • – JICA's Contributions to Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) through JICA's activitiies
 Scientist from Universities, Government administrators
JICA
Kandili observatory and Earthquake Research Institute, BOĞAZİÇİ University (Istanbul, Turkey)
29 July, 2011 World Bank Public Seminar "Working Together for Disaster Reduction and Recovery: Lessons from the Recent Disasters" Title of presentation
"The Great East Japan Earthquake and JICA's Cooperation in Disaster Management"
Main topic(s) of presentation
  • – JICA's concept on Disaster Risk Reduction
  • – JICA's Contributions to Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) through JICA's activitiies
  • – Comparison of activities in Japan and those in JICA projects from a viewpoint of HFA
 general public
World Bank
GFDRR
World Bank Tokyo Office – Conference Room
10F, Fukoku Seimei Bld. 2-2-2Uchisaiwai-cho Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0011
22 July, 2011 Partnership for Recovery and a Stronger Future, Task Force on US Japan Cooperation After 3/11 Title of presentation
How should be disaster management systems re-established?
Main topic(s) of presentation
  • – Future concept on Disaster Prevention countermeasures based on experiences and lessons learned of the Great East Japan Earthquake
 Working Group Members
Center for Strategic and International Studies
Center for Strategic and International Studies
21 July, 2011 The Great East Japan Earthquake: Lessons for Japan's Energy Policy, Infrastructure Development, and Media Coverage Title of presentation
How did Japanese technology work?
Main topic(s) of presentation
  • – Basic information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • – Examples of structural and Non-structural countermeasures in Japan
  • – Effect of disaster prevention countermeasures and future challenges based on the experiences and lessons learned from the Great East Japan Earthquake
 Governmental organizations, International organizations and Universities
U.S. - Japan Research Institute
U.S. - Japan Research Institute (Washington DC, USA)
19 July, 2011 216th Washinton DC Development Forum BBL Title of presentation
How do we utilize lessons learned of the Great East Japan Earthquake into international cooperation?
Main topic(s) of presentation
  • – Basic information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • – Examples of structural and Non-structural countermeasures in Japan
  • – Problem presentation on technoid countermeasures of disaster prevention and importance of adding social component into disaster prevention
 Japanese live in Washington DC
Washinton DC Development Forum
JICA USA (Washington DC, USA)
15 July, 2011 IINTERNATIIONAL DIISASTER MANAGEMENT under JAPAN – SINGAPORE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMME FOR THE 21ST CENTURY Title of presentation
The Great East Japan Earthquake "How Did Japanese Technology Work?" and Hyogo FrameWork for Action
Main topic(s) of presentation
  • – Basic information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • – Succeeded Structural Measures and Non-Structural Measures(evacuation etc)
  • – JICA's concept on Disaster Risk Reduction
  • – JICA's Contributions to Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) through JICA's activitiies
 Staff of organizations in charge of Disaster Risk Reduction, Asian countries
JICA/Singapor Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Singapore Civil Defence Academy
11-12 July, 2011 WORKSHOP FOR COMMUNITY- BASED FLOOD MANAGEMENT Title of presentation
The Great East Japan Earthquake "How Did Japanese Technology Work?" and JICA's Cooperation on Disaster Management (Flood Management)
Main topic(s) of presentation
  • – Basic information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • – Succeeded Structural Measures and Non-Structural Measures(evacuation etc)
  • – Problem presentation on the way to put people at the center of Disaster Management
  • – JICA's concept on Disaster Risk Reduction
  • – JICA's Contributions to Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) through JICA's activitiies
  • – Field Visit to JICA's project (Community-based flood management)
 Staff of organizations in charge of Disaster Risk Reduction, Sub-Saharan African countries
JICA/UNISDR
Silver Springs Hotel (Nairobi, Kenya)
27 May, 2011 Launching of the 2011 ISDR Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction "Revealing Risk, Redefining Development" Title of presentation
Lessons Learned from 3.11 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami for Future Risk Reduction & International Assistance
Main topic(s) of presentation
  • – Basic information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • – Succeeded Structural Measures and Non-Structural Measures(evacuation etc)
  • – Recovery and reconstruction for the future safer communities
  • – JICA's contribution to the world
 Office to the U.N, Donors, Civil Society, Media
UNISDR
United Nations Headquarters (New York, USA)
13 May, 2011 Red Talk Title of presentation
Lessons learned from the Great East Japan Earthquake and future DRR of international society
Main topic(s) of presentation
  • – Basic information on experiences and lessons learned from the Great East Japan Earthquake
  • – Future challenges of international society on DRR based on GPDRR 2011
  • – ODA policy of Japan
 University students, IFRC staff, UN staff and the other organizations' staff
IFRC
IFRC (Geneva, Switzerland)