Local communities play a key role in
preparing for disastrous events such as the Great East Japan
Earthquake (GEJE), and are normally the first responders to
take action....
Every country should develop strategies
for managing low-probability, high-impact extreme
events-strategies that reflect their own as well as global
experiences with...
Type: BriefReport#: 79398Date: September 1, 2012Author:
Hiroki, Kenzo
Public facilities and infrastructure can
be built in such a way as to reduce disaster risks and serve
as disaster risk management facilities. Roads, expressways,
and...
Type: BriefReport#: 79360Date: September 1, 2012Author:
Sagara, Junko
Hazard and risk assessments are the
crucial first step in disaster risk management (DRM) and the
basis for formulating DRM policies. They must take into
account worst-case...
A mega disaster can destroy government
offices and kill public officials. In the Great East Japan
Earthquake (GEJE), many municipalities in Tohoku suffered
serious damage...
Type: BriefReport#: 79376Date: September 1, 2012Author:
Keicho, Toshiaki
In response to the Great East Japan
Earthquake (GEJE), domestic and international assistance
initiatives were launched by a large number of public and
private sectors...
The Japanese experience shows that if
done right- preventive investments pay. The Japanese
government invested about 7 to 8 percent of the total budget
for disaster...
Type: BriefReport#: 79392Date: September 1, 2012Author:
Sagara,Junko ;
Toyama, Masato
Community evacuation measures should be
the centerpiece of disaster risk management (DRM) systems.
Because the Sanriku region has suffered from frequent
tsunamis, its...
At present, the Liberia Reconstruction
Trust Fund (LRTF) includes total cash contributions
(including investment income) of about US $149,552,156.80
million. Total project-level...
A mega disaster will result in an
enormous number of evacuees staying in evacuation center for
a significantly long time. This note describes how Japan
managed its evacuation...
Type: BriefReport#: 79377Date: September 1, 2012Author:
Keicho,Toshiaki
Risk communication is an important
component of disaster risk management (DRM) because it
shapes people's perceptions of risk and influences
their actions with respect...
Earthquakes and tsunamis increase the
risks of hydro-meteorological disasters. After the Great
East Japan Earthquake (GEJE), disaster-prevention structures
such as coastal...
Type: BriefReport#: 79359Date: September 1, 2012Author:
Sagara, Junko
Reconstruction should include a range of
measures to enhance safety: disaster prevention facilities,
relocation of communities to higher ground, and evacuation
facilities....
Type: BriefReport#: 79369Date: September 1, 2012Author:
Ishiwatari,Mikio ;
Onishi, Takashi
Warning systems can mitigate the damage
caused by tsunamis and other natural events, and prevent the
loss of human life and properties. Countermeasures, such as
evacuations...
Type: BriefReport#: 79366Date: September 1, 2012Author:
Ishiwatari, Mikio
The CAO was active in all three roles
during the year, handling more complaints and requests for
audits than at any time in the CAOs 12-year history. The
CAO addressed...
Type: Annual ReportReport#: 91458Date: September 1, 2012
Structures such as dikes play a crucial
role in preventing disasters by controlling tsunamis,
floods, debris flows, landslides, and other natural
phenomena. However,...
Report#: 79357Date: September 1, 2012Author:
Ishiwatari,Mikio ;
Sagara,Junko
The Great East Japan Earthquake (GEJE)
was a multi-hazard event. A massive quake triggered a series
of tsunamis of unprecedented dimension, as well as the
subsequent...
Type: BriefReport#: 79361Date: September 1, 2012Author:
Sagara,Junko ;
Toyama, Masato
The unprecedented damage caused by the
Great East Japan Earthquake (GEJE) affected multiple
locations, posing severe challenges for local governments.
Based on advice...
Type: BriefReport#: 79381Date: September 1, 2012Author:
Urbano M De Bettencourt,Teresa Sofia ;
Hokugo,Akihiko ;
Shiozaki,Yoshimitsu ;
Tanaka,Yasuo ;
University, Kobe
Following its devastating experience
with recent disasters, Japan has been strengthening or
drawing up new disaster management plans at the national and
local levels....
Report#: 79363Date: September 1, 2012Author:
Ikeda,Makoto
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