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Displaying 6 of about 6 resultsFive countries pave the way for progress in the implementation of effective tsunami early warning systems, which are challenging due to multi-faceted complexity.Building effective national tsunami early warning systems (TWS) is challenging due to the complexity of managing multiple factors involved in detection and effective response. According to…
This booklet includes 14 best practices on the application of technology for reducing disaster risks from China, Japan and the Republic of Korea in which the experience, impacts and results, lessons and relevant challenges are introduced.
The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 recognizes that science, technology and innovation are c…
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This webinar intends to mark the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction 2021, focusing on Northeast Asia regional cooperation for technology application for disaster risk reduction. It will profile good practices and lessons from China, Korea, and Japan to leverage frontier technologies to ensure resilience and mitigate disaste…
Ms. Hiroko Sawada felt a strong sense of regret when the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami struck off the northeast coast of Japan, near the Tohoku Region on March 11, 2011. The 9.0-magnitude earthquake was followed by tsunamis that engulfed large areas of the Tohoku coast including the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant. Approximately 20,000 people…
ARISE Japan’s annual public symposium, titled “Creating disaster resilient communities by ‘going local’ in DRR,” was held online on 2 March 2021. The event was attended by 60 participants, over half of whom were from the wider private sector, as well as others from academia, local government, and civil society. Mr. Satoshi Hijikata from Kokusai Kogyo, a…
On a Friday afternoon on 11 March 2011 in Tokyo, Japan, Ms. Momoko Sato was about to enjoy a cup of tea when she suddenly felt the ground shake.
Ms. Momoko Sato
“I didn’t know if I should put it down or keep holding it because the ground was shaking so much,” recalls Ms. Sato, an Associate Information Officer at the United Nations (U…