Transcript Asian Conference on Disaster Reduction 2010 (ACDR2010)

Asian Conference on Disaster
Reduction 2010
(ACDR2010)
Atsushi Koresawa
Asian Disaster Reduction Center
Outline of the ACDR2010
• Date: 17-19 January 2010 coincided with 15th anniversary of
the Kobe earthquake
• Venue: Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
• Organizers: Gov. of Japan, UNISDR, ADRC
• Approx. 240 participants (28 countries + intern’l organizations)
• Minister for Disaster
Management of Japan, UN
Special Rep., JICA Vice
President delivered
opening addresses
Main Issues Addressed
1.
Lessons learned from recent disasters across Asia
2.
Progresses, gaps and challenges in implementing the
Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015
3. Application of space technologies to disaster risk
reduction
4.
Sub-regional cooperation for disaster risk reduction
efforts
Areas Necessary for policy attention
• More coherent approach to integrating
CCA into DRR
⇒ ・ 4th AMCDRR
・ More examination necessary?
• More focus on disaster risks of large
cities
⇒ World Disaster Reduction Campaign
“Making Cities Resilient: My city is
getting ready”
• Importance of transferring lessons of the
past disasters
⇒ International Forum for Live Lessons
of Disaster held 20-22 March in Kobe
Areas Necessary for policy attention
• Capacity building to enhance the
application space technologies for DRR
⇒ ・ Cooperation in Sentinel Asia
・ JAPAN-ASEAN Integration Fund
project for the Satellite Imagery
Application to Disaster Reduction
• Need to further promote cooperation at
the regional levels
(ASEAN, SAARC, Central Asia, ChinaKorea-Japan)
⇒ ・ well in progress within each region
・ inter-regional dialogue is necessary
Thank you!
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http://www.adrc.asia/acdr/2010_index.html