IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES FOR APPLICATION OF RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT ON DISASTER REDUCTION

• ＊Takayuki Nakamura, Ministry of Education, Sports, Culture, Science and Technology, Government of Japan (MEXT)(nakamura@mext.go.jp) and
• ＊Hiroyuki Kameda, National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention (NIED)(kameda@bosai.go.jp)

The Session will focus on how to effectively bring results of R&D on disaster reduction into practice. It will be emphasized that "Implementation Strategy" and "Stakeholder Involvement" should be incorporated in R&D planning and activities. Discussion will be conducted on how to realize these concepts in R&D, innovate research communities, and enhance relevant science policies. Development of implementation oriented disaster reduction technologies is also proposed as a practical action. On this basis, strategic orientations will be clarified for effective international collaboration in disaster reduction R&D.

The outcome of the session will be

• 1) Guidelines for implementation oriented R&D policy and planning;
• 2) Catalogue of knowledge and technologies for disaster reduction (a first step)
• 3) Proposal for development of a strategic roadmap by combining contributions from member countries, and
• 4) Proposal for inter-governmental policy meetings

• (Agenda-1)
  • Highlight best practice and roadmap to future collaboration
    • ＊Highlight pertinent activities.
    • ＊Identify common recognition and specific challenges.
    • ＊Develop a roadmap on proposed actions and international collaboration.
• (Agenda-2)
  • List useful and implementation-oriented disaster reduction technologies
    • ＊Proposal for compilation of R&D outputs incorporating implementation strategies.
    • ＊Japanese list will be presented as a typical contribution (MEXT Working Group).
    • ＊Discussion for developing a World List.

• Chair
  • Tsuneo Katayama (NIED)
• Message to the Session
  • Walter Erdelen (UNESCO)
• Best Practice Presentations
  • 1) Hiroyuki Kameda (NIED),
  • 2) Haresh Shah (WSSI), and
  • 3) Joanne Bayer (IIASA)
• Disaster Reduction Technology List on Implementation Strategies
  • 1) Takayuki Nakamura (MEXT), and
  • 2) Hiroshi Arai (EDM-NIED)
• Panel Discussion
  • Moderator
    • Hiroyuki Kameda (NIED)
  • Rapporteur
    • Rajib Shaw (Kyoto University)
  • Panelists
    • 1) Wang Zhenyao (Ministry of Civil Affairs, GofChina),
    • 2) Dave Zervaas (CRID), and
    • 3) Lourdes C.Fernando (Mayor of Marikina City, Philippines)