Thematic Programs

POST 2011 Tohoku triple disaster: Lessons and their global application on multi–hazards and cascading disasters

Information

At the Third United Nations World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction held in Sendai in 2015, The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction was adopted as a guideline for global disaster reduction efforts, and people from around the world discussed future disaster reduction.
The World Bosai Forum (WBF) proposes solutions from various points of view to enable disaster risk reduction in Japan and overseas and aims to promote the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030 while learning from each other and creating new values. The WBF2017 was led by Tohoku University and Sendai City, with a diverse group of stakeholders (United Nations, international organizations, governments, private sectors, media, NGOs, citizens, universities, and research institutes). The WBF2019 took place during 9–12 November 2019. Five organized sessions of WBF2023 will be assigned for invited tsunami museum's representatives, young and experienced researchers. Persons invited through this proposed program will simplify their scientific findings and present their discussion results during WBF2023 to various stakeholders via the organized session and several poster presentations.

Date

Friday, March 10, 2023 – Sunday, March 12, 2023

Venue

• Conference Bldg. 2F, Main Hall: [S–01], [S–02], [S14], [S–30]
• Conference Bldg. 2F, Tachibana Conference Hall: [S–18]

Speakers

David Alexander (University College London)
Shinichi Egawa (Tohoku University)
Maureen Fordham (University College London)
Andrew D. Gordon (Harvard University)
Haruo Hayashi (NIED)
Hideyuki Horino (Cabinet Office of Japan)
Laila Kabir (Bangladesh Disaster Preparedness Centre (BDPC), Bangladesh)
Motoyuki Kido (Tohoku University)
Toshiaki Kimura (Tohoku University)
Nombulelo Kitsepile Ngulube (Kyoto University)
Shunichi Koshimura (Tohoku University)
Randall J. LeVeque (University of Washington)
Ana Matsukawa (NIED)
Fumio Ohuchi (University of Washington / Tohoku University)
Yoshie Okusa (NPO natural science, Japan)
Jihyeon Irene Park (JHSUSTAIN, South Korea)
Andrea Révész (University College London)
John Rundle (UC Davis, APRU)
Peter Sammonds (University College London)
Thomas Schneider (Chief Executive, APRU)
Rajib Shaw (Keio University)
Yuichiro Usuda (NIED)
Punam Yadav (UCL IRDR)
Risa Yanagiya (Katahira Association for Community Building, Japan)

Time Schedule

Friday, March 10, 2023

[S–01] Towards International and Multidisciplinary Collaboration for a Resilient Society

Organized by Core Research Cluster for Disaster Science, IRIDeS, Tohoku University

Chair: Liz Maly (Tohoku University)

11:00 – 11:05

Welcome address I

Hideo Ohno (President, Tohoku University)

11:05 – 11:10

Welcome address II

Motoko Kotani (Executive Vice President for Research, Tohoku University)

11:10 – 11:20

Opening remarks

Fumihiko Imamura (Director of IRIDeS, Tohoku University)

11:20 – 11:30

Thomas Schneider (Chief Executive, APRU)

Collaboration with APRU and Tohoku University

11:30 – 11:45

Shunichi Koshimura (Tohoku University)

Real–time Disaster Science for National Resilience

11:45 – 12:00

Motoyuki Kido (Tohoku University)

Towards the Unified Risk Evaluation for Various Natural Disasters

12:00 – 12:15

Toshiaki Kimura (Tohoku University)

Role of Humanities and Social Sciences for Community Resilience

12:15 – 12:30

Shinichi Egawa (Tohoku University)

Health Protection and Recovery with Well–being from Disaster

[S–02] World–Class Disaster Science Research for Disaster Reduction

Organized by Core Research Cluster for Disaster Science, IRIDeS, Tohoku University

Chair: Kenjiro Terada (Tohoku University)

12:40 – 13:00

Andrea Révész (University College London)

Neurocognitive Demands for Foreign Language Communication during Disasters

13:00 – 13:20

Andrew D. Gordon (Harvard University)

Learning from a Disaster Digital Archive: User experience with the Japan Disasters Archive

13:20 – 13:40

Randall J. LeVeque (University of Washington)

Machine Learning for Tsunami Forecasting Directly from GNSS Observations

13:40 – 13:50

John Rundle (UC Davis, APRU)

Ten years of the APRU Multi–Hazards program

13:50 – 14:00

Rajib Shaw (Keio University)

Recommendations on the futures of disaster science 1

14:00 – 14:10

Fumio Ohuchi (University of Washington / Tohoku University)

Recommendations on the futures of disaster science 2

Saturday, March 11, 2023

[S–18] Inter–University Exchange Project (IUEP): An international educational partnership between Japanese, British, and American universities to create resilient societies Implementation of D.E.I: Towards Resilient Societies

Organized by Core Research Cluster for Disaster Science, IRIDeS, Tohoku University

Chair: Punam Yadav (University College London), Kitamura Miwako (Tohoku University)

09:40 – 09:45

Opening remarks

Toshiya Ueki (Executive Vice President for General Affairs, Financial Affairs and International Relations, Tohoku University)

09:45 – 09:55

Introduction

09:55 – 10:05

Peter Sammonds (University College London)

Crossing Disciplinary Boundaries – The Role of GRRIPP

10:05 – 10:15

Maureen Fordham (University College London)

Future Research Agenda for Gender and Disaster

10:15 – 10:25

Punam Yadav (UCL IRDR)

Ana Matsukawa (NIED)

LGBTQ+ issues During Disaster: Definition of Inclusion

10:25 – 10:45

Field Survey Report on Disaster Resilience and the Great East Japan Earthquake

(Graduate students at UCL, University College London, University of Cambridge and University of Washington)

10:45 – 11:05

Panel Discussion

Implementation of Disaster Resilience and D.E.I: Inclusive Disaster Prevention

11:05 – 11:10

Closing remarks

Masahiro Yamaguchi (Vice President for Education Reform and Global Engagement, Tohoku University)

[S14] Convergence of Knowledge in Disaster Resilience

Organized by Co–creation Center for Disaster Resilience, IRIDeS, Tohoku University
Co–organized by National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED)

Chair: Natsuko Chubachi (Tohoku University)

11:20 – 11:25

Opening remarks

Shinichi Egawa (IRIDeS, Tohoku University)

11:25 – 11:45

David Alexander (University College London)

Keynote 1: Convergence of Knowledge in Disaster Science: A Personal View

11:45 – 12:05

Haruo Hayashi (NIED)

Keynote 2: Consilience of Knowledge and Practice for Resilience and Sustainability

12:05 – 12:15

Hideyuki Horino (Cabinet Office of Japan)

Activity Report 1: On the Convergence of Knowledge to Enhance the National Resilience

12:15 – 12:30

Yuichiro Usuda (NIED)

Activity Report 2: Shared Information System for Disaster Management (SIP4D) and Dynamic Data Synthesis Beyond the Information Sharing

12:30 – 12:45

Shunichi Koshimura (Tohoku University)

Activity Report 3: Disaster Digital Twin for National Resilience

12:45 – 12:50

Closing remarks

Makoto Okumura (IRIDeS, Tohoku University)

Sunday, March 12, 2023

[S–30] SCIENCE AGORA in Sendai – Women and everyday DRR

Organized by World Bosai Forum Foundation
Co–organized by Japan Science and Technology Agency / International Research Institute of Disaster Science (IRIDeS), Tohoku University

Chair: Natsuko Chubachi (Tohoku University)

13:20 – 13:25

Opening remarks

Atsushi Arakawa (Director of Department for Promotion of Science in Society, Japan Science and Technology Agency)

13:25 – 14:00

Presentations from panelists

• Laila Kabir (Bangladesh Disaster Preparedness Centre (BDPC), Bangladesh)
• Nombulelo Kitsepile Ngulube (Kyoto University)
• Yoshie Okusa (NPO natural science, Japan)
• Jihyeon Irene Park (JHSUSTAIN, South Korea)
• Risa Yanagiya (Katahira Association for Community Building, Japan)

14:00 – 14:50

Panel Discussion

14:50 – 15:00

Summary

Invited Poster Presentations

• Carrie Garrison–Laney (University of Washington, Washington Sea Grant)
  Using Tsunami Modeling to Constrain Sources for Paleotsunami Deposits in Washington State, USA
• Meriel Jeater (Museum London)
  The Great Fire of London and Resilience
• Ratchaneekorn Thongthip (Thailand Tsumami Museum)
  The Thailand Tsunami Museum and Sustainability: Passing on the Memories to the Next Generation
• Syamsidik (Syiah Kuala University)
  Fragility based Characterization of Alternative Tsunami Evacuation Buildings in Banda Aceh, Indonesia
• Hizir Sofyan (Syiah Kuala University)
  Analysis of the Factors that Influence Coastal Community Preparedness using Structural Equation Modeling

International Steering Committee

• Nombulelo Kitsepile Ngulube (Kyoto University)
• Laila Kabir (Bangladesh Disaster Preparedness Centre (BDPC))
• Satoru Nishikawa(Nagoya University)
• Jihyeon Irene Park (JHSUSTAIN)
• Thomas Schmidlin (Kent State University)
• Jeanne Schmidlin (Kent State University)
• Feng Shuxian (Meiji University)
• Hizir Sofyan (Syiah Kuala University)
• Kimio Takeya (JICA)

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