The Multi-Hazards Summer School objectives are to:
- Increase knowledge of the Hyogo Framework for Action (168 countries adopted at the UN World Conference on Disaster Reduction in 2005) and DRR initiatives in Japan;
- Share lessons and experiences on effective disaster preparedness from the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami;
- Discuss the roles of universities/research institutes in DRR and their challenges; and
- Identify collaborative synergies among APRU universities in DRR and develop strategies to harness these.
Program
The Multi-HazardsSummer School consists of a 2-day seminar and a site visit to the affected area impacted by the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake and Tsunami.
Summer School topics will include:
- Hyogo Framework for Action ~ International framework for DRR ~
- DRR initiatives and history in Japan
- Lessons-learnt from the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami
- Campus safety
- Good practices of DRR initiatives by academia
- Future roles of academia in DRR
