HFA IRIDeS review: preliminary report focusing on 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake
This report is intended to disseminate the lessons learned from the devastating experiences of the Great East Japan Earthquake with Mw 9.0 occurred on March 11, 2011, for the sake of future societies. It focuses on topics related to the earthquake and tsunami in terms of the Hyogo Framework for Action 2005–2015 (HFA) five priorities for action, which serve as guidelines to reduce future disaster damage for every country or region, as well as from the academic view-points of professors at the International Research Institute of Disaster Science (IRIDeS), Tohoku University. Each topic deals with a specific case, contains context, the situation before and after the event, good practices, and problems, followed by future recommendations summarized at the end of each priority section.
- Source(s): Tohoku University
- Year: 2013
- Language(s): English
- Disaster Type: Earthquake;Tsunami
- Country: Japan
- Theme: Governance
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Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015 - 2030: Sendai, 2015
Disaster Recovery Guidance Series: Education Sector Recovery: GFDRR, 2019
Transport Sector Recovery: Opportunities to Build Resilience: GFDRR, IRP 2018
Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment in Disaster Recovery: GFDRR, IRP 2018
Rebuilding Nepal Three Years On: UNDP, 2018
Flood Risk Management in Dhaka: GFDRR, 2018
Recipe for Disaster: The New Zealand Initiative, 2018
Resilient Water Supply and Sanitation Services: GFDRR, 2018
Build Back Better: UNISDR, 2017
National Post-Disaster Recovery Planning and Coordination: UNDP, 2017
Pre-Disaster Recovery Planning Guide for Local Governments: FEMA, USA, 2017
Learning from Disaster Simulations Drills in Japan: The World Bank, 2017
The White Paper on Disaster Management in Japan 2018
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