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2008/ISTWG35/008 Agenda Item: SM3.3
Disaster Reduction Hyperbase - Asian Application Progress Report
Purpose: Information Submitted by: Japan
35th Industrial Science and Technology Working Group Meeting
Ha Noi, Viet Nam8-9 September 2008
Progress Report on APEC Projects [ ] Operational Account [ ] TILF Special Account [ ] APEC Support Fund
Project number: Date received by Secretariat:
Name of Committee/Working Group: Industrial Science and Technology Working Group
Title of Project: Disaster Reduction Hyperbase - Asian Application
Proposing APEC Economy: 1) Japan
Co-sponsoring APEC Economy (ies)
Project Overseer: Name, Title and Organization (M) Hiroyuki Kameda, Professor Emeritus, Kyoto University and Visiting Researcher, National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention（NIED） Postal address: EDM-NIED, 4F Human Renovation Museum 1-5-2 Kaigan-dori, Waki-no-hama, Chuo-ku, Kobe 651-0073, Japan
Tel: +81-78-262-5521 Fax: +81-78-262-5526 Email: [email protected]
Financial Information
Total cost of proposal (US$): Amount being sought from APEC Central Fund (US$):
Type of Project: seminar/symposium short-term training course survey or analysis and research database/website others (Please specify)
Project start date: 14 July 2006 Project end date: 31 March 2009
Brief description of Project : its purpose and the principal activities (including when and where) : The major purpose of the project is to develop a web-based information platform "Disaster Reduction Hyperbase - Asian Application (DRH-Asia)" to accommodate appropriate disaster reduction technology and knowledge in order to aid disaster reduction policy enhancements in Asian countries. Surveys on states-of-the-art and practice are being conducted under a framework of technology assessment and disaster culture, where "implementation strategy" is a key concept of their technical integration. On this basis, DRH-Asia comprises a set of implementation technologies (implementation oriented technology (IOT), process technology (PT), and transferable indigenous knowledge (TIK)) that will be based on Asian regional context and will be useful for disaster reduction practice. The DRH web system was opened on 14 December 2007, and DRH Contents are being compiled.
Signature of Project Overseer: (Separate written confirmation acceptable for email submission) Date: 10 August 2008
Signature of Committee Chair/WG Lead Shepherd: (Not applicable to Progress Report and Evaluation Report) (Separate written confirmation acceptable for email submission) Date:
Progress Report on APEC Projects
Status/Progress and Problems
Current status of project: On schedule (Yes) Within budget (Yes/No)
Objectives
How do results of the project thus far (if any) compare with its expected results? Include your results thus far (if any) relative to quantitative measures you proposed in paragraph 1 (and 25) of the project design proposal.
The DRH Contents proposals (forty) are being discussed on DRH Forum. Three of them finished discussion and now registered in the DRH Database. Other proposals will be treated in the same way as they finish discussion procedure. This situation is satisfactory in quality as well as quantitatively.
Linkages, Methodology, Budget
Describe any problems which have arisen and how they were resolved, including changes in schedule or revised dates, budget changes, changes in participation, or additions or deletions of activities.
This is a self funded project. There are no problems about budget execution.
Gender Considerations
Provide a brief description of the impact of the project on women to date. Provide details to show how women have been consulted on the delivery of the project. What kind of sex-disaggregated data has been collected and used for the project? NA
Progress since last report :
DRH web system has taken its definite shape. The DRH concept has now been substantiated.
Notes: - All Committee and Working Group projects, irrespective of their source of funding, should be reported to BMC.
- Please mark “N.A.” if any item is not applicable. - Name of Project should be identical with the name stated in the project proposal.
Disaster Reduction Hyperbase - Asian Application (DRH-Asia) MEXT-NIED Project on Special Coordination Fund, Japanese Government
(Project period: July 2006 - March 2009) 1. Purpose
The major purpose of the project is to develop an information platform "Disaster Reduction Hyperbase - Asian Application (DRH-Asia)" to accommodate appropriate disaster reduction technology and knowledge in order to aid disaster reduction policy enhancements in Asian countries.
Surveys on states-of-the-art and practice are conducted under a framework of technology assessment and disaster culture, where "implementation strategies" is a key concept of their technical integration. On this basis, DRH-Asia comprises a set of implementation technologies (implementation oriented technology (IOT), process technology (PT), and transferable indigenous knowledge (TIK)) that are based on Asian regional context and will be useful for disaster reduction practice. It is emphasized that the purpose of the project includes promoting wider international and interregional collaboration for realizing DRH-Global. 2. Policy Issues
This project has the following important policy aspects in international collaboration for disaster reduction. (1) Implementation of HFA 2005-2015: The DRH-Asia Project is recognized as a substantial
implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015 (HFA) adopted in the UN World Conference on Disaster Reduction (WCDR), Hyogo-Kobe, January 2005. It will be a major component of "Portfolios for Disaster Reduction", a common vehicle for sharing information proposed by the Japanese Government at WCDR.
(2) Asian emphasis with a global perspective: The DRH-Asia Project will place emphasis on the Asian context as an area that Japanese contributions should be due oriented. But it will collaborate with partners who will make developments for other regions of the world. Under the coordination by UN/ISDR Secretariat and with a league of champions who endorse the significance of the activities, we will all together form an alliance of "DRH-Global." The DRH-Asia Project will contribute to promotion of the alliance.
3. A roadway from EqTAP to DRH Project (implication to APEC)
Motivation to the DRH-Asia project plan goes back to the EqTAP project* which was conducted as a self-funded project carried out by the ISTWG (project No. 20.B.3.03). A series of discussion at ISTWG in the aftermath of the 1995 Kobe Earthquake Disaster led to this multilateral five year initiative (April 1999 - March 2004) funded by the Japanese Government (Special Coordination Funds for Promoting Science and Technology). The objectives of the EqTAP project were: (i) Developing individual disaster reduction technologies reflecting Asia-Pacific regional characteristics in collaboration with counterpart researchers, and (ii) Integrating individual research outputs through risk-management framework to clarify their implementation strategy and stakeholder involvements. "Implementation Strategy" was the key principle in the course of the EqTAP project.
*EqTAP stands for "Development of Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster Mitigation Technologies and Their Integration for the Asia-Pacific Region."
The EqTAP project was completed with major outputs: 1) EqTAP Case Studies, 2) EqTAP Website (Digital City / Tool Box), and 3) EqTAP Risk Management Framework (accessible at http://eqtap.edm.bosai.go.jp/). On this basis, the APEC-EqTAP Seminar was proposed by Japan as an urgent OA funded project 2005. The proposal was accepted and the Seminar was held in Jakarta, Indonesia on 27-28 September 2005 under cooperation of Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Japanese Government, National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention (NIED), Japan, and the Ministry of Research and Technology (RISTEK), Government of Indonesia as well as with those APEC economies under the threat of earthquake and tsunami risk.
The spirit of EqTAP Project, "implementation strategy in R&D for disaster reduction" was proposed to the world at the Panel Cluster 3 "knowledge, innovation and education" at the WCDR. From discussion at the conference, the concept of DRH evolved. This motivated Japanese Government fund the on-going multilateral project DRH-Asia. 4. Organizational Framework
The project is funded by the Japanese Government under the framework of MEXT Special Coordination Fund for Promotion of Science and Technology. There was DRH Project Phase I (project period: April 2005-March 2006), and the currently on-going project DRH-Asia is its Phase II (project period: July 2006-March 2009). All documents from these two phase activities are downloadable at: http://drh.edm.bosai.go.jp/Project/Project_top.htm .
Following institutions are registered in the project. The project management welcomes further participation of institutions and individuals who support its purpose and operational principles. (1) Lead Institution:
* National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention (NIED): Hiroyuki Kameda (Principal Investigator: [email protected]), Hiromichi Higashihara ([email protected]), Koji Sekiguchi ([email protected]), Hiroaki Negishi ([email protected]), Naho Ikeda ([email protected]), Koichi Shiwaku ([email protected]), Shigeru Kakumoto ([email protected]), Mitsuaki Sasaki ([email protected]): International Team and IT Team at EDM-NIED
(2) International Coordination * UN-ISDR Secretariat: Salvano Briceno ([email protected]), Helena Molin-Valdes
([email protected]), Craig Duncan ([email protected]), Sujit Mohanty ([email protected]) (3) Participation from Japan
* Kyoto University: Norio Okada ([email protected]), Charles Scawthorn ([email protected]), Rajib Shaw ([email protected]), Hirokazu Tatano ([email protected]), Michinori Hatayama ([email protected]), Yukiko Takeuchi ([email protected]), CASiFICA group
* Cabinet Office (CAO, Disaster Management): Eiji Torisu ([email protected] ) * MEXT (Office for Disaster Reduction Research): Atsushi Watanabe ([email protected]) * Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC): Koji Suzuki ([email protected]),
Etsuko Tsunozaki ([email protected])
* Other collaborating institutions engaged in disaster reduction R&D (4) International Participation from Asia
* Beijing Normal University, China: Shi Pei Jun ([email protected]) * NDRC, China: Ming Zou ([email protected]) * NSET, Nepal: Amod M. Dixit ([email protected]) * Bandung Tech, Indonesia: Krishna Pribadi ([email protected]) * CDRC, Indonesia: Dinar C. Istoyanto ([email protected]) * PHIVOLCS, Philippines: Renato U. Solidum ([email protected]) * SEEDS, India: Anshu Sharma ([email protected]) * BDPC, Bangladesh: Saidur Rahman ([email protected]), ([email protected]) * IIEES, Iran: Mohsen Ghafory-Ashtiany ([email protected]) * Bogacici University, Turkey: Mustafa Erdik ([email protected])
(5) Cross-regional Participation * UNESCO: Badaoui Rouhban ([email protected]) * EC/JRC: Gerald Vollmer ([email protected]), Stephan Scheer ([email protected]) * CRID: María-Teresa Casas ( [email protected]) * University of Bab Ezzouar (USTHB): Djillali Benouar ([email protected]) * National University of Engineering: Julio Kuroiwa ([email protected]) * IIASA: Anielo Amendola ([email protected]) * Other participating institutions
5. Contents of DRH-Asia
The contents to be compiled in DRH-Asia are Implementation Technology that consists of: +Implementation oriented technology (IOT): Products from modern research and development that are practiced under clear implementation strategies
+Process technology (PT): Know-how for implementation and practice, capacity building and social development for knowledge ownership
+Transferable indigenous knowledge (TIK): Traditional art of disaster reduction that is indigenous to specific region (s) but having potential to be applied to other regions and having time-tested reliability
Besides generic features, specific criteria for each of the three components implementation technology are defined as follows.
Criteria for Implementation Oriented Technology (IOT) • Technically or scientifically acceptable • Problem identification and methodology development practiced in direct communication with
stakeholders and end-users to create incentive for their participation and ownership • Regional characteristics properly incorporated in terms of local context including available
materials, cost, and workmanship • Most advanced research methodologies mobilized to generate high-quality products and meet
the actual demands of the region Criteria for Process Technology (PT)
• With emphasis on “practical use” of research • A tested methodology with social, cultural, economic, ecological, and technical feasibilities,
developed through an implementation / testing process ensuring results in disaster reduction • Demonstrated stakeholders’ participation and enhanced ownership
• of the process • of results and lessons
• Amenable / adaptable to local context, and with institutionalization potential • In-depth knowledge and insight gained through experience with disasters and mitigation
Criteria for Transferable Indigenous Knowledge (TIK)
• Originated within communities, based on local needs, and specific to culture and context (environment and economy)
• Provides core knowledge with flexibility for local adaptation for implementation • Uses local knowledge and skills, and materials based on local ecology • Has been proven to be time tested and useful in disasters • Is applied or applicable in other communities or generations
The DRH-Asia website, the vehicle for DRH contents, consists of three major elements: DRH Database, DRH Forum, and DRH Links. They are featured in the following manner.
Proposed DRH Attributes: • Open and Interactive access and participation • Access to tested implementation technology database, such as implementation oriented
technology, process technology, transferable indigenous knowledge (DRH Database) • Forum for facilitating collation, testing and dissemination of mitigation models (DRH Forum) • Link with relevant initiatives (DRH Links)
The first version of the DRH web-site was opened on 14 December 2007.
6. Progress (2007FY)
Progress in the DRH-Asia project in the Japanese 2007FY (April 2007-March 2008): (1) DRH Template was fixed (ver.6) (2) DRH Criteria were finalized (3) Proceedings of the DRH Contents Meeting was published (4) DRH Links were developed (5) DRH-Asia ver.1 was opened (6) DRH contents development made significant progress (7) Publicity and dissemination were practiced (8) DRH Consortium was endorsed by DRH members
Beijing Resolution 2008: Proposed frame to make DRH more LIVELY and USEFUL are: (1) Strategy:
+ Contribution to Asian disaster reduction database initiative + Actions and development to reduce (close) gaps between knowledge and field + Value adding to DRH to realize the strategy
(2) Value-added DRH development: + Monitoring and practice by field practitioners on DRH contents: co-works by stakeholders and
DRH providers (pilot activities and case studies) + Feed-back to system enhancement development + Development of 2nd generation DRH: a software platform based on "spatial-temporal
database* " (resource available) that enables the DRH information be handled with regional clarities and with flexible interface managements
+ New generation promotion through linkage with field-based academic community On this basis, the "Beijing Resolution 2008" was adopted in the Second DRH-Asia Annual
Workshop, Beijing, 21-22 February 2008.
*Resolution of the 2nd Annual Workshop on Disaster Reduction Hyperbase - Asian Application (DRH-Asia) (Beijing Resolution 2008) The participants of the 2nd Annual Workshop on DRH-Asia, based on presentations, reports and
discussion in plenary sessions as well as group discussions, adopted the following Resolutions: • Website
– Needs to be attractive, easy to understand, and user friendly – Expert help is required to make the website user friendly through meeting and discussion – Expert group meeting is required along with facilitator meeting to make website user friendly
• Contents – Needs to be enriched with wider application to other areas, not restricted to Asia – Process technology part needs to be emphasized and needs more clarity
• Some guidance for writing DRH Template • Management and Future
– Country level DRH should be emphasized with local context specific • Specific language focus, following the same criteria
– One or more national focal point(s) to reach out the maximum end users – Link to other existing country networks for promotion, contents development and use of
DRH database • DRH Consortium
– Establish DRH consortium for the promotion and sustainability of future activities of DRH • DRH charter is formulated and approved, and will remain valid till March 2009
7. Progress and perspective (2008FY)
DRH-Asia project in the Japanese 2008FY (April 2008-March 2009) is spending its final funded
year.
The progress during the first five months (April - Augus,t 2008):
(1) Enhancement of DRH-Asia website progressing (May. 1: ver.1.1 / September 1: ver.2) (2) Facilitation discussion on proposed DRH Contents began using the DRH Forum (3) DRH Template ver.7.1 was finalized and incorporated in the DRH web system. (4) DRH Project page was renewed to be more systematic and accountable. (5) Call for DRH Contents proposals ver.3-1 (DRH Template 7.1 based) uploaded on the DRH
Project page
Plans for the second half of 2008FY (September 2008-March 2009) - final project year * Perspective
+ Continued efforts for DRH contents developments and compilation + Web-system enhancement to make DRH-Asia more user-friendly + Publicity and dissemination efforts + Concluding the Phase II of DRH + Continued efforts for activity sustainability and fund raising
* Activities and Events + DRH contents developments
CASiFiCA, Indonesia, India, Islam, Japan, DRH-China, soliciting general proposals + Facilitation for DRH contents proposal, discussion and registration (Works on DRH Forum) + Web-system enhancement
DRH Template in RTF, strengthening multi-language search, etc. + (Final) Annual Workshop and DRH Symposium
1.5 day 3rd DRH-Asia Annual WS + DRH Symposium to publicize DRH-Asia, Tokyo, 8-9 January 2009 and
+ Publicity and dissemination efforts ISDR, ASEAN+3, APEC-ISTWG, 14WCEE, ACDR, etc.
+ Efforts for sustainability and fund raising Closer partnership with DRH member institutions (ISDR-Asia, ADRC, etc.)
Major accomplishments in the DRH-Asia project so far are featured as: (1) A web-system unique in functions and sustainability: DRH Database, DRH Forum, and DRH
Links / contents proposal-facilitation-registration procedure, multi-lingual search, guided links to other initiatives, open source enabling sustainable enhancement, etc.
(2) DRH contents featuring "Implementation Technology": consisting of Implementation oriented technology (IOT), Process technology (PT), and Transferable indigenous knowledge (TIK) / straightforward DRH Criteria and DRH Template
(3) International human network: participated by champions in NGO practitioners and motivated researchers
(4) Policy background: implementation of HFA, collaboration with ISDR, ASEAN+3, APEC, etc. (5) Contributions to a new scientific development: "Implementation science" / CASiFiCA-DRH
collaboration
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Disaster Reduction HyperbaseAsian Application
（DRH-Asia Project）
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology（MEXT） and National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention （NIED）
JAPAN
35th APEC-ISTWG Meeting 8-9 September 2008
（Compiled by H. Kameda, DRH Project PI）
1. Purpose & Scheme of DRH-Asia
Development and dissemination of an information platform “Disaster Reduction Hyperbase-Asian Application （DRH-Asia）”
* A web-based facility* To disseminate information on appropriate disaster reduction
technology and knowledge* To aid disaster reduction policy in Asian countries* Researchers and practitioners participating from 8 Asian countries* To implement Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015 adopted in
UN-World Conference on Disaster Reduction, 2005
Project Scheme
Purpose
"Hyperbase" because:* Widened definition of technology “implementation technology”（IOT, PT, TIK）
* Two-way information flow: developing & industrial countries
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2. Features of DRH-Asia
3+1 major components
＊Proposal forum for facilitating collation, testing and dissemination of mitigation models for DRH contents
DRH Forum for contents elaboration
＊Guided links to relevant initiatives of disaster information platforms
DRH Links to relevant initiatives
http://drh.edm.bosai.go.jp/
＊DRH Project activities traced here: Documents downloadable in PDF
DRH Project
＊Implementation oriented technology (IOT)＊Process technology (PT)＊Transferable indigenous knowledge (TIK)
DRH Database accommodating "implementation technology"
# DR technology = Product + Process + Wisdom
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（1） Construction of the DRH-Asia production web system＊In-house development at EDM-NIED
Open source / Sustainable enhancement / Multi-language search
（2） Generation of the DRH-Asia contents and compilation＊Write-up of DRH contents using the finalized DRH Template (ver.7.1)＊Proposal / Forum discussion / Registration
（4） Dissemination and publicity efforts＊Multilateral initiatives: APEC-ISTWG, ASEAN COST+3, ISDR GP, etc.＊Conferences & Seminars: ACDR, ICDR, IIASA-DPRI Forum, 14WCEE,
etc.
3. Activities in 2008FY （April 2008 – March 2009）
（3） Project management / facilitation of DRH contents compilation＊Third DRH Facilitators Meeting / Kobe, 29-31 May 2008
IOT : Mohsen Ghafory-Ashtiany （Iran） and Hiroyuki Kameda （Japan）P T : Amod Dixit （Nepal） and Norio Okada （Japan）TIK : Anshu Sharma （India） and Rajib Shaw （Japan）
＊Workshop & Symposium to conclude the project / Tokyo, 8-9 January 2009
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4. Progress （After 34rd APEC/ISTWG Meeting, 27-28 March 2008）
（1） Construction of the DRH-Asia production web system
＊DRH-Asia web site enhancement (May 1: ver.1.1 / September 1: ver.2)
（http://drh.edm.bosai.go.jp/ ）
＊DRH Project page renewed (July 1)
(http://drh.edm.bosai.go.jp/Project/Project_top.htm)
（2） Generation of the DRH-Asia contents and compilation* Facilitation of forty DRH Contents proposals read at the 3rd DRH
Facilitators Meeting, May 2008 / Facilitators-Proposer discussion begun on DRH Forum, June 2008
* DRH Template enhanced version (ver.7.1) finalized, 30 June 2008* Call for DRH Contents proposals (ver.3-1) uploaded on the DRH Project
page, 30 July 2008* DRH Contents registered in DRH Database (started end of August 2008)
（3） Project management / facilitation of DRH contents compilation* Japan DRH leaders meeting (DRH Strategic Meeting), Kyoto, 7 May 2008
* EDM-ISDR Meeting on DRH website development, Kobe, 28 May 2008* Third DRH Facilitators Meeting, Kobe, 29-31 May 2008* International Workshop on Indigenous Knowledge and DRR (Organized by
Kyoto U.), Kyoto, 23-25 July 2008 * DRH-CASiFiCA Coordination Meeting, Varese, 1-2 September 2008
（4） Dissemination and publicity efforts* ICDR, Davose, 26-29 August 2008* APEC ISTWG Meeting, Hanoi, 8-9 September 2008
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5. Perspective （Plans for the final project year: April 2008-March 2009）
（1） Continued efforts* DRH Contents development / CASiFiCA, Indonesia, India, Islam, Japan, DRH-
China, soliciting general proposals* Compilation of DRH Contents / DRH Forum discussion and registration in DRH
Database• Web-system enhancement to make DRH-Asia more user-friendly / Enhanced
user-friendly web design, strengthening multi-language search, etc.
（2） Dissemination and implementation of DRH-Asia* Publicity / ISDR, ASEAN+3, APEC-ISTWG, 14WCEE, ACDR, etc.• DRH Symposium / DRH Symposium to publicize DRH-Asia, Tokyo, 9 Jan. 2009
（3） Activity sustainability and fund raising * DRH Consortium activation / endorsed in the Beijing WS, Feb. 2008• Closer partnership with DRH member institutions / ISDR-Asia, ADRC, etc.
（4） Concluding the Phase II of DRH* Third （Final） Annual Workshop on DRH-Asia, Tokyo, 8-9 Jan. 2009* Fourth DRH-Asia Facilitator Meeting, Tokyo, 10 Jan. 2009
