Hyogo’s Disaster Reduction Program in the Training and Dialogue Programs of JICA

(Japan International Cooperation Agency)

Yijun Liu, Mengying Zhang, Yue Zhang, Linghui Zhu

Table of Contents1. General background of the program

2. Evaluation design• Plan on communicating with stakeholders• Expected outcomes

3. Data & Methodology

General background of the program

• Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015 (HFA)• Focus on the Japanese experience and lesson on disaster reduction

• Goal: improve the disaster reduction measures and disaster countermeasures of participating countries and reduce the damage caused by natural disasters

• Theory of changes (how it works)

Resources Client ActivitiesImpact

GoalExpenses:1. travel to JapanAir ticketAir Insurance2. Accommodations in Japan3. living expenses4. study tours5. medical care6. program implementation including materials

Person in charge of 

(a) raising awareness of disaster reduction or expansion of knowledge on disaster to citizen in central/local

government (b) raising awareness for disaster reduction in the ministry in charge of education or board of education, or (c) public relations in central/local government which issue early warning and produce educational program for raising awareness of disaster reduction in the country. 

 From Regions and countries of:

 Brazil, Chile, Honduras, Myanmar,

Viet Nam, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Turkey

Lectures Practices

Improve the

disaster reduction measures

and disaster

countermeasures of participati

ng countries

and reduce

the damage

caused by natural

disasters.

Module 1: Basic concept of disaster management

 Module 2: Disaster

Reduction Measures of the Japanese Government

 Module 3:Disaster

management by local government

①School education for disaster reduction

Understand the tasks through the understanding of the Japanese government

and local municipals

Organizations: JICA, Kobe International Community, Cabinet Office Official, Kobe Town Developing Institute, ADRC, UN OCHA in Kobe, UNCRD, International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR), Kobe Municipal Miyagawa ElementarySchool, Hyogo public Maiko HighSchool, Nojima fault Preservation Museumin Hokutan-cho, Community Firefighting Team ofHokutan-Cho, Kobe Nagata T.M.O. Co.Ltd  

Module 4: Roles of Private Sectors and Mass Media at

the Time of Disaster  

② Industrial restoration in the stricken area (Nojima

fault Preservation Museumin Hokutan-cho)

 ③Town Development through Inhabitants

Initiative （ Kobe Nagata T.M.O. Co.Ltd）

 ④Citizens Participation

Dissemination and Education for Disaster

Reduction (Nadaward, Kobe city)

Understand the tasks through the understanding

of mass media and non-governmental organizations such as the private sectors

Persons: Professor Shiono, Nagaoka Techinical Junior College (Coordinator) Professor Kaji from Keio University  

Module5: International Cooperation

   

⑤Roles of the Self Disaster Reduction Organization (Community Firefighting Team of Hokutan-Cho)

  ⑥ Disaster Reduction and Risk Management by

Corporations

Understand how international disaster reduction cooperation systems are actually

implemented

Module 6: Assessment Meeting

 

Compile plans to improve disaster reduction measures

and disaster countermeasures

Evaluation design• The objective of the evaluation was to provide suggestions to JICA

with the information and an evidence-base for, future directions of reform of the Disaster Reduction Education and Training Program.

• Criteria:1. Relevance of Policies2. Effectiveness of Results3. Appropriateness of Process

1. Plan on communicating with stakeholders

• communication prior to the survey• introductory email to all employees• conversation with the JICA employee• Incentives such as reward

2. Expected outcomes1. Relevance of Policies

The relevance of the Disaster Reduction Education and Training Program with the whole JICA Training and Dialogue Programs that targets development issues of high priority for recipient countries as well as the international community is well designed and conducted.

• Indicator: The agreement of further activities of a recipient country with or in Japan

• Indicator: The satisfaction with the accordance between the courses and your need of learning for your country’s disaster management

• Indicator: The extent of justification the participants feel to be trained in Japan rather than other developing countries

• Indicator: Nationality distribution

Better diplomatic relations

with recipient countries

Alignment with the recipient countries’

need

Justification to

implement in Japan

Alignment with the global

agenda

2. Expected outcomes (continued)

2. Appropriateness of Process

Implementation process faces numerous challenges, particularly in ensuring its quality. To align with diplomatic policies, to improve systematic recruitment of qualified human resources, and to contribute further to human resources development in recipient countries, the design and implementation process should be reviewed with a view to building upon its achievements in the past.

Content and format are both well-designed.• Indicators:

• If the demands of recipient countries are taken into consideration

• If the people from same thematic areas are participating in the design

• Selection bias• The number and

category of preparatory activities

Lecturers and facilitators are from a variety of institutions.• Indicators:

• The institution of where the lecturers are from.

• The institution of where the facilitators are from

Monitoring, evaluating and following-up• Indicators:

• Third party evaluation• internal evaluation• If JICA contacts the

participants in one to three years.

• The outcome of the presentation.

2. Expected outcomes (continued)

3. Effectiveness of Results

The effectiveness of the results of the program is considered in three aspects. Also, evaluate in details whether the Disaster Training and Education Program has achieved several goals as followed: (1) Improve disaster reduction measures and disaster countermeasures and reduce damage caused by natural disasters. (2) Also, having trainees themselves understand the current situation, problems, tasks, and solutions of disaster reduction measures and disaster countermeasures in their countries and surrounding.

Human resources development (HRD)

The emerging number of new policies and events and financial investment

within 5 years after the training program

The frequency of disaster-related words appearing in publications and media information

within 5 years after the training program

Data & MethodologyData

1. Survey (short-term & long-term)2. Google trends (long-term)

Survey 1 Group Administrative Survey (Part)

Survey 2 Online Survey (Part)

Data & MethodologyMethodology

• 1. short-runPurpose: correlation

• 2. long-runPurpose: causation

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