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Shokichi SakataGroup Director
Group III (Water Resources and Disaster management)Global Environment Department,
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
The necessary Information for JICA’ s Disaster Management
Assistance
3 October, 2007
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Contents
• 1. JICA’ s Disaster Management assistance• 2. The necessary information for JICA’s
disaster management assistance• 3. Existing information sources • 4.Ideal database for JICA’s activity
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JICA’s disaster management assistance
• Promoting community-based disaster management activities from the view point of “Human Security.”
• Assisting for disaster risk identification and assessment.
• Assisting in formulating comprehensive disaster management plan.
• Incorporating disaster management viewpoint into socio-economic development to achieve sustainable development.
JICA’s approach to disaster management
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JICA’s disaster management assistance
JICA assists developing countries in improving disaster management capability for flood(48%), landslide(20%), earthquake(12%), Tsunami(8%), Hurricane/typhoon(9%), volcanic activity (3%)
・Asia :68% ・Central America
and Caribbean :10%・Oceania : 7% ・South America : 7% ・Middle east : 5% ・Africa : 3%
South East Asia
AfricaMiddle East
South America
Central America, Caribbean
Pacific
South West AsiaEast Asia
Types and regions
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Disaster management
cycle
preparedness/Mitigation
Emergency Response/ReliefRehabilitation
/Reconstruction
Establishment of disaster management systemin national and local levelPromotion of community based disastermanagement activities
Quick Effective and Certain emergency measures for disaster victims
Rehabilitation and Reconstruction of disaster affected area
disasters
JICA’s Disater Management Assistance corresponding to disaster management cycle
JICA’s disaster management assistance
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Information necessary for all stagesThe necessary information for JICA’s assistance
○Past disaster record.• Date and Time, and Place.• Human damage(The number of Death, Missing,
Injured, Evacuated).• Facility damage(Lifeline, Public facilities,
Houses, others).○Natural condition(Climate, Topography,
Geology, Hydrology).○Social condition.
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Capacity development of national government, local government and community for disaster management
Preparedness/Mitigation
<Thailand> Training of disaster management
for local organization
<China> Training for community
<Colombia> Community Hazard
Mapping in School
Disaster risk assessment and enlightenment
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Development of monitoring and early warning systems
<Costa Rica> Operation of
Warning System by Community
<Pakistan> Setting up
Monitoring Equipment for Landslide
<Fiji> Construction of
Seismological observatory Network
Preparedness/MitigationThe necessary information for JICA’s assistance
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Integrated approach with structural measures to non-structural measures
Preparedness/Mitigation
<Nepal> Construction of Gabion toprevent Debris Flow with
Community Participation
<Pakistan> Shaking Table Test for promotion
of retrofitted housing
The necessary information for JICA’s assistance
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Information necessary for each stage Preparedness/Mitigation
The necessary information for JICA’s assistance
○Past disaster record.• Date and Time, and Place.• Human damage(The number of Death, Missing,
Injured, Evacuated).• Facility damage(Lifeline, Public facilities, Houses,
others).○Natural condition(Climate, Topography, Geology,
Hydrology).○Social condition (Population, school, community)○Law on disaster and facilities (Building standard act)○Technical level of each country○Result of study(Risk assessment and others)
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To dispatch the Emergency Disaster Relief Team promptly
<Pakistan> Rescue & Relief after the earthquake
<Algeria> Rescue & Relief after the earthquake
Emergency response /Relief
The necessary information for JICA’s assistance
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Support for healthcare service to the victimseffectively
Emergency response /Relief The necessary information for JICA’s assistance
<Indonesia> Medical service after the
earthquake
<Indonesia> Provision of tent and medical
supplies
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Emergency response /Relief ○Disaster information.・Date and Time, and Place.・Human damage(The number of Death, Missing, Injured,
Evacuated).・Facility damage(Lifeline, Public facilities, Houses,
others).○Needs of Emergency response/Relief.○What kind of needs.○What kind of damages.○What kind of injury.○Progress of Emergency response/Relief by government,
donors and NGOs.○Activity of Government, donors and NGOs.
The necessary information for JICA’s assistance
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Seamless support to the victims for rehabilitation and reconstruction
<Indonesia> Needs Assessment Study
for rehabilitation and reconstruction
<Sri Lanka> Training on Food
Processing for Income Generation
<Indonesia> Establishment of
Technical Service Post
for Earthquake Victims
Rehabilitation/Reconstruction The necessary information for JICA’s assistance
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Support for building more strong community and society to disasters
<Pakistan> Reconstruction of Elementary
School with Retrofitting Technology
<Pakistan> Education on Disaster Management
with Materials on Disasters
Rehabilitation/Reconstruction The necessary information for JICA’s assistance
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Rehabilitation/Reconstruction ○Disaster information.・Date and Time, and Place.・Human damage (The number of Death, Missing, Injured, Evacuated).・Facility damage (Lifeline, Public facilities, Houses, others).
○People’s condition (physical, mental, job, housing) ○People’s request○ Progress of Rehabilitation/Reconstruction Plan.○Result of the study (Request of damaged people)
The necessary information for JICA’s assistance
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Existing Information Sources(1) Preparedness/Mitigation.• Country Report of ADRC(Asia Disaster Reduction
Center).• EM-DAT.• HP of ISDR.• DRH(2) Emergency response /Relief .• HP of UNOCHA.• Relief Web.(3)Rehabilitation/Reconstruction.• HP of each Donor.
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Ideal databases for JICA’s activities(0) For each stage • Comprehensive database covering the world.• Information can be retrieved by searching various
aspects.• Data can be processed to chart and graph.(1)Preparedness/Mitigation ・Case studies of disaster management activity.(2) Emergency response /Relief ・The latest information and current situation of the
disaster stricken area.(3) Rehabilitation/Reconstruction・The comprehensive list on the activities of donors.
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• Thank you
