This symposium highlights the theme “Managed Retreat as a Tool for Disaster Resilience with a Diversity/Gender Perspective” based upon case studies on Japan, the US, Nepal and the Philippines. The major findings of the research project on the Managed Retreat as a Tool for Disaster Resilience: Japan and the US, funded by the Japan Foundation for 2018-2019 and jointly conducted by the University of California and Japan Women’s Network for Disaster Risk Reduction (JWNDRR) will be also presented at this Symposium. This project is funded by the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership (CGP) for 2018-2019.

Date: 20 November 2019, from 13:00 to 16:00 hours
Venue: World Bank Tokyo Office, TDLC Studio
Co-Organizers: University of California, Davis, Japan Women’s Network for Disaster Risk Reduction (JWNDRR), Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and World Bank Tokyo Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Hub

Program:

I.　Opening Remarks
　■ Mr. Masato Miyazaki, Special Representative, Japan, World Bank
　■ Mr. Itsu Adachi, Director General, Infrastructure and Peacebuilding Department, JICA

II.　Keynote Speech
　■ Ms. Akiko Domoto, President, Japan Women’s Network for DRR

III. Panel Discussion
1. “Research Project on the Managed Retreat as a Tool for Disaster Resilience: Japan and the US” by Dr. Mikio Ishiawtari, JICA Senior Advisor
2. “Managed Retreat as a Tool for Disaster Resilience in the US and Japan” by Prof. Nicholas Pinter, University of California, Davis
3. “Resettlement Program of the Poor Urban Areas of Kathmandu, Nepal, Promoted by Local Women NGOs” by Ms. Lumanti Joshi, LUMANTI
4. “Inclusive Resilience in South Asia Region” by Dr. Keiko Sakoda, DRM Specialist, World Bank
5. “Relocation Program Planned and Undertaken by the Government of the Philippines after 2013 Typhoon Yolanda” by Mr. Hitoshi Ara, Deputy Director General, Infrastructure and Peacebuilding Department, JICA
Moderator: Dr. Yumiko Tanaka, Vice President of JWNDRR and Professor of Josai International University.

(PDF: 40 pages)

The Report of the session “Consensus-building for Reconstructing Disaster Resilient Societies: Diversity and Gender Perspectives from Japan and the World Japan Women’s Network for Disaster Risk Reduction”
by Japan Women’s Network for Disster Risk Reduction(JWNDRR)
November 25-28,2017
International Disaster and Risk Cinference 2017, Sendai, Japan

Documents distributed

Program
Attached sheet

Issues and Challenges

1. Ms. Akiko Domoto, Chair of the Symposium Steering Committee (Recovery and rehabilitation from disaster from gender and diversity lens)
2. Prof. Yoshimitsu Shiozaki, Professor Ritsumeikan University (Recovery and Consensus Building)

Presentation of Case Studies

1. Loreine B. Dela Cruz
2. Lumanti Joshi
3. Tomoyuki Miura
4. Case study of Ishinomaki City
   • Hiroyuki Teshima
   • Naomi Sato
   • Teruo Konno

Panel Discussion

• Kiran Bhatia (first part)
• Kiran Bhatia (last part)
• Margaret Arnold

In March 2015, the Third UN World Conference on DRR (WCDRR3) was held in Sendai and the ‘Sendai Framework for DRR 2015-2030 (SFDRR)’ was adopted as the new framework for action. At this symposium we would like to hold a discussion on how gender perspectives have been included in the new framework, what legislative amendments must take place in Japan to reflect these and how they should be implemented around the world. In the first part of the session, we will report on WCDRR3 and our public forum and in the second part we will hold a panel discussion on how we should approach the SFDRR from the perspective of gender with the objective of contributing to the building of a more resilient world.

2) Organisers

Japan Women’s Network for Disaster Risk Reduction (President：Akiko Domoto); Japan Association for Women’s Education (President Yasuko Muramatsu)

3) Date

18 June 2015, 6.30~8.30 PM

4) Venue

Tokyo Women’s Plaza, 5-53-67 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo

5) Target participants

officials in charge of disaster/recovery at local/municipal government level; officials/bureaucrats from gender equality sections of governments; officials from local gender equality centers; NGO/NPO members; etc. (total target participants: 200)

6) Method of making a reservation

People wanting to attend the symposium are asked to tell us their name, telephone number and email address. Reservations maybe made through E-mail (saigai.gender@gmail.com ) or TEL・FAX (03-6435-6355)

7) Charge for documents

500 yen

8) Program

18.00 Venue opens

18.35 – 19.25 Part 1 – Reports of the 3rd UN World Conference on DRR (WCDRR3)

(1) ‘Organizing the WCDRR3’
Mr. Kaoru Saito (Director for Disaster Preparedness, Public Relations and International Cooperation, Cabinet Office, Government of Japan) (20 mins)
　　

(3) ‘Training Programs in Japan – Implementation and Challenges’
Ms. Yasuko Muramatsu (President, JAWE) (10 mins)
　　

BREAK (5 mins)

19.30 – 20.25 Part 2 – Panel Discussion on gender responsive approaches to the Sendai Framework for DRR 2015-2030
　　
　　

Coordinator: Kuniko Funabashi (President, Beijing JAC, JWNDRR member)

Panelists:
Ms. Machi Doi (Team Leader, Community DRR, General Affairs Division, Gender Equality Bureau)
Mr. Shigehiro Goda (Administration Director, Peaceboat Disaster Relief Volunteer Center)
Ms. Sumie Ishii (Chairperson, Japanese Organization for International Cooperation in Family Planning, JOICFP)
Ms. Megumi Ishimoto (Director, Women’s Eye)

20.25 Closing address
　　

20.30 Symposium ends
　　

9) Acknowledgement

This symposium is made possible by the sponsorship of the Qatar Friendship Fund.

» Letter of request to Prime Minister Abe

» UN WEB TV

This message was made from messages that participants of Public Forum wrote in JCC2015′s People’s Pavilion, and thematic pavilions, “Civil Society Collaboration and Disaster Risk Reduction” and “Gender and Disaster Risk Reduction.”

» http://jcc2015.net/en/news/150317-dream-for-1000-years/