Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies, Kobe University

Content／学習内容

• Introduction

  • Inter-Disaster-Affected Universities Collaboration for Disaster Recovery Studies
  • Legal Framework for Participatory Disaster Recovery Planning
  • International Assistance for Disaster Management
  • World Conference for Disaster Reduction

  This class gives an introduction to the goals and contents of the whole series of 15 consecutive lectures on “Global Disaster Management for Peace.”

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  • Introduction of the Classes and Lecturers

    Part I will gives an introduction to the whole series of 15 consecutive lectures.

  • Basic Terms

    In Part II, basic terms frequently appearing in the area of disaster management studies will be explained.

  • Reference

    Part III introduces recommended books and academic articles for reference., including the ones edited by the lecturer, Prof. Yuka Kaneko.

  Lecturers

  ／講師

  • Yuka Kaneko

    Professor, Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies, Kobe University

• Lessons from Post-1995 Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake Recovery

  • Recovery Basic Plan
  • Participatory post-disaster recovery planning
  • Methods for Evaluation of Disaster Recovery

  This lecture will learn about the Japan’s Lesson for Disaster Management, with a focus on the Recovery Planning after the Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake that occurred on January 17th, 1995 in Kobe, Japan, the very place where our Kobe University is located, as of the 30th anniversary of the Earthquake.

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  • Priority of Post-Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake Recovery

    In Part-I, we will consider the priority among a variety of goals in the recovery through the formation of “recovery basic plan” after the Hanshin Awaji Earthquake.

  • Post-Disaster Recovery Planning through Participation

    In Part-II, we will learn about the participatory approach taken for the formation of the post-Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake recovery plan.

  • Evaluation of Recovery Plan through Participation

    In Part III, we will learn about the method applied to the evaluation of the post-Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake recovery plan.

  Lecturers

  ／講師

  • Yuka Kaneko

    Visiting Professor, Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies, Kobe University

  • Yuichi Honjo

    Visiting Professor, Graduate School of Disaster Resilience and Governance, University of Hyogo

• Lessons from East Japan Earthquake Recovery

  • Law on the Recovery from Great Disasters
  • Multiple Defense Approach
  • Recovery Planning
  • Land readjustment

  This lecture will explore the lessons learned from the recovery phase of the East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami which occurred on Mach 11th, 2011, with references to the case studies focused in specific areas including Rikuzen-Takata city in Iwate prefecture.

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  • Basic Facts of the 2011 East Japan Earthquake Recovery

    In Part I, we will learn about the major facts of the recovery phase of the “East Japan Earthquake”, which was the mega-earthquake occurred on March 11th, 2011 of the magnitude of 9.1 which triggered a Tsunami whose highest record reached to 40 meter and killed more than 20,000 people’s lives.

  • Principles of DRR for the East Japan Earthquake Recovery

    In Part II, we will learn about the principles of the DRR policy, applied to the post-East Japan Earthquake Recovery, with a particular focus on the case of Rikuzen-Takata city, Iwate Prefecture, which was one of the most seriously affected municipalities by the Tsunami, with 10.64% of the residents in its inundated areas lost their lives, which is the highest ratio among all Tsunami affected areas in East Japan.

  • “Priority” and “Decision-Maker” in Post-Disaster Recovery

    In Part III, we will consider the remaining issues of the post-East Japan Earthquake Recovery, including the question of “priority” among the plural goals of disaster recovery, and its decision-maker.

  Lecturers

  ／講師

  • Yuka Kaneko

    Professor, Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies, Kobe University

  • Katsumi Matsuoka

    Professor, Research Center for Regional Disaster Management, Iwate University

• Lessons from Aceh, Indonesia in the Post- 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami Recovery

  • gampong
  • RALAS (multi-donors’ assistance for land readjustment)
  • Aceh provincial qanun

  This lecture will learn about the lessons from Aceh, Indonesia, located in the north end of the Sumatra peninsular, in the recovery phase from the Indian Ocean Tsunami which occurred on December 26th, 2004 and took the lives of more than 100,000 people in Aceh province, with a particular focus on the institutional framework that enabled the decision by the local communities.

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  • Lessons from the Post-Tsunami Recovery in 2004 Aceh

    In Part I, we will learn about the major lessons from post-2004 Tsunami Aceh, especially in the phase of post-disaster recovery, in which the Aceh people accomplished the hardest task of rebuilding their life and livelihood from the total devastation by the 2004 Tsunami, which took more than 100,000 citizens’ lives in Aceh province.

  • Legal Framework for Community-led Disaster Recovery

    In Part II, we will learn about the legal framework which made the community-led disaster recovery possible, with a smooth endorsement by the state system. The lecturer of this Part-II is Dr. Taqwaddin Husin, who was the very person who drafted a series of Aceh provincial ordinance (qanun) in the stage of post-Tsunami reconstruction.

  • Case Studies on Community-led Disaster Recovery

    In Part III, we will learn about the actual cases of successful community-led disaster recovery, and remaining challenges.

  Lecturers

  ／講師

  • Yuka Kaneko

    Professor, Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies, Kobe University

  • Teuku Alvisyahrin

    Associate Professor, Syiah Kuala University

  • Taqwaddin Husin

    Justice at Court, Aceh High Court, Indonesia

• Lessons from Sichuan, China in the Post-2008 Sichuan Earthquake Recovery

  • State Council Ordinance on Wenchuan Earthquake Recovery
  • Paring Assistance
  • Rule of Law
  • Shanghai approach

  The class topic is the facts and the lessons learned from the recovery of the Sichuan Earthquake in China that occurred on May 12th, 2008 and took the lives of more than 69,000 people, and more than 18,000 people are still missing.

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  • “Pairing Assistance” in 2008 Sichuan Earthquake Recovery

    In Part I, we will learn about the facts of the post-Sichuan Earthquake Recovery, with a focus on the “Pairing Assistance” policy, which was an initiative taken by the Chinese government to match the supporting-side provinces and the recipient-side earthquake-affected municipalities. For example, Beichuan city where we’ve seen in the previous photo was supported by Shandon Province. .
    This coupling policy is considered to be the key policy that realized the speedy recovery within 2 to 3 years from the occurrence of the Earthquake, despite its huge destruction and loss.

  • Evaluation of “Pairing Assistance”

    In Part II, we will learn about the evaluation of the “Pairing Assistance” policy conduced by the Chinese government and the academia.

  • Remaining Issues of 2008 Sichuan Earthquake Recovery

    In Part III, we will learn about the remaining issues of the post-Sichuan Earthquake Recovery, including the response to the call for “rule of law” as well as the sustainability of assistance especially for the livelihoods and local economy.

  Lecturers

  ／講師

  • Yuka Kaneko

    Professor, Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies, Kobe University

  • Wang Jianping

    Professor, Law School, Sichuan University, China

• Canterbury Earthquake Recovery in Christchurch, New Zealand 2010-2011: Issues, challenges and achievements

  • Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (CERA)
  • Earthquake Commission (EQC)
  • Topdown approach to disaster recovery

  Today’s class learns about the issues and the outcomes of the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery in Christchurch, New Zealand 2010-2011.

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  • Facts of Canterbury Earthquake in Christchurch 2010-11

    In Part I, we will learn about the major facts of “Canterbury Earthquake”, which was a series of largest earthquakes and aftershocks which continuously attacked the city of Christchurch, the second large city in New Zealand from Sep.4th, 2010 to Dec.23rd, 2011.

  • Housing Recovery guided by the Central Government

    In Part II, we will learn about the issues of Housing Recovery, guided by the central government leadership, especially by the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (CERA) and the compulsory insurance system managed by the Earthquake Commission or “EQC”.

  • Top-Down Approach to Central City Recovery

    In Part III, we will consider the outcomes of the top-down approach taking in the city center reconstruction, and about the possible alternatives.

  Lecturers

  ／講師

  • Yuka Kaneko

    Professor, Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies, Kobe University

  • Rosemary Du Plessis

    Professor, University of Canterbury, in Christchurch, New Zealand

• Lessons Learned from the 2015 Nepal Gorkha Earthquake

  • Gorkha Earthquake
  • international support for recovery phase
  • support for housing reconstruction
  • Peace-building

  This lecture will explore the lessons learned from the post-2015 Nepal Gorkha Earthquake recovery, with references to the issues of the reception of international assistance and peace-building.

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  • Facts of Nepal Gorkha Earthquake 2015 in Timeline

    In Part I, we will learn about the major facts of “Nepal Gorkha Earthquake”, which occurred on April 25, 2015, affected the entire country, killing more than 8,000 people’s lives, and 30% of the population lost their houses, usually made of bricks.

  • Outcomes of Nepal Earthquake Reconstruction

    In Part II, we will learn about the outcomes of the Nepal Earthquake Recovery, from the multiple viewpoints.

  • Peace-Building and Lessons for Donors’ Involvement

    In Part III, we will consider the meaning of disaster recovery in a multi-ethnic, and politically unstable country, and also the issues of donor’s involvement in there.

  Lecturers

  ／講師

  • Yuka Kaneko

    Professor, Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies, Kobe University

  • Tara Nidhi Lohani

    Senior Technical Fellow, Research Center for Urban Safety and Security, Kobe University

• Crossover Talk on Disaster Recovery

  • Reception of international emergency support
  • Collective relocation
  • Indian Ocean Tsunami
  • Wenchuan (Sichuan) Earthquake

  This lecture will pick of three issues for crossover talk of the scholars of Kobe University, Syiah Kuala University (Indonesia) and Sichuan University (China) as the collaboration of disaster-affected universities, across the experiences of Kobe in post-1995 Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake recovery, Aceh-Indonesia in post-2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami Aceh recovery, and Beichuan in Sichuan-China in post-2008 Wenchuan Earthquake.

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  • Public Support for Disaster-Affected People (Japan)

    In Part I, we will learn about the issues of public support for disaster-affected people in the post-recovery phase in Japan, with a focus on the legal changes after the 1995 Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, from a comparative viewpoint.

  • Laws for Receiving International Support (Indonesia)

    In Part II, we will learn about the needs for the legal framework for smoothly receiving the international support in mega-disasters, particularly for the cases of developing countries, based on the experience in the post-2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami response in Aceh, Indonesia where 100,000 residents’ lives lost.

  • Relocation of an Entire City (China)

    In Part III, we will learn about a challenge of the relocation of an entire city in the post-recovery phase of the 2004 Sichuan Earthquake in China, namely Beichuan district of Mianyang city.

  Lecturers

  ／講師

  • Yuka Kaneko

    Professor, Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies, Kobe University

  • Teuku Alvisyahrin & Taqwaddin Husin

    Associate Professor; Justice at Court, Syiah Kuala University; Aceh High Court, Indonesia

  • Wang Jianping

    Professor, Law School, Sichuan University, China

• Hyogo Framework for Actions and Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction

  • 2nd World Conference for Disaster Reduction in Kobe
  • Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction
  • 3rd World Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction in Sendai
  • Build Back Better

  We will learn about the essence of two famous frameworks adopted at the United Nations on the disaster risk reduction, namely, the Hyogo Frameworks for Action and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction.

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  • Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA)

    In Part I, we will first learn about the Hyogo Framework for Action (known as HFA) adopted by the United Nations’ 2nd World Conference on Disaster Reduction held in Kobe in 2005.

  • Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction

    In Part II, we will learn about the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, adopted at the United Nations’ 3rd World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction held in Sendai for 2015 to 2030, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan in 2015.

  • Knowledge Increase and Information Technology

    In part III, we will learn about what “investment in disaster management” under Sendai Framework means, particularly in regard to the increase of disaster awareness and the utilization of information technology.

  Lecturers

  ／講師

  • Yuka Kaneko

    Professor, Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies, Kobe University

  • Akio Sasahara

    Executive Director, Asian Disaster Reduction Center

• JICA’s Assistance Policy on DRR

  • ODA (official development assistance)
  • JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency)
  • Proactive approach
  • Response

  This topic is “JICA’s Assistance on DRR (Disaster Risk Reduction).” JICA is Japan International Cooperation Agency, which is the institution in charge of Japan’s official development assistance (ODA) to other countries.

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  • JICA’s Assistance Policy on Disaster Risk Reduction

    In part I, we will learn about the basics of Japan’s Official Development Assistance (ODA), in the field of disaster risk reduction (DDR).

  • Balancing Proactive and Receptive Approaches to DRR

    In Part II, we will learn more about JICA’s assistance policy on DRR (disaster risk reduction), with the focus on the key words “Proactive approach” and “Responsive approach.”

  • DRR Training Programs at JICA Kansai / DRLC

    In part III, we will learn about the assistance activities at JICA Kansai, which concentrates the JICA’s assistance activities for the training for disaster risk reduction held in Japan, particularly for the community-based approach, in collaboration with DRLC (Disaster Reduction Learning Center) established by JICA and Hyogo Prefecture Government.

  Lecturers

  ／講師

  • Yuka Kaneko

    Professor, Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies, Kobe University

  • Tetsuji Iida

    Senior Advisor, Training Program Division, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)

• Cooperation to Improve DRR in Asia

  • Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake
  • DRR in Asia
  • Information Technology for DRR

  Learning about the international cooperation by the ADRC (Asian Disaster Research Center) established in 1998 in Kobe, as an initiative of Japanese government after the 1995 Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake to improve the disaster risk reduction in Asia.

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  • Asian Disaster Reduction Center: Mission and Activities

    In Part I, we will first know about the ADRC: Asian Disaster Reduction Center, which was established by the initiative of Japanese government in Kobe, in 1998, three years from the Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, with the mission to enhance the disaster resilience of its member countries. Now it’s member countries count 33.

  • Development of DRR in Asia: Cyclone, Typhoon

    In Part II, we will learn about the chronological improvement of DRR in Asian countries, with particular focuses on cyclone and typhoon.

  • Development of DRR in Asia: Earthquake, Tsunami

    In Part III, we will know further about the improvement of DRR in Asia, with focuses on Earthquake and Tsunami.

  Lecturers

  ／講師

  • Yuka Kaneko

    Professor, Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies, Kobe University

  • Akio Sasahara

    Executive Director, Asian Disaster Reduction Center

• Cooperation to Improve DRR in Asia: Issues of Disaster Information

  • Asian region
  • disaster risk information
  • Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC)

  International cooperation to improve DRR in Asia: with a focus on the issues of disaster information.

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  • Collection of Disaster Information

    In Part I, A successful disaster response depends on the accuracy of disaster information. But the collection of data itself is a difficult task, calling for further efforts for improvement.

  • International Cooperation for Disaster Information: GLIDE, HIPS, EM-DAT

    In Part II, we will learn about the international cooperation for the establishment of reliable sources of disaster information, such as the GLIDE initiative led by the ADRC (Asian Disaster Reduction Center), as well as the HIPS (or Hazard Information Profiles) led by the UNRR (United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction).

  • International Cooperation for Disaster Information: Sendai Framework for DRR, DesInventor, DLDT, WMO-CHE

    In part III, we will learn more about the international cooperation for collecting disaster information, during the recent decade.

  Lecturers

  ／講師

  • Yuka Kaneko

    Professor, Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies, Kobe University

  • Yumi Shiomi

    Senior Researcher, Asian Disaster Reduction Center

• Japan’s Lesson for Disaster Management: Awareness of Disaster Risks

  • Water Control Law
  • Landslides Prevention Law
  • Advanced Hazard Map
  • Control of Infectious Diseases

  We will learn about the efforts being made in the present Japan for increasing the citizens’ disaster risk awareness.

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  • Improving Legal Frameworks for Disaster Risk Awareness

    In Part I, we will learn about the recent changes of legal frameworks for increasing the national people’s awareness of disaster risks, with particular focuses on the flood risk and the landslide risk management.

  • Advanced Hazard Map and Citizen’s Awareness

    In Part II, we will learn about the efforts being made in the present Japan for increasing the disaster risk awareness through the development of advanced hazard maps.

  • Risk Control of Infectious Diseases

    In part III, we will learn about the status of the risk management of infectious diseases, as one category of disaster management. During the peril of COVID-19, we recognized the risk of infectious diseases.

  Lecturers

  ／講師

  • Yuka Kaneko

    Professor, Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies, Kobe University

  • Satoru Ohishi

    Professor, Research Center for Urban Safety & Security, Kobe University

  • Goh Ohji

    Associate Professor, Research Center for Urban Safety & Security, Kobe University

• Japan’s Lesson for Disaster Management: Community-Based Disaster Risk Management

  • BOKOMI
  • autonomous body for CBDRM
  • BOKOMI supporter
  • JICA International Learning for CBDRM

  We will learn about the community-based disaster risk management, led by BO-KOMI (Disaster Prevention & Community Welfare Body) which is the system established in 1995, soon after the Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake that occurred in Kobe and took more than 6,000 people’s lives.

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  • BOKOMI as Successful Model for​ Community-Based Disaster Risk Management (CBDRM)

    In Part I, we will learn about the characteristics of BOKOMI, as the Kobe’s model for successful Community-Based Disaster Risk Management (CBDRM).

  • BOKOMI’s Challenges after 30 years

    In Part II, we will learn about the gaps and challenges of CBDRM through the interaction with the representatives of Tsurukabuto BOKOMI, in Nada ward of Kobe city, as well as the Kobe University students who work as “BOKOMI Supporters” certified by the Kobe City Fire Bureau.

  • Issues of Community Support for Those Who Need Help:​ Workshop with JICA International Trainees

    In Part III, we will consider the solution for such challenges, together with the international trainees from eleven different countries under the training program of JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency), with a particular focus on the issues of Community Support for Those Who Need Help.

  Lecturers

  ／講師

  • Yuka Kaneko

    Professor, Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies, Kobe University

• Lessons for Future Disaster Management

  • Law on Disaster Recovery
  • Public Support for Disaster-Affected People
  • Disclosure of Risk Information and Law
  • Legal Culture and Ethics on Movement Restrictions

  This lecture is the last of the whole series of 15 consecutive lectures. We will summarize the lessons toward the future disaster management, with a focus on the post-Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake recovery and the crossover talk beyond the border among the disciplines .

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  • Summary of Lessons from Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake Recovery

    Part I will present the summary of the lessons of the disaster management in Japan, with a focus on the 1995 Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake Recovery.

  • Crossover Talk: Role of Scientists and the Cognitive Bias​

    Part II contains the crossover talk between the specialists of engineering, medical science, and the legal study, on the remaining issues of disaster management toward the future, with a particular focus on the role of scientists in regard to the cognitive bias of the ordinary citizens.

  • Crossover Talk: Historical Changes and Our Future

    Part III contains the crossover talk between the specialists of engineering, medical science, and the legal study, to review the historical process of disaster management and consider the remaining issues toward the future.

  Lecturers

  ／講師

  • Yuka Kaneko

    Professor, Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies, Kobe University

  • Satoru Ohishi

    Professor, Research Center for Urban Safety & Security, Kobe University

  • Goh Ohji

    Associate Professor, Research Center for Urban Safety & Security, Kobe University

Staff／スタッフ

• 
  Yuka Kaneko

  Kobe University Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies

  Professor
  Career

  Major: Law

• 
  Yuka Kaneko

  Kobe University Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies

  Visiting Professor
  Career

  Major: Law

• 
  Yuichi Honjo

  University of Hyogo Graduate School of Disaster Resilience and Governance

  Visiting Professor
  Career

  Major: Disaster Sociology

• 
  Katsumi Matsuoka

  Iwate University Research Center for Regional Disaster Management

  Professor
  Career

  Major: Law

• 
  Teuku Alvisyahrin

  Syiah Kuala University

  Associate Professor
• 
  Taqwaddin Husin

  Aceh High Court, Indonesia

  Justice at Court
• 
  Wang Jianping

  Sichuan University, China Law School

  Professor
• 
  Rosemary Du Plessis

  University of Canterbury, in Christchurch, New Zealand

  Professor
  Career

  Disaster Sociology

• 
  Tara Nidhi Lohani

  Kobe University Research Center for Urban Safety and Security

  Senior Technical Fellow
  Career

  Engineer; former officer at the Government of Nepal

• 
  Teuku Alvisyahrin & Taqwaddin Husin

  Syiah Kuala University; Aceh High Court, Indonesia

  Associate Professor; Justice at Court
• 
  Akio Sasahara

  Asian Disaster Reduction Center

  Executive Director
• 
  Tetsuji Iida

  Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Training Program Division

  Senior Advisor
• 
  Yumi Shiomi

  Asian Disaster Reduction Center

  Senior Researcher
• 
  Satoru Ohishi

  Kobe University Research Center for Urban Safety & Security

  Professor
  Career

  Major: Engineering

• 
  Goh Ohji

  Kobe University Research Center for Urban Safety & Security

  Associate Professor
  Career

  Major: Medicine

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