Japan

This newsletter published by the city of Sendai shares experiences and lessons from the Great East Japan Earthquake experienced in Sendai and the Tohoku region, specifically with stories on the experiences of foreigners living in Sendai. It also conveys

This newsletter published by the city of Sendai shares experiences and lessons from the Great East Japan Earthquake experienced in Sendai and the Tohoku region, conveys measures for preventing and mitigating disasters by various stakeholders, including at

Climate change is a systemic risk – one which investors cannot diversify away from. As equity investors and universal owners, investors have the ability and the responsibility to raise their concerns with investee companies to manage climate risk

This book chapter targets how learning from large earthquakes in Japan and Iran over the last 100 years has developed. Normal distribution was found to be a good estimate of the magnitude distribution for earthquakes in both the countries.

In Japan

This policy paper comprises an issue brief and background report prepared by the OECD for the G7 Environment, Energy and Oceans Ministers. It outlines the rising risks faced by coastal communities, which are being exacerbated by climate change. It shows

This article addresses the increasing need for participatory approaches to disaster reduction at the community level. Based on the author’s 30-year engagement in the mountainous community Chizu Town, Tottori Prefecture, Japan, a unique participatory

This technical deep dive (TDD), held in April 2017 in Tokyo and Kyoto, brought together officials from nine developing countries, along with World Bank project teams and key Japanese and international experts.

The TDD aimed to inform countries’

The purpose of this Act, divided into four Chapters, is to promote Climate Change Adaptation through establishing necessary measures such as formulating plans for Climate Change Adaptation.