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This policy proposal outlines Keidanren's efforts to strengthen the cooperation among companies in terms of Business Continuity Plan (BCP) and Business Continuity Management (BCM) following the Great East Japan Earthquake, both in an effort to enhance disaster prevention and reduction and reinforce the competitiveness of the Japanese business community.

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This article investigates the extent to which disasters can lead to creative destruction through ‘natural selection’ of the fittest firms. It seems like natural disasters should harm the economy by destroying

This document summarizes the proceedings of the symposium on “Reconstruction and Invigoration of Disaster-hit Areas – Viewpoints from Rikuzentakata”. It describes the reconstruction process, highlighting the communities and business role played on it. It also includes a chapter on challenges and future perspectives towards building a sustainable society, highlighting good practices and success factors.

This policy document presents JICA’s international cooperation programmes and engagements with developing countries specifically aimed at making them more disaster resilience, and includes examples. It outlines how JICA is enhancing the capacity to cope

This publication discusses problems concerning water and sanitation, including various issues within the framework of water resources management, such as flood control, preservation of the water environment, and improvement of sanitation and hygiene. The

This proposal focuses on the effectiveness of Business Continuity Planning (BCP), especially in the context of the Great East Japan Earthquake, with an aim to see improved effectiveness of these measures by Japanese companies. The proposal suggests

This document addresses the role of business sector and government in disaster risk management. It builds up on lessons learned from the Great East Japan Earthquake, that in 2011 severely hit the Japanese society and the extensive flooding in Thailand

This document contains the proceedings of the scientific workshop where lessons learned following the Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami were explored and shared. The proceedings summarize the collective efforts by scholars who have examined the