Japan

The preparation of this Local Progress Report has been undertaken within the framework of the biennial 2011-2013 Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) Monitoring and Progress Review process, facilitated by UNISDR and the ISDR partnership.

The progress report

Technical note of PWRI no. 4197:

This action plan for 2010-2012 continues the efforts undertaken during the past four and a half years around the key activities that were designed in the original plan of the center: (i) research, (ii) training and (iii)

The preparation of this National Progress Report has been undertaken within the framework of the biennial 2011-13 HFA Monitoring and Progress Review process, facilitated by UNISDR and the ISDR partnership.

In this report, Japan and the World Bank partner to share knowledge on disaster risk management with countries around the world.

This second volume presents case studies covering a diverse range of chemical and technological innovations, and highlighting a number of systemic problems. It contains five parts: (i) lessons from health hazards and the value of independent scientific

Series: Education as a Humanitarian Response:

What is the relationship between education and natural disasters? Can education play a role in ameliorating and mitigating them, preparing people in how to respond, and even helping to prevent them? If so

This research examines the feasibility of creating a global early warning system for climate change, the CLIM-WARN system, which purpose is to provide timely and actionable warnings to institutions, businesses, governments and the general public about the

This report presents the institutional and legal framework for disaster risk reduction in Japan, and describes its common disaster risks and natural hazards, such as storm, flood, earthquake, tsunami and volcano.