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The main purpose of the EDM is to produce "Frontier Research on Earthquake Disaster Mitigation for Urban Regions." The major research activities are performed by three research teams: the disaster process simulation team, the disaster information system team and the structural performance team.
#EDM has been abolished on March 31, 2011.
1) to enhance the safety and resiliency of the medical system
2) to develop IT-based tools for disaster mitigation
3) to build an international disaster-related knowledge dissemination system.
http://drh.edm.bosai.go.jp
http://eqtap.edm.bosai.go.jp
http://www.edm.bosai.go.jp/english/
http://www.kedm.bosai.go.jp/english/index.html
The Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.