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Disaster Management in Japan Readiness to Response at Local Level; Case study from the Kanto Flooding Case (2015) Ministry of Foreign Affairs Government of Japan 1

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Disaster Management in Japan‐ Readiness to Response  at Local Level;

Case study from the Kanto Flooding Case (2015)

Ministry of Foreign Affairs Government of Japan

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Presentation OutlinePART1 Japan’s Efforts to Mainstream Disaster Risk Reduction‐ Overview of the 3rd UN World Conference on DRROutcomes/Initiative/”Build back better”

PART2 Case Study from the Kanto Flooding Case (2015)1 Overview of the Flooding caused by Typhoon 18th, 20152 Disaster Management in Japan2‐1 Agency Collaboration (General Ideas)2‐2 Police Agency2‐3 Fire and Disaster Management Agency2‐4 Japan Coast Guard2‐5 Self Defense Force2‐6   Agency Collaboration (in Joso City)3 Challenges for Intergovernmental Disaster Management

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Part1 Japan’s Efforts to Mainstream 

Disaster Risk Reduction‐ Overview of the 3rd UN World Conference on DRR

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Outcomes(1) Participants: More than 6,500 persons from 187 United Nations member states 

(2) Adoption of “Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015‐2030” and the “Sendai Declaration” 

(3) “Sendai Cooperation Initiative for Disaster Risk Reduction”

(4) Good opportunity to play upthe reconstruction from the GreatEast Japan Earthquake (March, 2011). 

Overview of the 3rd UN World Conference on DRR

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“Sendai Cooperation Initiative for Disaster Risk Reduction”1  Basic Concept:Mainstreaming of disaster risk reduction (DRR)

2 Basic Policies:(1) Investment in DRR from the long‐term perspective (2) Build Back Better(3) Collaboration between the central governments and various actors

3 Three perspectives:(1) The human security approach and promoting women’s participation (women, children, the elderly and persons with disabilities)(2) Cooperation based on the perspective of adaptation to the impacts of climate change (3) Utilizing Japan’s knowledge and technology 

Overview of the 3rd UN World Conference on DRR

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Concrete Measures 

• Non‐material assistance • Material assistance • Global and region‐wide cooperation 

3  Overview of the 3rd UN World Conference on DRR

DRR cooperation totaling to 4 billion US dollars and training of 40,000 from 2015 to 2018

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Part2 Disaster Management in Japan‐ Readiness to Response at Local Level

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1  Overview of the Flooding caused by Typhoon 18th, 2015Typhoon 18th hit the Japanese 

Island, especially North Kanto‐Area including Joso City, Ibaraki Prefecture

The area surrounded by two rivers were caught in a flash flood

Destroyed thousands of homes, caused tens of billions of dollars in damages, 3 killed, 54 wounded,1399 rescued by helicopters (altogether in Ibaraki Prefecture) 8

Source: Geospatial Information Agency, GOJ

8Figure Estimated flooded area in Joso City caused by Typhoon 18th 2015 (As of 15:30, 12/September/2015)

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9Credit: livedoor.glogimg.jp

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http://www.at‐s.com/news/article/social/national/

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2 Disaster Management‐ Intergovernmental Dynamics in Japan

Local (Town/Prefecture) Government

National (Prefectural) Police Agency

Fire and Disaster Management Agency

Japan Coast Guard

Self Defense Force

Cabinet Office(Disaster Aid Division)

Meteorological Agency 

MOF

METI

Management/ Collecting Information

Sharing Information

MOE

Disaster waste disposalRequest for Aid

*Horizontal Collaboration

*Horizontal Collaboration

*Vertical Collaboration

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Consultation from small and mid‐size enterprises

Decision for financing to crisis

Weather Information

Collecting Information

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2 Disaster Management‐ Intergovernmental Dynamics in Japan

Patrolling and consultation by “Yukitsubaki (Snow‐Camellia) Squad

Police Agency• Rescue activities by special units• PR and assistance of evacuation• Patrolling by squad car for 24 hours 

to prevent looting and theft • Visits to evacuation centers by female 

police officers for consultation• House‐to‐house visit

12https://www.npa.go.jp/

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Fire and Disaster Management Agency

2  Disaster Management‐ Intergovernmental Dynamics in Japan

Rescue Activities by Emergency Rescue Force

“Sling Rescue” from buildings

• Releasing “Alerting Information regarding Typhoon 18th”

• Search and rescue by (air unit + ground force) 

• First aid activities 

13http://www.fdma.go.jp/

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Japan Coast Guard

2  Disaster Management‐ Intergovernmental Dynamics in Japan

• Search and rescue by aircrafts• Dispatching Liaison Officers• Releasing orders for evacuation from ports• Searching floating objects → Release navigation warning

14http://www.kaiho.mlit.go.jp/

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MOD/Self‐Defense Force

Assembling bathing facilities (Japan Self‐Defense Force) 

2  Disaster Management‐ Intergovernmental Dynamics in Japan

http://www.mod.go.jp/js/Activity/Disaster_relief/2709kinugawa.htm

“Sling Rescue” from the rooftop

• Search and Rescue• Assistance for Water Supply• Assistance for Bathing• Dispatching Liaison Officers• Epidemic Prevention• Discharging Water• Debris Removal

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Agency Collaboration(Horizontal Collaboration)

16Coordination Meeting  at Joso City Office

Joint Activities by Police/ Fire and Disaster Management Agency/ Self Defense Force

http://www.mod.go.jp/js/Activity/Disaster_relief/2709kinugawa.htm

2  Disaster Management‐ Intergovernmental Dynamics in Japan

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Challenges

• Difficulties for getting different agencies to wok together (Duplication/ Turf /Information sharing)

• How to achieve “Shared‐governance ” approach(Anton, 1989; Schneider, 1990)

• Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) doesn’t work for large‐scale disaster

3 Challenges for Intergovernmental Disaster Management

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3  Challenges for Intergovernmental Disaster Management

Key Solutions

• Horizontal Collaboration ×Vertical Collaboration• “Mainstreaming of disaster risk reduction” (1) Exercise and practice(2) Local Preparedness(3) Collaboration and smooth information sharing 

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Thank you for your attention.

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