Organizer: 日本損害保険協会 (GIAJ) ／朝日新聞社／日本災害救援ボランティアネットワークSupported by: 内閣府／文部科学省／警察庁／消防庁／気象庁／ UNESCO ／日本ユネスコ国内委員会／日本ユネスコ協会連盟／　　　全国都道府県教育委員会連合会／宮城県教育委員会／仙台市教育委員会／沖縄県／アジア防災センター／　　　日本損害保険代理業協会／宮城県損害保険代理業協会／河北新報社／ NHK 仙台放送局／ TBC 東北放送（順不同）

一般社団法人　日本損害保険協会　

Second Session: Panel discussion on “Children’s Practice of Disaster Prevention Education”

First Session: An awards ceremony for the winners of our annual “Bosai Tankentai” "Exploration for Disaster Prevention Map Contest 2014"

Public Forum, Side Events, THIRD UN WORLD CONFERENCE ON DISASTER RISK REDUCTION

Time schedule English simultaneous translation available

-Coordinator: Yoshiteru MUROSAKI, Professor Emeritus, Kobe University, President, Education Center for Disaster Reduction, Hyogo University-Panelist: Tomohide ATSUMI, Administrative director, Nippon Volunteer Network Active in Disaster (NVNAD) Toshiya YAMAMOTO, Professor, Department of Architecture, School of Science and Technology, Meiji University Yoko KIHARA, School principal of the Ainan town municipal Fukuura elementary school, Ehime Pref. Midori ARISAKA, College student, won the prize at the first “Bosai Tankentai” map contest in 2004. Kiyomi NAGAI, (to provide the screen speaking) Chief, Fukushima Souma City Kawaramachi Children’s Center-Facilitator: Keiko Miyata, A media personality

Closing address : Hiroki SATO, School Health Education Division Sports and Youth Bureau., Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology - Japan

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On: March 15th. (Sun) 13:30-16:20At: Hall B, the 21st. Floor, TKP Garden City Sendai (AER)

-How can children help their communities better understand disaster prevention?-How disaster prevention education and literacy activities should be delivered ?

The GIAJ, the General Insurance Association of Japan actively supports the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction

Since the Great East Japan Earthquake 2011, there has been great focus on training, disaster prevention education for children who are going to become disaster prevention leaders. As a result, in 2015 the children’s disaster prevention map making project (Exploration for Disaster-Prevention) will be appear in Japanese elementary school text books. It is the GIAJ’s goal to contribute to building a secure and safe society through the spread of effective disaster prevention education. We hope that this forum event will help all the participants realize how important for children to engage in disaster prevention activities based on their local communities.

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Organization Greeting: Kengo SAKURADA, Chairman, the GIAJ

Proper names in Japanese

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Yoshiteru MUROSAKI:

一般社団法人　日本損害保険協会 The General Insurance Association of Japan 　

Second Session: Profile of panels

Professor Murosaki has studied a disaster-reduction research, recovery and reconstruction since 1969. Professor Murosaki was a victim of a disaster, the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake. He then recognized the importance of exchanging information between disaster victims and researchers. In addition to contributing to research and reconstruction, he takes a proactive stance in delivering lectures and being involved in volunteer activities. Professor Murosaki has received awards from the Japan Association for Fire Science and Engineering, the Architectural Institute of Japan, the Association of Urban Housing Sciences and the Prime Minister of Japan.

Coordinator

After being affected by the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake 1995 in his hometown, Nishinomiya city, Mr. Atsumi engaged in volunteer activities in a temporary evacuation center. Over past twenty years, he was continued to support activities for victims of disasters around NVNAD activities. Mr. Atsumi has been to Ojiya city, Niigata Pref. where the Mid Niigata Prefecture Earthquake in 2004 hit and Noda city, Iwate Pref. where the Great East Japan Earthquake 2011 hit to work in support. Since 2010 he has been a professor of the Graduate school of human sciences, School of human sciences Osaka University. Also Mr. Atsumi is involved in a wider range of social activities such as acting as a vice-chairman of the Japan Society for Disaster Recovery and Revitalization.

Professor Yamamoto works to promote the revitalization of urban areas domestically and internationally in cooperation with relevant organizations, companies and NPOs. His work encompasses a variety of fields including disaster prevention, security, art, architecture and urban redevelopment. Nowadays, Professor Yamamoto is involved in the rebuilding of Rikuzentakata city, an area that was devastated by the Great East Japan Earthquake. And as an example of his activities, he holds workshops on creating evacuation maps which can show escape routes and evacuation time in various locations, cities.

Panelist

Ms. Kihara studied and experienced the education and training of disaster prevention for a year in 2008 at Tokai elementary school, as part of a research project supported by the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. It lead to her first involved in disaster prevention education activities. Ms. Kihara positioned disaster & crime prevention map making as one of the most important items for education. To increase children’s awareness of disaster & crime prevention, she holds the “Bousai Tankentai” map contest every year. Ms. Kihara believes that it is important for disaster prevention education to work in close cooperation with homes and communities and it is important for children to know how to take good care of themselves.

Since 1982, Ms. Nagai is a Lady-doctor of disaster prevention appointed by the GIAJ. She is involved in raising awareness of disaster & crime prevention for school pupils & young children. She became a first-aid instructor at the Japanese Red Cross Society in 1992, as well as at the Souma Fire-Fighting Headquarters in 1996, and currently contributes to emergency life-guard activities. After the Great East Japan earthquake, Ms. Nagai set up a junior fire-fighting team, and now contributes to supporting youth work in local society. She believes that it is important for young people to be aware of disaster-prevention measures, such as fire-fighting training, year-end community chest and disaster-prevention map-making.

Ms. Miyata joined Tohoku Broadcasting in 2000 as a news reporter. As a freelance announcer, she hosts “Colors”, a popular weekly program in Tohoku, where she interviews people who contribute to rebuilding and disaster-prevention activities. Ms. Miyata is also interested in environmental issues. She received a certificate entitled Eco-people.

Facilitator

Ms. Arisaka received the prize for her map making, “Hachiman Aru Aru exploration party”, at the first Bousai Tankentai map contest in 2004. She participated in an initiative to install devices into the single-occupant elderly houses at a disaster prevention workshop in 2005. When she was a second-grade high school student, Ms. Arisaka gave a lecture to children on how to make a disaster & crime prevention map at a local elementary school. She experienced the Great East Japan Earthquake 2011 in Sendai city. Ms. Arisaka was involved in supporting the provision of relief supplies there, and volunteer activities as a girl scout in Ishinomaki city.

Tomohide ATSUMI: Administrative director, Nippon Volunteer Network Active in Disaster (NVNAD)

Toshiya YAMAMOTO Panelist

Yoko KIHARA

Panelist

Midori ARISAKA

Panelist

Kiyomi NAGAI Chief, Fukushima Pref. Souma City Kawaramachi Children’s Center

Appear in a video

Keiko Miyata A media personality of the Tohoku Broadcasting Corporation

A college student ,who won the prize at the first “Bousai Tankentai” map contest in 2004. She is currently a student of the Miyagi Gakuin University.

Professor Emeritus, Kobe University, President, Education Center for Disaster Reduction, Hyogo University

Professor, Department of Architecture, School of Science and Technology, Meiji University

School principal of the Ainan town municipal Fukuura elementary school, Ehime Pref.