Asian Conference on Disaster Reduction 2003

Summary Report

Acknowledgement

Introduction
Aide Memoire

Special Messages

Commemorative Ceremony

• Mr. Shigetaro Yamamoto, Director General for Disaster Management, Cabinet Office
• Mr. Yoshitaka Kounoike, Minister of State for Disaster Management
  
• Mr. Toshizo Ido, Governor of Hyogo Prefecture
• Mr. Kenzo Oshima, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian AffairsUnited Nations Secretariat of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UN/ISDR)

5th ADRC International Meeting

• Dr. Shigeru Ito, Chairman, Asian Disaster Reduction Center
  
• Mr. Shigetaro Yamamoto, Director General for Disaster Management, Cabinet Office
  
• Mr. Terje Skavdal, RDRA, OCHA-Kobe

Keynote Speeches

• "Status and Challenges of the ISDR -building on findings of Living with Risk" by Mr. Salvano Briceno, Director, ISDR Secretariat (PowerPoint)
• "ADRC's Recent Activities and Future Direction" by Mr. Satoru Nishikawa, Executive Director, ADRC

2nd ISDR Asian Meeting

• Panel Discussion in Contribution on the Ten-Year Review of the Yokohama Strategy and Plan of Action
• Thematic Session on Urban Risks
• Thematic Session on Water Related Risks

5th ADRC International Meeting～Holistic Approach to Disaster Reduction -Total Disaster Risk Management～

• Part 1: "Objectives and Strategies for Implementation of the TDRM Approach"
• Part 2: "Government-NGO Collaboration for Disaster Reduction and Response"
• Part 3: "Accumulation and Sharing of Disaster Information and Impact Assessments: By Use of GLIDE (Global IDEntifier number)"
• Symposium "Coping with the Earth: Towards Disaster-Resilient Society"
• Poster Session

Chairperson's Summary
Conclusion

Annexes

• Annex A: Final Agenda
• Annex B: Yokohama Strategy and Plan of Action for Safer World
• Annex C: Thematic Sessions on Urban Risks (Session Background Paper)
• Annex D: Thematic Sessions on Water Related Risks (Session Background Paper)
• Annex E: Towards Total Disaster Risk Management Approach
• Annex F: The Crucial Role of the Non-Governmental Sectors for Disaster Reduction and Response (PowerPoint)
• Annex G: GLIDE - For Effective Disaster Information Sharing and Management -
  (PowerPoint)
• Annex H: Disaster Reduction Alliance (DRA)
• Annex I: List of Participants