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View article: Empowering Communities: A Bottom-Up Approach to Disaster Risk Reduction
Empowering Communities: A Bottom-Up Approach to Disaster Risk Reduction Open
Conventional, top-down approaches have dominated disaster risk reduction (DRR) initiatives for decades, with central governments coordinating disaster preparation and recovery efforts, fortifying coasts, and building large-scale gray infra…
View article: Evolution of Water Governance for Climate Resilience: Lessons from Japan’s Experience
Evolution of Water Governance for Climate Resilience: Lessons from Japan’s Experience Open
Water resources management needs to be strengthened to address increasing flood and drought risks exacerbated by climate change and socio-economic development. This requires effective water governance mechanisms that can reduce vulnerabili…
View article: Investing in resilience: A long-term analysis of china's flood protection strategies
Investing in resilience: A long-term analysis of china's flood protection strategies Open
Investing in disaster risk reduction is crucial for minimizing the impacts of disasters. However, little is known about the factors that influence changes in investment levels over time. This study aims to identify the key socio-economic d…
View article: Expediting Recovery: Lessons and Challenges from the Great East Japan Earthquake to War-Torn Ukraine
Expediting Recovery: Lessons and Challenges from the Great East Japan Earthquake to War-Torn Ukraine Open
The ongoing war in Ukraine poses an uncertain future, highlighting the need to prioritize reconstruction efforts even before the war ends. Japan’s recovery mechanisms have developed based on the experiences and lessons learned from natural…
View article: Climate Change Adaptation Strategies and Economic Challenges in Atoll Nations: A Case Study of the Republic of the Marshall Islands
Climate Change Adaptation Strategies and Economic Challenges in Atoll Nations: A Case Study of the Republic of the Marshall Islands Open
Climate change poses an existential threat to small island developing states, particularly atoll nations like the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI). This study examines the economic and financial challenges of implementing climate cha…
View article: Navigating Sustainability and Inclusivity: Women-Led Community-Based Businesses in Post-Disaster Recovery
Navigating Sustainability and Inclusivity: Women-Led Community-Based Businesses in Post-Disaster Recovery Open
Community-based businesses have emerged as a means of addressing socio-economic challenges in the aftermath of disasters. This study investigates the contribution of women-led community-based businesses to recovery and their long-term sust…
View article: Leveraging Drones for Effective Disaster Management: A Comprehensive Analysis of the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake Case in Japan
Leveraging Drones for Effective Disaster Management: A Comprehensive Analysis of the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake Case in Japan Open
Summary: Drones, unmanned aerial systems, are of growing interest to organizations involved in disaster risk reduction, particularly in post-disaster emergency response. Despite the potential benefits of drones, their use is not well estab…
View article: Transdisciplinary Approach: Toward Innovative Recovery and Disaster Risk Reduction
Transdisciplinary Approach: Toward Innovative Recovery and Disaster Risk Reduction Open
Disasters affect multiple sectors; therefore, the need for interdisciplinary and collaborative efforts becomes increasingly apparent. The session “Transdisciplinary Approach: Toward Innovative Recovery and Disaster Risk Reduction” aimed to…
View article: Enhancing Disaster Resilience for Sustainable Urban Development: Public–Private Partnerships in Japan
Enhancing Disaster Resilience for Sustainable Urban Development: Public–Private Partnerships in Japan Open
A resilient building environment is crucial for securing sustainable development in urban areas, as the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goal 11 stresses. In developing countries in particular, the risk of disasters is increasing du…
View article: Investing in Resilience: Estimating Financial Needs and Benefits of Flood Protection in Developing Asian Countries
Investing in Resilience: Estimating Financial Needs and Benefits of Flood Protection in Developing Asian Countries Open
Investment in disaster risk reduction, which the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction highlights as a priority action, is crucial in mitigating disaster damage. This paper aims to estimate the funding gap and the benefits of invest…
View article: Building Quality-Oriented Societies in Asia Through Effective Water-Related Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation
Building Quality-Oriented Societies in Asia Through Effective Water-Related Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation Open
Asia-Pacific countries are facing growing risks from water-related disasters that are being exacerbated by climate change, urbanization, population growth, and development activities. Effective disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate cha…
View article: Who Pays? Cost-Sharing for Disaster Management in the US and Japan
Who Pays? Cost-Sharing for Disaster Management in the US and Japan Open
Whether national and local governments should assume larger financial responsibility for reducing disaster risk remains a controversial issue. Local governments lack resources to cover the full cost of managing mega-disasters and need assi…
View article: Special Issue on Trans-Disciplinary Approach (TDA) and Decision Making on Building Disaster Resilience
Special Issue on Trans-Disciplinary Approach (TDA) and Decision Making on Building Disaster Resilience Open
A transdisciplinary approach (TDA) for disaster risk reduction (DRR) is an inclusive and collaborative implementation strategy that brings together stakeholders from various disciplines and sectors. TDA facilitates the collective efforts o…
View article: Special Issue “Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation: An Interdisciplinary Approach”
Special Issue “Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation: An Interdisciplinary Approach” Open
The UN member states adopted three international agreements for the post-2015 agenda: the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030, the Paris Agreement of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, and the 203…
View article: Evolving water resources management in response to socio-economical changes: Japanese experience in modernization over the past century
Evolving water resources management in response to socio-economical changes: Japanese experience in modernization over the past century Open
As society develops, water resources management (WRM) should evolve in response to the changing public needs. This study examines the evolution of Japanese management mechanisms since modernization. Semi-structured interviews were conducte…
View article: Examining the Indirect Death Surveillance System of The Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami
Examining the Indirect Death Surveillance System of The Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Open
The long-term mortality risk of natural disasters is a key threat to disaster resilience improvement, yet an authoritative certification and a reliable surveillance system are, unfortunately, yet to be established in many countries. This s…
View article: Disaster Risk Reduction Funding: Investment Cycle for Flood Protection in Japan
Disaster Risk Reduction Funding: Investment Cycle for Flood Protection in Japan Open
Background: Investment in disaster risk reduction is crucial in order to mitigate disaster damage. However, for many countries, particularly developing ones, financing investment in disaster risk reduction is challenging. This study aims t…
View article: Building Disaster Resilience amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Transdisciplinary Approach for Decision Making
Building Disaster Resilience amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Transdisciplinary Approach for Decision Making Open
The fact that COVID-19 caused unprecedented challenges for the first time in the human race and eventually rose against all odds in such a short period is a testament to transdisciplinary capacity building. This study analyzes the approach…
View article: Future Perspectives of Financing Investment in Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation
Future Perspectives of Financing Investment in Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation Open
It is widely recognized that investment is crucial to mitigating disaster damage and adapting to the effects of climate change. This point was emphasized in the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction and successive agreements on clim…