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    2010  
  9/14-17 Lecture in Kobe, Japan  
    Saito gave lectures on UNCRD and CBDM to students from Kansai University visiting the Disaster Reduction and Human Renovation Institution in Kobe, Japan  
  8/25-27 The 3rd Philippine & Japan NGO International Symposium on Socoial Development, in Davao City, Philippines  
    Saito participated in the symposium and gave a lecture on UNCRD and CBDM projects.  
  6/10-12 Training Workshop on "Rain Water Harvesting and Ground Water Recharge" in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka  
    A training worshop for government officers and community workers in Anuradhapura District was held, aiming at the transfering of knowledge and technology on rain water harvesting to initiate practical projects to solve the water scarcity problems in the area.  
  6/10-14 38th ITC Training in Kobe, Japan  
    As an UNCRD event, the 38th International Training Course on regional development took place in Kobe, visiting Maiko High School, UNCRD Hyogo office, Hyogo Prefectural Government, etc.
10 people from 10 countries joined this training course.
 
  5/18 DM Workshop "Community and Local Government Meeting to Validate Shelter Management Guideline in Bangladesh" in Morrelganj, Bangladesh  
    Approximately 70 members of union disaster management committee, local disaster management committee, and shelter management committees discussed and validated the shelter management guideline.  
  4/20 JICA Lecture in Kobe, Japan  
    Ando and Saito gave lecture to the participants of JICA group training course on Building Code.  
  3/25 Group Visit  
    Mission group from China visited Hyogo Office  
  3/12  Forum: Constructing Safe and Sustainable Communities: Strategies of Disaster Management for Regional Resilience

 
  1/19 4th APEC Emergency Management CEO Forum / Expert Meeting (Closed)  
    Meeting for representatives from APEC economies was held, which includes presentations and discussions on Climate Change Adaptation, Public-Private Partnership, Future Activities of APEC and Future Forum by USA on 2011.  
  1/18 International Disaster Management Symposium 2010    
   

"Urban and Climate Risk Management - To achieve Sustainable Development"

Symposium including Key note speech, panel discussions, film presentations, and exhibitions were held. Inviting representatives from around 12 Asia Pacific Economies to discuss sustainable development in urban areas of APEC economies under climate change risk, urbanization and globalization. Co-organize event with APEC.

 
  1/14 Disaster Risk Reduction Symposium/Disaster Reduction Alliance Forum 2010  
    Coordinator, Ando participated in as Coordinator of Pannel Discussion Session.  
       
    2009  
  11/27-28  Hyogo Office 10th Anniversary International Symposium in Kobe  
   

"International Symposium on Disaster Management for Sustainable Regional Development"- 10th Anniversary of the Establishment of the UNCRD Hyogo Office-

2 days symposium including key note speech, panel discussions, film presentations, and exhibitions. Introduceing how the lessons from the Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake are being applied in the field and how we reduce risks focusing on less privileged people at worldwide. We invite governments, academics, and NGOs to present case studies and local initiatives towards sustainable regional development.

 
  11/10  Meeting for Repot on Natural Disasters in Indonesia,Taiwan and Philippines in Kobe  
  10/28  Safe Building and Earthquake Recovery in Padang/Indonesia in Padang/Indonesia  
  10/15  Symposium on Disaster Management in Historical Cities in Kobe  
    Symposium including key note speech, panel discussions and film presentations.Inviting experienced experts from China, Indonesia and Nepal of DM/reconstruction in Historical City, presenting their case .Co-organize event with Ritumeikan University.  
  10/5-7  WS on Safer School and Disaster Education in Yogyakarta/Indonesia  
  7/21  WS on School and Housing Earthquake Safety in Beijing/China  
  6/4-6  WS on Gendered CBDM in the Context of Regional Development in Kathmandu/Nepal  
  5/20  WS on Gendered CBDM in the Context of Regional Development in Dhaka/Bangladesh  
  4/29  Meeting for Report on Great Sichuan Earthquake in Kobe  
  4/7  WS on Strategy for Disseminating Good Practice of School Safety in Ban dung/Indonesia  
  3/29  WS on Gendered CBDM in the Context of Regional Development in Dhaka/Bangladesh  
  3/25-26  WS on Gendered CBDM in the Context of Regional Development in Anuradapura /Sri Lanka  
  1/25 Disaster Risk Reduction Symposium/Disaster Reduction Alliance Forum 2009  
    HESI Researcher, Subedi participated in as Panelist of Pannel Discussion Session.  
  1/17-20  International Disaster Management Symposium 2009 in Kobe  
       
    2008  
  12/31 Enclose the Project  
    Athree years project on "Reducing Vulnerability of School Children to Earthquakes" through the Trust Fund for Human Security was enclosed.  
  11/29  Expert meeting on Housing Earthquake Safety Initiative in Tokyo  
  11/28  International Symposium on Housing Earthquake Safety Initiative in Tokyo  
  11/6  Symposium on School Earthquake Safety in Kobe  
  11/5-11/7  Expert Meeting on School Earthquake Safety in Kobe  
  10/28-11/21  Training on School Earthquake Safety in Kobe and other locations  
  10/13-16  Training/WS on Seismic Resistant Houses in Banda Aceh/Indonesia  
  9/18-19  WS on School Earthquake Safety and Disaster Education in Tashkent/Uzbekistan  
  9/9-10  WS on School Earthquake Safety and Disaster Education in Suva/Fiji  
  6/11-14  WS on Gendered CBDM in Kathmandu/Nepal  
  6/1-10  WS on First Aid Trainer Training in Kathmandu/Nepal  
  5/29  WS on Gendered CBDM in Turkey  
  5/26-6/2  Follow-up Training on Gendered CBDM in Dhaka/Bangladesh  
  5/24 National symposium on Building Code and Implementation System in Lalitpur,Nepal  
  5/19-23 Training for the Action Plan of Building Code for Safer Housing in Lalitpur,Nepal  
  5/14-16 International Conference on School Earthquake Safety in Islamabad,Pakistan  
  5/12-14 WS on Gendered CBDM in Ratnapura/Sri Lanka  
  4/10 WS on Gendered CBDM in Turkey  
  3/29,4/1 WS on Gendered CBDM in Ratnapura/Sri Lanka  
  3/24-27 WS on Gendered CBDM in Kathmandu/Nepal  
  3/18-19 WS on Gendered CBDM in Dhaka/Bangladesh  
  2/15 Student Visit  
    15 Young Leaders Program (YLP) students from the Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies, Kobe University will visit Hyogo office.  
  2/13-15 Expanded ISDR Asia Partnership (IAP) Meeting in Bangkok  
    Ando participates in a Meeting of the Expanded ISDR Asia Partnership (IAP) held in Bangkok, Thailand to discuss new programme with UNDP Sri Lanka on CBDM.  
  1/25 Student Visit  
    10 students from Kobe City University of Foreign Studies visited Hyogo office.  
    10 students from Kobe City's Taisanji Junior High School visited Hyogo office.  
  1/24 International Recovery Platform (IRP) Event in Kobe  
    Saito participated as panelist during the panel discussion on "Capacity Development for Better Recovery".  
  1/21 Lecture at Kobe University  
    Ando gave lecture at Kobe University.  
  1/18 2008 International Disaster Management Symposium in Kobe  
    "Towards Sustainable Communities". Panel discussions, film presentations, and exhibitions were held in Kobe over a two-session symposium on the sub-topics of Environment and Gender, with experts from three Community Based Disaster Management(CBDM) project countries (Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka) and around the world.  
  1/17-18 Expert meeting in HAT Kobe, Japan  
    Expert meetings including field trips were held over a course of two days for CBDM staff from project countries and other international and Japanese experts. Current research findings were shared and built upon an action plan to lay the basis for further work in the Community Based Disaster Management(CBDM) project series.  
       
    2007  
  12/19 Student Visit  
    42 Students from Maiko Highschool visited Hyogo office.  
  12/18 Public Community Seminar in Bandung, Indonesia  
    A public community seminar was held in association with Bandung City, Institute of Technology Bandung, Osaka Hanshin Labor Union to mark the retrofitting of Ciratoun primary school under the project.  
  12/12 National Workshop in Suva, Fiji  
    A national review workshop on school safety book was organized together with NDMO and Ministry of Education, Government of Fiji.  
  12/11 National Training Workshop in Suva, Fiji  
    A national training workshop on safe school construction was co-organized with NDMO with participants of engineering unit of Ministry of Education, Technical Training Institute.  
  11/28 Lecture in Kobe, Japan  
    Sumoto, the researcher assistant of Hyogo office, gave lecture to the participants of JICA group training course on CBDM.  
  11/22 Lecture at Kobe Women's University  
    Saito, the researcher of Hyogo office, gave lecture to students in regional development course at Kobe Women's University, Kobe, Japan.  
  11/8 Student Visit  
    Three (3) students from Kobe Women's University visited Hyogo office.  
  11/6 Lecture to ISEE/GRIPS Students  
    Ando, Pandey and Sumoto gave lecture on UNCRD research activities on disaster risk management to ISEE/GRIPS students at EDM, Kobe.  
  10/8-10 Regional Workshop in Bangkok,Thailand (SESI,ISDR,UNESCO)  
    Workshop on "Education for Disaster Risk Reduction" in which addressed was the issue on reduction of school children vulnerabilities, loss of lives as well as damage control to school environments caused by disasters.  
  8/23 National Workshop in Lima, Peru (HESI)  
    Workshop on "Wider Application of Building Code for Safer Housing". More than 30 persons from Peru's Ministries, Municipalities, Academia, as well as IGO, INGO, and NGOs participated in the workshop.  
  8/2-3 National Workshop in Lalitpur, Nepal (HESI)  
    Workshop on "Effective Enforcement / Dissemination of Building Code". More than 50 people from relevant ministries and municipalities participated in this workshop organised by UNCRD and co-organised by MLD, DUDBC, and NSET.  
  6/25-26 Lecture in Tokyo, Japan  
    Ando gave lecture to the participants of JICA group training course on Building Code.  
  6/22-7/7 Training in Tashkent, Uzbekistan  
    A training program to engineers on "Earthquake Resistant Design and Construction" was organized in association with Tashkent City Government and UZLITTI.  
  6/22-7/22 Teachers Training in Tashkent, Uzbekistan  
    A teachers training program on "School Earthquake Safety" was organized in association with Tashkent City Government, Ministry of Education, Uzbekistan Government.  
  6/18-19 Lecture in Kobe, Japan  
    Ando gave lecture to the participants of JICA group training course on Building Code.  
  6/12-14 CBDM workshop in Kathmandu, Nepal (HTF8)  
    Workshop on "Gender in Urbanization and CBDM" held in the city of Kathmandu, Nepal.  
  6/11-13 35th ITC Training in Kobe, Japan  
    As an UNCRD event, 35th international training course about the regional development was carried out.  
  6/8 Lecture in Tokyo, Japan  
    Ando gave lecture to the participants of JICA group training course on Building Code.  
  6/5 Global Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction in Geneva, Switzerland  
    Participation in a multi-stakeholder session of what is foreseen to be the main global forum for all parties involved in disaster risk reduction.  
  5/24-25 Lecture in Tokyo, Japan  
    Ando gave lecture to the participants of JICA group training course on Building Code.  
  5/21 CBDM workshop in Dhaka, Bangladesh (HTF8)  
    Workshop on "Education for Disaster Risk Reduction" along with extended demonstration held in Dhaka, Bangladesh.  
  5/12-13 CBDM workshop in Matara, Sri Lanka (HTF8)  
    Workshop on "Gender in Urbanization and CBDM" held in the city of Matara, Sri Lanka.  
  4/3 Public symposium and workshop in Simla, India (SESI)  
    Public symposium on earthquake safety held in the city of Simla, India.  
  4/1 UNCRD Hyogo Highlight vol.2 (2007 WINTER/SPRING)  
  Hyogo office issued the second News letter.  
  2/28 Workshop with teachers and specialists in Suva, Fiji (SESI)  
    Disaster Education & School Safety Workshop. Several disaster education and management stakeholders participated in this workshop organised by UNCRD, Fiji National Disaster Management Office, and Graduate Institute for Policy Studies Japan.  
  1/18 2007 International Disaster Management Symposium in Kobe  
    International Disaster Management Symposium "Culture of Disaster Prevention--in the Context of Housing and Urbanisation--". Panel discussions, film presentations, and exhibitions were held, as well as lectures on various projects conducted by experts from earthquake-prone countries such as Indonesia, Nepal, Peru, and Japan.  
  1/17-19 Expert meeting in HAT Kobe, Japan  
    Meeting on Anti-seismic Building Code Dissemination (ABCD) (HESI) attended by a number of participants from national and local governments, universities and civil society organization.  
  1/1 New Project News  
    A two years project on "Housing Earthquake Safety Initiative" has been launched in January 2007 through Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MLIT), Govemment of Japan.  
       
   2006  
  12/17 UN-Day event at JICA Hyogo, Japan  
  12/16 Participation in Career Seminar at JICA  
  12/15 Lecture  
    A lecture to Symposium for Maiko High School students on "UNCRD--The activities on Disaster Risk Reduction approach from our Experience"  
  11/17 Mini Workshop in Kobe  
    Workshop on "Getting Earthquake Building Technology Accepted by Communities". This is a pre-workshop event of Tokyo International Workshop 2006 on Earthquake Disaster Mitigation for Safer Housing convened by Building Research Institute.  
  11/1-2 Participation in Asia Youth Forum at Wakayama prefecture  
    UNCRD participated in Asia Youth Forum for Disaster Reduction Education in Wakayama prefecture.  
  10/1 UNCRD Hyogo Highlight vol.1 (2006 FALL)  
  Hyogo office issued the first News letter.  
  8/29 Lecture  
    Ando and Pandey gave lecture to the participants of JICA training on Disaster Prevention in School  
  8/24 CODE Tour  
    CODE (Hyogo-based NGO) organized a tour to visit international organizations in HAT Kobe. 20 participants visited Hyogo office. .  
  8/24 YMCA Tour  
    Staff members and volunteers from Kobe YMCA and staff members from YMCA in Sri Lanka visited Hyogo office.  
  8/10 Kansai University Study Tour  
    Kansai University Center for International Affairs organized HAT Kobe study tour and visited Hyogo Office. 24 students including 12 students from Indonesia participated.  
  7/28-29 National Workshop in Maratuwa, Sri Lanka  
  7/19-21 National Workshop in Kathmandu, Nepal  
  7/12-13 National Workshop in Dhaka, Bangladesh  
  6/23 Lecture / Symposium  
    Ando participated as a panelist in the symposium by Asian Urban Information Center of Kobe (AUICK) and gave lectures to the guests.  
  6/20 Lecture  
    Ando gave a lecture to the participants of the technology training course at JICA Tokyo  
  6/13 Public Forum  
    Ando, the coordinator of Hyogo office, participated in the Public Forum of Disaster Reduction Alliance.  
  6/5-6/7 34th ITC Training  
    As an UNCRD event, 34rd international training course about the regional development was carried out, and Hyogo Prefecture, ADRC, Maiko High School, and Nagata Housing Management Section were visited. 11participants from 9 countries joined this training course.  
  6/1-6/2 International Workshop in Nepal  
  UNCRD organized International Workshop on "Keeping Schools Safe from Earthquakes" in Kathmandu, Nepal with NSET-Nepal.
  1/18 2006 Disaster Management Symposium in Kobe  
    2006 Disaster Management Symposium was held in Kobe, Japan.
AM session: "For the Children: Earthquake Resistant Schools and Disaster Management Education"
PM session: "Diversification of Community Based Disaster Management"
 
       
    2005  
  8/25 CODE Tour  
    As CODE event, the tour of CODE for visiting HAT Kobe international organizations with about 20 participants visited Hyogo office.  
  6/25 Lecture  
    Bishunu Pandy, the researcher of Hyogo office, had a lecture about gthe disaster management related to the Tsunami damage by Sumatra earthquakeh at Suzuka International University.  
  6/3-7 33rd ITC Training  
    As an UNCRD event, 33rd international training course about the regional development was carried out, and Hyogo Prefecture, Maiko High School and CODE were visited. 11participants from 11countries joined this training course.  
  1/18-21 UN World Conference Disaster Reduction  
    UNWCDR in Kobe organized by ISDR was closed safely with a lot of support by participants.  
  1/1 New Project News  
    A two years project on "Reducing Vulnerability of School Children to Earthquakes" has been launched in April 2005 through the Trust Fund for Human Security.  
       
    2004  
  12/11 Demonstration  
    UNCRD Disaster Management Planning Hyogo Office has carried out the improvised shaketable demonstration during the NGO conference.  
  9/13-10/6 On-Line Forum  
    The On-Line Forum was held for disseminating opinions about the sustainable community based disaster management at WCDR.  
  8/24-26 International Conference  
    The international conference focused on gDevelopment of Partnership of Sustainable Community Disaster Management in Asiah was carried out toward WCDR.  
  2/27 Students Visit  
    9 students from Young Leader Program form Kobe University visited Hyogo office.  
  2/7 International Symposium  
    International symposium, gCommunity Legacy in Disaster Managementh at Kobe International Conference Hall was closed safely with a lot of support by participants.  
  1/16 Lecture  
    The coordinator, Okazaki, had a lecture about gSuggestion on retrofitting housesh
at Kobe University.
 
       
    2003  
  12/6 Lecture  
    The coordinator, Okazaki, had a lecture about gInternational Activity and Direction for Disaster Managementh at Kobe university.  
  12/2 Lecture  
    The coordinator, Okazaki, had a lecture about ginternational Cooperation for Disaster Managementh at Fuji Jyouyou University.  
  11/14-19 Lecture  
    The coordinator, Okazaki, had a lecture about gDisaster Management Problems and Future Directionh at Nagoya Technological Institute. There were about 30 participants.  
  11/9 UNCRD Nagoya Office Seminar  
    The coordinator, Okazaki, had a seminar about gRequirement for Working at International Organizationh at UNCRD Nagoya Office. There were about 250 participants.  
  10/17 JICA/UNCRD training course  
    As JICA/UNCRD event, UNCRD Hyogo Office carried out the training course,h5th Sustainable Life Environment and transportation ~ Statistical Management of Urbanization and City System In Chileh. 14 people from Chile government joined this course.  
  10/15 CODE tour  
    As a CODE event, the CODE tour was carried out for visiting HAT Kobe international organization. 19 people joined from Kobe and Kyoto.  
  7/17 Seminar  
    The coordinator, Okazaki, had a seminar about gCommunity Earthquake Disaster Managementh at UNCRD Nagoya office.  
  7/7&14 Lecture  
    The coordinator, Okazaki, had a lecture about gInternational Disaster Management Projecth at Kyoto University. 30 people joined this seminar.  
  6/16 31st ITC Training  
    As an UNCRD event, we carried out 31st international training course on regional development, visiting Maiko High School. 10 people from 9 countries joined this training course.