The 52nd Symposium on Natural Disaster Science

The Kyoto University Disaster Prevention Research Institute will organize its 52^nd Symposium on Natural Disaster Science on 6 October 2015 at the Uji Campus, Kihada Hall, Uji, Gokasho, Kyoto.

The theme of the 52^nd Symposium is on “Taking International Joint Research Collaborations to a Renewed Level”.

The 52^nd Symposium is sponsored by the Natural Disaster Research Council (NDRC).

We cordially invite you to attend this symposium.

For further details, please refer to the Programme below.

Date:                 Tuesday, 6 October 2015

Place:                Kyoto University Uji Campus, Obaku Plaza, Kihada Hall

Address:           Gokasho, Uji-shi, Kyoto 611-0011

Sponsored by: Natural Disaster Research Council (NDRC)

Admission Free

Registrations are now open. Please use the following Registration form to register by 18 September 2015.

E-mail the completed form to: shizensaigai@dpri.kyoto-u.ac.jp

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We hope you would be able to attend this symposium and we look forward to welcoming you at the venue.

PROGRAMME
9:30	–	Registration
10:00	–	Opening Remarks Prof. Hajime Nakagawa, Chairperson, Natural Disaster Research Council; and, Professor, Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI), Kyoto University
10:10 ~ 10:45	–	Research on Disaster Prevention Measures on August 2014 Debris Flows Triggered by Heavy Rains in Hiroshima Prefecture Prof. Haruhiko Yamamoto, Faculty of Agriculture, Yamaguchi University
10:45 ~ 11:20	–	2014 Comprehensive Survey Report on Ontakesan Volcano Eruption
		Prof. Koshi Yamaoka, Graduate School, Nagoya University
11:20 ~ 11:45	–	2014 Disaster Survey Report on Northern Nagano Prefecture Earthquake
		Associate Professor Hiroyuki Goto and Assistant Prof. Issei Doi, DPRI, Kyoto University
11:45 ~ 12:10	–	Joint Survey Report on Disaster Caused in Vanuatu by 2015 Tropical Cyclone Pam
		Associate Prof. Nobuhito Mori, Assistant Prof. Tomohiro Yasuda, and Associate Professor Kazuyoshi Nishijima, DPRI, Kyoto University
12:10	–	Lunch
13:10 ~ 13:40	–	Comprehensive Survey Report on 2015 Nepal Earthquake and Earthquake Disasters
		Prof. Hiroshi Fukuoka, Niigata Disaster and Reconstruction Research Institute
13:40 ~ 14:10	–	Comprehensive Survey Report on Kuchinoerabu-Jima Volcano Eruption
		Prof. Masato Iguchi, DPRI, Kyoto University
14:10 ~ 14:50	–	Special Lecture 1
		■   International Cooperation Disaster Responses – The Southeast Asian Experience Prof. Yoshimi Nishi, Center for Integrated Area Studies (CIAS), Kyoto University
14:50	–	Break
15:10 ~ 15:50	–	Special Lecture 2
		■     The 3rd United Nations World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction – Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction- Towards Realizing the Role of Science and Technology Community
		Prof. Kenichi Tsukahara, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University
15:50 ~ 16:30	–	■     Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction
		Prof. Rajib Shaw, Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies (GSGES), Kyoto University
16:30~17:00	–	General Discussion
17:00	–	Closing Remarks

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