- Asian Conference on Disaster Reduction -

Asian Conference on Disaster Reduction 2003
15-17 January 2003
Kobe, JAPAN

Summary Report


	Acknowledgement
	Overview
	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

	Session Summaries
	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