■Outline
In order to urge participating cities to develop disaster-proof communities and enhance their abilities to handle earthquakes, this project provides training and promotes joint research on anti-quake measures to the staff of disaster-control facilities in participating cities.
Participants take lectures and exchange information under the themes of anti-disaster urban development, post-quake urban development, safety of urban structures and administrative response in the immediate aftermath of an earthquake, and also inspect prevention base etc. |
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| ■State of Implementation |
FY |
Description
(host city) |
Participating cities
(No. of participants) |
2002 |
Training (Tokyo) |
Delhi(3), Taipei(4) / 7persons |
2003 |
Training (Tokyo) |
Delhi(1), Taipei(4) / 5persons |
2004 |
Training (Tokyo) (cancelled) |
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2005 |
Training (Tokyo) (cancelled) |
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2006 |
Training (Tokyo) (cancelled) |
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2007 |
Training (Tokyo) |
Kuala Lumpur(2), Taipei(2) / 4persons |
2008 |
Training (Tokyo) |
Jakarta(2), Singapore(2), Kuala Lumpur(2),
Seoul(3) / 9persons |
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| Listening to an explanation of Tokyo's urban disaster prevention planning given by TMG employees. |
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| A lively question and answer session ensued the explanation by TMG staff. |
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| An inspection tour of the heliport and Disaster Prevention Center within the Metropolitan government offices and an explanation of Metropolitan Government Building disaster prevention and evacuation countermeasures were given. |
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| The current state of areas having closely-packed wooden houses was observed. |
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