International Seminar
Promoting Forest-based Disaster Risk Reduction (F-DRR) in Developing Countries
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Date and Time
January 31, 2024 13:00-17:00 (Opening Time 12:30)(JST)
Venue
TKP Garden City PREMIUM Jinbocho, Premium Ball Room (3-22 Kanda Nishikicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) / Online (Zoom Webinar) Held Simultaneously
Holding Method
TKP Garden City PREMIUM Jinbocho, Premium Ball Room (Tokyo) and Online (English / Japanese simultaneous translation).
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Purpose of the Event
Japan is located in a climate zone where heavy rains caused by typhoons and rainy seasons occur frequently, and has long suffered from frequent mountain disasters. To adapt such environment, Japan has developed and applied Forest-based Disaster Risk Reduction (F-DRR) technique that utilizes the functions of forests and trees to reduce the occurrence of mountain disasters. F-DRR is expected to be an effective climate change adaptation measure in developing countries by implementing it in upstream of river basins at relatively low cost. Since FY2020, FFPRI has been researching and developing with the aim of supporting the international deployment of F-DRR technologies by the private sector in Japan. In this year's international seminar, Professor Kazutoki Abe of Nihon University will give a keynote lecture on the role of forest root systems in disaster prevention and mitigation. In addition, we will present the results of FFPRI's research in the mountains of northern Vietnam, as well as on the challenges and possibilities for the international deployment of F-DRR projects funded by international organizations and the Japanese government. Invited speakers from overseas will then provide feedback on their perspectives on the ground and discuss future possibilities and challenges in deployment of F-DRR in their countries.
Program
| Opening remarks | ||
| Dr. Toru Asano, Director General, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute | ||
| Forestry Agency, Japan | ||
| Session 1 : Key Note Speech | ||
| Prof. Kazutoki Abe, Nihon University "Scientific Evaluation of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Functions of Forest Root Systems" |
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| Session 2 : | ||
| Dr. Takahisa Furuichi, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute "Possible project frameworks suitable for mitigation of shallow landslides and sediment runoff by development and restoration of forest and vegetation in mountain areas on the background of NbS" |
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| Dr. Takashi Okamoto, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute "Feasibility of the Japanese Forest-based Disaster Risk Reduction (F-DRR) Techniques in Vietnam" |
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| Dr. Wataru Murakami, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute "Development of risk assessment technology for mountain disasters using remote sensing" |
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| Session 3 : | ||
| Dr. Vu Tan Phuong （Vietnam Forest Certification Office (VFCO)) "Forest-based Natural Disaster Mitigation in Vietnam: The State and Challenges" |
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| Prof. Dr. Yongyut Trisurat (Kasetsart University (Thailand)) "Integrated land use scenario to enhance forest ecosystem services in Nan Province, Thailand" |
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| Ms. Sunshine M. Telio (Center for Conservation Innovations Philippine Incorporated (CCIPH Inc.)) "Promoting Forest-based Disaster Risk Reduction (F-DRR) in Developing Countries" |
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| Mr. Rikiya Konishi (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)) "Mainstreaming F-DRR through the FAO project" |
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| Panel Discussion | ||
| Panelist : Speakers | ||
| Moderator : Dr. Takashi Okamoto, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute | ||
| Concluding Remarks | ||
| Dr. Koji Tamai, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute | ||
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Organizer
Organized by Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute
Supported by Forestry Agency Japan, Ministry of the Environment, Director General for Disaster Management Cabinet Office, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)