World Ministerial Conference
on Disaster Reduction in Tohoku

Joint Endeavors for Solutions:
Wisdom of the World to the Disaster-Affected Areas,
Lessons of the Disaster-Affected Areas to the World
July 3 and 4, 2012

(Japanese)

World Ministerial Conference on Disaster Reduction in Tohoku (July 3 and 4, 2012)

• World Ministerial Conference on Disaster Reduction in Tohoku Overview and Evaluation
  • The World Ministerial Conference on Disaster Reduction in Tohoku Chair's Summary
• Opening Remarks by Mr. Yoshihiko Noda, Prime Minister of Japan at the World Ministerial Conference on Disaster Reduction in Tohoku
• World Ministerial Conference on Disaster Reduction in Tohoku Welcoming Remarks by Mr. Koichiro Gemba, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan Opening Ceremony
• World Ministerial Conference on Disaster Reduction in Tohoku Remarks by Mr. Koichiro Gemba, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan Reception
• World Ministerial Conference on Disaster Reduction in Tohoku Remarks by Mr. Koichiro Gemba, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan At the Fukushima Breakout Session
• World Ministerial Conference on Disaster Reduction in Tohoku Closing Remarks by Mr. Koichiro Gemba, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan Closing Ceremony
• Holding of the World Ministerial Conference on Disaster Reduction in Tohoku (July 3, 2012)
• Holding of the World Ministerial Conference on Disaster Reduction in Tohoku (July 2, 2012)

Objectives

• To share experiences of and lessons learned from recent large-scale natural disasters, including Great East Japan Earthquake
• To conduct discussions at ministerial level on the major themes related to disaster reduction in order to build resilient societies
• To support discussions on establishing post-Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) in the third World Conference on Disaster Reduction in 2015 (which Japan has announced its intention to host)

Co-hosts

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan and other relevant ministries,
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA),
relevant local governments,
relevant international organizations

Places

Plenary Sessions:

Sendai-City, Miyagi Prefecture (Sendai International Center)

Breakout Sessions:

(1) Ichinoseki-City, Iwate Prefecture (Bellino Hotel Ichinoseki)

(2) Ishinomaki-City, Miyagi Prefecture (Ishinomaki Grand Hotel)

(3) Fukushima-City, Fukushima Prefecture (Fukushima View Hotel)

(note) All sessions of the Conference (Plenary Sessions and 3 Breakout Sessions) are open to the public. (Simultaneous translation between Japanese and English is available.) The registration was closed.

Registration is unnecessary for participating in Side Events.