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Time: 13:00 ¨C 15:50 JST (Japan Standard Time, UTC+9)
Languages: English and Japanese (simultaneous interpretation available)
Participant Limit: Up to 90 participants
Format: Hybrid
Organizers: UNU-IAS, Ministry of the Environment, Ishikawa Prefecture, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)

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£ªTo attend in person, please register by 19 March 2025. To participate online, please register in advance to receive a Zoom link.

UNU-IAS will co-organize an international symposium on supporting recovery efforts on Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan following the 2024 Noto Earthquake. It will bring together international experts and representatives from municipalities in Noto and the Tohoku region to discuss ongoing reconstruction efforts and disaster prevention for resilient communities using a multi-hazard approach.

Drawing on domestic and international case studies, the event will explore the following topics:

• Understanding of disaster risks (including risks posed by climate change and natural hazards, challenges faced by local communities and awareness raising)

• Utilizing local resources for disaster prevention and reconstruction (reducing disaster risks by leveraging natural and cultural resources)

• Establishing a model for disaster-resilient communities (domestic and international examples and models for sustaining the coexistence of satoyama and satoumi)

Programme

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Opening Remarks 

• Shinobu Yume Yamaguchi, Director, UNU-IAS

• Representative from Ishikawa Prefecture 

Keynote Speeches 

Current Status in Noto and Its Recovery Utilizing Satoyama and Satoumi Landscapes:

• Seiji Yanai, Specially Appointed Professor, Faculty of Bioresources and Environmental Sciences, Ishikawa Prefectural University

Nature-based Climate Adaptation and Disaster Prevention/Mitigation:

• Youssef Nassef, Director, Adaptation Programme, UNFCCC (TBA) 

• Eva Krau, Director of the Bundeskunsthalle, Art and Exhibition Hall of the Federal Republic of Germany

Panel Discussion

Recovery and Disaster Preparedness for Resilient Communities:

What Can Be Done in the Region Now to Prepare? 

Moderator: Tsunao Watanabe, Visiting Research Fellow, UNU-IAS Operating Unit Ishikawa/Kanazawa

• Sayako Koyama, Researcher, UNU-IAS OUIK

• Takamitsu Haiya, Reconstruction Division, Noto Town

• Choichiro Ohno, Notohahaso Co., Ltd.

• Thomas Elmqvist, Professor, Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University

• Osamu Saito, Principal Policy Researcher, Biodiversity & Forests, Strategic Management Office, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)

Comments from the Ministry of the Environment, Japan:

• Takuya Ishikawa, Director, Office for Circular and Ecological Economy, MOEJ 

Feedback Comments: 

• Kazuhiko Takeuchi, President, IGES

Closing Remarks

Xiaomeng Shen, Vice-Rector in Europe, UNU-VIE; Director, UNU-EHS