ブックタイトルRecommendations to prepare for future mega-disasters in Japan

概要

Recommendations to prepare for future mega-disasters in Japan

review system, in which if necessary, the organisations’commitment to comply with thecode of conducts is required as a precondition for participating in the coordinatedresponse.? The Committee should promote domestic disaster-response actors’understanding ofthe latest discussions on the international standards for disaster response. Asrecommended in the Part III discussing human resource development, existinginternational standards and tools should be taken into consideration when developingand implementing specialised training programme, so that domestic disastermanagement experts can understand and apply them in the Japanese context.(2) Concrete outcomes or situations to be realised by implementing the recommendedactions? If the recommended actions are implemented and national minimum standards fordisaster response building on existing international standards are established andapplied in future large scale natural disasters, effectiveness, efficiency, swiftness andmobility of emergency relief to the affected populations are likely to increaseconsiderably. This will lead to save many more lives, and the dignity of the mostvulnerable will be better maintained.? For this to happen, not only the Government but also NGOs and other related partiesshould commit themselves to make efforts for close and mutual coordination.Establishing national minimum standards is likely to create some binding force in thisdirection and help reinforce their mutual accountability.? In reality, however, there will be an inevitable time-lag before the minimum standardsare fully met after the on-set of a disaster. As was seen in the GEJE, if the administrativefunctions of municipalities are considerably affected by a disaster, affectedmunicipalities may have to rely on assistance by aid providers arriving from outside ofthe affected areas. The following figure intends to provide conceptual illustration of thisconstraint.26