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

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Recommendations to prepare for future mega-disasters in Japan

family composition and livelihoods, and reflect such variations when developing thenational minimum standards appropriately;? Put in place administrative measures that ensure full participation of the affectedpopulations in consultations where they can demand the assistance they need, andthereby transform the current disaster relief system into the one which is more closelyaligned with the human rights based approaches;? Explore concrete measures to realize the principles outlined in the‘Guidelines for disasterplanning, response and reconstruction from a gender‐equal perspective’issued by theGovernment of Japan in May 2013; and? Promote awareness‐raising among the disaster response actors in Japan on the recentdevelopments and debates on the international standards in disaster relief.2-2 .Role of NGOs/NPOs, the civil society and actors other than designated public institutions? Recognizing the role of NGOs/NPOs and the civil society more institutionally, guidelines forlocal authorities should be developed, by which these diverse actors can promote thenational minimum standards, and help integrate them into local disaster managementplans.? NGOs/NPOs and the civil society should recognize their leading roles in promotingresponses to meet the diverse needs of the affected populations and in enhancing humanrights based approaches. NGOs and the civil society should also strengthen theirengagement in the policy processes in this particular domain.? Coordination mechanisms need to be built in the pre‐disaster phase, so that NGOs andNPOs can implement their assistance programmes in a coordinated and collaborativemanner. For this purpose, frameworks of coordination need to be designed; a secretariatfacilitating the coordination work needs to be supported; human resources of those whoare involved in the coordination work needs to be developed, and roles of NGOs/NPOsneed to be articulated in local disaster management plans.? NGO/NPO staff should participate in the relevant meetings and trainings as well as buildrelationships with other actors during the pre‐disaster phase, so that smooth and effectivedeployment of assistance can be ensured. In addition, common codes of conduct shouldbe developed for NGOs/NPOs involved in assistance activities.Part III: Human Resource DevelopmentProviding support for human resource development of practitioners, who are familiar withdisaster response and assistance for affected populations, is critical in realising rapid response;ensuring the quality of assistance; as well as making sure that response activities aresystematic and well coordinated‐including appropriate acceptance of international assistance‐in future large scale disasters in Japan. With the aim of human resource development ofthose who are equipped with necessary knowledge and skills for disaster response and whocan fully demonstrate required competencies in the midst crises ? both in Japan and overseasiii