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

? the following seven recommendations are made.3-1.Identification of priority areas where human resource development is particularly needed.This will include: information collection, needs assessment, coordination and collaborationwith various actors, logistics, providing assistance based on norms and standards,acceptance of international assistance, and communications with the internationalcommunity.3-2.Identification of professional duties to be targeted for human resource developmentHuman resource development programmes need to be implemented for bothprofessionals who will be responsible for overall management required for disasterresponse and for specialists focusing on particular functions.3-3.Implementation system of the human resource development programmesLeadership for human resource development of disaster response professionals should becentralised and located inside the (central) Government, such as in the Cabinet Office.Human resource development should be promoted and maintained in close cooperationwith the Japanese Ministry of Defense/Self‐Defense Forces, academic institutions, localauthorities, NGOs/NPOs and the Japanese Red Cross Society. Methodologies of disasterresponse training should be standardized, and the progress should be measured followinga common national curriculum.3-4.Basic curriculum and methodologies of trainingsAs the overall framework of the professional education, the following three categoriesshould be introduced: (a) knowledge education (lectures), (b) skills education(lectures/exercises) and (c) competency education (lectures/training).3-5.Functions required for human resource developmentIn order to implement the human resource development programme in the medium andlonger term, a capacity is needed to develop and manage associated budgets, facilities andteaching materials as well as to conduct researches and evaluations.3-6.Registration and mobilization of the pools of trained professionalsA centralised system needs to be developed at the national level to register the disasterresponse professionals and to facilitate their human resource development. The registeredprofessionals can be divided into three categories including: (a) immediately deployablecapacity; (b) deployable reserve forces; and (c) identified talents to be trained further. TheGovernment of Japan and local authorities should provide specialist career paths, andmake efforts for placing the trained professionals in appropriate and strategic positions,taking into consideration their possible deployments once a disaster occur.3-7.Promotion of international cooperation building on domestic disaster response experiencesA system needs to be developed that disaster management professionals workingdomestically and internationally are encouraged to exchange their knowledge andexperiences between them. Contribution to as well as learning from the internationalcommunity need to be considered, including deployment of human resources, who wereinvolved in domestic disaster response, to international disaster relief operations.iv