The Great East Japan Earthquake--Learning from Megadisasters : Knowledge Notes, Executive Summary
The Great East Japan Earthquake (GEJE) was the first disaster ever recorded that included an earthquake, a tsunami, a nuclear power plant accident, a power supply failure, and a large-scale disruption of supply chains. On March 11, 2011 earthquake...
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ACCIDENT ARCHITECTS BABIES BASIC BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE BROADCASTING BUILDING CODE BUILDING CODES BUILDING DAMAGE BUILDING LOTS CASUALTIES CASUALTY CITIES CITIZENS CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS DAMAGES DEVASTATION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT PLANNING DEVELOPMENT POLICIES DISASTER DISASTER ASSISTANCE DISASTER AWARENESS DISASTER INFORMATION DISASTER MANAGEMENT DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLAN DISASTER PREPAREDNESS DISASTER PREVENTION DISASTER RECOVERY DISASTER RELIEF DISASTER RESPONSE DISASTER RISK DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT DISASTER RISK REDUCTION DISASTERS DISSEMINATION EARLY WARNING EARLY WARNING SYSTEM EARLY WARNINGS EARTHQUAKE EARTHQUAKE TREMORS EARTHQUAKES ELDERLY EMERGENCIES EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS EMERGENCY OPERATIONS EMERGENCY RESPONSE EMERGENCY RESPONSES EMERGENCY SUPPLIES EMERGENCY TEAMS EVACUATION EVACUATIONS EVACUEES EXTREME EVENTS FIRES FLOODED FLOODING FOOD DISTRIBUTION FUTURE GENERATIONS GENDER SENSITIVITY GENERATORS GEOLOGICAL STUDIES GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT GOVERNMENT AGENCIES GOVERNMENT POLICIES HISTORICAL EVIDENCE HISTORICAL RECORDS HOTELS HUMAN LIFE IMPACT EVENT INDIVIDUAL HOUSEHOLDS INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION INFORMED DECISIONS INSURANCE INSURANCE INDUSTRY INSURERS INTERNATIONAL RELIEF INTERNATIONAL RELIEF AGENCIES JOB CREATION KNOWLEDGE BASE LAND OWNERSHIP LAND-USE PLANNING LEARNING LEGAL STATUS LEGISLATION LITERATURE LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOCAL COMMUNITIES LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MATERNAL CARE MEDICINE MENTAL HEALTH NATIONAL GOVERNMENT NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS NATIONAL PLAN NATURAL DISASTERS NATURAL HAZARDS NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS NONSTRUCTURAL MEASURES PARADIGM SHIFT PHYSICAL DAMAGE PRACTITIONERS PRIVATE INSURANCE PUBLIC AWARENESS PUBLIC HEALTH QUALITY OF LIFE RADIO RADIO STATIONS RECONSTRUCTION RECONSTRUCTION PROJECTS RECOVERY OPERATIONS RELIEF ACTIVITIES RELIEF EFFORT RESCUE RESCUES RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS RESTAURANTS RISK ASSESSMENT SAFETY SAFETY NETS SCHOOL CHILDREN SCHOOL STUDENTS SCHOOLS SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPLY CHAINS SUPPLY NETWORKS TEMPLES TEMPORARY HOUSING TOURISM TOURISM INDUSTRY TRADITION TRANSPORTATION TSUNAMI TSUNAMIS TWINNING URBAN AREAS URBAN PLANNING VICTIMS VULNERABLE GROUPS WARNING SYSTEMS WORLD HISTORY |
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ACCIDENT ARCHITECTS BABIES BASIC BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE BROADCASTING BUILDING CODE BUILDING CODES BUILDING DAMAGE BUILDING LOTS CASUALTIES CASUALTY CITIES CITIZENS CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS DAMAGES DEVASTATION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT PLANNING DEVELOPMENT POLICIES DISASTER DISASTER ASSISTANCE DISASTER AWARENESS DISASTER INFORMATION DISASTER MANAGEMENT DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLAN DISASTER PREPAREDNESS DISASTER PREVENTION DISASTER RECOVERY DISASTER RELIEF DISASTER RESPONSE DISASTER RISK DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT DISASTER RISK REDUCTION DISASTERS DISSEMINATION EARLY WARNING EARLY WARNING SYSTEM EARLY WARNINGS EARTHQUAKE EARTHQUAKE TREMORS EARTHQUAKES ELDERLY EMERGENCIES EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS EMERGENCY OPERATIONS EMERGENCY RESPONSE EMERGENCY RESPONSES EMERGENCY SUPPLIES EMERGENCY TEAMS EVACUATION EVACUATIONS EVACUEES EXTREME EVENTS FIRES FLOODED FLOODING FOOD DISTRIBUTION FUTURE GENERATIONS GENDER SENSITIVITY GENERATORS GEOLOGICAL STUDIES GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT GOVERNMENT AGENCIES GOVERNMENT POLICIES HISTORICAL EVIDENCE HISTORICAL RECORDS HOTELS HUMAN LIFE IMPACT EVENT INDIVIDUAL HOUSEHOLDS INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION INFORMED DECISIONS INSURANCE INSURANCE INDUSTRY INSURERS INTERNATIONAL RELIEF INTERNATIONAL RELIEF AGENCIES JOB CREATION KNOWLEDGE BASE LAND OWNERSHIP LAND-USE PLANNING LEARNING LEGAL STATUS LEGISLATION LITERATURE LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOCAL COMMUNITIES LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MATERNAL CARE MEDICINE MENTAL HEALTH NATIONAL GOVERNMENT NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS NATIONAL PLAN NATURAL DISASTERS NATURAL HAZARDS NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS NONSTRUCTURAL MEASURES PARADIGM SHIFT PHYSICAL DAMAGE PRACTITIONERS PRIVATE INSURANCE PUBLIC AWARENESS PUBLIC HEALTH QUALITY OF LIFE RADIO RADIO STATIONS RECONSTRUCTION RECONSTRUCTION PROJECTS RECOVERY OPERATIONS RELIEF ACTIVITIES RELIEF EFFORT RESCUE RESCUES RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS RESTAURANTS RISK ASSESSMENT SAFETY SAFETY NETS SCHOOL CHILDREN SCHOOL STUDENTS SCHOOLS SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPLY CHAINS SUPPLY NETWORKS TEMPLES TEMPORARY HOUSING TOURISM TOURISM INDUSTRY TRADITION TRANSPORTATION TSUNAMI TSUNAMIS TWINNING URBAN AREAS URBAN PLANNING VICTIMS VULNERABLE GROUPS WARNING SYSTEMS WORLD HISTORY World Bank The Great East Japan Earthquake--Learning from Megadisasters : Knowledge Notes, Executive Summary |
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The Great East Japan Earthquake (GEJE)
was the first disaster ever recorded that included an
earthquake, a tsunami, a nuclear power plant accident, a
power supply failure, and a large-scale disruption of supply
chains. On March 11, 2011 earthquake of magnitude 9.0
occurred in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Japan's
Tohoku region. The quake shook the ground as far away as
western Japan and lasted for several minutes. A half hour
later, a tsunami of unprecedented force broke over 650
kilometers of coastline, toppling sea walls and other
defenses, flooding more than 500 km of land, and washing
away entire towns and villages. This learning from
Megadisasters, a knowledge sharing project is sponsored by
the Government of Japan and the World Bank. The successes of
Japan's Disaster Risk Management (DRM) system, as well
as the ways in which that system could be improved, are
reflected in the lessons drawn from the GEJE and presented
in the initial reports from the Learning from megadisasters
project: extreme disasters underscore the need for a
holistic approach to DRM, preventive Investments pay, but be
prepared for the unexpected, learning from disaster is key,
as Japan has shown for the past 2,000 years, DRM is
everyone's business, assessing risks and communicating
them clearly and widely helps citizens make timely decisions
to protect themselves, hazard maps can give the public a
false sense of safety, if not properly communicated, Better
management of information and communication is crucial in
emergencies and recovery operations, coordination mechanisms
must be developed and tested in normal times, so that they
are ready for use in an emergency, and vulnerable groups
must be protected and engaged. |
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The Great East Japan Earthquake--Learning from Megadisasters : Knowledge Notes, Executive Summary |
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The Great East Japan Earthquake--Learning from Megadisasters : Knowledge Notes, Executive Summary |
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The Great East Japan Earthquake--Learning from Megadisasters : Knowledge Notes, Executive Summary |
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The Great East Japan Earthquake--Learning from Megadisasters : Knowledge Notes, Executive Summary |
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The Great East Japan Earthquake--Learning from Megadisasters : Knowledge Notes, Executive Summary |
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great east japan earthquake--learning from megadisasters : knowledge notes, executive summary |
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okr-10986-171072021-04-23T14:03:33Z The Great East Japan Earthquake--Learning from Megadisasters : Knowledge Notes, Executive Summary World Bank ACCIDENT ARCHITECTS BABIES BASIC BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE BROADCASTING BUILDING CODE BUILDING CODES BUILDING DAMAGE BUILDING LOTS CASUALTIES CASUALTY CITIES CITIZENS CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS DAMAGES DEVASTATION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT PLANNING DEVELOPMENT POLICIES DISASTER DISASTER ASSISTANCE DISASTER AWARENESS DISASTER INFORMATION DISASTER MANAGEMENT DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLAN DISASTER PREPAREDNESS DISASTER PREVENTION DISASTER RECOVERY DISASTER RELIEF DISASTER RESPONSE DISASTER RISK DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT DISASTER RISK REDUCTION DISASTERS DISSEMINATION EARLY WARNING EARLY WARNING SYSTEM EARLY WARNINGS EARTHQUAKE EARTHQUAKE TREMORS EARTHQUAKES ELDERLY EMERGENCIES EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS EMERGENCY OPERATIONS EMERGENCY RESPONSE EMERGENCY RESPONSES EMERGENCY SUPPLIES EMERGENCY TEAMS EVACUATION EVACUATIONS EVACUEES EXTREME EVENTS FIRES FLOODED FLOODING FOOD DISTRIBUTION FUTURE GENERATIONS GENDER SENSITIVITY GENERATORS GEOLOGICAL STUDIES GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT GOVERNMENT AGENCIES GOVERNMENT POLICIES HISTORICAL EVIDENCE HISTORICAL RECORDS HOTELS HUMAN LIFE IMPACT EVENT INDIVIDUAL HOUSEHOLDS INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION INFORMED DECISIONS INSURANCE INSURANCE INDUSTRY INSURERS INTERNATIONAL RELIEF INTERNATIONAL RELIEF AGENCIES JOB CREATION KNOWLEDGE BASE LAND OWNERSHIP LAND-USE PLANNING LEARNING LEGAL STATUS LEGISLATION LITERATURE LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOCAL COMMUNITIES LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MATERNAL CARE MEDICINE MENTAL HEALTH NATIONAL GOVERNMENT NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS NATIONAL PLAN NATURAL DISASTERS NATURAL HAZARDS NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS NONSTRUCTURAL MEASURES PARADIGM SHIFT PHYSICAL DAMAGE PRACTITIONERS PRIVATE INSURANCE PUBLIC AWARENESS PUBLIC HEALTH QUALITY OF LIFE RADIO RADIO STATIONS RECONSTRUCTION RECONSTRUCTION PROJECTS RECOVERY OPERATIONS RELIEF ACTIVITIES RELIEF EFFORT RESCUE RESCUES RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS RESTAURANTS RISK ASSESSMENT SAFETY SAFETY NETS SCHOOL CHILDREN SCHOOL STUDENTS SCHOOLS SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPLY CHAINS SUPPLY NETWORKS TEMPLES TEMPORARY HOUSING TOURISM TOURISM INDUSTRY TRADITION TRANSPORTATION TSUNAMI TSUNAMIS TWINNING URBAN AREAS URBAN PLANNING VICTIMS VULNERABLE GROUPS WARNING SYSTEMS WORLD HISTORY The Great East Japan Earthquake (GEJE) was the first disaster ever recorded that included an earthquake, a tsunami, a nuclear power plant accident, a power supply failure, and a large-scale disruption of supply chains. On March 11, 2011 earthquake of magnitude 9.0 occurred in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Japan's Tohoku region. The quake shook the ground as far away as western Japan and lasted for several minutes. A half hour later, a tsunami of unprecedented force broke over 650 kilometers of coastline, toppling sea walls and other defenses, flooding more than 500 km of land, and washing away entire towns and villages. This learning from Megadisasters, a knowledge sharing project is sponsored by the Government of Japan and the World Bank. The successes of Japan's Disaster Risk Management (DRM) system, as well as the ways in which that system could be improved, are reflected in the lessons drawn from the GEJE and presented in the initial reports from the Learning from megadisasters project: extreme disasters underscore the need for a holistic approach to DRM, preventive Investments pay, but be prepared for the unexpected, learning from disaster is key, as Japan has shown for the past 2,000 years, DRM is everyone's business, assessing risks and communicating them clearly and widely helps citizens make timely decisions to protect themselves, hazard maps can give the public a false sense of safety, if not properly communicated, Better management of information and communication is crucial in emergencies and recovery operations, coordination mechanisms must be developed and tested in normal times, so that they are ready for use in an emergency, and vulnerable groups must be protected and engaged. 2014-02-19T16:52:16Z 2014-02-19T16:52:16Z 2012 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/01/17985432/great-east-japan-earthquake-learning-megadisasters http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17107 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research East Asia and Pacific Japan |