[February 2024] Disaster Management-2024 CLAIR Forum applications are now open!

In Japan, natural disasters such as typhoons, heavy rain, and floods occur in some areas every year. Local governments affected by disasters have not only have made further efforts to strengthen disaster prevention but also mitigation measures to prepare for future disasters and enhance the safety and relief of citizens.

When I worked for the Kagoshima Prefecture government, I often heard the term “8.6 flood”. This refers to the heavy rain disaster occurred in early August 1993, causing extensive damage, including landslides and river flooding, mainly in Kagoshima Prefecture. This event left a deep impression on people. After the disaster, the Kagoshima Prefecture government modified river channels and built dams to prevent river overflowing, as well as debris-slide barriers to prevent landslides that isolated areas. In 2018, the Kagoshima Meteorological Office recorded more rainfall than the 8.6 floods; however, there were no flood damage to houses caused by river overflowing and fewer houses affected by landslides, thanks to the implemented countermeasures.

The 2024 CLAIR Forum will be held on March 11th both online and in person. The theme is “Disaster Management and Resilience”. We would like to thank UTS Institute for Public Policy and Governance for their support and co-hosting of the event, as well as Japan Foundation, Sydney, which kindly provided the excellent venue. Our five staff members, originally seconded from the central government, prefectural government, and municipalities, will introduce the efforts of their respective dispatch agencies.

If you are interested in the forum, please access the link below:

https://www.jlgc.org.au/ja/our-activities/clair-forum/

 

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  •  環境問題への取組を調査するため、7月下旬~8月上旬にかけて滋賀県立彦根工業高等学校の高校生1名および引率者1名がオーストラリアを訪問し、クレアシドニー事務所は、7月29日にはオーストラリアの概要(文化、風習等)についてブリーフィングを実施し、7月31日にはブリスベンの訪問先企業へのアテンド行いました。

    ブリスベンの訪問先においては、カーボンニュートラルの観点から、カギケノリという海藻を用いて畜産動物が排出するメタンガスを減少させる取り組みについての情報を得ることができました。生徒が、将来は自らも環境のための取り組みを実施したいとの思いから、積極的にミーティングに臨んでいる姿が印象的でした。

    当事務所は今回、ブリーフィング及びアテンドのほか、ブリスベンの訪問先企業に対するアポイントメント取得のサポートも行いました。
     クレアシドニー事務所は、今後もオーストラリアでの調査に取り組む日本の自治体の活動を支援していきます。

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