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(2013.1) Knowledge dissemination and education on tornados and risk reduction in Bangladesh | |||
| Y. Tamura visited Balla Bazar Union and Balla High School in Tangail, Bangladesh during Jan.13-14, 2014 and provided lectures on Tornados and Risk Reduction.
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(2012.5) Investigation of an overturning accident of a ferry | |||
| IG-WRDRR sent staff to investigate an overturning accident of a ferry due to thunderstorm in India | ||||
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(2012.2) The 44th session of Typhoon Committee | |||
| Prof. Y. Tamura and S. Cao attent the 44th session of Typhoon Committee in HangZhou, China, during 6-11 February 2012. | ||||
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(2011.5) Investigation of an tornado outbreak in USA | |||
| IAWE/IG-WRDRR supported Dr.David O. Prevatt (University of Florida) to collect perishable damage data on structural systems to determine failure mechanisms in wood residential buildings after the Wednesday, April 27 tornado outbreak in southern states. This was the worst and deadliest tornado outbreak in more than 30 years, and the National Weather Service reported 160 tornadoes occurred in three states, causing 238 fatalities in Alabama alone and extensive property damage. The majority of the damage was associated with residential wood structures. | ||||
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(2010.3) Brochures on Preparedness for Wind-Related Hazards in Haiti | |||
| The Haiti Earthquake occurred on January 12, 2010, and caused severe damage to the Port-au-Prince area. Fatalities numbered almost 200,000. Haiti is located in a strong hurricane-prone region, and it faced a hurricane season following the severe earthquake damage, which made it more vulnerable to wind hazards. Thus, IG-WRDRR prepared brochures in English and French in March, 2010, to warn Haitians about the possibility of coming wind related hazards as well as to provide them with basic guidelines for mitigation. The brochure recommended that local people and authorities have a “Preparedness Plan” for wind-related disaster prevention and reduction. These brochures were distributed to Haitians, central and local governments of Haiti, UN organizations and other supporting and donor agencies in various ways. | ||||
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(2010. 1) The 6th Meeting of the Asia Regional Task Force on Urban Risk Reduction (UN/ISDR) | |||
| Prof. Y. Tamura attent the 6th Meeting of the Asia Regional Task Force on Urban Risk Reduction (UN/ISDR) in Kobe on January 14, 2010 | ||||
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(2010. 1) The 4th APEC Emergency Management CEOs’ Forum | |||
| Prof. Y. Tamura attent the 4th APEC Emergency Management CEOs’ Forum (UNCRD, MOFA Japan) and the International Disaster Management Symposium - Urban and Climate Risk Management for Sustainable Development 2010 in Kobe on January 18-20, 2010 | ||||
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(2010. 1) Asian Conference on Disaster Reduction 2010 | |||
| Prof. Y. Tamura attent the Asian Conference on Disaster Reduction 2010 (SAARC: South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) in Kobe on January 17-19, 2010 | ||||
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(2010.1) Typhoon Committee (UNESCAP & WMO) | |||
| Prof. Y. Tamura was invited to attend the Typhoon Committee Conference in Singaporeon January 25-29, 2010. | ||||
