Announcement

2025 Disaster Resilience Co-Creation Seminar

The ASEAN region and Japan, are located along the Pacific Ring of Fire and faces various disaster risks, including earthquakes, tsunamis, typhoons, and floods. In addition to its geographical proximity, the growing economic and human exchanges between Japan and ASEAN have made the region an increasingly important strategic partner for Japan. As both regions continue to deepen their cooperation and knowledge-sharing in disaster risk reduction (DRR) and management have become essential for the resilience building in both regions. With the continued economic development of ASEAN countries, Japan’s expertise and technology in DRR, once shared through traditional aid mechanisms, are now transforming into more collaborative efforts involving a diverse range of stakeholders, including government, private sector and universities/research institutions. In light of these developments, this workshop will explore the potential for industry-academia-government collaboration to enhance disaster resilience in the ASEAN region, while proposing new approaches to realizing these goals. 

 19th August 2025, 13:00 - 15:30

 National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED)

 NIED Tokyo Office (6F, Marklight Toranomon, 2-3-1 Nishishinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0003, Japan)

Please register by filling out the form at the link below. 

13:00 – 13:15
Opening Remarks and Presentation 1: Evolving Disaster Risks and the Future of Disaster Risk Reduction in Japan and ASEAN
Speaker: Prof. Dr. Kaoru Takara (President, NIED)

13:15 – 13:30
Presentation 2: Leveraging Japanese Technology for Landslide Mitigation in ASEAN
Speaker: Dr. Naoki Sakai (NIED)

13:30 – 13:45
Presentation 3: Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration in Disaster Risk Management: A Case Study from Malaysia - Batang Kali Landslide
Speaker: Prof. Ir. Dr. Azman bin Kassim (Universiti Teknologi Malaysia: UTM)

13:45 – 14:00
Presentation 4: Development of Sabo technology through Japan-ASEAN industry-academia-government collaboration
Speaker: Mr. Masaharu Mizoguchi (Yachiyo Engineering Co., Ltd.)

14:00 – 14:15
Presentation 5: Expectation of Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration in Disaster Risk Reduction for a Disaster Resilient Society
Speaker: Ir. Mohd Zaki bin Mat Amin (National Water Research Institute of Malaysia: NAHRIM)

14:15 – 15:00
Panel discussion & exchange of ideas (45 min)
Speakers: All lecturers
Moderator: Dr. Shohei Matsuura, NIED

15:00
Closing remarks

*15:00 – 16:00
Networking: Open discussion between participants and speakers (approx. 60 minutes)

Disaster Resilience Co-Creation Seminar
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