Objective
The recovery processes depend on priority setting on selection of swift recovery and long-term safety assurance. International comparison will be made for the selected policies and their backgrounds that determined the reconstruction processes from extreme coastal disasters focusing on:
- Selected Long-Term Safety Assurance Policy
- Socio-Cultural Background
- Economic Implication and Rationale
Selected case study areas
The recovery processes depend on priority setting on selection of swift recovery and long-term safety assurance. International comparison will be made for the selected policies and their backgrounds that determined the reconstruction processes from extreme coastal disasters focusing on:
- Japan, Tohoku: High safe countermeasures, late reconstructions;
- Philippines, Leyte: No early warning, no evacuation systems;
- Bangladesh, Khulna: Early warning systems, evacuation shelters;
- Indonesia, Aceh: Early recovery, law safety.
Problem Description
The following Great Coastal Disasters (tsunamis and storm surges) will be addressed and form the basis for the international comparison of recovery processes:
- Mar 2011 – Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami in Tohoku, Japan;
- Nov 2013 – Typhoon Hiyan (Yolanda) in Layte Is., Philippines;
- Nov 2007 – Cyclone Sidr in Khulna, Bangladesh;
- Dec 2004 – Indian Ocean Tsunami in Banda Aceh, Indonesia.
Research focus and partners
This research is to contain comprehensive analyses of extreme events and their reconstructions in 4 countries for mitigation. Our research partners are the following:
- Japanese Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University;
- Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Service Administration (PAGASA);
- Bangladesh Water Development Board and Khulna University, represented by PhD. students in ICHARM;
- Indonesian Shia Kuala University (Graduated students from ICHARM).
