This course is for students to identify the problems on the earthquake disaster management system in a particular country and to study the important aspects which should be considered in the implementation of actual disaster prevention and disaster risk mitigation projects.
Students in several groups are to formulate appropriate ODA projects proposals which a donor country should implement, on the basis of the information and documents which can be acquired through the lectures by JICA and various sources.
From document search and lectures the students will learn the significance of disaster risk reduction for the sustainable development of the nation and region. They also learn the policy of ODA as well as roles of supporting international organizations and individual nation and then finally make project proposals of disaster prevention and mitigation considering various environments (natural, economic, social, built) in a particular country.
Disaster Risk Identification, Disaster Risk Reduction, ODA project
Specialist skills | ✔ Intercultural skills | ✔ Communication skills | ✔ Critical thinking skills | ✔ Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
First Task: Problem Identification
1. Major problems to be solved
2. Impediment factors for improvement
3. Possible project alternatives (2-3 projects identified)
Second Task: Project Proposal (with the following contents)
1. Title of the project
2.Project outline (Objectives, Project components, Expected outcomes)
3. Procedure of Implementation by year (3-5 years)
4. Rough estimate of project cost
Course schedule | Required learning | |
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Class 1 | Introduction and group formation | understanding mission |
Class 2 | Group dicussion on the projects | documents finding and reading |
Class 3 | Lecture by JICA on ODA project of Disaster Risk Reduction | understanding ODA policy and actual implementation process of ODA projects |
Class 4 | Documentation and preparation for presentation on First Task | Problems Identification |
Class 5 | Presentation on First Task | problem finding and identification |
Class 6 | Group discussion on Second Task | problem solving, teamworking |
Class 7 | Preparation for final presentation of Second Task | explanatory ability, documentation making |
Class 8 | Final Presentation of the proposal and discussions | graphic and oral presentation, debating ability |
None
Reports of various ODA projects by JICA
Reports of UN organizations
Presentations
Report
Knowledge of Civil Engineering, Building Engineering and Earthquake Engineering is preferable