The Global Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction for Civil Society is the biggest civil society project in the thematic pavilion of “Civil Society Collaboration and DRR” as part of the public forum of the 3rd WCDRR, organized by JCC2015 (Japan CSO Coalition for 2015 WCDRR).
There will be a total of 9 sessions, 3 2-hour sessions per day, between 14th and 16th March.
On the 17th March, in addition to the symposium, the main event will consist of performances including traditional art performances originated from the disaster-affected areas of Tohoku.
An estimated number of over 2000 participants will be involved in this event.
Several foreign guest speakers (Japanese- English Interpretation available) have been invited to present case studies in Japan and outside Japan, and to have a discussion session about civil society and disaster risk reduction.
Title：Global Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction for Civil Society
Date：14 March 2015 (Saturday) ~ 17 March 2015 (Tuesday)
Venue：14 ~ 16 March, Thematic Sessions: 5th Floor of Sendai City Civil Activity Support Centre
17 March, Main Event: Main Hall, Tokyo Electron Hall Miyagi
Participation： Free of Charge (Reservation Required)
Organizers：Executive Committee for Sustainable and Disaster Resilient Community Development / Ministry of Foreign Affairs (NGO Study Group)
Planning and Management：Japan CSO Coalition for 2015 WCDRR
Conference Program：Download(PDF：4.4MB)
MAP | 会場アクセス
Sendai City Civil Activity Support Centre
14 ~ 16 March, Thematic Sessions
Tokyo Electron Hall Miyagi
17 March, Main Event