Crisis Management Conference 2023 (Tokyo)

The Crisis Management Conference 2023 was held in Tokyo from October 12 to 13, 2023, bringing together officials in charge of crisis management from cities across the world. Under the conference theme of “preparations for natural disasters taken by cities,” attendees introduced their cities’ crisis management measures and participated in discussions on three subthemes: “formulating plans for disaster preparedness,” “preparations for frequent earthquakes,” and “preparations for increasingly severe storm and flood damage.” Participating cities shared experiences, expertise, and information, and strengthened cooperation in making cities safer.

Conference Overview

■Date: Thursday, October 12 – Friday, October 13, 2023

■Location: Keio Plaza Hotel (2-2-1 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo)

■Participating cities: 15 cities (12 in-person, 3 online), about 100 participants
Network cities: 9 cities
Bangkok, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, New Taipei, Seoul,Singapore, Taipei, Tokyo

Observer cities: 6 cities
Brussels, Government of Catalonia, Durban
Online observers: Berlin Fire Department, Istanbul, Reykjavik

 

■Theme: Preparations for natural disasters taken by cities

■Schedule:

Day 1 (Thursday, October 12, 2023)

Opening Ceremony:
Opening Remarks by KOIKE Yuriko, Governor of Tokyo
Keynote Presentation by NAKAJIMA Takashi, Special Advisor to the Governor on Technical Affairs, Tokyo Metropolitan Government

Presentations by Participating Cities:
Session 1: Formulating plans for disaster preparedness

(1) To be addressed by Office of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (Bangkok)
(2) Jakarta's Resilience in Disaster Preparedness (Jakarta)
(3) Factor Influencing Disaster Preparedness in Managing Evacuation Centres (Kuala Lumpur)
(4) Singapore’s Preparedness Against Natural Disasters (Singapore)
(5) Section for Earthquake of Tokyo Metropolitan Regional Disaster Prevention Plan (Tokyo)

Session 2: Preparations for frequent earthquakes
(1) Earthquake Preparedness (Manila)
(2) Preparedness for earthquakes of Taipei City (Taipei)
(3) Earthquake Preparedness of the TFD (Tokyo)

Session 3: Preparations for increasingly severe storm and flood damage
(1) Crisis Management Conference (Brussels)
(2) eThekwini Disaster Management Centre-KZN-South Africa (Durban)
(3) Rainfall and Flood Emergencies responses with the Emergency Data Platform (EDP) for EOC in New Taipei City (New Taipei)
(4) Emergency Rescue Control Team (Seoul)
(5) Flood Control in Tokyo (Tokyo)

Annual Report from the Secretariat (Tokyo)
Announcement of the Next Host City
Address by the Next Host City
Closing Remarks by SEKIGUCHI Noboru, Special Advisor to the Governor on International Affairs, Tokyo Metropolitan Government

Day 2 (Friday, October 13, 2023)

 

Site Visits:
Kanda River/Loop Road No. 7 Underground Regulating Reservoir
Security ＆ Safety Trade Expo


★Post-Conference Report