Upcoming tohoku related Activities & Events
International Symposium : Ecosystem-Based Disaster Risk Reduction (Japanese Ministry of Environment, UNU-ISP, IUCN ) November 12, 2013 , Tokyo, Japan Experts from Japan who have been working on reconstruction after the 3/11 earthquake will share their knowledge on this important and inexpensive—but often forgotten—approach of ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction. Seminar: On Fukushima and the Nuclear Accident (Japan Medical Society of America (JMSA), Nippon Club) November 15, 2013 , New York Former governor of Fukushima prefecture, Eisaku Sato, will discuss the various issues surrounding the nuclear disaster in Fukushima and the future of Japan’s nuclear energy. This seminar is conducted only in Japanese. Seminar: "Strengthening International NGO Partnerships on Disaster Responses: Lessons from 3/11" (JCIE, JAN