Urban Resilience Forum Tokyo (URF)

Date: May 20-22, 2019 / Venue:Hyatt Regency Tokyo

In the lead-up to the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, and in the face of increasingly frequent and intensified urban disasters worldwide, representatives met at this forum to share knowledge and policies on disaster preparedness to increase intercity solidarity and common assets. The forum made an appeal to the world regarding the importance of disaster preparedness in urban areas.

Conference name: Urban Resilience Forum Tokyo (URF)
Theme: Effective Disaster Risk Reduction in Urban Management
- Common Responsibilities and Unique Initiatives
Date: Monday, May 20 – Wednesday, May 22, 2019
Venue: Hyatt Regency Tokyo
Participants: Mayors from cities worldwide working on disaster preparedness policies, officials in charge of disaster preparation and other related participants.
Schedule:
Monday, 20 May
Time Program
18:30-20:00 Welcome Reception
Tuesday, 21 May
Time Program
9:15-9:25 Opening Remarks
Venue: Hilton Tokyo
10:00-11:30 Sub Session 1 and 2:
Structural Measures Against Earthquakes and Flood Disasters
Speakers
1. Christchurch Presentation Slide
2. New Orleans Presentation Slide
3. Tokyo (Bureau of Urban Development) Presentation Slide
4. Tokyo (Bureau of Construction) Presentation Slide
5. Wellington Presentation Slide
13:00-14:30 Sub Session 3
Non-Structural Measures Against Earthquakes
Speakers
1. Mexico City Presentation Slide
2. Santiago Presentation Slide
3. Tokyo (Disaster Prevention Division) Presentation Slide
Sub Session 4
Non-Structural Measures Against Storm and Flood Disasters
Speakers
1. Bangkok Presentation Slide
2. Hanoi Presentation Slide
3. Rotterdam Presentation Slide
4. Tokyo (Disaster Prevention Division) Presentation Slide
15:00-17:15 Mayoral Round Table Meeting
Moderated by Ms. Mami Mizutori, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General (SRSG) for Disaster Risk Reduction, and Head of United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
Speaker
1. Yuriko Koike (Governor of Tokyo) Presentation Slide
2. Lianne Dalziel (Mayor of Christchurch) Presentation Slide
3. Anies Baswedan (Governor of Jakarta) Presentation Slide
4. Nguyễn Văn Sửu (Vice-chairman of Hanoi People’s Committee) Presentation Slide
5. Emmanuel Gregoire (1st Deputy Mayor of Paris) Presentation Slide
6. Ahmed Aboutaleb (Mayor of Rotterdam) Presentation Slide
7. Hee-sun Jin (Vice Mayor of Seoul) Presentation Slide
8. Shukhrat Khudoykulovich Turdikulov (Deputy Mayor of Tashkent)
(Presenter:Yusufbek Erkinov) Presentation Slide
19:30-21:00 Farewell Reception
Venue:Happo-En
Wednesday, 22 May
Time Program
9:30-11:00 Special Program for URF Participants
Tokyo (Disaster Prevention Division) Presentation Slide
11:20-11:40 URF Tokyo Declaration on Urban Resilience and Announcement of the U20 Communique
Venue: Hilton Tokyo
Afternoon Site visit (Kanda River/ Loop Road No. 7 Underground Regulating Reservoir, Tokyo Bay Cruise by SHIN TOKYO MARU)
Video streaming: You can see the recorded programs using the link.
URF Report: You can access URF Report using the link below: