22nd Disaster Risk Management Seminar "Lifelines: the Resilient Infrastructure Opportunity"

The Japan-World Bank Program for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management in Developing Countries (Program) has been operational since 2014 with support by the Government of Japan. Its main goal is to mainstream disaster risk management (DRM) into national development planning and investment programs, through World Bank operation. The Program also strives to connect Japanese and global expertise in DRM with developing countries.

The event will host keynote presentations and a panel discussion, inviting the author of the report “Lifelines: The Resilient Infrastructure Opportunity” and the Japanese experts from public and private sector involved in planning and operating lifelines infrastructure to discuss the challenges and opportunities for enhancing infrastructure resiliency to natural hazards. The keynote presentation will introduce the recently published report which finds that the lack of resilient infrastructure (water and sanitation, energy, transport and telecommunication) and poor maintenance and mismanagement of infrastructure harms people and firms more than previously understood. The report also makes recommendation for investment on resilient infrastructure. This discussion will highlight the economic value of investing in more resilient infrastructure, provide recommendations for strengthening infrastructure resilience, and show examples how resiliency is being built in Japan’s lifeline networks.

Program

Welcoming Remarks

Masato Miyazaki
Special Representative, World Bank Japan

Opening Remarks

Yasuaki Yoneyama
Director, Multilateral Development Banks Division, International Bureau, Ministry of Finance

Keynote Presentation 1 : Lifelines: The Resilient Infrastructure Opportunity

Stephane Hallegatte
Lead Economist, the World Bank

Keynote Presentation 2 : National Resilient Program

Kenji Kawamura
Counsellor, National Resilience Promotion Office, Cabinet Secretariat

Panel Discussion

The Japanese experience of building resilient lifelines infrastructure from public, community and private perspectives

Panelists

Masashi Saito
Deputy Chief Engineer, Sewerage Construction Division, Water Services Department, Hamamatsu City

Hiroshi Sakuma
Director of Engineering Affaires, Operation Division, East Nippon Expressway Company Limited (NEXCO)

Daisuke Takeda
Chief Specialist, Ph.D, Grid Aggregation Division, Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation

Shinya Kitamura
Manager, Data Solutions Department Research Institute, TEIKOKU DATABANK, LTD.

Moderator

Julie Dana
Manager, Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, World Bank

Facilitator

Luis Tineo
Lead Operations Officer, Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, World Bank

Related:

$4.2 Trillion Can Be Saved by Investing in More Resilient Infrastructure, New World Bank Report Finds