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Disaster countermeasures include seismic retrofitting for existing facilities so that they meet the country's stringent earthquake-resistance standards, the construction of earthquake-resistant buildings, including accommodation at the athletes' village, emergency response drills and the stockpiling of food and other essentials.
Although Volcano Information had been also used by local governments to decide disaster countermeasures, the link to the disaster prevention action was regarded as ambiguous.
Mainly because of this disaster, a law referred to as the "Sediment Disaster Countermeasures for Sediment Disaster Prone Areas Act" was enacted in 2000 to prevent sediment problems caused by debris flows and other causes.
By way of illustration, in Japan, the Disaster Countermeasures Basic Act 1997 expressly states an objective of protecting the national territory, the life and limb of citizens and their property.
At the field trips to Sendai and Sanriku coast, we visited to the historical and geological sites related with the AD869 Jōgan tsunami and AD1896 Meiji-Sanriku tsunami (plus AD1960 Chilean tsunami), respectively, and discussed the historical and pre-historical tsunamis in these sites as well as the tsunami disaster countermeasures.
Furthermore, to strengthen the local radiation emergency medical system, Radiation Emergency Medical Assistant Teams (REMATs) are organised to be dispatched to the scene at the time of nuclear disaster and to give advice to the disaster countermeasures office of the local government.
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Analyzing the effects of meteorological disasters on the agricultural ecosystem in Xinjiang is very important for formulating corresponding disaster prevention countermeasures that can protect the ecological and environmental security.
Unlike the direct effects of disasters, workplace risk factors can be modified after disasters; thus, we should develop countermeasures to improve the working conditions of local disaster relief and reconstruction workers.
Hence, it is crucial to understand the vulnerability of optical backbone networks to disasters and design appropriate countermeasures.
We also described lessons learned and recommend countermeasures for mega disasters, discussing what measures are required to build a disaster-resilient society in thefuture.
For scientists and engineers seeking countermeasures to solve problems of disasters derived from sea level rise, overpopulation, pollution, etc. our experimental results will be of interest.
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