16 Pilipino nag-aral ng disaster management sa Japan

Ipinadala ng JICA ang 16 Pilipino sa Japan para matuto ng disastrer management.
Nakaupo mula sa kaliwa sina  JICA Senior Representative Aya Kano, JICA Chief
 Representative Susumu Ito, Department of Foreign Affairs Director for Asia & Pacific
Affairs Bolivar Bao, at JICA Senior Representative Ayumu Ohshima.

Dumating sa Japan ang 16 na Pilipino mula sa iba’t ibang ahensya ng gobyerno at non-profit organization para matuto ng disaster management dito kamakailan.

Pinadala sila ng Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) sa ilalim ng “Knowledge Co-Creation Program for Young Leaders (KCCP)” para magsanay sa iba’t ibang kurso tulad ng water resources management, science and mathematics in basic education, agribusiness, agri eco-tourism at disaster management.

Binisita nila ang rehiyon ng Tohoku, ang epicenter ng 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami noong nakaraang buwan at natutuhan ang reconstruction at rehabilitation practices mula sa natural disasters, disaster preparedness systems, at interaksyon sa mga apektadong komunidad at lokal na organisasyon na kabahagi sa renewal at revitalization ng lugar.

Napili ang mga batang opisyal mula sa Departments of Interior and Local Government (DILG), Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Education (DepEd), National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), Office of Civil Defense (OCD), Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS), at lokal na pamahalaan ng Antique, Benguet, Bohol, Iriga City, Malabon City, Eastern and Northern Samar, pati na rin ang non-profit group Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation bilang kinatawan ng Pilipinas ngayong taon.

“Japan took years to develop its disaster management system and we continue to learn from our experiences and share it with partner countries like the Philippines,” ani JICA Chief Representative Susumu Ito.

“We are confident that the chosen delegates possess the energy and enthusiasm to contribute to the Philippines’ disaster resiliency efforts,” dagdag pa niya.

Nakapagpadala na ng mahigit sa 15,000 Pilipino ang JICA sa Japan sa ilalim ng KCCP.