International Platform for Reducing Earthquake Disasters

01-07-2009 UNESCO-IPRED Workshop on "Make the Citizens a Part of the Solution" and 2nd session of the IPRED

08-07-2008 Director-General opens the first session of the International Platform for Reducing Earthquake Disaster (IPRED)

Action 1: Development of database to contribute to field investigations (database related to anti-seismic performance, etc.)

Action 2: Establishment of a system for post-earthquake field investigations

Action 3: Development of educational materials database (for the e-learning system, etc.)
  IIISEE E-learning System

Action 4: Promotion of international joint research programmes
  NCSRR and BRI concluded a study cooperation agreement on 7th of July, 2009.
  
  IISEE offered the information of the JST-JICA project to the person concerned.
  Relating links
   Science and Technology Research Partnership for Sustainable Development
    Study on Improvement of Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster Mitigation Technology in Peru (in Japanese)
    Multi-disciplinary Hazard Reduction from Earthquakes and Volcanoes in Indonesia (in Japanese)

Action 5: Promotion of international cooperation with universities

Action 6: Promotion of sharing engineering data on structural testing, soil properties, etc.
  BRI Research Paper
  BRI Proceedings

Action 7: Promotion of ground motion observation network and the data sharing
  BRI Strong Motion Observation
  CISMID (in Spanish)
  NCSRR (Division 2, SEISMIC OBSERVATION NETWORK)

Action 8: Training of trainers through the IISEE follow-up trainings, follow-up workshops, etc.
  IISEE conducted Pre-Symposium Training Course of ASC2008 (Microtremor Array Exploration Technique)
    Pre-Symposium Training Course of ASC2008 held in IISEE (PDF version contains photos)

Action 9: Development of the portal website
  IISEE opend IPRED webpage under IISEE wepesite

__Catalog of Damaging Earthquakes in the World (Through 2010)
__IISEE earthquake catalog

Action 10: Establishment of the "IISEE-UNESCO Lecture Notes Series"
  IIISEE opend IISEE-UNESCO Lecture Notes Archives

Action 11: Development of the microtremor array exploration techniques  

Action 12: Dissemination of activities through International/regional events related to seismology or earthquake engineering
  IISEE installed an exhibition booth in 14WCEE in cooperation with UNESCO and introduced IPRED activity.
  

Action 13: Planning of international workshops to raise IPRED's awareness
  UNESCO-IPRED-ITU Workshop (Make the People a Part of the Solution) was held.
    Workshop Programmes (PDF version contains photos)
    Declaration of Participants in the UNESCO-IPRED-ITU Workshop (PDF version)

Action 14: Information dissemination by distribution of printed materials

Action 15: Translation of building codes into other languages