BISHKEK (TCA) — As part of the Multi-year Joint Capacity Development Program on Disaster Management (MJCD Program) which was started in 2012 by the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), the Government of Kyrgyzstan and both KOICA and JICA will hold a Joint Seminar on Disaster Management on March 16 and 17 in Bishkek.
The MJCD Program has initiated during last 4 years under the MoU (2012-2016) between KOICA and JICA. The Program composed of training courses by KOICA and JICA and a follow-up seminar in the partner countries every year, JICA in the Kyrgyz Republic said.
The 3rd joint seminar in Kyrgyzstan will consist of 5 parts with the purpose of sharing Japanese and Korean experiences, knowledge and techniques on disaster management: 1) lectures by experts from Korea and Japan in regard to national disaster management system, experiences of Japanese mega disasters, landslide and slope hazards risk management, disaster management education, JAPAN-UNDP joint project on disaster response and risk assessment capacities; 2) lectures by experts from Kyrgyzstan in regard to emergency management situations; 3) land slide site visit; 4) follow-up presentations from ex-participants of KOICA and JICA’s training programs; and 5) open discussions among all participants in the field of disaster management related organizations from Korea, Japan and Kyrgyzstan.
The goal of MJCD program is to tackle with disaster management issues in developing countries to protect people from threats and build more disaster resilient societies that range from the policy level to the field level. Participating countries in Central Asia include Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan.
