Launch of a Global Campaign - International Awareness Day for Avoidable Deaths

Launch of a Global Campaign: International Awareness Day for Avoidable Deaths (IAD4AD)

Date: 13 March 2023

Time: 12:45 - 17:15 JST/ GMT+9

Venue: TEXPIA OSAKA, Izumiotsu, Japan

On 13 March 2023, approximately 100 international partners and participants joined us for a day of presentations, panels, and showcasing of initiatives. The launch was headlined by a message from the Head of the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), Ms. Mami Mizutori.

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Event Programme

This event was divided into four parts and featured 24 presentations from the esteemed speakers detailed below.

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PART 1: WELCOME AND CONGRATULATORY KEYNOTE ADDRESSES

1. Dr. Hideyuki Shiroshita, Kansai University
2. Professor Takao Fujita, Kansai University
3. Professor Henrietta O’Connor, University of Leicester
4. Professor Heiko Balzter, Institute for Environmental Futures
5. Mr. Satoru Takeuchi, Education Board, City of Izumiotsu
6. Mr. Takuya Masakari, Disaster Risk Reduction, City of Izumiotsu

PART 2: REMARKS FROM SENIOR OFFICIALS AND OFFICIAL LAUNCH

1. Dr. Nibedita S. Ray-Bennett, University of Leicester
2. Professor Emeritus Norio Okada, Kyoto University
3. Professor Rajib Shaw, Keio University
4. Ms. Alyssa Holganza, United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) – Kobe
5. Ms. Mami Mizutori, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction

PART 3: ADN JUNIOR CHAMPIONS AND HUB PRESENTATIONS

1. Dr. Hideyuki Shiroshita; ADN Junior Champions, Hama Elementary School
2. Arkoneil Ghosh, Jamnabai Narsee International School
3. Mr. Minamide Kenichi, City of Izumiotsu
4. Dr. Yazidhi Bamutaze, Makerere University
5. Mr. Dillip Pattanaik, Orissa State Volunteers and Social Workers Association (OSVSWA - Orissa, India )
6. Mr. Maqbul Bhuiyan, Data Management Aid
7. Dr. Fatima Akter, Dhaka University

PART 4: ADN COLLABORATORS AND SPONSORS

1. Col Sanjay Srivastava, Climate Resilient Observing Systems Promotion Council (CROPC)
2. Mr. Mohammed Ali Said Ali Albadi, YAS Center for Environment and Health
3. Mr. Ronald Jackson, Recovery for Building Resilience, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) - Geneva

PART 5: FUTURE OF IAD4AD

1. Dr. Nibedita Ray-Bennett
2. Mr. Steve Glovinsky, PeerConnect

CLOSING CEREMONY

1. Professor Shingo Nagamatsu, Kansai University