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  • Conference report: The fourth world Tsunami museum conference

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    United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Kobe Office
    International Research Institute of Disaster Science, Tohoku University 東北大学 災害科学国際研究所
    Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan

    Building on the three previous World Tsunami Museum Conferences, the Fourth World Tsunami Museum Conference (WTMC4) was held at the International Research Institute for Disaster Science (IRIDeS) in Tohoku University in City of Sendai, Japan, on 15 December 2022. The theme of WTMC4 was “The Roles of Youth and Tsunami Museums for the Resilience of Societies,” and it was co-organized by the UNDRR, IRIDeS, and the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Japan. The conference was hybrid, attended by 147 participants from 13 countries, including approximately 40 onsite participants and more than 100 remote participants.

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    Last checked: 31 May 2023

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    Themes Children and Youth Cultural heritage
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    Number of pages
    81 p.
    Publication year
    2023

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    In December 2015, the UN General Assembly designated 5 November as World Tsunami Awareness Day, calling on countries, international bodies and civil society to raise tsunami awareness and share innovative approaches to risk reduction.

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