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[MZZ46-P01] Geoparks disseminate disaster information - The 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake as an Example-
Keywords:The 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake, Geopark, Disaster information, Information transmission, Network
1. Objective
The 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake occurred on January 1, 2024, and the Japan Geoparks Network (JGN) Disaster Prevention Working Group created a one-page summary poster of this earthquake disaster and made it available on the JGN web page and SNS. The purpose of the poster is to provide an overview of natural disasters based on scientific evidence and to promote understanding of the natural disasters that occurred in the Network's member areas. This paper reports on a practical example of the dissemination of natural phenomena using the Geopark network, which is spread throughout Japan.
2. Background
The Japan Geopark has formulated the "Japan Geopark Network Disaster Response Policy (2011)" to disseminate information on disasters. As a result of the activities, a poster that can be used as a panel for disaster prevention education and awareness-raising about weather-related disasters was created and released in June 2022. A total of 16 posters were created with the cooperation of the National Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED), with which the Geopark has a comprehensive collaboration agreement. Based on these achievements, a poster for the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake was also created to disseminate disaster information.The first draft of the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake poster was completed on the evening of January 6, 2024, and posted on JGN's SNS and special page on January 9.
3. Composition of the summary poster
The poster consists of (1) a summary of about three sentences, (2) basic information on the disaster phenomenon, (3) introduction of phenomena and other information associated with the main phenomenon, (4) summary of damage, and (5) sources. All sources were obtained from the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), NIED, Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Geological Survey of Japan, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (GSJ, AIST), prefectural governments, Fire and Disaster Management Agency of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (FDMA), Cabinet Office Disaster Prevention, and other public organizations.
This poster is not a news bulletin, but rather focuses on when, where, and by what mechanism this disaster phenomenon occurred, what it did to the natural world, and what damage it caused to human society.
4. Development of activities
On January 11, 2024, JGN held an online workshop to explain the overview poster and survey related disasters. Several Geoparks reported that they had displayed the posters at visitor centers and general branch offices after the January 11, 2024 release of the materials, indicating that the posters are being used and deployed in Geoparks nationwide. It was apparent that the posters were developed as content to explain natural disasters in each region and to promote disaster prevention activities. In addition, a Geopark expert who used the data commented: "It was very helpful to have the data provided by the JGN Disaster Prevention WG, as it is difficult to find time to create data when multiple tasks overlap."
5. Issues, Summary
As the Disaster WG, an overview poster was created to promote understanding of natural disasters since the earthquake disaster occurred. The advantage of the Geoparks is that they are connected as a network throughout Japan, and this effort was considered to be a significant result of this mechanism. The provision of disaster materials of a certain quality required by specialists was a certain success in reducing the workload of specialists, which is not necessarily many, and as an opportunity to make it "region by region. In the future, further consideration will be given to effective methods of disseminating disaster information, including frequency of updates and period of implementation.
The 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake occurred on January 1, 2024, and the Japan Geoparks Network (JGN) Disaster Prevention Working Group created a one-page summary poster of this earthquake disaster and made it available on the JGN web page and SNS. The purpose of the poster is to provide an overview of natural disasters based on scientific evidence and to promote understanding of the natural disasters that occurred in the Network's member areas. This paper reports on a practical example of the dissemination of natural phenomena using the Geopark network, which is spread throughout Japan.
2. Background
The Japan Geopark has formulated the "Japan Geopark Network Disaster Response Policy (2011)" to disseminate information on disasters. As a result of the activities, a poster that can be used as a panel for disaster prevention education and awareness-raising about weather-related disasters was created and released in June 2022. A total of 16 posters were created with the cooperation of the National Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED), with which the Geopark has a comprehensive collaboration agreement. Based on these achievements, a poster for the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake was also created to disseminate disaster information.The first draft of the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake poster was completed on the evening of January 6, 2024, and posted on JGN's SNS and special page on January 9.
3. Composition of the summary poster
The poster consists of (1) a summary of about three sentences, (2) basic information on the disaster phenomenon, (3) introduction of phenomena and other information associated with the main phenomenon, (4) summary of damage, and (5) sources. All sources were obtained from the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), NIED, Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Geological Survey of Japan, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (GSJ, AIST), prefectural governments, Fire and Disaster Management Agency of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (FDMA), Cabinet Office Disaster Prevention, and other public organizations.
This poster is not a news bulletin, but rather focuses on when, where, and by what mechanism this disaster phenomenon occurred, what it did to the natural world, and what damage it caused to human society.
4. Development of activities
On January 11, 2024, JGN held an online workshop to explain the overview poster and survey related disasters. Several Geoparks reported that they had displayed the posters at visitor centers and general branch offices after the January 11, 2024 release of the materials, indicating that the posters are being used and deployed in Geoparks nationwide. It was apparent that the posters were developed as content to explain natural disasters in each region and to promote disaster prevention activities. In addition, a Geopark expert who used the data commented: "It was very helpful to have the data provided by the JGN Disaster Prevention WG, as it is difficult to find time to create data when multiple tasks overlap."
5. Issues, Summary
As the Disaster WG, an overview poster was created to promote understanding of natural disasters since the earthquake disaster occurred. The advantage of the Geoparks is that they are connected as a network throughout Japan, and this effort was considered to be a significant result of this mechanism. The provision of disaster materials of a certain quality required by specialists was a certain success in reducing the workload of specialists, which is not necessarily many, and as an opportunity to make it "region by region. In the future, further consideration will be given to effective methods of disseminating disaster information, including frequency of updates and period of implementation.