2:15 PM - 2:30 PM
[HGG03-03] Nature-based solutions for mountain disaster risk reduction in developing countries and challenges for community participation
Keywords:climate changeclimate change, natural disasters, disaster risk reduction, community participation, international cooperation
1. Introduction
In recent years, as the economies of developing countries grow, land use in mountainous and coastal areas is being converted from forest to farmland, resulting in an increase in the frequency and severity of mountain disasters, exacerbated by climate change. Japan has a long history of reducing the risk of slope failures by utilizing the disaster mitigation functions of forest ecosystems, i.e., mountain control technology (“Chisan”), and has made efforts to apply it in bilateral cooperation projects. Many technical issues have been discussed regarding the applicability of mountain slope control technology, or Chisan, in developing countries, and it is also very important to promote understanding and participation of local communities in order to introduce such technology. In this presentation, I’d like to explain the issues that have emerged from the case studies of efforts to promote community understanding, participation, and utilization of mountain slope control technology in developing countries through document review, interview surveys, and field surveys.
2. Nature-based Solutions (NbS)
Ecosystem-based Disaster Risk Reduction (Eco-DRR) and Nature-based Solutions (NbS), are gaining increasing attention in the international development arena. The World Bank has launched a program on “Nature-based Solutions for Climate Resilience” to promote a strong institutional response, and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Forestry Division is also working on NbS. The fundamentals of mountain control technology, which combine mountain revegetation, support structures, and implementation through medium- to long-term land use planning, have a strong affinity with these initiatives and discussions.
In recent years, as the economies of developing countries grow, land use in mountainous and coastal areas is being converted from forest to farmland, resulting in an increase in the frequency and severity of mountain disasters, exacerbated by climate change. Japan has a long history of reducing the risk of slope failures by utilizing the disaster mitigation functions of forest ecosystems, i.e., mountain control technology (“Chisan”), and has made efforts to apply it in bilateral cooperation projects. Many technical issues have been discussed regarding the applicability of mountain slope control technology, or Chisan, in developing countries, and it is also very important to promote understanding and participation of local communities in order to introduce such technology. In this presentation, I’d like to explain the issues that have emerged from the case studies of efforts to promote community understanding, participation, and utilization of mountain slope control technology in developing countries through document review, interview surveys, and field surveys.
2. Nature-based Solutions (NbS)
Ecosystem-based Disaster Risk Reduction (Eco-DRR) and Nature-based Solutions (NbS), are gaining increasing attention in the international development arena. The World Bank has launched a program on “Nature-based Solutions for Climate Resilience” to promote a strong institutional response, and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Forestry Division is also working on NbS. The fundamentals of mountain control technology, which combine mountain revegetation, support structures, and implementation through medium- to long-term land use planning, have a strong affinity with these initiatives and discussions.