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      Natural Disaster Youth Summit 2025 in KOBE　


Summary

Date Saturday, March 22, 2025, 14:00-16:30 JST
Format Online & On-site
Venue Onsite participation
           Kobe Municipal Fukiai High School
Event Language English, Japanese
Admission Free (advance registration required)
Capacity 160 participants
Host NDYS Executive Committee
co-Host iEARN (International Education & Resource Network)
Special Cooperation Kobe Municipal Fukiai High School
Sponsorship The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology-Japan ［MEXT]
Hyogo International Association ［HIA］


Description

The Future of Disaster Prevention” Connecting Youth from Around the World

As we mark the 30th anniversary of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake in 2025, we will host the Natural Disaster Youth Summit in Kobe City on March 22, 2025.      more >
Program
*Program contents and presenters are subject to change.

PartⅠ: Celebrating our 20th Anniversary

 13:30- Registration
14:00-
 Opening Session
                                                              *MC: Kobe Municipal Fukiai High School
Opening Remarks
Grateful for the past 20 years and looking ahead to the next 10 years
・Ms. OKAMOTO Kazuko: Executive Committee Chair, Founder, JEARN Director
・Mr. KATO Gento: Senior Assistant Professor, School of Political Science and　  Economics Meiji University (NDYS-OB)

NDYS 20th Anniversary Message
OBOGs congratulatory messages from around the world
・Mr. NAKANO Genta: Associate Professor, Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University (NDYS2005 Student Executive Committee Chair, NDYS-OB)

NDYS 20th Anniversary Message from iEARN-NDYS OBOGs Worldwide
・Ms. NAYA Yoshie： iEARN Facilitator, JEARN Director
 
Rest & Move

Part Ⅱ: Activity Presentations & Discussions

 14:30-
1. Let's connect the experiences and lessons of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake to the “next generation” in Japan and abroad!
◇Special Program: Presentation

Our Proposals: 30 years after the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake

by Kobe Municipal Fukiai High School  
Based on the lessons learned from the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, each student will present a proposal in English based on what they have learned in terms of health, human rights, and education.
 14:50-
◇Special Lecture
Report on Activities Based on Lessons Learned from the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake
"Build Back Better" in Ach after 20 years of Tsunami disaster
Speaker:
Report on the Indian Ocean Tsunami（2004.12） as a high school student from Banda Aceh, Indonesia at the NDYS 2005 in Hyogo, Japan

Wizar Putri Mellaratna (University of Malikussaleh, NDYS Facilitator, iEARN Indonesia)

 15:00-
◇Discussion topic

・What can youth do to encourage self-help and mutual assistance with local communities? 

・How can youth learn globally and prepare for future disasters?



 15:20-
2. Mini Video Concert of Taisho Koto in the 30th Anniversary of the Earthquake
Music Presentation as “Mental Care"
MC: Hazukko Cowboy, Yokkaichi, Mie, Japan
 15:30-
3. From Around the World, Student Presentations
Theme: Tackling Climate Change: Creating a Sustainable Society
1. 'The Vortex Hydro project' an innovative solution for floodwaters
Malaysia (SMK, Sultan Abu Bakar, Kuantan, Pahang)

2. Disaster Prevention Education in Taiwanese Elementary Schools
Taiwan (Shuangxi Elementary School, Puzi , Chiayi)

3. Collaboration projects in Georgia - 15 years in NDYS
Georgia (iEARN Georgia, Tbilisi)

4. The Impact of Cyclone Gonu
Oman（My School, High School, Mascut）

5. Natural Disasters in India
India (St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh, New Delhi）
16:20-














16:30
◇General comment

      
Commentator:

Mr.Pavle Tvaliashvili,
NDYS Facilitator,
iEARN Georgia country coordinator

"Bring Happiness to the World"    


Closing


Participating Schools & Team
1. Azerbaijan (Ms. Irada Samadova, lyceum named after academician Zarifa Aliyeva, Baku)
2. Georgia (Mr. Pavle Tvaliashvili, iEARN Georgia, Tbilisi)
3. India (Ms. Geeta Rajan, St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh, New Delhi）
4. Indonesia (Ms. Saara Suaib, SMP Islam Al Azhar 44 - Bekasi)
5. Indonesia (Ms. Nani Suriani, SMP Islam Al Azhar 6 - Bekasi)
6. Indonesia (Ms. Wiwi Rosaria, Senior high school 1- Padang)
7. Malaysia (Ms. Lim Wen Li, SMK, Sultan Abu Bakar, Kuantan, Pahang)
8.Taiwan (Mr. Derek Chen, Shuangxi Elementary School, Puzi ,Chiayi)
9. Nepal (Mr. Nawaraj Baskota, Kavya School, Kathmandu)
10. Oman (Ms. Atefeh Hatami, My School, Muscat)
11. Japan (Ms. HASHIMOTO Yuka, Hazukko Cowboy, Yokkaichi, Mie)
12. Japan(Ms. CHAMOTO Takako, Kobe Municipal Fukiai High School, Hyogo）
  
Saturday, March 22, 2025
14:00-16:30 JST



Online Registration Deadline: March 20, 2025 (Thursday) 16:00 JST
　　　　　
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NDYS Executive Committee
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