In March of 2016, Middle East Institute published ‘An “All-Hazards” Approach to Resilience: Benefits and Building Blocks”’ by Dr. Maki Fukami.
The article discusses the Great East Japan Earthquake that occurred on March 11th,2011 and how Japan as well as other counties should adopt an All-Hazards Approach.
Dr. Fukami suggests three ideas for constructing a viable Japanese version of FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency).
Click the link below for the full article.
http://education.mei.edu/content/map/all-hazards-approach-resilience-benefits-and-building-blocks