IIGR Highlights
Some of our unique and innovative accomplishments have included:
On April 12th,2016, Dr. Sachiko Kuno, the S&R Foundation Co-Founder, President and CEO, hosted the Evermay Dialogue Report follow up on U.S.-Japan Alliance Emergency Management Strategies. The event featured a keynote speaker, Yuriko Koike, member of the House of Representatives, Former Minister of the Environment, and Former Minister of Defense.
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Strategic Resilience is the final product of the Evermay Dialogue. The report focuses on a Japan and U.S. alliance action plan for all hazard emergency management. An outstanding number of 118 people participated in the Evermay Dialogue with 45 speakers. Throughout this project, the Evermay Dialogue identified a number of key ideas that deserve official …
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Dr. Maki Fukami, the President of the International Institute of Global Resilience (IIGR), can now add a new title to her name: President of the Japan Council of the International Association of Emergency managers (IAEM). Dr. Fukami was appointed to this position at the November 2015 annual IAEM Conference in Las Vegas. At the conference, …
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On February 19, 2015, IIGR supported the US-Japan Coast Guard Seminar sponsored by the Japan International Transport Institute (JITI). The seminar was entitled, “The Current Status and Future of U.S.-Japan Coast Guard Cooperation in the Asia Pacific”. The seminar brought together participants from both the U.S. and Japan for numerous interesting discussions. It was a …
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In September 2014, IIGR presented its 2nd Lecture Series as part of Kumamoto University’s HIGO Program (Health life science: Interdisciplinary and Glocal Oriented). The HIGO Program aims to educate “glocal”(global + local) leaders in understanding the needs of society in Kyushu and Asia and to create local and glocal ties to resolve the issues these …
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IIGR has developed an Incident Command System (ICS) guidebook in Japanese, the first such guidebook in Japan. The guidebook was developed in cooperation with the Japan Medical Association, the Japan Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, and the International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM). ICS is a management system whose principles can be applied to …
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In 2013, IIGR received the Chairman’s Award from the International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM) “For exceptional efforts to establish a strong partnership between Japanese emergency managers and their colleagues globally.” As a new organization that is struggling to address major issues following the 2011 disaster in Japan, we at IIGR felt especially honored to …
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The International Institute of Global Resilience (IIGR), a non profit organization dedicated to improving emergency management worldwide through research and education, today announced it has partnered with Kumamoto University’s Health and Life Science: Interdisciplinary and Glocal Oriented (HIGO) program.
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Two years after the tragic earthquake and tsunami of 3/11, the International Institute of Global Resilience (IIGR) and IAEM are co-hosting “Global Resilience from Japan,” a 2-day lecture featuring globally recognized emergency management leaders. The event will deepen attendees’ understanding of effective disaster response and management, through reflections on experiences and lessons learned from the …
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At the IIGR 3.11 Eyewitness “Perspectives from the Ground” forum, attendees reviewed 3.11 regarding disaster agencies’ organizational behavior and examined the administrative and managerial issues with Fukushima first responders and specialists. The event was more than just a case study within Japan; we participated in sharing information, experiences and open discussion with the US Emergency …
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