Program
Time | Contents |
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Chair Prof. Iwao Uchiama, Kyoto University Prof. Yuzuru Matsuoka, Kyoto University |
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12:30-13:00 | Registration |
13:00-13:05 | Opening RemarksDr. Hiroshi Matsumoto, President, Kyoto University |
13:05-13:45 | Session 1: Keynote Speeches13:05 “The Great East Japan Earthquake and Disaster Waste Management”Prof. Shin-ichi Sakai, Chair, Kyoto University Environment Preservation Research Center 13:25 “United States Embassy Response to the Tohoku Triple Disaster” Dr. Richard D. Otto, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Embassy of the United States (in Japan) |
13:45-14:45 | Session 2: Technical Report - Sanitation and Environmental Policy –13:45 “Improving Sanitation in Developing Countries and in Response to the Great East Japan Earthquake”Prof. Yoshihisa Shimizu, Research Center for Environmental Quality Management, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University 14:05 “Microbial and Chemical Safety of Drinking Water after Earthquake Disasters” Prof. Sadahiko Itoh, Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University 14:25 “A Public Health Perspective on Disaster Preparedness and Recovery” Prof. Nancy Long Sieber, School of Public Health, Harvard University |
14:45-15:15 | Break |
15:15-16:35 | Session 3: Technical Report - Metals and Radioactive materials –15:15 “Toxic Metals in Waste”Prof. Masaki Takaoka, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University 15:35 “Formulating the Shiga Prefecture Disaster Prevention Plan” Dr. Hiroyuki Sugie, Lake Biwa Environmental Research Institute, Shiga Prefecture 15:55 “Assessing Radiation Risk after Soil Decontamination” Prof. Minoru Yoneda, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University 16:15 “Learning from History: Evacuation Criteria” Prof. Richard Wilson, Department of Physics, Harvard University |
16:35-17:15 | Session 4: Future Perspective16:35 “Experimental approach to environmental health concerns - Air pollutants enhance allergic and respiratory diseases-”Prof. Hirohisa Takano, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University 16:55 “Potential Effects of Shifts in Power Generation on Air Quality and Public Health” Prof. Douglas Dockery, Chair, School of Public Health, Harvard University |
17:15-17:25 | Closing Session: Prepare for the possibility of next disasterProf. Emer. Yuzo Ohnishi, Executive Vice-President, Kyoto University |