Japan: Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster 2011

The village/town-university collaboration provides the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction with a model for developing a multi-disciplinary and multi-hazard approach to public DRR policy during the recovery phase of a nuclear accident.

Eight years after the start of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster and two years after the Japanese government lifted evacuation orders in areas of Namie and Iitate, radiation levels remain too high for the safe return of thousands of Japanese citizen

This report provides a description of the accident and its causes, evolution and consequences, based on the evaluation of data and information from a large number of sources available at the time of writing. It consists of a report by the IAEA Director

This report summarizes the results of a health risk assessment from the nuclear accident that followed the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. The assessment was conducted by a group of independent experts convened by WHO and the report represents the first international effort to estimate radiation risks from this accident at the global level.

The policy brief draws on lessons learned from the Fukushima earthquake and elaborates on solutions for displaced populations trapped in uncertainty. It provides recommendations regarding: (i) durable solutions which systematically need to be established through ongoing re-examinations of policies, laws and institutions; (ii) social and psychological consequences as a key topic just as (re-)construction of physical infrastructure and environmental remediation; and (iii) displaced people, for them to exercise agency and take ownership of the process.

This report addresses the subject of nuclear disasters. It elaborates on the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster intending to answer question such as: What have been the impacts of the Fukushima nuclear disaster?; What is the current condition of the victims of

This document summarizes the proceedings of the symposium on “Reconstruction and Invigoration of Disaster-hit Areas – Viewpoints from Rikuzentakata”. It describes the reconstruction process, highlighting the communities and business role played on it. It also includes a chapter on challenges and future perspectives towards building a sustainable society, highlighting good practices and success factors.

This document contains the proceedings of the scientific workshop where lessons learned following the Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami were explored and shared. The proceedings summarize the collective efforts by scholars who have examined the

This review analyses some of the major events and trends related to natural disasters and humanitarian disaster response and looks at the experience of developed countries with natural disasters in 2011.

This special report analyses the situation in Japan following the 8.9 earthquake which spawned one of the most powerful tsunamis on record. It states that Japan is among the best prepared countries in the world regarding earthquakes with quake-resistant buildings, drills for school children and households equipped with survival kits. It specifically addresses the attempt to avert a meltdown at a stricken nuclear reactor and the expected colossal economic damage.