The Great Eastern Japan Earthquake: In depth damage report by affected cities and children

This report presents the consequences, one month after, of the "Great Eastern Japan Earthquake" and tsunami that took place in Japan on March, 11 2011. It is intended to help understand the damages and losses caused by the earthquake and the tsunami on human, housing and building, especially on children and school buildings.

It describes the current situation: (i) of evacuation centers, (ii) by prefectures, as well as (iii) the consequences on children, analysing why so many children are affected while being at school, in order to reformulate future disaster risk reduction strategy and plans to be reflected in the recovery process.