Network for Crisis Management
Network for Crisis Management
Latest News
Post-Conference Report on the Crisis Management Conference 2021 (Taipei) has been updated.
Post-Conference Report on the Crisis Management Conference 2019 (Metropolitan Manila) has been updated.
Project Overview
The Network for Crisis Management is an inter-city network for development of human resources concerned with crisis management as well as endeavoring to share experience and know-how in crisis management and promoting the accumulation thereof. In addition an Emergency Hotline has been created among the participating cities in order to facilitate the timely exchange of information in both normal times as well as times of disaster.
Expected results
Mutual enhancement of crisis management capabilities through cooperation between the cities.
Participating cities
Bangkok, Delhi, Hanoi, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, London, Metropolitan Manila, New Taipei, Seoul, Singapore, Taipei, Tokyo, Ulaanbaatar, Yangon
Project Details
Overview
1.Crisis Management Conference
The Network for Crisis Management holds an annual conference, where disaster management officials from Asian cities gather to share their experiences and expertise and exchange opinions, with the aim of enhancing the cities' crisis management capabilities.
2.Human Resource Development
The Network for Crisis Management engages in training and educating staff. It provides training courses, and invites rescue workers from other cities to participate in Tokyo's disaster drill.
■Joint training at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Comprehensive Disaster Management Drill
The Network for Crisis Management conducts joint training at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Comprehensive Disaster Management Drill. Rescue teams from participating cities take park in the training to enhance their capabilities.
- FY2007 Participating City: Taipei (PDF )
- FY2008 Participating Cities: Seoul, Taipei(PDF )
- FY2009 Participating Cities: Singapore, Taipei(PDF )
- FY2010 Participating City: Taipei(PDF )
- FY2011 Participating Cities: Seoul, Singapore, Taipei, New Taipei
- FY2012 Participating Cities: Seoul, Singapore, Taipei, New Taipei
- FY2013 Participating Cities: Seoul, Taipei, New Taipei
- FY2014 Participating Cities: Seoul, Taipei, New Taipei, Taiwan Red Cross
- FY2015 Participating Cities: Seoul, Taipei, New Taipei
- FY2016 Participating Cities: Seoul, Singapore, Taipei, London, New Taipei
- FY2017 Participating Cities: New Taipei, Seoul, Singapore, Taipei
- FY2018 Participating Cities: New Taipei, Seoul, Singapore, Taipei
- FY2019 Participating Cities: New Taipei, Singapore, Taipei
- FY2022 Participating Cities: Seoul, Taipei
■Rescue and Technical Course
The Network for Crisis Management conducts training for instructors of firefighting and rescue techniques. This is provided in two stages, training in Tokyo and follow-up training in the participating cities, to enhance the skills of rescue workers in accordance with the needs of each city.
■Search and Rescue training
The Network for Crisis Management, jointly with the Singapore Civil Defence Force, conducts urban search and rescue training to enhance the practical skills of rescue workers.
3.Exchange of Information via Emergency Hotline
Information is exchanged among participating cities regarding crisis management in both normal times as well as times of disaster through the Emergency Hotline, which makes use of a mailing list.
Best Practice of the Member Cities(Tokyo)
Best practices, pioneering projects and plans of member cities