Crisis Management Conference 2021 (Taipei)

The Crisis Management Conference 2021 was hosted by Taipei from 12th to 14th of October 2021, as part of the Crisis Management Network. Nine cities participated in the conference to exchange knowledge and experience on the primary functions of emergency response and management. This was the first online Crisis Management Conference in light of the COVID-19 Pandemic.

The schedule for the conference

■Date：Tuesday, October 12 through Thursday, October 14　2021

■Style: Online conference

■Participating cities：9
Host City: Taipei
Participating Cities: Delhi, Kuala Lumpur, New Taipei, Seoul, Singapore, Tokyo (secretariat city), Ulaanbaatar, Brussels(observer city)
Day 1 (Tuesday, October 12, 2021)

Opening Ceremony：
1. Opening Remarks by Mr. Ko Wen-je, Mayor of Taipei
2. Welcome Remarks by Ms. Vivian Huang, Vice Mayor of Taipei

Presentations by Participating Cities：
Session 1: Climate change and its impact on local governments and organizations

(1) Disaster Profile and disaster resilience of Delhi (Delhi)
(2) Measures to the Challenge of Extreme Weather in Taipei City (Taipei)
(3) Flood Control in Tokyo (Tokyo)

Day 2 (Wednesday, October 13, 2021)

Presentations by Participating Cities：
Session 2: COVID-19 Response and the "New Normal"

(1) Response to COVID-19 (Singapore)
(2) Reflection of COVID-19 Emergency Response and Lessons for the Future (Taipei)
(3) Infectious Disease Countermeasure Initiatives by the Tokyo Fire Department (Tokyo)
(4) COVID Crisis Management Focus on Human Factors (Brussels)

Day 3 (Thursday, October 14, 2021)

Presentations by Participating Cities：
Session 3: Strengthening the Disaster Resilience of Cities and Communities

(1) Lesson Learnt From 2015 SABAH Earthquake For Crisis (Kuala Lumpur)
(2) 119 Emergency call center (Seoul)
(3) Building the Resilience of Cities and Communities to Disasters (Taipei)
(4) Disaster Prevention Measures of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government -The approach to building resilience against disasters- (Tokyo)

Annual Report from Secretariat
Announcing Next Host City
Address by Next Host City
Closing Remarks

★Post-Conference Report