BRI Strategy of Technical Cooperation for Developing Countries

BRI Strategy of Technical Cooperation for Developing Countries Workshop on Safer Housing against Earthquakes in Developing Countries focusing on Conventional Construction Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan on Oct 12, 2005 Hiroyuki Yamanouchi Chief Executive Building Research Institute Japan (BRI)

Contents of Presentation Brief introduction of BRI n Outline of Technical Cooperation for Developing Countries by BRI n Feasibility Study on a Comprehensive Approach to Safer Conventional Housing in Developing Countries n

Brief introduction of BRI(1) Sole national research institute in building/ housing field in Japan n Located in Tsukuba, Ibaraki n

Brief introduction of BRI(2) n Comprehensive research institute covering -Structural Engineering -Environmental Engineering -Fire Engineering -Building Materials and Components

Brief introduction of BRI(3) n Comprehensive research institute covering -Production Engineering -Housing and Urban Planning -International Institute of Seismology and Earthquake Engineering

Brief introduction of BRI(4) Scope of Activities n Research and development n Dissemination of outputs of R&D n Field surveys of disasters and offering results n International activities

Brief introduction of BRI(5) International Activities International cooperation in R&D with research institutes abroad n Participation in international activities such as ISO, CIB and other associations n Technical cooperation for developing countries n

Outline of Technical Cooperation for Developing Countries by BRI n Training courses on Japanese ODA Programs by IISEE (International Institute of Seismology and Earthquake Engineering) BRI/JICA projects for developing countries n Activities of R&D and dissemination n

Training Courses on Japanese ODA Programs by IISEE (International Institute of Seismology and Earthquake Engineering) n Course on Seismology, Earthquake Engineering and Disaster Mitigation (Regular Course, since 1962) -Lectures Seismology Earthquake Engineering Earthquake Disaster Prevention Strategies n n Global Seismological Observation Course (since 1995) -Lectures Seismological Observation Analysis of Seismic Data Techniques to Distinguish nuclear tests Outline of CTBT and International MS Individual Course -incentive studies on urgent topics of each countries n Total Number of Participants until Oct. 2005 1, 268 from 94 countries

Participants of Training courses from all over the world

BRI/JICA Projects for Earthquake Disaster Mitigation in Developing Countries n Objective -to develop human resources and physical basis in each countries -to contribute to mitigate disasters through elaboration of seismic codes or other ways -to empower the CP organization to be a national/regional center of earthquake disasters mitigation activities n Scope of Activities -instrumentation of seismometers and strong motion SM -structural testing -dissemination of information through trainings, seminars, and others n Programs offered by Japanese Government -dispatch of Japanese experts -training of CP personnel in Japan -donation of facilities and equipments for monitoring, testing, R&D, dissemination and others

Examples of BRI/JICA projects

Feasibility Study on a Comprehensive Approach to Safer Conventional Housing in DCs Aim -to contribute to mitigate earthquake disasters through dissemination of appropriate technologies n We are focusing on: -feasible and affordable technologies for communities/people -strategies for dissemination of technologies -diffusion and sustainable growing of technologies in communities along with economical effects such as job n

Feasibility Study on a Comprehensive Approach to Safer Conventional Housing in DCs n Outline of R&D (tentative) duration: about five years case study in several countries: (tentative: Peru, Indonesia, Nepal, Turkey) n Activities in 2005 feasibility study in partnership with National Institute for Land Infrastructure Management (NILIM), United Nations Center for Regional Development (UNCRD), universities and research institutes *Financial resources for R&D activities to apply for R&D/ODA resources by a proposal elaborated with inputs from WS and others

Feasibility Study on a Comprehensive Approach to Safer Conventional Housing in DCs Comprehensive approach requires participation of wider fields of research -Seismology -Structural Engineering -Policy Studies -Socio-Economic Studies -Development Studies n BRI seeks for partnership with relevant organizations in the world n

BRI tries to strengthen partnership with researchers, engineers and people in practice in the world and to contribute to safer built environment Thank you