Organized by the Disaster Preparedness, Mitigation and Management (DPMM) program, the moderator for the session will be Visiting Associate Professor Dr. Takashi Oda.
Abstract: Dr. Sakurai will talk about post-2011 disaster recovery efforts in schools affected by the tsunami in Ishinomaki City, Miyagi.
About the speaker: Dr. Sakura is a leading scholar and practitioner of disaster recovery and international educational development. She has worked with many organizations internationally including Kobe University, World Bank, and Save the Children Japan. Short profiles of Dr. Sakurai and Dr. Takashi are attached for your information. More information is available at this link.