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1 Report of the 7th Session of the UNESCO-IPRED May 2014 Almaty, Kazakhstan The 7th Session of the UNESCO International Platform for Reducing Earthquake Disasters (IPRED) was held in Almaty, Kazakhstan from 27 to 30 May (The list of participants is shown in Appendix 1). The annual meeting was convened after the UNESCO-IPRED-ISMES International Workshop on Actions Needed for the Next Decade to Reduce Earthquake Losses (Appendix 2). 1. Adoption of the agenda (Item 1) The provisional agenda was adopted as it was proposed. 2. Report of the 6th Session of the UNESCO-IPRED (Item 2) The Session offered the opportunity to the UNESCO-IPRED members (Chile, Egypt, El Salvador, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Peru, Romania and Turkey) and guest experts to share and review the report of the 6th Session of the UNESCO-IP PRED. 3. Report of the progress on the establishment of the system for the post-earthquake - 1 -

2 investigations (Item 3) The secretariat explained about the need of revising the Letter of Intent (LoI) suggested by the Legal Affairs (LA) of UNESCO. The participants all agreed on the secretariat s draft and will contact UNESCO Field Offices in Egypt and Mexico about the new LoI. 4. Review of the UNESCO-IPRED action plan (Item 4) Dr. Toshiaki Yokoi from the International Institute of Seismology and Earthquake Engineering (IISEE) made a presentation concerning the review of the UNESCO-IPRED action plan. The members reconfirmed the status, objectives, and challenges of the action plan. In addition, Dr. Yokoi suggested revising the action plan and members discussed relevant by their opinion action points. 5. Post-Earthquake Field Investigation in Bohol, Philippines (Item 5) Mr. Soichiro Yasukawa (UNESCO Paris) made a presentation overview of the field investigation as well as some logistical lessons learned from the Bohol mission, which took place 24 th to 28 th February Mr. Sadyrov Ruslanzhan (Institute of Seismology, Kazakhstan) explained details on the assessment of two buildings which the team of experts conducted in Bohol, Philippines. Dr. Koichi Kusunoki (University of Tokyo, Japan) described the assessment of the three buildings the team of experts conducted in Bohol, Philippines. The Group discussed about the possible work on post-earthquake quick assessment tools using Japanese and Turkish methodology. Also Dr. Kusunoki suggested working with Architectural Institute of Japan for sharing information on the situation in the earthquake stricken area. 6. Reports from members (Item 6) Dr. Yuji Ishiyama (Professor Emeritus, Hokkaido University, Japan) presented the publication on Guidelines for Earthquake Resistant Non-Engineered Construction, which is supported by UNESCO-IPRED. He also presented the ISO 3010 Seismic Action Plan on Structures. He invited IPRED members to join the ISO discussion. 7. Reports from members (Item 7) Dr. Alvarez Medel Raul (Professor, Universidad Catolica de Chile, Chile) presented the overview of the recent earthquake and Chile s preparedness on building safety such as continuous building code review, independent structural safety check and base-isolation system. 8. Reports from members (Item 8) Dr. Irala Candiotti Carlos (Head of Department, Universidad Nacional de Ingenieria, Peru) presented the evaluation and retrofitting of schools in Peru. He gave details on the recent - 2 -

3 earthquake and discussed the structural code for schools. He also presented the structural safety assessment and retrofitting practices of schools. 9. Reports from members (Item 9) Dr. Lopez-Batiz Oscar (Head of Structural Risks, National Center for Disaster Prevention (CENAPRED), Mexico) presented the development of regulations for the structural safety of school buildings in Mexico. He explained about the recent earthquakes and situation of building code in Mexico, budget allocation on prevention and rescue, and CENAPRED current activities on building codes. 10. Reports from members (Item 10) Dr. Popa Viorel (Technical University of Civil Engineering of Bucharest, Romania) explained the new developments in the seismic design technical regulations in Romania as well as postfield investigation following Van earthquake in Turkey (UNESCO-IPRED mission 1 st to 6 th June 2012 ). He explained the building code development and incorporation of existing codes to Eurocode. Describing Van earthquake, he explained the visual damage by the earthquake as well as computer analysis by capacity spectrum method. He also presented the building code dissemination project ENCIPEDIA ( 11. UNESCO Project for World Conference on Disaster Reduction (Item 11) Mr. Soichiro Yasukawa explained the UNESCO building code global mapping project aiming to present it at the 3 rd World Conference on Disaster Reduction in Sendai in March He explained the importance of policies on building safety and gave an introduction to the outline of the project. He asked IPRED members for their support in this important activity. 12. IPRED Project for World Conference on Disaster Reduction (Item 12) Mr. Soichiro Yasukawa proposed the IPRED members to organize an exhibition at the 3 rd World Conference on Disaster Reduction, in Sendai in March He explained the details and asked IPRED members for their input. 13. VISUS school assessment tool (Item 13) Prof. Grimaz (Professor, University of Udine, Italy) and Jair Torres (UNESCP Paris) explained the concept and contents of VISUS (Visual Inspection for defining Safety Upgrading Strategies). They also gave details on the pilot project in implemented by Ministry of Education, Ministry of Environment and University of El Salvador in El Salvador. 14. Any other business (Item 14) - Next UNESCO-IPRED meeting The secretariat explained that the seventh session of the UNESCO-IPRED meeting will be in Japan at the same time of 3 rd World Conference on Disaster Reduction, which is will be held - 3 -

4 in March 2015 Further information will be announced. - Resolution The members agreed on the resolution of the IPRED annual meeting and Workshop

5 Appendix 1: List of Participants (7th Session of the IPRED) Kazakhstan Prof. Tanatkan Abakanov Institute of Seismology, Ministry of Education and Science 75 Al-Farabi Ave Almaty Kazakhstan Ms. Natalya Silacheva Institute of Seismology, Ministry of Education and Science 75 Al-Farabi Ave Almaty Kazakhstan Mr. Ruslanzhan Sadyrov Institute of Seismology, Ministry of Education and Science 75 Al-Farabi Ave Almaty Kazakhstan Mr. Kanatbay Ryskulov Institute of Seismology, Ministry of Education and Science 75 Al-Farabi Ave Almaty Kazakhstan CHILE Prof. Raul Alvarez Medel Universidad Catolica de Chile Casilla 306, Correo 22 Santiago, CHILE EGYPT Prof. Hatem Hamdy Odah President, National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics (NRIAG) Ministry of Scientific Research Helwan, Cairo, EGYPT El Salvador Prof. Edgar Armando Peña Figueroa University Professor - 5 -

6 School of Civil Engineering Faculty of Engineering and Architecture Universidad de El Salvador Final 25ª Avenida Norte Ciudad Universitaria San Salvador, EL SALVADOR INDONESIA Dr. Anita Firmanti Director, Research Institute for Human Settlements (RIHS) Agency for Research and Development, Ministry of Public Works Jl. Panyawungan, Cileunyi Wetan Kab. Bandung, West Java, INDONESIA Mr. Mohamad Ridwan Research Institute of Human Settlements (RIHS), Agency for Research and Development, Ministry of Public Works Jl. Panyawungan, Cileunyi Wetan Kab. Bandung, West Java, INDONESIA JAPAN Prof. Yuji Ishiyama Professor Emeritus, Hokkaido University Kita-nijou-nishi, Chuo-ku Sapporo JAPAN Mr. Tadashi Tonami Director for International Building Analysis Building Guidance Division, Housing Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo , JAPAN Prof. Shoichi Ando National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) Roppongi, Minato-ku Tokyo , JAPAN

7 Dr. Toshiaki Yokoi Director, International Institute of Seismology and Earthquake Engineering (IISEE) Building Research Institute (BRI) 1 Tachihara, Tsukuba Ibaraki , JAPAN tyokoi@kenken.go.jp Dr. Tatsuya Azuhata Senior Research Engineer International Institute of Seismology and Earthquake Engineering (IISEE) Building Research Institute (BRI) 1 Tachihara, Tsukuba Ibaraki , JAPAN azuhata@kenken.go.jp Dr. Tatsuo Narafu Senior Advisor, Japan International Cooperation Agency 1-6th floor, Nibancho Center Building 5-25, Niban-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo , Japan Narafu.Tatsuo@jica.go.jp MEXICO Dr. Oscar Lopez- Batiz Head of Structural Risks, National Center for Disaster Prevention (CENAPRED) Av. Delfin Madrigal No. 665 Col. Pedregal de Santo Domingo Coyoacan, CP 04360, MEXICO olb@cenapred.unam.mx PERU Dr. Carlos Irala Candiotti Head of Department National University of Engineering Av. Túpac Amaru 1150, Rímac, Lima 25, PERU ciralac@gmail.com ROMANIA Prof. Viorel Popa Technical University of Civil Engineering (UTCB) 124 Lacul Tei, Bucharest, ROMANIA vpopa@utcb.ro - 7 -

8 TURKEY Dr. Ercan Yuksel Faculty of Civil Engineering Istanbul Technical Univsersity (ITU) Ayazağa Campus, Maslak Istanbul, TURKEY UNESCO Secretariat Mr. Soichiro Yasukawa Programme Specialist Unit on Disaster Risk Reduction Natural Sciences Sector, UNESCO 1, rue Miollis, Paris Cedex 15, FRANCE Mr. Jair Torres Consultant Unit on Disaster Risk Reduction Natural Sciences Sector, UNESCO 1, rue Miollis, Paris Cedex 15, FRANCE UNESCO Almaty Office Mr. Serguei Lazarev Director UNESCO Almaty Cluster Office for Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan 67 Tole-Bi Str., Almaty, KAZAKHSTAN Ms. Kristine Tovmasyan Programme Specialist UNESCO Almaty Cluster Office 67 Tole-Bi Str., Almaty, KAZAKHSTAN Ms. Natalia Kim Programme Associate UNESCO Almaty Cluster Office 67 Tole-Bi Str., Almaty, KAZAKHSTAN APOLOGIZED - 8 -

9 JAPAN Prof. Kenji Okazaki Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies Kyoto University Yoshida-honmachi, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto , JAPAN

10 Appendix 2: Workshop Actions Needed for the Next Decade to Reduce Earthquake Losses May 2014, Almaty, Kazakhstan Venue: Almaty Resort Agenda Time Tuesday, 27 May 2014 Program Workshop sessions Registration of participants Opening 9:30 10:00 Opening Ceremony Ceremony Moderator: Abakanov T. 1. Mr. Yury Ilyin, Deputy mayor of Almaty 2. Mr. Valikhan Bishimbayev, Member of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan 3. Mr. Serguei Lazarev, Director, UNESCO Almaty Office 4. Mr. Nuraly Bekturganov, Head of Research of the JCS National Scientific and Technological Holding PARASAT 5. Mr. Andrey Plekhanov, Representative of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Kazakhstan 10:00 10:15 Keynote speech: Dr. Tanatkan Abakanov (Director, Institute of Seismology, Kazakhstan) State of the problem and prospects of the anti-seismic safety ensuring of Kazakhstan Workshop 10:15 11:15 Dr. Shoichi Ando (Director, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, Japan) - I Session Lessons Learnt From HESI and SESI Project Building Code/ Implementation Mr. Igor Itskov (Head of Laboratory, KAZNIISA, Kazakhstan) - Approximation of the construction standards in Kazakhstan to international standards Eurocode - 8 Dr. Yuji Ishiyama (Professor Emeritus, Hokkaido University, Japan) Guidelines for Earthquake Resistant Non-Engineering Construction and Revision of ISO 3010 Seismic Actions on Structures Moderator: Abakanov T. Dr. Raul Alvarez Medel (Professor, Universidad Catolica de Chile, Chile) - Damage of Earthquake in Tarapaca, Chile, and Preparedness on Building Safety Coffee break Workshop 11:30 12:30 Mr. Yeraly Shokparov (Head of Department, KAZNIISA, Kazakhstan) - Research of II Session seismic stability school buildings in the Republic of Kazakhstan School Safety Mr. Jair Torres (Consultant, SC/DRR, UNESCO) Introduction into comprehensive safety of schools framework Mr. Stefano Grimaz (Professor, University of Udine, Italy) - School Safety Assemment Tool, VISUS Moderator: Mr. Edgar Peña (Professor, Universidad de El Salvador, El Salvador) - Securing School Safety Programme in El Salvador Torres J Lunch

11 Time Program Workshop 14:00 15:30 Mr. Mirken Abakanov (Vice Director General, KAZNIISA, Kazakhstan) - Engineering III Session analysis of the consequences of earthquakes Dr. Ercan Yuksel (Professor, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey) Low cost Scientific/ seismic isolators for reducing seismic risk Engineering Dr. Tatsuya Azuhata (Director, IISEE, Building Research Institute, Japan) - Lessons learnt Evaluation of Seismic Observation Data for Structural Design Mr. Igor Itskov (Head of Laboratory, KAZNIISA, Kazakhstan) - Experimental research Moderator: of seismic stability of buildings in the Republic of Kazakhstan Yokoi T. Mr. Mohamad Ridwan (Research Institute for Human Settlements, Ministry of Public Works, Indonesia) Subsurface investigation and vulnerability assessment in Jakarta: preparation for seismic risk microzoning Dr. Asylkhan Jalairov (Director General of LLP AZGI, Kazakhstan), Mr. Askar Abakanov (KazNTU, Kazakhstan) - Ensuring of Almaty subway s seismic stability 15:30 15:45 Coffee break Panel Discussion (title "Actions Needed for the Next Decade to Reduce Earthquake Losses") 15:45 17:30 Panel Discussion - Dr. Tatsuo Narafu (Senior adviser, JICA, Japan) - Mr. Soichiro Yasukawa (Program specialist, UNESCO) - Dr. Tanatkan Abakanov (Director, Institute of Seismology, Kazakhstan) - Ms. Anita Firmanti (Director, Research Institute for Human Settlements, Ministry of Public Works, Indonesia) - Dr. Raul Alvarez Medel (Professor, Universidad Catolica de Chile, Chile) Moderator: Tovmasyan K. Closing 17:30-18:00 Closing Ceremony Ceremony 18:00 Welcome dinner hosted by Institute of Seismology of Kazakhstan Wednesday, 28 May 2014 IPRED ANNUAL MEETING, day 1 Opening 9:30 9:40 Opening Remark - Mr. Soichiro Yasukawa (Programme specialist, UNESCO) - Institute of Seismology, Kazakhstan 9:40 9:55 Adoption of agenda - Ms. Kristine Tovmasyan (Programme specialist, UNESCO) 9:55 10:10 Report of IPRED 6 - Mr. Jair Torres (SC/DRR, UNESCO)

12 Time Program 10:10 11:00 Mr. Soichiro Yasukawa (Programme specialist, UNESCO) - Report of the progress of the establishment of the system for post-earthquake investigation 11:00 11:30 Coffee break 11:30 12:30 Dr. Toshiaki Yokoi (Director, IISEE, Building Research Institute, Japan) - Review of IPRED action plan 12:30 14:00 Lunch 14:00 15:25 Report of field investigation in Philippines: 14:00 14:25 Part I: Mr. Soichiro Yasukawa (Programme specialist, UNESCO) 14:25 14:55 Part II: 1) Mr. Ruslanzhan Sadyrov (Institute of Seismology, Kazakhstan) 2) Mr. Kanatbay Ryskulov (Institute of Seismology, Kazakhstan) 3) Dr. Tanatkan Abakanov (Director, Institute of Seismology, Kazakhstan) 14:55 15:25 Part III: Dr. Koichi Kusunoki (Professor, Earthquake Research Institute, University of Tokyo, Japan) 15:25 15:50 Coffee break 15:50 17:50 Reports: 1) Dr. Yuji Ishiyama (Professor Emeritus, Hokkaido University, Japan) - Guidelines for Earthquake Resisitant Non- Engineered Construction and Revision of ISO 3010 Seismic Actions on Structures 2) Dr. Raul Alvarez Medel (Professor, Universidad Catolica de Chile, Chile) - Damage of the Earthquake in Tarapaca, Chile, and Chile's Preparedness on building safety 3) Dr. Carlos Irala Candiotti (Head of Department, Universidad Nacional de Ingenieria, Peru) Evaluation and Retrofitting of Schools in Peru 4 ) Dr. Oscar López-Bátiz (Head of Structural Risks, National Center for Disaster Prevention (CENAPRED), Mexico) - Development of Regulations for the structural safety of school buildings in Mexico 5) Dr. Viorel Popa (Technical University of Civil Engineering of Bucharest, Romania) New developments in the seismic design technical regulations in Romania 17:50 End of the day Thursday, 29 May 2014 IPRED ANNUAL MEETING, day 2 9:30 10:30 Mr. Soichiro Yasukawa (Programme specialist, UNESCO) - UNESCO project for World Conference on Disaster Reduction

13 Time Program 10:30 11:15 Mr. Soichiro Yasukawa (Programme specialist, UNESCO) - IPRED presentation at World Conference on Disaster Reduction :15 11:30 Coffee break 11:30 12:30 Mr. Stephano Grimaz (Professor, University of Udine, Italy), Mr Torres Jair (SC/DRR, UNESCO) - VISUS - school assessment tool 12:30 12:45 Any other items Closing 12:45 Closing Ceremony Ceremony - UNESCO - Institute of Seismology, Kazakhstan 13:00 Lunch Excursion 14:30 Sightseeing in the city 18:30 Dinner hosted by UNESCO Friday, 30 May 2014 Field Trip 9:30 Field Trip Visit to Aksai gorge (to see the evidence of palaeoearthquakes)visit to Lunch in the resort Medeu (seismic station, mudflow dam)

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