Publication

The emergence of global tsunami awareness: Analysis of disaster preparedness in Chile, Indonesia, Japan and Vietnam


Publication Date : 2015-06-01
Author : Esteban, M.Thao, N. D.Takagi, H.Tsimopoulou, V.Mikami, T.Yun, N. Y.Suppasri, A.
Countries : Viet Nam,Indonesia
Disaster Management Theme :
Disaster Type : Tsunami
Document Type : Research Paper
Languange : en
Link : https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Miguel_Esteban2/publication/281485955_The_Emergence_of_global_tsunami_awareness_Analysis_of_disaster_preparedness_in_Chile_Indonesia_Japan_and_Vietnam/links/55ea83f208ae21d099c455aa/The-Emergence-of-global-tsunami-awareness-Analysis-of-disaster-preparedness-in-Chile-Indonesia-Japan-and-Vietnam.pdf

Abstact :

The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami was the first significant transoceanic tsunami in the digital age, allowing the population of the entire world to witness the destructive power of such phenomena. Despite the fact that such events form part of the culture of countries such as Chile and Japan, many other places had virtually not heard about them before 2004. However, subsequent events in the past 10 years have led to the emergence of a heightened stage of tsunami awareness not only in countries affected recently by these events, but also in other countries which have not experienced them for a long time, such as Vietnam. The present chapter will analyse tsunami preparedness in 3 countries - Chile, Indonesia, and Japan - that recently experienced a tsunami and contrast them to the case of Vietnam. The analysis will include observations on whether a multi-layer-countermeasure system existed in each area, together with interviews conducted with local residents to understand their awareness about such events. It is clear that awareness in all countries has greatly increased, though further efforts are required to increase resilience so that the inhabitants of coastal areas are adequately protected.