After Fukushima: risk and resilience to disasters in Japan
The Japanese islands face an extraordinary range of natural hazards – earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunami, lahars and tropical cyclones. In the wake of the 2011 tsunami and Fukushima nuclear disaster, Prof Sammonds looks at the impact of disasters, recovery and the building of resilience to natural hazards in Japan.
Lecturer:
Professor Peter Sammonds, UCL Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction
Date: 19 November 2013, 1.15 – 1.55pm
Venue: UCL Darwin Lecture Theatre, Malet Place, University College London WC1E 6BT
Tel: 020 3108 3839
E-mail: c.dean@ucl.ac.uk
Web: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/lhl
Organiser: The Japan Foundation
The Japan Foundation was established in 1972 by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and became an Independent Administrative Institution in 2003. We promote international cultural exchange between Japan and the rest of the world, and provide financial support for a range of international cultural exchange programmes. 
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