2024 China (Sichuan·Chongqing)-Japan Disaster Reduction and Relief Exchange Forum Held in Chongqing
On March 12, the 2024 China (Sichuan · Chongqing)-Japan Disaster Reduction and Relief Exchange Forum was held in Wanzhou District, Chongqing. The following guests were present at the Forum and delivered speeches respectively in Wanzhou District and Shizuoka, namely Li Mingquan, Vice President of Chongqing Peoples Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries; Huang Wei, Vice President of Sichuan Provincial Peoples Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries; Liu Xiaoquan, Vice District Mayor of Wanzhou; Takada Mari, Consul-General of Japan in Chongqing; and Koseki Katsuya, Director of the Department of Sub-National Foreign Affairs, Shizuoka Office of Sub-National Foreign Affairs.
Li Mingquan said that joining hands to strengthen disaster management and collectively address challenges is a common expectation of the international community. He expected the Forum to be an exchange platform for experts from all sides to learn from each other and for the audience to learn about disaster reduction and mitigation. He also hoped this event could enhance sub-national exchanges and cooperation on this topic between China and Japan, and thus build a community with a shared future and a security community for mankind through concrete actions.
At the Forum, experiences, and practices were shared, based on the theme of “Disaster Reduction and Relief Around Us,” by six experts from the Wanzhou District Emergency Management Bureau, Wanzhous Blue Sky Rescue Team, Sichuan Dazhou City Geological Environment Monitoring Station, the Red Cross Society of China Guangan Branch, and the Crisis Management Department, Shizuoka Prefecture. The experts also exchanged and interacted with the audience present at the event.
More than ten departments of districts and counties, such as Kaizhou District Liangping District, and JETRO CHENGDU were invited to attend the Forum on-site or online.
3月12日,2024中國(四川·重庆)—日本防灾减灾交流会在重庆市万州区举行。重庆市对外友协副会长李明全、四川省对外友协副会长黄伟、万州区政府副区长刘小泉、日本驻重庆总领事高田真里,静冈县地域外交局地域外交课课长小关克也分别在万州和静冈会场出席交流会并致辞。
李明全表示,携手加强灾害治理,共同应对挑战是国际社会的共同期待。希望交流会既能成为各方专家互学互鉴、取长补短的交流平台,又能成为一堂使在场所有观众受益的防灾减灾知识普及课程,进一步强化中日地方防灾减灾交流合作,以具体行动推动构建人类命运共同体、人类安全共同体。
会上,来自万州区应急局、万州蓝天救援队、达州市地质环境监测站、广安市红十字会、静冈县危机管理部的6位专家围绕“我身边的防灾减灾”主题分享经验做法,并与现场观众交流互动。
活动还特别邀请开州区、梁平区等10余个区县相关部门、日本贸易振兴机构驻成都代表处等线下或线上参会。