Vahap Seçer: "Japan Experiences will guide our disaster management work in Turkey"

The Union of Municipalities of Türkiye (TBB) made a visit to Japan within the scope of the "Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Increasing Waste Management Capacity Project" carried out with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

Zonguldak Mayor Tahsin Erdem, Mayor of Çanakkale Muharrem Male, Bilecik Mayor Melek Mizrak Subaşı, Deputy Secretary General of Malatya Metropolitan Municipality Mustafa Katipoğlu, Bolu Mayor Rasim Özdemir, Deputy Secretary General Feridun Ulutaş and experts took part.

Contacts in Tokyo and Shibuya
The delegation visited Turkey's Ambassador to Tokyo Oğuzhan Ertuğrul in Tokyo.

The process of reconstruction after the 2011 earthquake
Disaster Monument Museum and Damaged Kadonowaki Primary School were visited in Ishinomaki.

Disaster Plans and Training Applications in Sendai
Disaster prevention plans and training activities were discussed at the meeting held in Sentai Municipality.

Seismic Renewal and Waste Management
In the presentation made by Japan Disaster Response Systems General Companies Association (JDTS), the strategies of waste management after the 2011 earthquake were shared.

Selects: "These experiences will shed light on Turkey"
At the end of the program, Vahap Seçer, Vice President of the TBB, who made evaluations, said, “The earthquake is an important problem in our fields. We had the opportunity to examine the applications in Japan in Japan. This visit will make very important contributions to our work in Turkey.”

Seçer pointed out that disaster management not only the moment of the crisis, but also the pre -preparation and risk reduction processes and the importance of increasing knowledge.

Kaynak: CUMHA - CUMHUR HABER AJANSI