Nepal earthquake
J-RAPID
About us
In March 2011, JST first launched the J-RAPID program for urgent research/investigation, and especially for international collaborative research/investigation, in response to the Great East Japan Earthquake.J-RAPID is program to support international collaborative research/survey activities having a severe urgency on natural or anthropogenic disasters, or other unanticipated events occurred in Japan or other countries.
about J-RAPID（English Ver.）
Nepal
In response to the earthquake in Nepal in April, 2015, 13 projects were selected for funding by this program initiated by JST in collaboration with the Nepal Ministry of Population and Environment. Each project's research involved the collaboration of a team from Japan and Nepal. The research area spanned a wide field of subjects including geology, architecture and public health.The program ended on 30 June, 2016, and a workshop reporting on the 1-year long research's contributions to the revival of disaster-struck areas and prevention/harm-reduction of future disasters was held. Presentations were made by representatives from both the Japan and Nepal side of each research project. The workshop included the participation from not only researchers but members from agencies from the Government of Nepal as well as JICA, and discussed the potential paths towards implementation of outcomes and applications from the research.
Final Workshop on Nepal
Date：June 21st and 22nd, 2016Venue：Hotel Yak & Yeti, Kathmandu, Nepal
Agenda（PDF Files 80KB）
Final Workshop Presentation Slides
| Title of the Projects | Japan based Principal Investigator | |
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| Nepal based Principal Investigator | ||
| 1 | Investigation of Ground-motion to Damage Relationship in the Kathmandu Valley from Aftershock and Microtremor Observations | Kazuki Koketsu Professor, Earthquake Research Institute, The University of Tokyo |
| Soma Nath Sapkota Deputy Director General, Department of Mines and Geology, Ministry of Industry |
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| 2 | Damage Mapping of April 2015 Nepal Earthquake using Small UAV | Hiroshi Inoue Principal Senior Researcher, National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention |
| Ramesh Guragain Deputy Executive Director, National Society for Earthquake Technology-Nepal |
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| 3 | Inventory Mapping of Landslides induced by the Nepal Earthquake and Hazard Mapping of Future Landslides for Making the Plan of Better Reconstruction | Masahiro Chigira Professor, Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University |
| Vishnu Dangol Professor, Department of Geology, Tribhuvan University |
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| 4 | Investigation of Cryo-geohazards in Langtang Valley, Nepal | Koji Fujita Associate Professor, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University |
| Rijan Bhakta Kayastha Associate Professor, School of Science, Kathmandu University |
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| 5 | Field Survey and Development of GIS Database on Rural Areas Affected by the Nepal Earthquake | Machito Mihara Professor, Faculty of Regional Environment Science, Tokyo University of Agriculture |
| Bim Prasad Shrestha Professor, School of Engineering, Kathmandu University |
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| 6 | Emergency survey of the great earthquake impacting on water security in Kathmandu, Nepal | Futaba Kazama Professor Graduate Faculty of Interdisciplinary Research University of Yamanashi |
| Shakya Narendra Man Professor Institute of Engineering Tribhuvan University |
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| 7 | Field investigation research to improve seismic capacity of new and existing Nepalese buildings | Koichi Kusunoki Associate Professor, Earthquake Research Institute, The University of Tokyo |
| Krishna Kumar Bhetwal Assistant Professor, Institute of Engineering, Tribhuvan University |
| Title of the Projects | Japan based Principal Investigator | |
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| Nepal based Principal Investigator | ||
| 8 | Process of Recovery and Housing Reconstruction in Urban and Rural Areas After the Nepal Earthquake | Toshio Otsuki Professor Dept. of Architecture, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo |
| Umesh Bahadur Malla Executive Member Shelter & Local Technology Development Centre (SLTDC) |
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| 9 | Investigation of foundation liquefaction susceptibility in the Kathmandu valley | Mitsu Okamura Professor Civil and Environmental Department Ehime University |
| Surya Narayan Shrestha Deputy Executive Director National Society for Earthquake Technology-Nepal (NSET) |
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| 10 | Reevaluation of seismic vulnerability on historic structures based on damage investigation of the 2015 Nepal earthquake and of retrofitting methods | Junji Kiyono Professor, Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University |
| Prem Nath Maskey Professor, Institute of Engineering Tribhuvan University |
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| 11 | Vulnerability assessment of Kathmandu valley and surrounding areas based on comprehensive damage investigation of the 2915 Gurkha, Nepal earthquake | Kimiro Meguro Professor Institute of Industrial Science The University of Tokyo |
| Ramesh Guragain Deputy Executive Director National Society for Earthquake Technology-Nepal (NSET) |
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| 12 | Identification of temporary evacuation sites and relocation of dangerous settlements in the Dolakha District: an approach by hazard mapping | Teiji Watanabe Professor Environmental Earth Science Hokkaido University |
| Lalu Paudel Professor and Head Central Department of Geology Tribhuvan University |
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| 13 | Monitoring for ensured communicable disease control on evacuation site | Sakiko Kanbara Associate Professor Graduate School of Nursing University of Kochi |
| Tara Pokhrel President, Nursing Association of Nepal |
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Mitsu Okamura
Professor Civil and Environmental Department Ehime University
Mitsu Okamura
Professor Civil and Environmental Department Ehime University
Machito Mihara
Professor, Faculty of Regional Environment Science, Tokyo University of Agriculture
Machito Mihara
Professor, Faculty of Regional Environment Science, Tokyo University of Agriculture
Machito Mihara
Professor, Faculty of Regional Environment Science, Tokyo University of Agriculture
Junji Kiyono
Professor, Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University
Junji Kiyono
Professor, Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University
Koichi Kusunoki
Associate Professor, Earthquake Research Institute, The University of Tokyo
Masahiro Chigira
Professor, Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University
Masahiro Chigira
Professor, Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University
Toshio Otsuki
Professor Dept. of Architecture, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
Toshio Otsuki
Professor Dept. of Architecture, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
Kazuki Koketsu
Professor, Earthquake Research Institute, The University of Tokyo
Kazuki Koketsu
Professor, Earthquake Research Institute, The University of Tokyo
Futaba Kazama
Professor Graduate Faculty of Interdisciplinary Research University of Yamanashi
Futaba Kazama
Professor Graduate Faculty of Interdisciplinary Research University of Yamanashi
Futaba Kazama
Professor Graduate Faculty of Interdisciplinary Research University of Yamanashi
Koji Fujita
Associate Professor, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University
Koji Fujita
Associate Professor, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University
Teiji Watanabe
Professor Environmental Earth Science Hokkaido University
Hiroshi Inoue
Principal Senior Researcher, National
Research Institute for Earth
Science and Disaster Prevention
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