Professor Akiyoshi Takagi (School of Social System Management) and Associate Professor Maki Koyama (River Basin Research Center) appeared on Gifu Chan (Gifu Broadcasting System) Radio.

Name of the Program

Gifu Chan: "Noriko Ozawa's Cotton Time"

Time and Date of Broadcasting

6:00p.m. - 9:00p.m., Wednesday, May 11, 2022 (*Disaster Prevention Special Program started from 6:00p.m.)

Cast

Professor Akiyoshi Takagi from School of Social System Management

Associate Professor Maki Koyama from River Basin Research Center

Residents of Mugi District, Seki City, Gifu Prefecture

Ms. Yukiko Tsuda, Representative of "Budo no ie Mabi" (elderly care home in Okayama Prefecture)

Ms. Satomi Makihara from Kawabe Reconstruction Project

Disaster Prevention Special Program, "No one left behind - safe evacuation from natural calamity, learn from the "Heavy rain of July, Heisei 30"

Fifty-one people died in Mabi Town, Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture when "Heavy rain of July, Heisei 30" hit the town in July 2018. Huge damages were also reported in Seki City and surrounding areas in Gifu Prefecture. Despite the fact that Gifu Prefecture was repeatedly hit by torrential rains in the past, the percentage of residents' evacuation remains low. The program introduced people's efforts to realize "no one left behind" in time of contingencies. (excerpt from the program website)