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National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience
AbbreviationNIED
FormationApril 1, 1963
Headquarters3-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0006, JAPAN
President
TAKARA Kaoru
AffiliationsMinistry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)
Budget12.7 billion yen （Annual Operating Budget) as of April 2023
Employees324 (including 155 researchers, 169 clerical staff) as of April 1, 2023
Websitehttps://www.bosai.go.jp/e/

National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience

The National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience（防災科学技術研究所, Bōsai Kagaku Gijutsu Kenkyū-sho）, known as NIED, is a National Research and Development Agency that conducts research on science and technology related to disaster risk reduction. [1]It owns experimental and observational facilities throughout Japan.[2] [3]The headquarters is located in Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture.[4]

History[5]

1960s - 1970s

  • April 1963: National Research Center for Disaster Prevention (NRCDP) established in Tokyo
  • December 1964: Institute of Snow and Ice Studies established in Nagaoka
  • October 1969: Shinjo Branch established

1990s - 2000s

2010s - 2020s

Organization[6][7]

as of April 2023

  • President
  • Executive Vice President
  • General Auditor
  • Headquarters of Innovation Co-Creation
  • SIP Program Management Office
  • Headquarters of Nankai Trough Seafloor Observation Network for Earthquakes and Tsunamis Project
  • Strategic Planning Department
  • General Affairs Department
  • Legal Affairs and Compliance Division
  • Audit Office

●Basic Research Division

●Center for Fundamental Research and Development

List of Current and Former Presidents[8]

  • WADATI Kiyoo (April 1, 1963 - August 5, 1966)
  • TERADA Kazuhiko (August 16, 1966 - November 17, 1971)
  • SUGAWARA Masami (April 14, 1972 - May 31, 1975)
  • OHHIRA Naruto (June 1, 1975 - July 31, 1983)
  • TAKAHASHI Hiroshi (August 1,1983 - March 31, 1989)
  • HAGIWARA Yukio (April 1, 1989 - March 31, 1992)
  • UEHARA Shigetsugu (April 1, 1992 - August 31, 1996)
  • KATAYAMA Tsuneo (September 1, 1996 - March 31, 2006)
  • OKADA Yoshimitsu (April 1, 2006 - September 30, 2015)
  • HAYASHI Haruo (October 1, 2015 - March 31, 2023)
  • TAKARA Kaoru (April 1, 2023 - )

Locations[9]

Research Facilities[10]/Observation Networks[11]

International Activities

NIED established and has been the secretariat of the Japan Hub of Disaster Resilience Partners (JHoP), a research network of 17 national universities, research institutes and other disaster management organizations in Japan since 2019.[12] In 2021, JHoP established ICoE-Coherence (International Center of Excellence for Coherence among Disaster Risk Reduction, Climate Change Adaptation, and Sustainable Development) to promote international research on disaster risk reduction and management under the framework of Integrated Research on Disaster Risk (IRDR), which is supported by the International Science Council (ISC) and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR).[13]

NIED also conducts various international activities[14] in disaster science employing knowledge and experience from Japan such as:

References

  1. ^ "Science for Resilience｜About NIED｜The National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED)". The National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED). Retrieved 2024-02-19.
  2. ^ "Experimental Facilities｜The National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED)". The National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED). Retrieved 2024-02-19.
  3. ^ "Outline and History｜About NIED｜The National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED)". The National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED). Retrieved 2024-02-19.
  4. ^ "Headquarters Tsukuba｜Access｜About NIED｜The National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED)". The National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED). Retrieved 2024-02-19.
  5. ^ "Outline and History｜About NIED｜The National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED)". The National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED). Retrieved 2024-02-19.
  6. ^ "Organization｜About NIED｜The National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED)". The National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED). Retrieved 2024-02-19.
  7. ^ "About NIED" (PDF).
  8. ^ "防災科学技術研究所", Wikipedia (in Japanese), 2024-02-19, retrieved 2024-02-19
  9. ^ "Access｜About NIED｜The National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED)". The National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED). Retrieved 2024-02-19.
  10. ^ "Experimental Facilities｜The National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED)". The National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED). Retrieved 2024-02-19.
  11. ^ "Network Center for Earthquake, Tsunami and Volcano". www.mowlas.bosai.go.jp. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
  12. ^ "Top". www.bosai.go.jp. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
  13. ^ "ICoE-COHERENCE". www.bosai.go.jp. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
  14. ^ "NIED Integrated Report 2021" (PDF). NIED.
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