Dispatching experts to provide professional advice, and other necessary assistance to support local disaster management agencies in the affected area

　(1) Respond when
　　　　Serious damage is caused by earthquake
　　　(Such as when large numbers of residents are evacuated and local authorities
　　　have difficulty dealing with the situation. Tsunami disasters are included.)

　(2) Provide advice and information regarding
　　　i) Data/information for decision making
　　　ii) Setting up headquarters for disaster management and platform for collaboration
　　　 with relevant organizations
　　　iii) Information analysis and decision making
　　　iv) Assessment of overall damage
　　　v) Coordination of aid and assistance from outside
　　　vi) Planning of emergency response measures
　　　　- Determining priorities for emergency measures
　　　　- Deciding types and quantities of personnel, material/
　　　　 equipment and other resources to be prepared and where such resources should be located.
　　　　- Communication and coordination with relevant disaster management institutes/
　　　　 organizations and individual experts
　　　　- Appropriate structure, capacity and equipment of actual task forces and
　　　　 effective placement and activities of such forces
　　　vii) Measures to prevent secondary damage

　(3) Scope of assistance
　　　　Since the support team is to be organized on a non-governmental basis and thus has no legal authority, its scope of work is confined to providing advice and information. Final decisions are to be made by heads of local disaster response headquarters.

(1) Team management/overall supervising (Executive Director or Deputy Executive Director)
(2) Information collection/detailed data examination (Full-time Researchers)
(3) Communication/coordination (DRI staff)
(4) Support areas with special needs (senior researchers)
(5) Other professional areas required (from external organizations; network of professional resources)
　　- Experts from disaster management organizations
　　- Those who have worked at DRI as researchers
　　- Those who completed training course at DRI, and others

In principle, DRI shall provide advice in the following areas, based on experience and lessons of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake. When necessary, however, appropriate experts shall be selected from DRI’s resource pool to cover areas other than those described below.

○Coordination with authorities regarding disaster response
　(organization of disaster response headquarters, cooperation with the national government and
　 relevant agencies, official assessment of disaster damage, reconstruction planning etc.)
○Emergency evacuation measures (support to evacuees, emergency measures to secure shelter etc.)
○Critical care/first aid (disaster medical care etc.)
○Secondary disaster (measures against aftershock, landslide, fire and the like)
○Distribution of resources
　(operation of logistics bases, distribution methods, securing of lifeline, traffic etc.)
○Information management
　(collecting, analyzing and providing information, press report, consultation programs etc.)
○Volunteer work management (coordination of volunteer staff etc.)
○Infrastructure (lifeline, housing, urban reconstruction etc.)
○Support for affected persons (assistance menu, assistance for affected who need help etc.)
○Support for local economy
　(estimation of damage, support for business restoration, employment measures etc.)