World BOSAI Prize

About World BOSAI Prize

The World BOSAI Forum shall award the World BOSAI Prize to an outstanding individual or organization that has made a significant contribution to disaster risk reduction at home and abroad, whose activities and experiences are useful for disaster risk reduction in other parts of the world, and whose story should be handed down to posterity.

World BOSAI Prize Award Ceremony

日時	Fri. March 10 9:15 - 9:45 (WBF2023 Pre-opening)
Venue	Sendai International Center - Conference Bldg 2F Main Hall

Awardee

The late Kohtoku Wamura

Areas of activity	Japan
Main Career	Former Mayor of Fudai Village, Iwate Prefecture
Achievement	Kohtoku Wamura devoted himself to disaster risk recuction in the village and saved many lives, homes, and properties by constructing the Fudai Sluice Gate. Heserved as mayor of Fudai Village for 10 terms over 40 years from 1947, and despite opposition from local residents, he insisted on the necessity of the Fudai Sluice Gate and built it. 27 years later, when the Great East Japan Earthquake struck, the Fudai Sluice Gate significantly reduced tsunami damage to the village, and the number of deaths and residential flooding within the village were reduced to zero.
Proxy Recipient	Close relative of Yukitoku Wamura, current mayor of Fudai Village

The late John Calvin Coolidge, Jr

Areas of activity	USA
Main Career	The 30th president of the United States
Achievement	He made efforts to support the affected areas beyond national borders. John Calvin Coolidge, Jr served as the 30th President of the United States from 1923, and when the Great Kanto Earthquake occurred, which caused extensive damage in Japan, he quickly decided to provide assistance to Japan. He provided relief supplies, manpower, and approximately $12 million in aid.
Proxy Recipient	Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation