World Bosai Forum

About World Bosai Forum

The World Bosai Forum (WBF) is a cosmopolitan forum from Sendai, Japan, which brings together representatives of international organizations, governments, academia, and the private sector from Japan and abroad. The WBF was launched with the strong determination to "end the misery of people suffering from disasters" through activities to care for disaster victims and reduce global disaster risks.

WBF focuses on the Asia-Pacific region, where a wide range of citizens can participate. The WBF aims to be an international platform to discuss disaster risk reduction in an open and dynamic manner. Unlike many other conferences, which are limited to experts and certain members, the WBF welcomes all the participants across the border.

In the future, through the global initiative of the World Bosai Forum, we would like to expand "Bosai " from "SENDAI " to the world, contribute to the reconstruction of the disaster-stricken areas, and make Tohoku a global hub for disaster risk reduction. Ultimately, we aim to expand the number of participants to 1,000 and become a world opinion leader as a prominent international forum in the field of disaster risk reduction.

Bosai

"Bosai" is a term that refers to efforts at all stages of a disaster, including disaster preparedness, emergency response after a disaster, and recovery and reconstruction stages. By translating disaster risk reduction in Japanese into English as "Bosai", we aim to integrate the concept of disaster risk reduction into policies, societies and cultures around the world (mainstreaming disaster risk reduction).