A U.S.-Taiwan Joint Program for Multiple-Natural Hazard Reduction

该奖项支持美国和台湾之间关于减轻多重自然灾害的合作试点项目。这项工作将分为四项任务。任务一是整理关于现有减少自然灾害技术和负责减轻自然灾害的组织的资料；设计数据库格式，输入信息。在Task II中，将选择台湾的一个地点作为示范点，收集综合数据，如自然灾害的性质、发生频率的历史记录、面临风险的人口、建筑库存、经济脆弱性等。将为美国收集类似但更一般的信息。在任务三期间，双边方案的设计将考虑到针对最常见的灾害的现有应对机制，并将其与针对不太频繁的经常性自然灾害所采取的措施结合起来。将处理三个关键领域：1)对具体确定的受众进行关于尽量减少自然灾害影响的战略的教育和培训；2)实施现有缓解技术的方法和手段，例如新结构的建筑规范和旧结构的升级；3)研究如何更好地处理多灾害脆弱性。任务四将包括在一个讲习班上评价以前的活动，讲习班将提出关于执行多种减少危害方案的调查结果和建议。美国PI是纽约州立大学布法罗分校的George Lee博士，台湾PI是国立台湾大学的Chao-Shiuan Liu博士。

This award supports a cooperative pilot project on multiple-natural hazard mitigation between the US and Taiwan. The effort will be divided into four tasks. Task I is to inventory information on available natural hazard reduction technologies and organizations responsible for natural hazards mitigation; design the data base format, and enter the information. In Task II, a site in Taiwan will be selected as the demonstration locale and comprehensive data, e.g., nature of natural hazards, historical records on frequency of occurrence, population at risk, building inventory, economic vulnerability, etc., will be compiled. Similar information but in more general terms will be collected for the US. During Task III, the bilateral program will be designed taking into account the existing coping mechanisms for the most frequent hazards and integrating them with the measures taken for less frequent recurring natural disasters. Three key areas will be addressed: 1) education and training of specifically identified audiences on strategies to minimize effects of natural disasters; 2) ways and means to implement available mitigation techniques, e.g., building codes for new structures and upgrading for old ones; and 3) research needed for better dealing with multiple hazard vulnerability. Task IV will consist of the evaluation of the preceding activities at a workshop, where findings and recommendations for multiple hazard reduction program implementation will be presented. The US PI is Dr. George Lee, SUNY, Buffalo, and the Taiwan PI is Dr. Chao-Shiuan Liu, National Taiwan University.