Protect yourself from disasters:
Take responsibility for risk reduction

Building a collaborative DRR system between the government and citizens

Implementation details

We facilitated citizen-led DRR by encouraging people to think and act independently . NEMA and bagh chiefs hosted workshops and city walks to think about “what should we do for DRR.” Recognizing the significance of these efforts, the mayor of Khovd established a DRR volunteer team.

Key contributors to the Khovd model

Altanbadralt, former head of Khovd NEMA
Nergui, present head of Khovd NEMA
Bat-Erdene, former representative of bagh leaders

The independent initiative of nomadic communities played a crucial role in the success of DRR. Japan has much to learn from Mongolia!

Towards founding of a disaster volunteer team

Bagh leaders who actively cooperated for the project

Project members speaking at the workshop (September 2022)

Yasuhiro Suzuki
Yumiko Nara , S.Battulga
S.Narangerel
Tetsuya Inamura
6th Citizen Workshop (March 2019)
100 residents participated in a citizen workshop facilitated by bagh leaders (March　2019)

Founding of a disaster volunteer team in 2023

Founding ceremony of a disaster volunteer team appointed by the mayor of Khovd (May 2023)
18th Citizen Workshop (September 2023)