Residents' Preparedness in Anticipation of the Nankai Trough Megathrust Earthquake: Regional Disaster Prevention Plan for Stockpiles

Abstract eng:
After the disaster, food and water were in very short supply in the tsunami-devastated region of the Great East Japan Earthquake. There was an acute shortage of food and drinking water, in the 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake. During a largescale disaster, the supply chain is thrown into disarray and it is difficult to get food at the local level. Local governments are supposed to secure storage facilities and stock basic needs for life of evacuees. The government urges citizen to build homestockpiles of at least one week. In this study, we conducted the questionnaire surveys about the disaster stockpiles at homes in some areas in Japan to clarify the residents’ preparedness of at-home stockpiles in anticipation of Nankai Trough Megathrust Earthquake that predict the occurrence within a couple of decades. There is not enough food stock and supplies in many homes. More than half of university students living alone did not stockpile at all. Key factors behind the decision to stock are different depending on the area. These results show that there are many factors that should be considered in the regional disaster plan.

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