Resilience of Lives Affected By Disasters and Climate Changes: Application of the Inochi Declaration 2025

Based on the on-going collaboration and key findings of the Joint University of Osaka- University of Melbourne workshop on women’s and children’s health following disasters that have been held in Osaka and in Melbourne from March and June 2023, and March 2024 and so on, this paper will present the case studies presented and discussed at the workshop on the 2011 East Japan Earthquake, Tsunami, and Nuclear accident, the 2024 Noto-Peninsula Earthquake in Japan, and multiple bushfires in Victoria, Australia, applying the Inochi (life in Japanese) concept for further discussion.

The Osaka-Kansai Expo, to be held in 2025 under the theme "Designing Future Society for Our Lives," is a global event that will provide a forum for people worldwide to discuss the post-SDGs of beyond 2030. The University of Osaka has taken this view of the Osaka-Kansai Expo and launched the "Inochi Forum" together with major economic organizations in the Kansai region. The Inochi Forum will issue the "Inochi Declaration," a set of action guidelines to ensure that all Inochi flourishes, with an eye on the world in 2050.

The Framework for the Inochi Declaration consists of 5 components: Hagukumu (Nuture/ Cultivate), Tsunagu (Connect), Shiru (Contemplate), Kanjiru (Feel/ Perceive), Mamoru (Protect).

We further extend our discussion around the Inochi Declaration, applying it to the case studies of people’s lives affected by disasters, climate changes as well as resilience at various levels: individual, community, regions and global.