Jose Sato
Jose Sato is an architect, planner and disaster risk reduction expert born in Lima, Peru. He has conducted research at the Urban Disaster Prevention Laboratory of University of Tsukuba (Ibaraki-Japan) and received a Master of Engineering degree from Waseda University (Tokyo-Japan). Was invited to DRR training courses in Japan (JICA) and South Corea (NEMA). Obtained a certificate of specialization in Administration from ESAN University (Lima-Perú)
He is founder and currently President of the NGO PREDES (Center for Research and Disaster Prevention), where he does specialized consulting work on DDR (Predecan-CAN, IFRC, World Bank-WSP, Oxfam, CARE, among others).
He has worked in the Housing Sector (Inadur- Ministry of Housing) and with entities related to DRR: CISMID-National University of Engineering, Social Studies Network for the Prevention of Disasters in Latin America (La Red) - Intermediate Technology Development Group (ITDG), PAHO/WHO, IFRC, National Institute of Civil Defense. Consultant for evaluation and monitoring of cooperation projects (Japan Embassy, DIPECHO - European Commission).
Lecturer at the Master Program in Social Management of Catholic University of Peru and formerly Associate Professor at National University of Engineering (UNI, Lima-Peru).
His DRR experience began concerning the case of Metropolitan Lima, starting with a seismic protection plan and disaster prevention proposal (Inadur,1983; master thesis,1986) and more recently a seismic impact scenario for Lima-Callao (2009) and earthquake disaster preparedness and response activities in two Lima districts (2009-2012). Metropolitan level DRR is now his current concern.
More Resources from Jose Sato
Preparacion para la Respuesta a Terremoto en el Distrito De San Juan de Miraflores (Spanish)
Escenario Sobre El Impacto de un Sismo de Gran Magnitud en Lima Metropolitana y Callao (Spanish)
Arequipa, September 2010
PREDES - Centro de Estudios y Prevencion de Desastres Web site
