10. On Becoming “Good Ancestors”
The future of global warming is already upon us. The June 2024 symposium repeatedly underscored the importance of comprehending disaster risk and ensuring readiness through close liaisons between national and local entities.
Dr. Yamaguchi hopes that “50 or 100 years hence, this symposium will be remembered for having generated a butterfly effect with propitious results.” As “good ancestors,” we can ensure a better world for future generations.
Today, the bright ray of hope for Japan amidst disaster-borne uncertainty is that Dr. Yamaguchi’s challenge to coalesce all-Japan, cross-professional expertise holds the potential to be a game changer for disaster medicine.
(Reporting/Editing by H&K Global Connections Inc.)
