SPECIAL FEATURE Recommendations for Scientific Disaster Risk Reduction No.277(January 10, 2023) CONTENTS Japan’s disaster risk reduction at a turning point: Responding to climate change Advances in observation systems: Monitoring of Waves on Land and Seafloor (MOWLAS) as the NIED observation network for earthquake, tsunami and volcano Floods and landslides on the rise: How to use information to ensure appropriate action The key to combating infectious diseases in times of disaster is an extension of measures in daily life