Promoting Disaster Reduction through

Multi-National Cooperation in Asia region

Recent ADRC Activities

27 Member Countries/ 5 Advisor Countries/ 1 Observer

ADRC is a Hub of Regional Cooperation in Asia

Main Activities of ADRC1. Information Sharing

2. Human Resource Development

3. Building Community Capabilities

ACDR2008, Bali, Indonesia

Recent Significant Activities

• Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund (JAIF) Project

• Japan-SAARC Special Fund Project• Multi-disciplinary Hazard Reduction

from Earthquakes and Volcanoes in Indonesia

Science and Technology Research Partnership for Sustainable Development

• Sentinel Asia Disaster Management Support System in the Asia-Pacific Region

1. Promotion of School Education 1. Promotion of School Education on Disaster Reductionon Disaster Reduction[Objectives][Objectives]1) To establish sustainable disaster 1) To establish sustainable disaster education training system for school education training system for school teachers in elementary school and junior teachers in elementary school and junior high schoolhigh school

2) To build teachers' and children's capacity 2) To build teachers' and children's capacity on disaster preparedness throughon disaster preparedness through 　　 the the disaster education in school using tailored disaster education in school using tailored materials and various kinds of teaching materials and various kinds of teaching methodologiesmethodologies

3) To foster the disaster resilience of 3) To foster the disaster resilience of community through involvement in schoolcommunity through involvement in school 　　activitiesactivities

2. Capacity Building of Local 2. Capacity Building of Local Government Officials on Disaster Government Officials on Disaster ManagementManagement[Objectives][Objectives]1) To establish sustainable disaster 1) To establish sustainable disaster management management

training system for local government officialstraining system for local government officials

2) To build the capacity of the local 2) To build the capacity of the local government government

officials on disaster management based on officials on disaster management based on the the

training modules using tailored materialstraining modules using tailored materials

Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund (JAIF) Project

Photo: Brunei Darussalam, and VietnamPhoto: Indonesia

3. Promotion of Satellite Imagery 3. Promotion of Satellite Imagery Application to Disaster Application to Disaster ManagementManagement[Objectives][Objectives]1) To increase the awareness and develop 1) To increase the awareness and develop necessary skills in using satellite necessary skills in using satellite data/images of government officials who are data/images of government officials who are engaged in disaster mitigation and risk engaged in disaster mitigation and risk management activitiesmanagement activities

2) To provide appropriate capacity building 2) To provide appropriate capacity building programs including seminars, workshops programs including seminars, workshops and hands-on training programsand hands-on training programs

4. Development of Web-based and 4. Development of Web-based and GLIDE-associated Disaster GLIDE-associated Disaster DatabaseDatabase[Objectives][Objectives]1) To organize and assemble the past 1) To organize and assemble the past disaster data to build up the web-based d-disaster data to build up the web-based d-dbase (disaster database) associated GLIDE dbase (disaster database) associated GLIDE and to use d-dbase for DRRand to use d-dbase for DRR

2) To harmonize practices of d-base system 2) To harmonize practices of d-base system by applying GLIDE system into the national by applying GLIDE system into the national and regional d-dbase in ASEAN regionand regional d-dbase in ASEAN region

3) To enhance capacity building for DRR 3) To enhance capacity building for DRR during the projectduring the project

Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund (JAIF) Project

Trainees from: Lao PDR, Philippines and Thailand

Japan-SAARC Special Fund Project

1. Feasibility Study for Preparation of Digital Vulnerability Atlas of SAARC Countries

[Activities]1) Identification of hazards for vulnerability

assessment2) Vulnerability map/information survey

and quality assessment3) Hazard survey and basic data mining4) Data collection strategy / preparation of

data matrix5) Data quality validation and assessment6) Map / data updating strategy

2. Documentation of Indigenous Knowledge (IK) and Coping Mechanism of Different Communities for DRR in South Asia

[Activities]1) Prepare a bibliography of the published

literature on IK2) Prepare a bibliography of the

unpublished literature or oral resources on IK covering the project areas

3) Conduct a desk review of these available published and unpublished literature on IK

4) Conduct surveys in a group of villages in an isolated community living in the perennially disaster prone areas

Heavy roof Row houses Lowest storyEarthquake vulnerability in Pakistan

Sentinel Asia responded 25 disasters from Oct. 24, 2006 including before operation of Sentinel Asia website, and those disaster imageries are disseminating via Sentinel Asia Website.

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JST － JICA Science and Technology Research Partnership for Sustainable Development

Multi-disciplinary Hazard Reductionfrom Earthquakes and Volcanoes in Indonesia

OutlineSix groups implement researches on the hazards of earthquake tsunami and volcano eruption, researches on the countermeasures and researches on the dissemination of the research results. The research activities in Indonesia are supervised by the principal investigators, JICA and the Joint Coordination Committee which is composed by the representatives of Indonesian Government and research institutes.