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ADPC Activities and Overview

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Established in 1986 at the initiative of UNOCHA at Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), in Thailand. Served as Outreach Center of AIT, 1986-1999. Became an independent foundation in July 1999. Attained Inter-governmental status in February 2005. 68 Staff, 18 Nationalities.

Signing of MoU between AIT and UNDRO

VISION:

Safer communities and sustainable development through disaster reduction.

MISSION:

To reduce the impact of disasters on communities and countries in Asia and the Pacific by : raising awareness and enhancing knowledge and skills, strengthening sustainable institutional mechanisms, facilitating exchange of information, experience and expertise.

Historical Overview Historical Overview

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ADPC GOVERNANCE ADPC GOVERNANCE

Board of Trustees Board of Trustees

Chairman – H.E. Prof. Dr. Krasae Chanawongse Vice-Chair – Mdm Corazon De Leon

23 member board – 12 Ambassadors

Advisory Council Advisory Council

56 members representing 16 countries from a range of agencies

Regional Consultative Committee Regional Consultative Committee

30 members from 25 countries

• H. E. Prof. Dr. Krasae

Chanawongse Chairman, ADPC BoT

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Membership: 30 Heads of NDMOs from 25 Asian Countries

Roles Roles

H.E. Vice Prime Minister

• f the

Socialist Republic of Vietnam at the 5th RCC Meeting

The 5th RCC Meeting, Hanoi, May 2005

Identification of disaster-related needs and priorities of Asia-Pacific countries Promotion of regional and sub-regional co-operative programs Development of regional action strategies for disaster reduction

• Southeast Asia – Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos,

Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam

• South Asia – Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal,

Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bhutan

• East Asia – China, Korea, Mongolia
• Central and West Asia - Georgia, Kazakhstan, Iran, Jordan
• Pacific - PNG, East Timor

ADPC Regional Consultative Committee on ADPC Regional Consultative Committee on Disaster Management (RCC) Disaster Management (RCC)

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• Southeast Asia – Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar,

Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam

• South Asia – Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka,

Bhutan, Maldives

• East Asia – China, Japan, Korea, Mongolia

Collaboration through SOPAC

• Central Asia - Georgia, Kazakhstan
• West Asia - Iran, Jordan
• Pacific - PNG, East Timor

Limited Engagement Limited Engagement Support to the Pacific Support to the Pacific

Countries of Asia and the Pacific

Primary Sub Primary Sub-

• regions

regions

ADPC Geographical Coverage ADPC Geographical Coverage

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106 Partners:

• 21 UN Partner Organizations including FAO, ITU, UNDP, and WHO
• 85 Non-UN partners including AusAID, DANIDA,OFDA/ USAID,NOAA/USA,

NORAD, SIDA, and SNV

ADPC Projects and Programmes:

• 57 projects and programmes are implemented in close collaboration with a

wide range of partners at local, provincial, national, regional and international levels.

ADPC Training Courses:

• 30 training courses are being offered by ADPC to help strengthen the

capacity of countries, organizations, communities and individuals to reduce the impact of disasters through enhancing their knowledge and skills to promote and adopt disaster reduction practices.

ADPC Highlights ADPC Highlights

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ADPC Organization Chart

Board of Trustees

23 members

International Advisory Council (IAC)

56 members

Executive Committee Selected Members from the BoT Secretariat Special Advisor Regional Consultative Committee (RCC)

30 members

Urban Disaster Risk Management (UDRM) Public Health in Emergencies (PHE) Disaster Management Systems (DMS) Office of the Executive Director (OED)

Administration, Finance, Human Resources, Information Dissemination, Information and Knowledge Management, Monitoring and Evaluation, Partner Relations, Public Awareness & Education, Training

Climate Risk Management (CRM)

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ADPC Structure ADPC Structure

Urban Disaster Risk Management Urban Disaster Risk Management (UDRM) Crisis Management Training Training Resource Group Public Health in Emergencies, Emergency Medical Service (EMS) Public Health in Emergencies (PHE) Building National and Provincial Disaster Management Systems (BNPS); Community- Based Programs, Trainings and Activities Disaster Management Systems (DMS) Climate forecast applications, local adaptation to climate change, institutionalization of end-to-end early warning system Climate Risk Management (CRM) Monitoring & Evaluation, Finance, Human Resource, Administration, Information & Knowledge Management Office of the Executive Director

TECHNICAL AREAS TEAMS

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Training Resource Group (TRG) Training Resource Group (TRG)

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Disaster Management Course (DMC) 33 courses Community Based Disaster Risk Management Course (CBDRM) 13 courses Flood Disaster Risk Management (FDRM-7)

(from all regions of the world, ADPC Alumni > 6000)

Core ADPC Training Courses

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CBDRM courses Bangladesh, Fiji,

Afghanistan, China, Philippines & Indonesia

DMC in Afghanistan, Philippines &

Indonesia

ToT in Cambodia, East Timor and

Afghanistan

Flood Disaster Risk Management in

Vietnam, China, Afghanistan & Philippines

National Training Courses National Training Courses

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Training Courses in 2005

165 Thailand (Bangkok) Afghanistan (Kabul, Heart, Jalalabad and Kunduz) Flood Disaster Risk Management Five 150 Afghanistan (Heart, Kunduz, Kabul and Jalalabad provinces) Emergency Response Management Five Afghanistan (Kabul) Afghanistan, Indonesia, Fiji and Thailand Afghanistan, Indonesia, Pakistan and Thailand Training Venue 90 Earthquake Vulnerability Reduction Three 210 Community Based Disaster Management Seven 140 Disaster Management Four No of participants Name of Course No of courses

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Training Courses in 2005

36 Afghanistan (Kabul) Curriculum Adaptation (Workshop) One 60 Afghanistan (Kunduz, Kabul provinces) Training of Trainers Two Thailand (Bangkok) In Four provinces of the Thailand Training Venue

• TOTAL OF FIFTY TWO (52) COURSES

TOTAL OF FIFTY TWO (52) COURSES

• TOTAL OF 997

TOTAL OF 997 PARTICIPANTS RECEIVED PARTICIPANTS RECEIVED TRAINING AND BECAME ADPC ALUMNI TRAINING AND BECAME ADPC ALUMNI

26 Disaster Mental Health with collaboration of Disaster Mental Health Institute, University of South Dakota USA One 120 Crisis Management Four No of participants Name of Course No of courses

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AIT Bangkok Two Weeks 17 - 28th July

Community Based Disaster Risk Management

CBDRM- 14 6 AIT Bangkok Three Weeks 6 - 24th November

Disaster Management

DMC-34 8 AIT Bangkok Two Weeks 16 - 27th October

Flood Disaster Risk Management

FDRM - 8 7 Ranong Thailand Three Days 6 - 8th March

Crisis Management

CM-6 5 DDPM Bangkok Two Days 27 - 28th February

Damage Assessment and Needs Analysis

DANA-2 4 Satun Thailand Three Days 14 - 16th February

Crisis Management

CM-5 3 DDPM Bangkok Two Days 6 - 7th February

Damage Assessment and Needs Analysis

DANA-1 2 AIT Bangkok Three Weeks 16th Jan - 3rd Feb

Disaster Management

DMC-33 1 Location Location Duration Duration Date Date Course Title Course Title Course Course Code Code S S # #

TRAINING SCHEDULE FOR 2006 (Local Trainings)

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Muzaffarabad Pakistan May

Damage Assessment and Needs Analysis

DANA-PAK 3 Mansehra Pakistan May

Damage Assessment and Needs Analysis

DANA-PAK 2 The Netherlands 24th April-12th May

Distance Learning

Trainings/ Workshop 1 Kabul Afghanistan June

Disaster Management

DMC-AF 7 Karachi June

Earthquake Vulnerability Reduction for cities

EVRC-PAK 6 Karachi Pakistan June

Disaster Management

DMC-PAK 5 Abbottabad Pakistan May

Damage Assessment and Needs Analysis

DANA-PAK 4 Location Location Date Date Course Title Course Title Course Course Code Code S S # #

TRAINING SCHEDULE FOR 2006 (National Trainings)

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Use of Geo-information tools in Disaster Risk Management Disaster Risk Communication (DRC) Emergency Response Management (ERM) Damage Assessment and Needs Analysis (DANA)

NEW ADPC Training Courses

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Multi-hazard Early Warning System

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End-to-end early warning framework

Dissemination to at-risk communities Observation Warning formulation Community response Data analysis Prediction Risk assessment

Emergency response plans Public education/ awareness Mitigation programs

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Implementation plan

Regional Center At Risk

Monitoring Network National Centers

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EWS Program

1) Build regional capacity to observe and evaluate tsunami risk in Southeast Asian region:

Establishment of seismic, sea level, and deep ocean subsystem Real-time data management system and tsunami prediction Provision of tsunami warning information Capacity building of ADPC technical staff Building capacity to provide 5-10 day forecast of severe weather events within a multi-

hazard framework

2) Strengthen national capacities in early warning, dissemination, and emergency response

Development of national capacity building program for end-to-end multi-hazard early

warning

Initial implementation of national capacity building programs Capacity building of national warning center technical staff in tsunami risk assessment Development of warning dissemination strategy Capacity building of emergency first responders

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EWS Program cont.

3) Enhancing community resilience to disaster risks

• Participatory identification of local hazards, vulnerabilities and capacities
• Preparation and initial implementation of local risk reduction plan
• Preparedness planning – tsunami evacuation plan and procedures, exercise
• Development and initial implementation of local education and awareness program
• Application of medium-range weather forecast in local resource management for disaster

mitigation

4) Regional exchange of information, best practices and lessons learned 5) Research and development

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Koh Taphao Noi station

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Urban Disaster Risk Management Urban Disaster Risk Management

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Urban Disaster Risk Management Team

Thrust Areas

The UDRM Team strives to build on the experiences gained and lessons learned from implementation of AUDMP since 1995. It has identified four focus areas for its activities in the future. Planning and Building Safer Cities: A Comprehensive Approach

Knowledge Development and Capacity Building: A Holistic Approach

Public Awareness Campaigns: A Partnership Approach Emergency Management and Response Planning for Cities: A Multi-Sectoral Approach

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Reduce the disaster vulnerability of urban populations, infrastructure, critical facilities and shelter in 10 targeted countries in Asia

1995 - 2005 USAID Support

Program Goal Asian Urban Disaster Mitigation Program (AUDMP)

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Philippines flood & multiple hazards Indonesia earthquake

India earthquakes & technological hazard

Bangladesh flood

Vietnam flood & typhoon

Lao PDR urban fire Cambodia flood Thailand flood Nepal earthquake Sri Lanka multiple hazards

AUDMP

National Demonstration Projects

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Sri Lanka Multi-Hazard Disaster Mitigation Project (SLUMDMP)

Duration: 8 Years (Sept 1997 - March 2005) Hazards: Landslides and floods Partners: CHPB, NBRO and UDA Cities covered: Ratnapura, Nawalapitiya, Kandy, Colombo, Cities along Kelani river

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1995 - 2005 USAID Support Program duration - 2005 - 2008 Program Goal Program Goal Reduced vulnerability of urban communities through enhanced Reduced vulnerability of urban communities through enhanced preparedness and mitigation of hydro preparedness and mitigation of hydro-

• meteorological disasters in

meteorological disasters in South and South East Asia South and South East Asia

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Selected Cities and Partners

Country Lead institution Targeted City Bangladesh Bangladesh Disaster Preparedness Center (BDPC) Chittagong Pakistan Aga Khan Planning and Building Services (AKPBSP) Hyderabad Philippines Centre for Disaster Preparedness (CDP) Dagupan city Sri Lanka Lanka Jatika Sarvodaya (SARVODAYA) Kalutara Vietnam Centre for International Studies and Cooperation Da Nang

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Objectives : To build knowledge in Asia on modern urban disaster mitigation tools &

methods through the inclusion of relevant and up-to-date disaster management components in the university curricula of urban-planning courses in several Asian universities and training institutes

Sustainable Capacity Building on Urban Disaster Mitigation in Asia using Information Technology Applications (CASITA)

Phase I: April 2003- Mar 2004, Phase II: Jan 2005- Dec 2006, with funding support from EuropeAid, under Asia IT&C program

Partner Organizations

The International Institute for Geo-information Science and Earth Observation, ITC, The Netherlands and Bonn University, Germany

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Disaster Management Systems Disaster Management Systems

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Disaster Management Systems Team

Team Focus:

• 1. Strengthening and building capacities of

national, provincial and district governments;

• 2. Community Based Disaster Risk Management;
• 3. Promoting regional cooperation and supporting

the work of regional and sub-regional cooperation mechanisms in disaster management;

• 4. Mainstreaming disaster risk management into

development policy, planning and implementation in Asia; and

• 5. Supporting the development of systems’ tools

and techniques, research and documentation of practices for disaster risk management.

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• Flood Emergency Management Strengthening (FEMS) - MRC’s

Flood Management and Mitigation Program

• Capacity Building for Flood Preparedness Planning at

Provincial and District Levels in the Lower Mekong Basin (Phase II)

• ADB Funded TA on Community Self Reliance and Flood Risk

Reduction in Cambodia

• RCC Project on Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management

(MDRM) into Development Practice

• Gujarat – Methodology for Assessing Damage and Estimating

Losses

• Research on Risk-Vulnerability Assessment Tools and

Applications in Asia (ISDR -WG3 & UN-HABITAT)

• Study on “Social Aspects of Integrated Flood Management”

(WMO)

• Vulnerability Atlas of Thailand and Vietnam (PDC)
• ProVention-Consortium Research Grants

Overview of Projects and Activities

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A Road Map for Disaster Risk Management - Dec 2005

Technical assistance by UNDP and ADPC

This Road map serves as a vision document for leading the way towards Safer Sri Lanka and incorporates prioritized activities that need to be implemented in short, medium and long-term for meeting the overall disaster risk management needs in the country

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Community Based Disaster Risk Management Group Community Based Disaster Risk Management Group

Focus Areas

• Mobilizing support from government ministries, departments

and other stakeholders to strengthen community capacities;

• Provide essential technical, financial and information services

to vulnerable communities through implementing programs;

• Develop technical capacity of local government officials,

NDMOs, development workers and others through training and developing of guidelines and handbooks;

• Facilitating sharing across multiple sectors and amongst

countries on their experiences on community based disaster risk management;

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PDRSEA 3 will achieve its objectives through activities in Strategy Planning, Networking, Advocacy, and Development of Frameworks, Tools.

Partnerships for Disaster Reduction- Southeast Asia (Phase III)

PDRSEA 3 endeavors to:

• Facilitate national strategy planning to institutionalize CBDRM in

government policy, planning and implementation;

• Broaden the constituency of CBDRM to include the private sector,

media, business and donor community,

• Develop technical tools, and frameworks to promote a common

understanding of CBDRM in the project countries, and improve the practice;

• Facilitate exchange of knowledge and experiences to effect change of

policies and practices,

• Enhance the capacities of CBDRM practitioners in the areas of

implementation, monitoring and evaluation, and advocacy.

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TCBP aims to strengthen the capacity of the DDP and line ministries at national, provincial and district levels on various dimensions of disaster risk management.

Training and Capacity Building Project (TCBP), Afghanistan

Major Components:

• Establishment of a Disaster Management Training Unit at the Department
• f Disaster Preparedness (DDP);
• Adaptation of seven international courses to the national context in

Afghanistan and production of course materials into Dari language;

• Training of 575 officials and staff from the member ministries of the

National Commission for Emergency and Disaster Management, the UN and NGOs;

• Development of a team of fifty national trainers, who could than provide

training to other officials at the provincial, district and local levels;

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PHE Team E Team PHE Team E Team

PUBLIC HEALTH in EMERGENCIES

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Public Health and Emergency Management Public Health and Emergency Management in Asia & the Pacific (PHEMAP) in Asia & the Pacific (PHEMAP)

Courses Offered (inter-regional): Courses Offered (inter-regional):

PHEMAP-1: March 2002 (JICWELS) PHEMAP-2: October 2002 (WHO) PHEMAP-3: August 2003 (Norway Govt. & WHO) PHEMAP-4: April 2004 (WHO & Norway Govt.) PHEMAP-5: July 2005 (WHO) PHEMAP-6: July 2006 (Norway Govt.)

• A total of more than 130 graduates from 21

countries

Courses offered (national): Courses offered (national):

WHO-SEARO: Sri Lanka upcoming: Maldives, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Nepal WHO-WPRO: Cambodia, Fiji & Pacific Islands Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Vietnam upcoming: China

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• Management of Public Health Risks in Disasters (MPHR-1), 5-

22 December 2004, Tunisia – English

• Management of Public Health Risks in Disasters for Iraq June

14-26, 2005 Amman Jordan

• 3rd WHO-EHA Course, Oct 2005, Lahore Pakistan in

partnership with WHO Pakistan country office

World Health Organization (WHO) World Health Organization (WHO)

Mediterranean Center for Vulnerability Reduction (WMC) & Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office (EMRO)

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Public Health in Complex Public Health in Complex Emergencies Course (PHCE) Emergencies Course (PHCE)

Activities Activities

1st Course, March 2000 2nd Course, 19-31 Jan 2004 3rd Course, 26 July-7 Aug 2004

International fee based course

4th Course, 9-21 May 2005 5th Course, 8-20 May, 2006

Disasters and Development Disasters and Development Course (D&D) Course (D&D)

Activities Activities

• 1st International Course, 1-12 Nov 2004, Bangkok
• 2nd International Course, November 2006

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Management of the Dead & Management of the Dead & Missing in Disasters (MDM) Missing in Disasters (MDM)

international and national program

Activities Activities

• Phase 1: international workshop, 24-28 October

2005, Bangkok

• Phase 2: national activities and focused

international workshops on specific issues

• Phase 3: development of an international network

Nutrition for Children & Mothers Nutrition for Children & Mothers in Disasters (NCM) in Disasters (NCM) -

• Iran

Iran

• capacity development program for nutritionists in MoH
• training of trainers
• 3-14 December 2005, Tehran

Activities Activities

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Basic Emergency Response Course (BERC) Basic Emergency Response Course (BERC)

• The BERC course provides technical skills and

knowledge to individuals who are most likely to be first on the scene to perform first aid functions during an emergency

Description: Description:

First responder program

Activities: Activities:

• BERC Lahore, Pakistan, December 2004
• BERC, Male, Maldives, September 2005
• BERC Instructors Course, 3 Oct-3Dec 2005, DPM Academy, Thailand
• BERC Community Course, February 2006, Ranong, Thailand
• BERC 21 Southern Province Community Courses, May-Dec 2006, Thailand

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• Disaster Mental Health
• Epidemic and Pandemic Preparedness
• Health Risks of Biological, Chemical and

Radiological Agents

• Management of Supplies in Disaster Program
• Emergency Medical Services System

– Mass Casualty Management – Developing national EMS Guidelines – Collapsed Structure Search & Rescue – Road Accident Rescue – First Aid & Basic Life Support – Canine (K-9) SAR

Other Activities: Other Activities:

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