An initiative of the ISDR Asia Partnership on Disaster Reduction (IAP)The DRR Project Portal (www.
drrprojects.net) has been developedby the ISDR Asia Partnership on
Disaster Reduction (IAP) with anobjective to assist in setting coherent
regional strategy and programming on
disaster risk reduction (DRR) throughimproved information exchange. The
online system developed would help in
the following ways:
Governments from countries in Asia andthe Pacific would benefit by having greater
clarity on types of support that may beaccessed from regional level and thus
receive coherent regional assistanceOrganisations implementing DRR
projects in the region would be able toimprove planning and programming of
DRR interventions at the regional level andidentify areas of cooperation
Donor agencies would be able to identify
priorities and thus effectively channel
resources and efforts that can meet theirpolicy and programmatic imperatives.

The DRR Project Portal provides
information on the following:
Who is doing what, and where, in DRR
in the Asia and the Pacific region
Information on initiatives undertakenin the past and what is currently
ongoing, thus helping in identifying
areas of cooperation
What initiatives are planned for
implementation in the region, thus
helping to identify areas of synergy
Identify broad trends in
implementation of DRR initiatives;
duration, scope, and size of projects
Identify priorities that need more focus
in specific locations, on particularthemes and types of activities
What strategies, frameworks andaction plans have been adopted for
reducing risk in the region
Regional organisations, centres,networks and mechanisms involved
in undertaking DRR interventions at aregional scale in Asia and the Pacific

About the DRR Project Portal•

An initiative of the ISDR Asia Partnership on Disaster Reduction (IAP)•A portal of all stakeholders advancing the implementation of Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) in Asiaand the Pacific•

Developed by the IAP under the guidance of IAP Working Group on Regional Stocktaking and Mappingof DRR interventions in Asia and the Pacific•

Development of the portal has been supported by the Asian Development Bank, and Asian Disaster
Preparedness Center as a technical agency has acted as the Executing Agency of the initiative onbehalf of the IAP
Developed under the guidance of IAP Working Group on Regional stocktaking and mapping of DRR
interventions and includes the following members:

In partnership withHOW DO WE GET STARTED?
•Visit www.drrprojects.net•

Add information on current / proposed /completed DRR projects being implemented
by your organisation•Log in to edit project information anddetails•

If you want to find information on DRR
projects use the following functions:•PROJECT LIST - Search projects
by hazards, themes, countries,
implementing organisations, donors
etc: generate project list, export project
information•

PROJECT ANALYSIS - use thisfunction to develop customised graphsand maps - get an idea on the typicaltrends on DRR implementation in theregion and identify some broad gaps

•REGIONAL ORGANISATIONS - know
more about organisations, committees,forums, mechanisms, meetings andnetworks in Asia and the Pacificinvolved in implementation of DRR•

DRR FRAMEWORKS - information on
existing DRR strategies, frameworks
and actions guiding the implementationof DRR in the region•MY PAGE - save your searches andgraphs

For more information on how to use theproject portal; visit www.drrprojects.net andclick on USER MANUALDRR Project Portal values your:
CONTRIBUTION - Add your project information andencourage your partners to enter their respective
projects on the system
OWNERSHIP - Link your organisation’s website to theportal and get updates
FEEDBACK - On improving the system; its functions
and usage

For any queries, support or feedback contact the administrator at:
admin@drrprojects.net