4. Human Resource Development

4-4. Capacity Building in ASEAN region
4-4-1. Capacity Building related to the Use of Satellite
Information(1) Objectives
The purpose of this project is to improve the skills and knowledge of administrative personnel
in charge of disaster mitigation and disaster risk management so they can effectively use satellite
images and data.

(2) Outline
This capacity-building program will include seminars, workshops, and training sessions. It will
target the ASEAN-8, excluding Malaysia and Singapore, and will consist of the following:1)

A survey of users' needs regarding the content of the seminar and training content.

2)

A one-day seminar in each target country3)

A five-day training course in each target country4)

A regional workshop(3) ProgressThis project is being implemented in cooperation with Asian Institute of Technology (AIT inBangkok, Thailand). Until last year, all planed seminars/trainings were finished.
This year, ADRC collaborated with LAPAN organizing the 2nd regional workshop entitled"ASEAN Cooperation Project on Utilization of Satellite Images for Disaster Risk Management".
This workshop is aimed at reporting all activities in this project. This workshop was held on June
26-27, 2012 at Salak Hotel, Bogor - Indonesia.

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4-4-2 Capacity Building for Local Government Officials(1) BackgroundLocal

government

officials

play

pivotal roles in every phase of disastermanagement

cycle

includingpreparedness,emergencyresponse,recovery, mitigation and awarenessraising. However, they have limited
opportunities

toreceiverelevanttraining. This project aims to provide
local

government

opportunities

tomanagementandofficials
learnwithdisastertechnologies

forFig. 4-4-2-1 Participants

further strengthening their capacity tocope with disasters as well as to develop bases for conducting ongoing training in the ASEAN
countries in the future.

(2) Outline
This project consists of three components:
1)

Development of a sustainable training system for local officials,

2)

Development of training materials and modules based on disaster situation and training
needs of each country, and3)

Organization of training for local officials

Since 2008, ADRC and each National Disaster Management Organization (NDMO) have beenworking together for the above-mentioned components in cooperation with DRR stakeholders...

(3) Progress
After conducting local officials training in each country, ADRC organized a regional workshop
in order to mark the completion of the project and to share best practices in capacity development
for local government officials by inviting ASEAN Secretariat and its member countries.
The regional workshop was held in December 2012 in Bangkok, Thailand with 15 participantsfrom Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand,Vietnam, ASEAN Secretariat, and ADRC.
During the workshop, all presenting countries briefed on the activities of the project, current
activities in capacity building of local officials, and expectations to further activities. Overall, theycommented concluded the activities brought about successful results in the region and would
continue training by utilizing training modules and materials that were developed in the project.
Also, they expressed the expectation for further capacity building programs to ADRC.

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4-4-3. Promotion of Disaster Education in Schools
4-4-3-1. Outline
ADRC has been training the teachers and develop disaster education materials includingstudent’s textbook and teacher’s manual for better disaster education in schools. It aims topromote disaster education through the training of school teachers in elementary and junior highschools. After training the teachers, the pilot classes and the seminars will be held with theeducation material and teacher’s manual tailored to the each country’s context.

4-4-3-2. Progress
Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC) and the Youth and Sports division of the Ministry ofEducation of the Kingdom of Cambodia conducted pilot classes at both the primary and lower
secondary schools in Phnom Penh on 4 May, 2012, following the TOT in March.
In Grade 4 of Banteay Primary School, the pilot teacher talked about land use in Cambodia
during a social science class. Students learned about the advantages of Tonle Sap Lake in terms ofrice cultivation, and its disadvantages in terms of related flood risks.
After the pilot class, on 5 May, 40 teachers were invited to a session where they could share thelessons learned during the pilot classes. Many of the teachers indicated a desire to expand theirknowledge of natural disasters and to have more training opportunities in the future.

Fig. 4-4-3-1 Pilot Class of Teachers (Cambodia)

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Fig. 4-4-3-2 Seminar (Cambodia)