Report of 20-Year History of ADRC

Asian Disaster Reduction Center(ADRC)

October 2018
Asian Disaster Reduction CenterContents
1.

Outline of Asian Disaster Reduction Center

1) Background of Establishment33(1) International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR)(2) World Conference on International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction(3) Ministerial-level Asian Natural Disaster Reduction Conference

2) Organization

5(1) Articles of ADRC
(2) Member Countries

3) Primary Policies

7(1) Missions and Objectives(2) Main Activities

2.

Main Activities of ADRC

1) Information Sharing - Learning from disasters, benefiting from information -1111(1) Organization of Asian Conference on Disaster Reduction (ACDR)

11(2) Publishing Up-to-Date Disaster Information and Sharing Experiences for a Safer Asia

16(3) Development and Application of the Global Unique Disaster IDEntifier Number (GLIDE) System

21(4) Transmitting Images of Disaster affected Areas and Offering Image Analysis Technique222) Human Resource Development - Disaster Risk Reduction begins with Capacity Building -23(1) Implementation of a Program to Invite Researchers from Member Countries

23(2) DRR Seminars and Training Courses

38(3) Implementation of Short-term Training

393) Building Disaster Resilient Community - Community Involvement is a Key to Effective DRR (1) Development of Tsunami Awareness Educational Materials “Inamura-no-hi”

40(2) Town Watching for Disaster Risk Reduction

414) Cooperation with Member Countries, International Organizations, and NGOs

3.

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(1) Cooperative Projects with Member Countries

42(2) ADRC Peer Review Project43(3) Support for DRR Measures in Member Countries

44(4) Disaster Damage Surveys in Asia

50(5) Support for the International Recovery Platform (IRP)

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AnnexesA-3

Annex 1: Articles of the Asian Disaster Reduction Center

A-3

Annex 2: List of Main Activities (1998-20117)

A-5

Annex 3: Main Publications

A-22

Annex 4: List of Staff Members

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1. Outline of Asian Disaster Reduction Center1. Outline of the Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC)(1) Establishment

1) Background of Establishment
Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC) opened its office inKobe, Japan, on 30 July 1998. The backgrounds ofestablishing ADRC are as described below.

(1) International Decade for Natural Disaster
Reduction (IDNDR)
In 1987, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution to
designate the 1990s as the “International Decade for Natural
Disaster Reduction (IDNDR)”. Based on the resolution,
activities were started to reduce damages caused by natural
disasters around the world, particularly in developing
countries, through joint international actions.

(2) World Conference on International Decadefor Natural Disaster Reduction (May 1994,
Yokohama, Japan)

Figure 1-1 Outside Shot of ADRCIn May 1994 the UN organized the “World Conference on
International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction” in
Yokohama, Japan, to conduct an interim review of the IDNDR,
and propose an action plan for the future. At the meeting the“Yokohama Strategy” was adopted, which incorporated a“Feasibility study on a system that would act as the disaster
reduction coordination in the Asian region”.

Yokohama Strategy
At the “World Summit for Social Development”
held in Copenhagen in March 1995, the Prime
Minister Tomiichi Murayama of Japan (then)proposed to open the “Ministerial-level Asian
Natural Disaster Reduction Conference”, and to
start a study for reinforcing the disaster reduction
measure in the Asian region.

(3) Ministerial-level Asian Natural Disaster
Reduction Conference (December 1995,
Kobe, Japan)
As the first step in regional level cooperation as per the
Yokohama Strategy, the “Ministerial-level Asian Natural
Disaster Reduction Conference” was held in December
1995 in Kobe, which was stricken by the Great HanshinAwaji Earthquake. At the Conference the Prime Minister
Murayama of Japan (then) proposed a “Feasibility study ona system which would act as the disaster reduction
coordinator in the Asian region”, and the proposal wasapproved.
Grounded on the foregoing history, studies on thefeasibility of ADRC were steered at such occasions as the“Asian Natural Disaster Reduction Experts Meeting(October 1996, Tokyo, Japan)” and the “Asian DisasterFigure 1-2 Opening Ceremony of ADRC Office

Reduction Cooperation Promotion Meeting (June 1997,
Tokyo)”. As a result, ADRC established its office in July 1998
in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan in order to build a
network to promote multinational disaster risk reduction
cooperation through the exchange of administration
officials of Asian countries and related organizations andexperts in various fields so as to build capabilities ofadapting to natural disasters in the Asian region and toconstruct societies where people can live safely,
comfortably and at ease.
The foundation of ADRC was selected as one of 10 successstories at the disaster reduction meeting (Program forum)
held in July 1999 in Geneva, which concluded the“International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction(IDNDR)”, and its representative was granted an honor ofpresenting the contents of activities to 700 participantsfrom 130 countries.

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Table 1-1 History of International Cooperation for DRR and ADRC

1. Outline of ADRC

1990’sInternational Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR)

1994World Conference on Natural Disaster Reduction in
Yokohama◆

1995

Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake
Ministerial-level Asian Natural Disaster Reduction Conference(Kobe)◆

1998“Yokohama Strategy for a safer world” was adopted including
importance of regional and international cooperation.

“Kobe Disaster Reduction Declaration” including a proposal tolaunch a feasibility study on a system for coordinating disaster
reduction efforts in the Asian region was adopted.

17 Jan. 1995, 6,434 deadAitape 1998 Tsunami (PNG)

Establishment of Asian Disaster Reduction Center
2000

Establishment of UNISDR

2001

Gujarat Earthquake (India)

2003
2004
2005

Bam Earthquake (Iran)ACDR in Siem Reap, Cambodia
Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami
World Conference on Disaster Reduction (WCDR) in Kobe

Est. at Kobe, Hyogo on 30 Jul. 1998

Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015 (HFA), a 10-year plan
to make the world safer from natural hazards was adopted.
◆ Establishment of International Recovery Platform (IRP)
◆

2006
2007
2008

2010
2011

2012
2013

2014
2015

The 1st Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk
Reduction (AMCDRR) in China
Kashmir Earthquake (Pakistan)
ACDR in Seoul, Korea
ACDR in Astana, Kazakhstan
The 2nd AMCDRR in India
Cyclone Nargis (Myanmar), Sichuan Earthquake (China)
ACDR in Bali, Indonesia
The 3rd AMCDRR in Malaysia
ACDR in Kobe, JapanThe 4th AMCDRR in Korea
Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami
ACDR in Colombo, Sri Lanka
Thailand Floods
The 3rd Global Platform (GP) for DRR in Geneva
World Ministerial Conference on Disaster Reduction in
Tohoku (Sendai)
The 5th AMCDRR in Indonesia
ACDR in Kobe
The 4th Global Platform (GP) for DRR in Geneva
Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) (Philippines)

2017

2018
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18-22 Jan. 2005, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan

11 Mar. 2011, 20,000 more dead or missing

ACDR in Tokyo
The 6th AMCDRR in Thailand
The 3rd WCDRR (Sendai, Japan)◆

2016

26 Dec. 2004, 200,000 more dead

“Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 20152030” (SFDRR) was adopted as the new internationalframework on DRR until 2030.

Nepal Earthquake“World Tsunami Awareness Day (5 Nov.)” was adopted byUnited Nations General Assembly
ACDR in Phuket, Thailand
Kumamoto Earthquake
The 7th AMCDRR in India
The 5th Global Platform (GP) for DRR in Mexico
Hurricane Harvey in U.S.A.
ACDR in Baku, AzerbaijanInternational Disaster and Risk Conference in Sendai, JapanThe 8th AMCDRR in Mongolia
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14-18 Mar. 2015, Sendai

25 Apr. 2015 8,964 dead2) Organization

Table 1-2 Year of Accession of Member and Advisor Countries(1) Articles of ADRC

(Refer to Annex 1 for Full Text)(2) Member Countries
When ADRC was established in 1998, it was constituted bycountries which were present at the Asian Disaster Reduction
Cooperation Promotion Meeting, including 22 member
countries, 4 advisor countries, and 1 observer agency .
As the performance by ADRC had been, Armenia joined in
2000, followed by Kyrgyz in 2002, Pakistan in 2005, Bhutan
and Yemen in 2007, Azerbaijan in 2009, Maldives in 2010,
Islamic Republic of Iran in 2012, and Turkey in 2018. The
number of member countries is 31 as of October 2018. The
U.S.A. joined in the group of advisors, which is now
comprised of five countries.

1998

India, Indonesia, Uzbekistan,
Kazakhstan, Cambodia, Singapore,(At theSri Lanka, Thailand, Republic of Korea,
foundation)
Tajikistan, China, Japan, Nepal,
Papua New Guinea, Bangladesh,
Philippines, Viet Nam, Malaysia,
Myanmar, Mongolia, Lao PDR and Russia(Member countries: 22)
Australia, Switzerland, New Zealand andFrance (Advisor countries: 4)
2000

Armenia

2002

Kyrgyz2004

U.S.A. (Advisor country)

2005

Pakistan

2007

Bhutan, Yemen

2009

Azerbaijan

2010

Maldives

2012

Islamic Republic of Iran2018

TurkeyMeaning of ADRC Logo

The symbol of the Asian Disaster
Reduction Center, which portrays
a man embracing the Earth withhis arms extended to reach all
corners of the world, represents
our commitment to creating aworldwide cooperative
information network.
The symbol expresses our goal ofa fully developed unification of
information networks and humanpower.
Figure 1-3 Meaning of ADRC Logo

Figure 1-4 ADRC Member Countries, Advisor Countries

20-Year History of ADRC

5(2) Organization

The articles which provide basic matters concerning theorganization and its operating methods were adopted at the
5th member countries meeting in January 2003. ADRC ispresently operated based on the articles.

Table 1-3 Lis of Counterpart Organizations of Member Countries

Country

Organization

1. Outline of ADRC

Armenia

Armenian Regional Survey for Seismic Protection (RSSP)

Azerbaijan

Ministry of Emergency Situations

Bangladesh

Ministry of Disaster Management & Relief

BhutanMinistry of Home & Cultural Affairs

Cambodia

National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM)

China

National Disaster Reduction Center of China

India

Ministry of Home Affairs

Indonesia

National Disaster Management Authority (BNPB)

Islamic Rep. of IranNational Disaster Management Organization (NDMO)

Japan

Cabinet Office

Kazakhstan

Committee for Emergency Situations, Ministry of Internal Affairs

Rep. of Korea

Ministry of Interior and Safety

Kyrgyz Rep.

Ministry of Emergency Situations

Lao PDR

National Disaster Management Office (NDMO)

Malaysia

National Disaster Management Agency (NADMA)

Maldives

National Disaster Management Center

Mongolia

National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA)

MyanmarMinistry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement

Nepal

Ministry of Home Affairs

Pakistan

National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)

Papua New Guinea

Department of Provincial and Local Government Affairs

Philippines

Singapore

Office of Civil Defense (OCD), Department of National Defense
Ministry of the Russian Federation for Civil Defence, Emergencies and Eliminationof Consequences of Natural Disasters（EMERCOM）
Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF)

Sri Lanka

Disaster Management Centre (DMC), Ministry of Disaster Management

Tajikistan

Committee of Emergency Situations and Civil Defense

Thailand

Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM), Ministry of Interior

TurkeyDisaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD)

Uzbekistan

Ministry of Emergency Situations
Viet Nam Disaster Management Authority (VNDMA), Ministry of Agriculture andRural Development (MARD)
Ministry of Water & Environment

RussiaViet Nam
Yemen

Table 1-4 List of Counterpart Organizations of Advisor Countries

Country

Australia

Organization

Switzerland

Emergency Management Australia (EMA)
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation

FranceMinistère de l'ecologie, du développement durable et de l’énergie (MEDDE)New Zealand

Ministry of Civil Defense & Emergency Management
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Embassy of the United States ofAmerica

U.S.A.

Table 1-5 List of Observers

Organization

Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC)

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3) Primary Policies(1) Missions and Objectives

ADRC has addressed the issue of disaster risk reduction(DRR) from a global perspective in cooperation with avariety of United Nations (UN) agencies and internationalorganizations, such as the UN Secretariat for International
Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR), the UN Office for
the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the UN
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific(UNESCAP), United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs(UNOOSA), United Nations Platform for Space-BasedInformation for Disaster Management and Emergency
Response(UN-SPIDER), United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), United
Nations University (UNU), World MeteorologicalOrganization (WMO), World Health Organization (WHO),
the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), theAssociation of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN), and theWorld Bank.
The Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) was adopted in theSecond UN World Conference on Disaster Reduction in
January 2005. For driving ahead the implementation of the
HFA, ADRC had been further strengthening networks
among 30 member countries and UN agencies,
international organizations, and so on. In addition, Sendai
Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (SFDRR) frameworkfrom 2015 to 2030 was adopted in the Third UN World(2) Main Activities
ADRC is engaged mainly in the following activities.

Information Sharing◆◆◆◆

Provision of disaster information through its website
Promotion of GLobal unique disaster IDEntifier (GLIDE)
number system
Organization of international meetings including Asian
Disaster Reduction Conference (ACDR)
Promotion of utilization of satellite imagery
information for DRR

Human Resource Development◆◆

Organization of seminars, workshops and training on
disaster risk reduction
Hosting of visiting researchers from member countries

Building Community Capabilities◆◆

Development and distribution of tools for encouraging
community involvement
Assistance to the activities of the Asian Disaster
Reduction and Response Network (ADRRN)

Collaboration with Member Countries, International/
Regional Organizations, and NGOs◆◆

Implementation of Policy Peer Review in collaboration
with relevant organizations
Developing and strengthening sub-regional
cooperation in DRR

Figure 1-5 How ADRC Works

20-Year History of ADRC

7(3) Activity Policy

Missions of the Asian Disaster Reduction Center is toenhance disaster resilience of the member countries, tobuild safe communities, and to create a society where
sustainable development is possible. The Center has
worked to build disaster resilient communities and toestablish networks among countries through many
programs including personnel exchanges in this field.

Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction, which was held inMarch 2015. In accordance with the understanding thatneeds for further strengthening relationships for DRR
among wider stakeholders was confirmed in thisconference, ADRC has been pursuing the SFDRR
implementation .

1. Outline of ADRC

Trend of Disasters in Asia (1975-2017)
Based on the Disaster Statistics Data
Number of Dead by Natural Disasters in Asia (1978-2017, By Year)

Amount of Economic Impact by Natural Disasters in Asia (1978-2017, By Year)

Number of Dead by Natural Disasters(1978-2017, By Region)

Number of Occurrence of Natural Disasters in Asia
(1978-2017, By Disaster Type)

Source: The OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database – www.emdat.be
Universite Cathorique de Louvain, Brussels (Belgium) and UN

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2. Main Activities of ADRC

2.

Main Activities of the Asian Disaster Reduction Center

1) Information Sharing- Learning from disasters, benefiting from information -(1) Organization of Asian Conference on Disaster
Reduction (ACDR)ADRC convenes an annual international conference
participated by disaster officials from the member countries
and disaster experts from international organizations to(1) Information

In order to take appropriate measures upon occurrence of a disaster and reduce its damages, it is indispensable tocollect, present and share the information of disaster quickly and accurately. Disaster information sharing is also
necessary for succeeding lessons learned from disasters in the past to future generations and utilizing them in themeasures for disaster risk reduction (DRR). Due to these reasons, ADRC is promoting the consolidation of theinfrastructure of information to promote the international cooperation for DRR through the following activities.

promote information sharing, exchange opinions, andenhance partnerships among participating countries andorganizations. In 2003, the two international meetings on
DRR in Asia, i.e., ADRC International Meeting and UNISDR
Asian Meeting were integrated into the Asian Conference on
Disaster Reduction (ACDR).

Table 2-1 (1) List of Past Asian Conference on Disaster Reduction

ADRC International MeetingDate

15-18 February 1999

Venue

Kobe, Japan

Outlines

The event was composed by International
Symposium, Expert Meeting, and Field
Trip. The participants shared their natural
disaster information and disastermanagement system and discussed theneeds and resources for cooperation on
DRR in Asia.

2nd ADRC International MeetingDate

6-8 December 1999

Venue

Kobe, Japan

Outlines

The event was attended by 65 participants
including of 36 DRR officers from 24 countries and4 organizations. In the meeting, attended
member countries reported country information
on natural disaster, disaster countermeasures, andtheir DRR systems. Also, they voiced their requests
concerning the activities of ADRC.

3rd ADRC International MeetingDate

5-7 December 2000

Venue

Kobe, Japan

Outlines

The event was attended by 60 participants
including of 30 DRR officers from 26 countries and6 organizations. In the meeting, attended member
countries reported country information on natural
disaster, disaster countermeasures, and their DRR
systems. Also, they voiced their requests
concerning the activities of ADRC.

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Table 2-1 (2) List of Past Asian Conference on Disaster Reduction

4th ADRC International Meeting & UNISDR Asian MeetingDate

22-24 January 2002

Venue

New Delhi, India

Organizers

Government of India, Asian Disaster Reduction
Center (ADRC),

Outlines

80 people participated in the Meeting from 22
Member Countries, UN and other International
Organization’s disaster management experts.

2. Main Activities

In the Session of “Lesson Learned from Gujarat
Earthquake”, the Government of India, Member countries and related organizations re-recognized
the importance of preparedness, awareness, training, and community participation to strengthen
the disaster management system. In addition, the Government of India reported that ADRC’s
network will further contribute to strengthen the international cooperation in various fields ofdisaster reduction. In the “Capacity building” and “Information sharing” Sessions, theimportance of “Total Disaster Risk Management Approach” was confirmed. Further cooperation
for capacity building which suits each country’s situation was expected to be strengthened.
It was confirmed in the meeting that using human and technical resources, ADRC would
continuously promote cooperation for disaster mitigation in the Asian region.

Asian Conference on Disaster Reduction (ACDR) 2003
Date

15-17 January 2003

Venue

Kobe, JAPAN

Organizers

United Nations secretariat for International
Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR),
Government of Japan, Hyogo Prefecture, Asian
Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC), Disaster
Reduction Alliance (DRA)

Outlines

The Conference was organized under the theme of “Living with Risk: Towards Disaster
Resilient Societies” to understand the achievements and challenges in disaster reduction in
Asia with a number of participants from Asian countries and international organizations. In
order to respond to the trends in the 21st century in urban disasters, climate change anddisasters, it is indispensable to build a framework of international cooperation for sharing DRR
information including promoting multi-disciplinary cooperation for reducing disaster impact
with education, media, environment, development, and science & technology areas and intersectoral cooperation for strengthening community-level DRR with the local governments,
private sectors, and NGOs, to address emerging challenges.

Asian Conference on Disaster Reduction (ACDR) 2004
Date

4-6 February 2004

Venue

Siem Reap, Cambodia

Organizers

Government of Cambodia, Government of Japan,
United Nations secretariat for International
Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR), Asian
Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC)

Outlines

This Conference was held as a contribution to the
preparatory process towards the United Nations
World Conference on Disaster Reduction to be heldin Kobe, Hyogo, Japan on 18-22 January 2005.
It was emphasized that countries from the region should promote a comprehensive, integrated
and strategic approach to disaster reduction, such as the Total Disaster Risk Management (TDRM)
approach, and should integrate it in their national development process. The participants of theConference identified the achievements made, challenges and gaps that lie in the region indeveloping and implementing effective disaster reduction activities, which are described in the
Chair Summary. The organizers are confident that this event provided a unique platform to
identify challenges and concrete future action to mitigate the negative impact of disasters, inparticular in Asia, by way of important and substantive input to the World Conference.

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Table 2-1 (3) List of Past Asian Conference on Disaster Reduction

7th ADRC International Meeting
19 January 2005

Venue

Kobe, Japan

Organizers

Hyogo Prefecture, United Nations Office for the
Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA),
Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC)

Outlines

The meeting was held in the context of the publicforum of the World Conference on Disaster
Reduction (WCDR) under the theme of “Sharing ofExperiences for Safer Asia -TDRM and its Good
Practices-,” attended by 210 domestic andinternational participants.

(1) Information

Date

The Forum discussed to identify concrete measures and actions effective in reducing risk andvulnerability to disasters with the presentations on their good practices from the Government
officials from Bangladesh, Philippines, Laos, and China, as well as Tajikistan. In addition, a
special report on the situation of damage caused by the Sumatra Earthquake and Tsunami wasprovided.

Asian Conference on Disaster Reduction (ACDR) 2006
Date

15-17 March 2006

Venue

Seoul, Republic of Korea

Organizers

Government of Republic of Korea, Government ofJapan, United Nations secretariat forInternational Strategy for Disaster Reduction(UNISDR), World Meteorological Organization(WMO), United Nations Office for the
Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA),
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP),
Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC)

Outlines

The Conference was convened under the theme of “Toward the achievement of strategic goalsof the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) 2005-2015” It was participated by 146 people
including officials from Republic of Korea and 24 other countries, mainly from Asia, along withrepresentatives of UN and international organizations, media, and NGOs. Towards therealization of the goal of resilient nations and communities, it was decided to pursue, among
others, the following course of action: (1) Support the implementation of the HFA priorities foractions (2) Develop a strategic national action plan to implement the HFA (3) Promote acomprehensive, integrated and holistic approach to disaster risk reduction through thefollowing strategies: (a) Mainstreaming disaster risk reduction in development and promoting
multisectoral cooperation among stakeholders (b) Integration of disaster risk reduction in allphases of the disaster risk management (c) Enhancing early warning systems and efficient
sharing of disaster risk information (d) Crosscutting Issues (e.g. Involvement of NGOs)

Asian Conference on Disaster Reduction (ACDR) 2007
Date

25-27 June 2007

Venue

Astana, Kazakhstan

Organizers

Government of Kazakhstan, Government of Japan,
United Nations secretariat for International
Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR), United
Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Local
risk management in earthquake zones of
Kazakhstan, World Meteorological Organization(WMO), Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC)

Outlines

The Asian Conference on Disaster Reduction (ACDR) 2007 took place for the first time in Central
Asia, in Astana, Kazakhstan on 25 to 27 June 2007. A total of 136 participants including
dignitaries and government officials from 22 countries and representatives of 32 organizations,among others, UN and international organizations, financial institutions, NGOs and civil society,as well as experts from academic institutions, attended the Conference. The ACDR2007 aimed
to further review the progress made in Asia in the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for
Action (HFA) adopted at the World Conference on Disaster Reduction in January 2005, present
good practices and achievements, identify the challenges that still exist, and propose the ways
forward for accelerating the process. It addressed the relevant topics of governance, education,
applying scientific knowledge, public-private partnerships, and community-based disaster risk
reduction.
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Table 2-1 (4) List of Past Asian Conference on Disaster Reduction

Asian Conference on Disaster Reduction (ACDR) 2008
12-14 November 2008

Venue

Bali, Indonesia

Organizers

Government of Indonesia, Government ofJapan, United Nations secretariat forInternational Strategy for Disaster Reduction(UNISDR), Asian Disaster Reduction Center(ADRC)

Outlines

The Conference was presided by His
Excellency Dr. Kusmayanto Kadiman, State
Minister for Research and Technology,
Government of Indonesia, and His Excellency
Mr. Masayoshi Namiki, Vice Minister,Cabinet Office, Government of Japan.

2. Main Activities

Date

It was attended by 106 participants including high level government officials from 24
countries and representatives of 14 organizations, among others, UN and internationalorganizations and civil society, and experts, practioners, and academicians from various
fields of discipline. The Conference reviewed the progress made by Asian countries andUN agencies in the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015 (HFA)in the region and identified the gaps and challenges at the national and regional levels.
Moreover, as ADRC marks its 10th year anniversary this year, the forum provided an
opportunity to discuss key activities of ADRC for the future and to promote stronger
collaboration and renewed commitment among the member countries.

Asian Conference on Disaster Reduction (ACDR) 2010Date

17-19 January 2010

Venue

Kobe, JAPAN

Organizers

Government of Japan, United Nations
secretariat for International Strategy for
Disaster Reduction (UNISDR), Asian Disaster
Reduction Center (ADRC)

Outlines

January 2010 was the halfway point of thetarget year for implementation of the Hyogo
Framework for Action (HFA) 2005-2015, which was adopted at the World Conference on
Disaster Reduction (WCDR) held in Kobe, Hyogo in 2005.
It was also the 15th anniversary of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, which brought
about devastating damages to Hyogo on 17 January 1995. The Conference held inJanuary 2010 provided a good opportunity to review the progress made andachievement of the implementation of the priority actions of HFA and clarified specificissues and challenges in achieving its goals in the remaining 5 years in Asia. Accordingly,
the ACDR 2010 contributed to encouraging the strengthening of efforts and commitment
for disaster risk reduction by each country in Asia. Further, the participants of the
ACDR2010 could share good practices and common challenges for disaster risk reduction
and build a more solid foundation of regional cooperation in Asia which would facilitate
the realization of the societies which convey the experiences and lessons learned frompast disasters, strengthen systems to be prepared for future disasters, and foster a“Culture of Disaster Prevention”.

Asian Conference on Disaster Reduction (ACDR) 2011Date

13-15 June 2011

Venue

Colombo, Sri Lanka

Organizers

Government of Sri Lanka, Government ofJapan, United Nations secretariat forInternational Strategy for Disaster Reduction(UNISDR), Asian Disaster Reduction Center(ADRC)

Outlines

The Conference were participated over 120 delegates, including officials from 27
governments, 26 international and regional organizations, academic community, private
sector, and civil society organizations. With the increasing number, scale and impact bynatural disasters in the Asian region, ACDR2011 discussed how to further support the
integration of DRR and CCA, heighten the investment in DRR, and strengthen local
capacity in DRR. ACDR2011 affirmed to fill in remaining gaps on DRR by applying modern
technologies, indigenous practices and lessons learned and to strengthen regional andinternational mechanisms for wider partnership and synergy.

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Table 2-1 (5) List of Past Asian Conference on Disaster Reduction

Asian Conference on Disaster Reduction (ACDR) 201323 January 2013

Venue

Kobe, Japan

Organizers

Government of Japan, United Nations
secretariat for International Strategy for
Disaster Reduction (UNISDR), Asian Disaster
Reduction Center (ADRC)

Outlines

The Conference was held in order to promote information sharing, exchange opinions,and enhance partnerships among participating officials from member countries,
international and regional organizations, academic community, private sector, and civilsociety organizations. ACDR2013 consisted of the following three key topics: 1) Space
Based Technologies for DRR, 2) Engagement of Private Sector in DRR, and 3) Global
Trends on DRR and Towards a Post-HFA and confirmed the issues and challenges for the
Post HFA.

(1) Information

Date

Asian Conference on Disaster Reduction (ACDR) 2014
Date

4-6 March 2014

Venue

Tokyo, Japan

Organizers

Government of Japan, United Nations
secretariat for International Strategy for
Disaster Reduction (UNISDR), Asian Disaster
Reduction Center (ADRC)

Outlines

The Conference was held in order to promote information sharing, exchange opinions,and enhance partnerships among participating officials from member countries,
international and regional organizations, academic community, private sector, and civilsociety organizations.

The key topics addressed at ACDR2014 were as follows: 1) HFA progress and challenges
for HFA2, 2) Strengthening local capacity for disaster risk reduction (DRR) and 3) Human
resource development and training, and 4) Utilization of space technology for DRR. The
chair's summary of the Conference concluded the discussion results drawn from theconference would provide important feedback that can be used in developing the
programs for the upcoming 6th AMCDRR and 3rd WCDRR.

Asian Conference on Disaster Reduction (ACDR) 2015
Date

15 March 2015

Venue

Sendai, Japan

Organizers

Government of Japan, United Nations
secretariat for International Strategy for
Disaster Reduction (UNISDR), Asian Disaster
Reduction Center (ADRC)

Outlines

March 2015 was the goal for implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA)
2005-2015 which was adopted at the World Conference on Disaster Reduction (WCDR)
held in Kobe, Hyogo in 2005. The Conference was held in Sendai, Japan on 15 March
2015 as part of the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDRR) heldon 14-18 March 2015.
It aimed to confirm achievements of HFA and clarify the core actions on improving
capacity for DRR in the HFA2, its successor framework. The key topics addressed at
ACDR2015 were as follows: 1) ADRC’s priority actions related to the HFA and the Post2015 Framework, 2) Creative reconstruction initiatives by Hyogo Prefecture since theGreat Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, 3) Lessons learned from typhoons and in Philippinesand future challenges in this area, 4) HFA implementation status and future challenges in
Kyrgyz, 5) HFA implementation status and future challenges in Nepal, and 6) ICIMOD’s
regional DRR efforts to improve disaster management capacity in the HKH region.

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Table 2-1 (6) List of Past Asian Conference on Disaster Reduction

Asian Conference on Disaster Reduction (ACDR) 2016

2. Main Activities

Date

25-26 February 2016

Venue

Phuket, Thailand

Organizers

Government of Thailand, Government of Japan,
United Nations secretariat for International
Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR), Asian
Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC)

Outlines

It was attended by the 98 participants included high level government officials from 24
countries, as well as representatives of international and regional organizations, the academic
community, and the private sector.
The Conference was the first DRR Conference in Asia after the endorsement of the SFDRR in
the 3rd UN World Conference on DRR (WCDRR) held in March 2015. It provided a good
opportunity to discuss important actions for the promotion of the implementation of SFDRR in
Asia toward the AMCDRR held in November 2016.

Asian Conference on Disaster Reduction (ACDR) 2017
Date

2-3 October 2017

Venue

Baku, Azerbaijan

Organizers

Government of Azerbaijan, Government ofJapan, Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC)

Outlines

It was attended by the 68 participants from 18
member countries and other relevantorganizations.
The Conference consisted of the following sessions: 1) Implementation of the Sendai
Framework: National/Local DRR strategies, 2) Effective Emergency Response to Survive in
Mega-Disasters, and 3) Advanced Technologies facilitating DRR and CCA.
It confirmed the importance of strengthening DRR plans/strategy and governance, advocatingcloser collaboration in emergency response, and further exploring advancement in scienceand technology in order to reduce the impacts of future disasters.

(2) Publishing Up-to-Date Disaster Informationand Sharing Experiences for a Safer Asiaa) Website of Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC)ADRC has been sharing useful information for disaster risk
management through internet by establishing a website(URL:www.adrc.asia) so that officials in charge of disastermanagement in the Asian countries including those of ADRC
member countries, and persons involved in disaster risk
reduction activities in the world can easily get information
whenever they want.
The website provides a wide range of information such as"Latest Disaster Information", "Disaster Risk Reduction
Information of Member/Advisor Countries", "Multi-language
Glossary on Natural Disasters", "Events related to Disaster
Risk Reduction", and "Publications & Newsletter". The
information has been updated as needed or occasionally.
ADRC issues monthly newsletter "ADRC Highlights" by email
and also uploads on the website to disseminate theactivities for wider audience.

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Figure 2-1 ADRC Website Top Page

As a Hub of the Regional Cooperation for DRR in Asia

(1) Information

Figure 2-2 Information on Disaster Risk Reduction of theMember Countries

Figure 2-4 Publications and Newsletters

Figure 2-3 Information on the Visiting Researchers from
Member Countries

20-Year History of ADRC

17b) Latest Disaster Information Database

information of the affected country.

Upon the occurrence of a disaster, plenty of information isreleased including the damage situation of the affected area,
emergency response, evacuation and so on through media,
national and local governments, international organizations,research institutions and civil societies in the affected
countries and throughout the world. Such information was
once provided largely individually, it took time to get all thenecessary information, which prevented from immediate
data collection activities in case of emergency.

This section takes a case of flood and landslide in Sri Lanka in
May 2017. The disaster information appears on the top page
as well as Latest Disaster Information page in detail which
has links to the corresponding GLIDE number, space imagery
obtained in Sentinel Asia framework, and national disastermanagement organization of the country when it is ADRC'smember country.

2. Main Activities

Since its inception in 1998, ADRC has developed a databaseof the latest disaster information obtained from various
sources. Summarized information with direct links to thesources enables rapid search and retrieval of information.
Particularly, the database provides a summary of disasters(dates, locations, and overviews), damage situations,
relevant links categorized as reports/articles, geographic
data, emergency relief information, urgent reports fromADRC member countries and graphic information. Suchinformation is continually updated on its website.
On top page of ADRC's website The Latest Disaster
Information" is placed, linking to such the database fordetailed disaster information and disaster management

The information originates mainly from release from relevantorganizations including reports from ADRC member
countries, situation reports from the OCHA ReliefWeb, IFRC,
and media. The Latest Disaster Information site is interlinked
with the disaster management information of ADRC website,
serving as a portal to various kinds of information.
In addition, the database connected to the link to the othersite “JAXA DMSS" to enhance the value to ADRC's web siteusing the satellite image data taken at the affected site after
the natural disasters when the emergency satellite
observation was conducted.
The database provides information of more than 2,148
disasters in the world as of 28 February 2018.

Link to the GLIDE Information of the Disaster

Link to the Sentinel Asia Information of the DisasterFigure 2-5 Latest Disaster Information and Links to Relevant
Information

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Link to the disaster information by the Sri Lanka Government

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Table 2-2 List of Year of Publication of Country Reportsc) Publishing Newsletter: ADRC Highlights
ADRC has been using Internet and e-mail to share
information with its counterparts in the member countries,
and other relevant parties. As one of its important tools for
information dissemination, ADRC has been issuing thenewsletter “ADRC Highlights" since 1 June 1999. It had been
issued twice a month until FY 2007, and has been issued
once a month since the renewal of its design in FY 2008.

The contents include articles on the latest ADRC activities,
reports on international conferences, and other events which
ADRC staff attended and gave presentations in, as well as
national reports by ADRC visiting researchers from member
countries.

Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bangladesh
BhutanCambodia
China
India
Indonesia

Iran
Japan
Kazakhstan
Korea
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Malaysia
Maldives
Mongolia
Myanmar
Nepal
Pakistan

Figure 2-6 ADRC Highlights (Japanese, English and Russian)Papua New
Guinead) Disaster Risk Reduction Activities of Member
Countries

Philippines

Gathering information on the disaster risk management
systems of member countries is considered as one of theimportant ADRC activities. ADRC has updated theinformation through information requests to member
countries, field surveys, international conferences, and web
search. Also, the country report has updated in cooperation
with Visiting Researchers.

RussiaTable 2-2 shows the list of thecountry reports provided bycounterparts in member
countries, which are madeavailable on ADRC website.
Organizations in charge ofdisaster risk management inmany countries have beenpromotinginformation
disseminationby
using
internet actively over recent
years.
Therefore,
ADRC
website has provided direct
links with these websites,
which offer access to
Figure 2-7 DRR Information of Member Countries
the latest information.

Singapore
Sri Lanka
Tajikistan
ThailandUzbekistan
Vietnam
Yemen

20-Year History of ADRC

Year of Publication
2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006,
2010, 2012, 2015, 2016, 20172011, 2014
1998, 1999, 2001,2003, 2005,
2006, 2010, 2011, 20132008, 2013, 2014, 2017
1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2005,
2006, 2013
1998, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2012
1998, 1999, 2002, 2005, 2006,
2008, 2012, 2015
1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004,
2005, 2006, 2012, 20162013
1998, 1999, 2002, 2005, 2006,
2012
1998, 1999, 2002, 2005, 2006
1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2005,
2006, 2008
2005, 2006, 2012
1998, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2006
1998, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2006,
2008, 2009, 20112013, 2014, 2015
1998, 1999, 2002, 2005, 2006,
2010, 2011, 2013
2002, 2005, 2006, 2013, 2014
1998, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2009,2010, 2011, 2014
2005, 2006, 2009, 2015, 2016,2017(1) Information

The newsletter is made available on the website. It is also emailed in English, Russian and Japanese to ADRC
counterparts and former visiting researchers, former GLobal
IDEntifier number (GLIDE) visiting researchers, participants inthe past ADRC annual meetings, visitors to ADRC, trainees in
JICA's training courses which ADRC were involved in, andparticipants in international conferences ADRC took part in tostrengthen relations with. Also ADRC registers e-mailaddresses of those who wish to subscribe the newsletter
upon the receipt of request e-mail. The numbers ofsubscribers in English, Russian and Japanese, are 2,168, 223
and 903 respectively as of January 2017.

Country

1998, 1999, 2005, 2006
1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2005,
2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012,2014, 2016, 2017
1998, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2006
1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003,
2005, 2006
1998, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2006,
2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015,2016
1998, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2006

1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005,
2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012,2016, 2017
1998, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2013,2015
1998, 1999, 2005, 2006, 20172009, 2012, 201419e) Multilanguage Glossary on DRR○ Provision of Multi-language Glossary on Natural
Disasters
The Multi-language Glossary on Natural Disasters wascompiled through the activities of the United Nation’s
IDNDR launched in 1990. It can be easily searched in six
languages such as Chinese, English, French, Japanese,
Korean and Spanish by choosing an input language and atarget language. To make the glossary available to abroader audience, ADRC has been providing onlinetranslation services.
2. Main Activities

Thus, the six-language glossary is now available on the
ADRC website. The glossary contains technical terms which
are hard to find in ordinary dictionaries, and it can beutilized by personnel in the disaster risk management field
to decipher technical documents related to Disaster Risk
Reduction.

Figure 2-9 Multi-language Dictionaries (Tentative Translation)f) Natural Disaster Data Book
Figure 2-8 Multi-language Glossary on Natural Disasters○ Native Language Translation by Visiting
Researchers
ADRC accepts the Visiting Researchers from member
countries every year to strengthen their capacities indisaster risk management and the related studies of theirown countries.
Since 2008, ADRC has been making “Multi-language
Dictionaries" for about 1,130 basic DRR terms with side byside translation into the mother language of the Visiting
Researcher. Side by side translation lists have already been
completed by researchers from Kyrgyz, Pakistan, Nepal,
Vietnam, Malaysia and Sri Lanka. The finalized lists were
initially offered in the format of “Multilanguage
Dictionaries (Tentative Translation)" on the ADRC website
separated from the “Multi-language Glossary", and wereintended to serve as reference materials for DRR activities
in member countries.
ADRC continues to add data to these lists, and plans tofurther promote their use by member countries in the
future.

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Past disaster records are critical in policy making, review,
survey and analysis of disaster management plan. ADRC
concluded MOU on disaster data utilization with theCentre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters(CRED) and has conducted analyses on disaster impacts
based on the database, EM-DAT maintained by CRED.
20th Century Data Book on Asian Natural Disasters and its
revision, released in July 2000 and August 2002
respectively, featured disasters which hit its member
countries. Also, annual Natural Disaster Data Book which
covers disaster characteristics in the world and Asia ineach year has been regularly published.

Figure 2-10 Natural Disaster Data Book

As a Hub of the Regional Cooperation for DRR in Asia

Table 2-3 Hazard Code Used in GLIDE(3) Development and Application of the Global Unique
Disaster IDEntifier Number (GLIDE) System

ADRC has its own criteria for new GLIDE generation. In
case of Japan, a new GLIDE number will be generated for adisaster in which either 5 or more people are killed or 100
or more people are injured. In case of Asian countries
except Japan, a new GLIDE number will be generated for adisaster in which either 10 or more people are killed or
100 or more people are injured.
The GLIDE number format was revised in 2004 as follows:
AA-BBBB-CCCCCC-DDD-EEE
AA: Disaster classification
BBBB: Year of occurrence (4-digit numeric figure)
CCCCCC: Serial number in one year
DDD: Country code (ISO code. e.g., JPN for Japan)
EEE: Local code (e.g., 013 for Tokyo)

CodeDrought

DR

Heat WaveHT

Cold Wave

CW

Tropical CycloneTC

Extropical Cyclone

EC

TornadoTO

Violent Wind

VW

Severe Local Storm

ST

Flood

FL

Flash FloodFF

Land Slide

LS

Snow AvalancheAV

Mud SlideMS

VolcanoVO

Earthquake

EQ

Fire

FR

TsunamiTS

Storm SurgeSS

Epidemic

EP

Insect InfestationIN

Wild Fire

WF

OthersOT

Complex Emergency

CE

TechnologicalAC(1) Information

GLIDE is the acronym of Global
unique disaster IDEntifier, which
gives common but unique
numbers to disasters all over
the world. GLIDE was firstly
proposed by ADRC and has
been adopted and used in morethan 20 international organizations, research institutes andso on.

Disaster Types○ GLIDEnumber.net
Since 2004, a web-based system to issue a GLIDE number,notice and share the issued numbers has been operating(http://glidenumber.net).

Figure 2-11 GLIDE Number Format

The local code at the end could be added for theconvenience of the user countries in organizing theirnational databases.
Figure 2-12 Top Page of GLIDENumber.net Website
Table 2-4 Participating Organizations

Operator Organizations○ Institutional Operators
ADRC, CRED, ReliefWeb(UN OCHA)
JRC/EC, IFRC, LaRED, CDEMA○ Country Operators
Lao PDR, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore,
Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia

User Organizations
FAO, UNOSAT, GDACS
Typhoon Committee (UNESCAP / WMO)JAXA, NIED, PDC
Dartmouth Flood Observatory
SHELDUS (University of South Carolina)
Benfield Ltd.

20-Year History of ADRC

Approved
Organizations
UNDP, UNISDR,
WMO

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(4) Transmitting Images of Disaster affected Areas
and Offering Image Analysis Technique(Thailand), the KARI (Korea), NARL (Taiwan), CRISP(Singapore), MBRSC (Dubai) participating in the Sentinel
Asia Project.

○ Focal Point of the Observation Request of theSentinel Asia

○ UN-SPIDER Regional Support Office

2. Main Activities

Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC) continues toparticipate in the Sentinel Asia project that was launchedin 2006 with an objective of establishing a disaster risk
management system by making the use of satellite images
in Asia.
ADRC functions as the focal point to receive emergency
observation requests in the framework of the Sentinel
Asia. Upon receiving a request, ADRC decides whether therequest is appropriate or not, and whether the emergency
observation should be implemented mainly by assessing
the damages and casualties. Based on its own judgment,
ADRC will forward the request to five space agencies,
namely, the ISRO (India), the JAXA (Japan), the GISTDA

Figure 2-13 Outline of Sentinel Asia ProjectIn accordance with the Cooperation Agreement between
the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs(UNOOSA) and ADRC signed on 4 June 2009 on theestablishment of ADRC UN-SPIDER Regional Support Office(RSO), the ADRC UN-SPIDER Regional Support Office has
been established within ADRC office and operated by
ADRC staff members as coordinators of the ADRC UNSPIDER RSO.
ADRC, as a UN-SPIDER RSO, should thus work towards
ensuring the successful implementation of the UN-SPIDERWork Plan thereby facilitating countries in Asia to haveaccess to and develop the capacity to use space-based
information to support the whole of disaster management
cycle.

Figure 2-14 Data Provider Nodes of the Sentinel Asia

Figure 2-15 Flow of Emergency Observation in the Sentinel Asia

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2) Human Resource Development- Disaster Risk Reduction begins with Capacity Building Prompt and appropriate activities for disaster management and response in a disaster eventare largely attributable to qualifications and abilities of the personnel responsible for the tasks.
Further, not only the personnel in charge of disaster management in national and local governments,
but also all the residents need to improve their capacities for disaster preparedness and safeguardingof their own lives from disasters (“self-help”) and for helping each other (“mutual-support”), towardbuilding disaster resilient communities. With this view, ADRC has promoted human resource
development for DRR in Asia.

Table 2-5 Number of the VR by Country (as of March 2018)

ADRC has been receiving Visiting Researchers (VR) frommember countries since 1999. To date, 105 officials from 26
member countries have taken part in this program.
Every visiting researcher has learnt about the Japan’s advanced
knowledge and technology on disaster risk reduction (DRR) andinternational cooperation of Japan in his/her stay at ADRC. The
ARDC Visiting Researchers are expected not only to contributeto strengthening the capacity on DRR in their countries, butalso to further promote cooperation between their countries
and ADRC. After finishing the program, they are expected tocontribute to developing and improving the capacity on
disaster reduction in their countries.
The objectives of information networking on VR are as follows:◇ To accumulate the latest disaster information, disastermanagement policy, laws, plans and budget of themember countries for strengthen their disaster resilience;◇ To analyze the policies through the collection and thesurveying of Good Practice of the disaster risk reduction
measures of the member countries.
◇ To develop effective capacity development programs andtools based on needs and priorities of VRs and theircountries;◇ To continue improving VR program taking their feedback
into consideration.

VR Numbers by Country
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bangladesh
BhutanCambodia
China
India
Indonesia
Iran
KyrgyzLao PDR
Malaysia
MyanmarMaldives
Mongolia
Nepal
PakistanPapua New Guinea
Philippines
Sri Lanka
Republic of Korea
ThailandTajikistan
Uzbekistan
Vietnam
Yemen
Total 26 Countries

8
2
5
3
4
3
5
3
1
2
2
3
3
3
5
8
5
1
8
10
2
8
2
2
4
3
105

Figure 2-16 VR Program Activities (Left: Visit to Cabinet Office, Center: Field Trip to the Affected Areas of the Great East Japan
Earthquake, Right: Visit to Civil Engineering Office of Nagasaki Prefecture)

20-Year History of ADRC

23(2) HR Development(1) Implementation of a Program to Invite Researchers
from Member Countries

Table 2-6 (1) List of ADRC Visiting Researchers (VR) as of March 2018

1

2
2. Main Activities

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

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VR (Name, Title at the Time of Visit, Outline of Research)

Country

FiscalYear

Mr. Shim Kee-Oh
Manager, Nation’s Institute for Disaster Reduction (Drought Control),
Ministry of Government Administration and Home Affairs.
Researched drought control in Japan and reported on drought control in
Korea. Additionally, researched and reported on recent drought disasters
in Vietnam and Papua New Guinea.

Republic of
Korea

1999

Mr. Ngo Van Sinh
Water-related Disaster Management Specialist, Disaster Management
Center, Committee for Flood and Storm Control, Department of FloodManagement, Flood and Storm Control, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural
Development of S.R. Vietnam
Reported on the legal system surrounding disaster reduction as well as
flooding in Vietnam, studied flood reduction measures in Japan andvisited related facilities. Conducted research under Professor Takara andAssistant Professor Toda, Disaster Reduction Institute, Kyoto University, inthe area of water-related disasters.

Vietnam

1999

Mr. Lek Nath Pokharel
Section Officer, Disaster Relief Section, Ministry of Home Affairs
Reported on the legal system surrounding disaster reduction as well as
natural disasters in Nepal, studied landslide reduction measures in Japanand visited related facilities. Conducted research under AssistantProfessor Nakagawa, Disaster Reduction Institute, Kyoto University.
Reported on flood management and the possible collapse of Tsho Rolpa
glacial lake in the Himalayas and conducted research under Professor
Ueda (cryospheric variation) at the Atmosphere-Hydrosphere Science
Institute, Nagoya University.

Nepal

1999

Mr. Nimal Dharmasiri Hettiarachchi
Deputy Director for Disaster Relief, Department of Social Services,
Ministry of Home Affairs
Reported on a basic disaster reduction bill in Parliament and natural
disasters in Sri Lanka. Exchanged opinions with researchers from the UN
Regional Development Center at Nagoya University and ADRC aboutsustainable development and its relations to disaster reduction.

Sri Lanka

2000

Mr. M. Babul Akhter
Assistant Manager, Palli Karma Shayak Foundation, Treasury Department
Reported on disaster reduction systems, natural disasters and thesignificance that a small business support program for women has withregards to disaster reduction in Bangladesh. Studied flood reduction andriver management in Japan at the Ministry of Construction (now Ministryof Land Infrastructure and Transportation) and River Information Center
because of the many flood disasters in his country.

Bangladesh

2000

Mr. Chulananda Perera
Deputy Director, Sri Lanka Ministry of Social Welfare, National Disaster
Management Center
Reported on natural disasters, the legal system surrounding disaster
reduction, and organizations such as the National Disaster Management
Center in Sri Lanka. Prepared a training manual for disaster reduction thatis needed in his country.

Sri Lanka

2000

Ms. Hripsime Vardanyan
Secretary to Director, Armenia National Earthquake Center (NSSP)
Reported on disasters in Armenia including the Spitak Earthquake anddisaster reduction organizations such as NSSP. Visited the Cabinet Officeand disaster reduction organizations in Hyogo and Shizuoka, to researchdisaster reduction in Japan.

Armenia

2000

Ms. Philomena Miria
Director Education & Training, National Disaster Management
Organization (NDMO)
Reported on recent disasters in Papua New Guinea including tidal waves
and the eruption of Mt. Rapowl, as well as disaster reduction
organizations such as the NDMO. Visited Sanriku and other locations toresearch Tsunami reduction measures in Japan. Prepared a training
manual for disaster reduction in her country.

Papua New
Guinea2001

Mr. So Ban Heang
Secretary-General, National Council on Disaster Management
Organization (NDMO)
Reported on flood disasters and measures in Cambodia, as well as theactivity of NCDM. Visited Kotani Dam and the Kisosansen River Basin, as
well as the Cabinet Office, NHK and the Japan Red Cross, to study flood
reduction measures in Japan.

Cambodia

2001

Mr. Mohamed Atikuzzaman
Deputy Director, Bangladesh Provincial Administration Training Center
Reported on recent cyclones and flood disasters in Bangladesh, as well as
BPATC training. Attended JICA Seminar on Disaster Management
organized by ADRC and JICA. Researched all types of disaster reduction in
Japan. Also gave a lecture on disaster situation of Bangladesh in Fuji
Tokoha University.

Bangladesh

2001

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Table 2-6 (2) List of ADRC Visiting Researchers (VR) as of March 2018

FiscalYear

11

Mr. Tigran Sayiyan
Head, Southern Department Task Force, National Survey for Seismic
Protection
Reported on antiseismic construction after the Spitak Earthquake andother earthquake measures, and activities of the NSSP. Also gave a lecture
on disaster situation of Armenia in Fuji Tokoha University. Visited the
Phoenix Plaza, seismic test lab and other disaster reduction organizationsin Hyogo, to study disaster reduction measures in Japan.

Armenia

2001

12

Mr. Khun Sokha
Assistant to the First Vice-President, National Committee for Disaster
Management (NCDM)
Reported on the status of and control measures against the rise of waterof Lake Tonle Sap (Cambodia) and flooding of the Mekong River. Visited
Shiga Pref. to study the flood control measures of Lake Biwa including theimprovements of forestry surrounding the Lake. Prepared the report on
disaster management of Cambodia.

Cambodia

2002

13

Mr. V.P. Pasrija
Assistant Director, Disaster Management Division, Ministry of Home
Affairs
Reported on the damage from the Gujarat earthquake and disaster
reduction system of India. Actively visited many disaster reduction
facilities such as Hyogo Prefecture Disaster Management Center, Disaster
Reduction and Human Renovation Institution to collect information
contributing to the future establishment of a disaster reduction center inIndia. Prepared the report on disaster management of India.

India

2002

14

Mr. Dilli Shiwakoti
Director, Dept. of Narcotics and Disaster Management, Ministry of Home
Affairs
Reported on the flooding in the Katmandu area in recent years, thecurrent situation of landslides and floods frequently occurring in various
regions and Nepal’s disaster reduction projects. Participated in the
Seminar on Disaster Management, which is conducted by JICA and ADRC,
for comprehensive research of disaster reduction in Japan. Prepared thereport on disaster management of Nepal.

Nepal

2002

15

Ms. Bolormaa Borkhuu
Officer, Strategic Planning and Management Department, Ministry of
Nature and Environment
Reported on the current status of damages due to drought, heavy snow
and forest fires in Mongolia. Also reported on the government’s disaster
reduction organizations and the Ministry of Nature and Environment.
Updated the database of the ADRC website. Participated in the Seminaron Disaster Management, which is managed by JICA and ADRC, forcomprehensive research of disaster reduction in Japan. Prepared thereport on disaster management of Mongolia.

Mongolia

2002

16

Mr. Vilayphong Sisomvang
Training Manager of National Disaster Management Office, Social Welfare
Department, National Disaster Management Office, Ministry of Labor andSocial Welfare
Reported on the damage situation of flash flood and wild fire in Lao PDR
and disaster management system. Also gave a lecture on disastersituation of Lao PDR in Fuji Tokoha University. Actively visited many
disaster reduction facilities such as Disaster Prevention Research Instituteof Kyoto University, Public Works Research Institute, and National
Institute for Land and Infrastructure Management, Japan Meteorological
Agency, JICA, Institute of Industrial Science of University of Tokyo and Life
Safety Learning Center. Prepared the report on disaster management of
Lao PDR.

Lao PDR

2003

17

Mr. Rachman Sobarna
Researcher, Directorate of Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation,
Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources
Reported on the sediment related disasters in Indonesia and its
monitoring system. Actively visited many disaster reduction facilities suchas Hyogo Prefecture Disaster Management Center, Disaster Reduction and
Human Renovation Institution, Disaster Prevention Research Institute of
Kyoto University, Public Works Research Institute, and National Institutefor Land and Infrastructure Management.

Indonesia

2003

18

Mr. Om PrakashTechnical Officer (Disaster Management), Ministry of Home Affairs
Reported on recent disaster situation such as Orissa Super Cyclone in1999 and Gujarat Earthquake in 2001. Also gave a lecture on disastersituation of India in Fuji Tokoha University. Actively visited many disaster
reduction facilities such as Japan Meteorological Agency, JICA, Institute ofIndustrial Science of University of Tokyo and Life Safety Learning Center.
Updated the report on disaster management of India.

India

2003

19

Mr. Rahmonov Suhrobsho
Chief Computer Operating Specialist, Ministry of Emergency Situations
and Civil Defense of Tajikistan
Reported on the disaster situation in Tajikistan such as the risk of floods
from Sarez Lake and sediment related disasters. Participated in the
Seminar on Disaster Management, which is managed by JICA and ADRC,
for comprehensive research of disaster reduction in Japan. Prepared areport on disaster management of Tajikistan.

Tajikistan

2003

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(2) HR Development

Country

VR (Name, Title at the Time of Visit, Outline of Research)

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Table 2-6 (3) List of ADRC Visiting Researchers (VR) as of March 2018

Country

FiscalYear

Mr. Nguyen Thanh Phuong
Specialist Department of Dike Management and Flood and Storm Control,
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vietnam
Reported on the current status of damages due to flood, and flood
management of Hong River. Updated the database of the ADRC website.
Participated in the Seminar on Disaster Management, which is managed
by JICA and ADRC, for comprehensive research of disaster reduction in
Japan. Prepared a report on disaster management of Vietnam.

Vietnam2003

Ms. Yuan Yi
Researcher, Disaster Information Department, National Disaster reduction
CenterReported on the current status of disaster and disaster management
system in China. Actively visited to the disaster related organizations suchas the Cabinet Office, MLIT, Fire and Disaster Management Agency, Hyogo
Prefecture to learn the holistic disaster management system in Japan. She
specially researched the disaster information system and publicawareness.

China

2004

Ms. Bouasy Thammasack
Information Officer, National Disaster Management Office, R Social
Welfare Department, Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare
Reported on the flood and drought in Lao PDR. Actively visited to thedisaster related Hyogo Prefecture to learn the holistic disastermanagement system in Japan. She joined the field survey of flood in
Toyooka city and earthquake in Niigata prefecture to see the disasteremergency response in Japan.

Lao PDR

2004

Mr. Shyam Sunder
Senior Economic Investigator, National Disaster Management Division,
Ministry of Home Affairs
Reported on recent disaster situation such as Orissa Super Cyclone in1999 and Gujarat Earthquake in 2001. Actively visited to the disaster
related organizations such as the Cabinet Office, MLIT, Fire and Disaster
Management Agency, Hyogo Prefecture to learn the holistic disastermanagement system in Japan. He also joined the field survey of flood in
Toyooka City and earthquake in Niigata prefecture to see the disasteremergency response in Japan.

India

2005

Mr. Ross Sovann
Disaster Management Advisor, National Committee for Disaster
Management, Council of Ministers
Reported on the recent status of flood and disaster management system
in Cambodia. Participated in the Seminar on Disaster Management, which
was organized by JICA and ADRC, for comprehensive research of disaster
reduction in Japan. He conducted research on institutional disastermanagement system in Japan.

Cambodia

2005

Mr. Bal Bahadur Malla
Section Officer, Disaster Management Section, Ministry of Home Affairs
Reported on the recent status of landslide in Nepal. Participated in the
Seminar on Disaster Management, which was organized by JICA and
ADRC, for comprehensive research of disaster reduction in Japan. He
conducted the disaster management in local Governments in Japan.

Nepal

2005

Ms. Maria Matilde Limpahan Go
Local Government Operations Officer V, Bureau of Local Government
Development, Department of the Interior and Local Government
Reported on the recent status of disaster management system in thePhilippines. Participated in the Seminar on Disaster Management, which
was organized by JICA and ADRC, for comprehensive research of disaster
reduction in Japan. She conducted analytical comparison of the disastermanagement system in the ADRC member countries.

Philippines

2005

Ms. Mirova Diloro Mirzovatanovna
Chief specialist, Management Unit, Minister’s Office, Ministry of
Emergency Situations and Civil Defense
Reported on the recent status of landslide in Tajikistan. Participated in the
Seminar on Disaster Management, which was organized by JICA and
ADRC, for comprehensive research of disaster reduction in Japan.
Prepared a report on disaster management of Tajikistan.

Tajikistan

2005

Ms. Lyudmila Harutyunyan
Head of Seismic Station, National Survey for Seismic Protection (NSSP)
Reported on the recent status of disasters in Armenia. Participated in the
Seminar on Disaster Management, which was organized by JICA and
ADRC, for comprehensive research of disaster reduction in Japan.
Prepared a report on disaster management of Armenia.

Armenia

2005

VR (Name, Title at the Time of Visit, Outline of Research)
20

2. Main Activities

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

26

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29

Mr. G.M.J.K. Gunawardena
Assistant Director, National Disaster Management Centre (NDMC),
Ministry of Disaster Relief Services
Reported on the recent status of disasters in Sri Lanka. Participated in the
Seminar on Disaster Management, which was organized by JICA and
ADRC, for comprehensive research of disaster reduction in Japan.
Prepared a report on disaster management of Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka

2005

30

Mr. Sang-Hyeok Kang
Lecturer, Samcheok National University
Reported on the recent status of floods in South Korea. Participated in the
Seminar on Disaster Management, which was organized by JICA and
ADRC, for comprehensive research of disaster reduction in Japan. He
conducted the study on disaster management for floods.

Republic of
Korea

2006

31

Ms. Shaazan Altanchimeg
Senior Officer, Strategic Planning and Foreign Relation, National
Emergency Management Agency (NEMA)
Reported on the recent status of the disaster and disaster management
system in Mongolia. Her research is to acquire the advanced theoreticaland practical knowledge that Japan has developed in this field, especiallyon risk and vulnerability assessments. Participated in the Seminar on
Disaster Management, which was co-hosted by JICA and ADRC, for acomprehensive research on disaster management practices in Japan.

Mongolia

2006

32

Mr. Arun Pinta
Foreign Relation officer, Department of Disaster Prevention and
Mitigation (DDRM)
Reported on the recent status of the disaster and disaster management
system in Thailand. His research is to focus on two main topics: (1) the
past disaster in Thailand and (2) a comparative study of earthquake
disaster management at a provincial/ prefectural level in Thailand and inJapan. Participated in the Seminar on Disaster Management, which was co-hosted by JICA and ADRC, for a comprehensive research on disastermanagement practices in Japan.

Thailand2006

33

Ms. Nwet Yin Aye
Head of Training and Research Division, Department of Relief andResettlement
Reported on Disaster Management System of Myanmar and Visiting
Researcher Program. Participated in the Seminar on Disaster
Management, which was organized by JICA and ADRC, for comprehensive
research of disaster reduction in Japan. She conducted the comparative
study on disaster management, especially in the areas of flood andcyclone management and disaster education systems in Japan.

Myanmar

2007

34

Mr. Karybai uulu Kanatbek
Chief Specialist, External Relations and Investment Department, Ministryof Emergency Situations
Reported on Research Findings as Visiting Researcher from Kyrgyzstan.
Participated in the Seminar on Disaster Management, which wasorganized by JICA and ADRC, for comprehensive research of disaster
reduction in Japan. He conducted the comparative study on disasterprevention and preparedness, disaster emergency measures, disasterrecovery and construction earthquake countermeasures, and community
based early warning systems in Japan.

Kyrgys2007

35

Ms. Zhang Yunxia
Researcher, National Disaster reduction Center
Reported on Research Findings as Visiting Researcher from China.
Participated in the seminars on Disaster Management, which wereorganized by JICA and ADRC, for comprehensive research of disaster
reduction in Japan. She conducted to learn the disaster management
systems of Japan and to introduce these experiences and the knowledge
in her practice work for improvement.

China

2007

36

Mr. Zafar Waqar Taj
Assistant Commissioner/ Chief Officer Municipal Committee, Gilgit
Reported on Research Findings as Visiting Researcher from Pakistan.
Participated in the seminars on Disaster Management, which wereorganized by JICA and ADRC, for comprehensive research of disaster
reduction in Japan. He conducted the study how to implement andmanage the building codes in Japan to apply the same for improving thepresent situation of his Committee Area.

Pakistan

2007

37

Mr.Shambhu Prasad Marasini
Section Officer, Disaster Management Section, Ministry of Home Affair
Reported on Research Findings as Visiting Researcher from Nepal. Studied
possibility to add improvement to the Nepalese present conditions byacquired a collection / analysis / inflection system of the information
through various seminars and workplace visits, and experiencing it.

Nepal

2008

38

Mr. Vu Thanh Liem
Specialist, Department of Dyke management, Flood and Storm Control,
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Department of S. R. Vietnam.
Reported on Research Findings as Visiting Researcher from Vietnam.
Studied possibility to add improvement to the Vietnamese present
conditions because the acquisition experienced a Japanese disasterprevention system collection / analysis / application of information
system related to a flood / a typhoon in particular through various
seminars and workplace visits.

Vietnam

2008

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41

42

43

44

45

46

47

48

49

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Country

FiscalYear

Mr. Muhammad Khalil Bin Aziz
Assistant Director, Malaysian Meteorological Department
He studied to compare Malaysian Disaster Reduction Information withJapanese one, especially to study a flood, a typhoon, a tsunami and alandslide.

Malaysia

2008

Ms. Areerat Wijitpatchraphon
Policy and Plan Analysis Officer, Department of Disaster Prevention and
Mitigation
She studied to compare Thailand Disaster Reduction Information withJapanese one, especially to study a flood and a landslide.

Thailand2008

Sri Lanka

2009

Mr. Shahid Hussain Malik
Director Administration, State Disaster Management Authority, Director
Administration, State Disaster Management Authority, GoAJ&K (Pakistan)
He studied about Japanese disaster prevention measures, especially CampManagement.

Pakistan2009

Ms. Porcil Josefina Tan
Civil Defense OfficerⅡ, Office of Civil Defense, Department of National
Defense, Republic of the Philippines
She studied about Japanese disaster prevention measures, especially
Climate Change.

Philippines

2009

Nepal

2009

Yemen

2009

Thailand2009

Malaysia

2009

Mr. Pradeep Kodippili
Assistant Director, Disaster Management Center, Sri Lanka
He studied about Japanese disaster prevention measures, especially about
Tsunami.

Mr. Mishra Sagar
Section Officer, Ministry of Home Affairs
He studied about Japanese disaster prevention measures in general,
especially Disaster Management Cycle.

Mr.Aziz Ali Nasser Al-haimi
Manager of Floating Unit, Yemen Coast Guard, Red Sea Sector Floating
Unit
He studied about Japanese disaster prevention measures, especially about
Volcano and Earthquake Prediction in Japan.
Ms. Phurimon Puneam
Plan and policy Analyst, department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation
She studied about Japanese disaster prevention measures, especially GIS,
RS and GLIDE in Japan.
Mr. Amirzudi Bin Hashim
Principal Assistant Director of the Central Forecast Office, Malaysia
Meteorological Department
He studied about Japanese disaster prevention measures, especiallycommunity based disaster prevention in Japan.
Mr. Chinthaka D. Hemachandra
Scientist / Geologist, Landslide Studies & Services Division, National
Building Research Organization (NBRO), Ministry of Disaster Management
He learned Japanese sediment disaster management for improvement of
sediment disaster measures in Sri Lank - especially focusing on
dissemination of early warning information and soil control under theguidance and advice of Prof. Hiroshi Fukuoka, Research Center on
Landslides, Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University.

Sri Lanka

2010

Ms. Carmelita A. Laverinto
Accountant, Office of Civil Defence (OCD) Region 3, Department of
National Defence
She conducted comparative study on flood disaster risk management
between Japan and the Philippines towards creation of flood resilient city
by effective disaster risk management policy.

Philippines

2010

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FiscalYear

50

Mr. Ara Ghonyan
Leading Specialist, Seismology Division, National Survey for Seismic
Protection, Ministry of Emergency Situations, Armenia
He learned about Japanese earthquake information dissemination forimproving Armenian earthquake information.

Armenia

2010

51

Mr. Mohiuddin Ahmed Khan
Deputy Secretary (Administration and Service), Disaster Management andRelief Division, Ministry of Food and Disaster Management
He conducted research for improving community mobilization for disasterrisk management in Bangladesh by comparative study of disaster risk
reduction measures in Japan and Bangladesh especially focusing on publicawareness through disaster education.

Bangladesh

2010

52

Mr. Baasansuren DemberelynamForeign Relation Officer, National Emergency Management Agency(NEMA), Mongolia
He conducted research for strengthening international cooperation fordisaster risk management.

Mongolia

2010

53

Ms. Maiya Kadel
Section Officer, Disaster Management Section, Ministry of Home Affairs(MOHA)She made a research on problems and challenges of disaster
preparedness planning in Nepal and make a guideline to get involvement
community people in the process of policy planning.

Nepal

2010

54

Ms. A.M.J.D.K Mudalige
District Disaster Management Coordinator, Disaster Management Centre,
Ministry of Disaster Management
She made a research on the establishment of sustainable flood early
warning system for the rivers in the Kegalle district by learning Japanesemethodologies for flood early warning.

Sri Lanka

2010

55

Ms. Amornthip Paksuchon
Human Resource Development Officer, Bureau of Disaster Prevention
Promotion, Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM)
She has the intention to study about CBDRM tools of Japan to actively
mobilize community people to the disaster management activities.

Thailand2010

56

Mr. Emin Nazarov
Senior Advisor, Department of Information and Analytics Crisis
Management Center, Ministry of Emergency Situations
He learned about emergency response management at each level in Japanfor improving the current disaster response system in Azerbaijan as his
final output of the research.

Azerbaijan

2011

57

Ms. Surina Binti Othman
Assistant Director, Meteorological Officer, Malaysian Meteorological
Department
She made a research on the disaster risk reduction and management
related to climate change by comparing current situation and efforts inJapan and Malaysia.

Malaysia

2011

58

Philippines

2011

Ms. Anna-lisa Dumaguing Orallo
Civil Defense Officer II, Office of Civil Defense, Department of National
DefenseShe conducted comparative study on the earthquake risk and vulnerability
management in Japan and in the Philippines.

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2. Main Activities

61

62

63

64

65

66

67

30

Mr. Sisira Wanninayake
District Disaster Management Coordinator, Disaster Management Centre(DMC), Ministry of Disaster Management
He studied on flood mitigation as the solution for droughts throughlearning about the drought and flood management in Japan.
Mr. Md Munir Chowdhury
Deputy Secretary, Disaster Management & Relief Division, Ministry ofFood and Disaster Management
He conducted comparative study on DRR focusing on livelihood recovery
in Bangladesh and Japan.

Ms. Bazarragchaa Sodnom
Engineer, Fire Research Center, Disaster Research Institute, National
Emergency Management Agency (NEMA)
She conducted a comparative study on community participation indisaster risk mitigation in Mongolia and Japan
Mr. Dangal Rameshwor
Chief, Disaster Management Section, Ministry of Home Affairs
He conducted research on disaster management system focusing on thelegal framework for effective DRR.

Ms. Phatsita Rerngnirunsathit
Scientist, Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM),
Ministry of Interior
She studied about disaster preparedness and early warning and disaster
reduction measures in Japan.
Ms. Khangaldyan Armine
Principal Specialist, Department of the Observation Network andInformation Analysis, National Survey for Seismic Protection, Ministry of
Emergency Situations
She conducted a research on seismic monitoring and seismic hazard
assessment in Japan, and made recommendation for earthquake disastermanagement and research in Armenia.
Mr. Liu Nanjiang
Researcher, Disaster Group in Data Center, National Disaster Reduction
Center of China (NDRCC)
He made a research on disaster management system and disaster
information management system in Japan and China
Mr. Sekimov Adilet
Specialist Monitoring and Project Realization Bureau, International
Cooperation Department, Ministry of Emergency Situations
He conducted a comparative study on comprehensive disaster risk
management system of Japan and Kyrgyz Republic.
Mr. Moneer Abdullah Mohammed Al-Masni
Deputy Director/ Earthquake Engineering, Seismological andVolcanological Observation Center (SVOC)
He compiled a report on his research in Japan discussing applicability toearthquake disaster management in Yemen.

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Country

FiscalYear

Sri Lanka

2011

Bangladesh

2011

Mongolia

2011

Nepal

2011

Thailand2011

Armenia

2012

China

2012

KyrgyzRepublic

2012

Yemen

2012

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Fiscal
Year

68

India

2012

69

Indonesia

2012

70

Philippines

2012

71

Thailand2012

72

Maldives

2013

73

Ms. Chinbaatar Lkhamjav
Senior Officer in Charge of Radio Communication and Early Warning
System, National Emergency management Agency Early Warning Center
She compiled a report on her research by comparing the earthquake early
warning systems in Japan and Mongolia and discussing application ofJapan’s expertise to Mongolia.

Mongolia

201374

Ms. Thandar Aung
Upper Divisional Clerk, Relief and Resettlement Department, Ministry ofSocial Welfare, Relief and Resettlement
She conducted comparative study on emergency response systems inJapan and Myanmar.

Myanmar201375

Uzbekistan

2013

76

Bangladesh

2013

Mr. Duni Chand Rana
Joint Secretary, Himachal Pradesh Government, HP Secretariat Joint
Secretary, Himachal Pradesh Government, HP Secretariat
He researched on current status of Emergency Response System (ERS) in
Japan and model ERS on international best practices current status ofEmergency Response System (ERS) in Japan and model ERS oninternational best practices.
Mr. Agustian Rizal
Planning Bureau Staff, National Agency for Disaster Management (BNPB)
He conducted comparative study on disaster risk reduction between
Japan and Indonesia to further build the resilience of Indonesia.

Ms. Ma Aletha Ahumada Nogra
Civil Defense Officer III, Office of Civil Defense (OCD)
She conducted a comparative analysis of the Japan and Philippines on
institutionalizing community disaster risk reduction on seismologicalhazards.
Ms. Rujira Chariyaphan
Social Worker, the Bureau of Disaster Victim Assistance, Department ofDisaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM)
Ministry of Interior She studied about investigate on tracking system andmanagement of donated goods in Japan.

Mr. Thaufeeq Ibrahim
Assistant Director, Directorate of Operations and Training, Maldives
National Defense ForceHe conducted a comparative study on community-based DRR policies
between Japan and Maldives.

Mr. Mansurjon Thashpulatov
Leading Specialist of Hydrogeology, Engineering Geology andGeoecological Department, State Committee of the Republic of
Uzbekistan on Geology and Mineral Resources
He conducted comparative study of earthquake and landslide monitoring
systems in Japan and Uzbekistan.
Mr. Islam Mohammad Manirul
Senior Assistant Secretary, Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief
He compiled a report on integrated framework for earthquake
preparedness in Japan for assessment of the applicability to Bangladesh.

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77

78
2. Main Activities

79

80

81

82

83

84

85

32

VR (Name, Title at the Time of Visit, Outline of Research)

Country

FiscalYear

Mr. Pema Thinley
ICT/Geographic Information System Officer, Department of Disaster
Management, Ministry of Home and Cultural Affairs
He made research on best practice in the use of GIS, Remote Sensing and
ICT for disaster information management system and emergency
response system.

Bhutan2013

Cambodia

2013

Iran

2013

Ms. Nyo Nyo Aye
Upper Divisional Clerk, Relief and Resettlement Department, Ministry ofSocial Welfare, Relief and Resettlement
Through the lectures and visits to various relevant institutions including
Cabinet Office, Japan Meteorological Agency Osaka Regional
Headquarters and local governments she conducted research on flood
countermeasures, river management and meteorological observation andstudied application to flood management in Myanmar.

Myanmar2014

Mr. Koirala Pradip Kumar
Under-Secretary at Disaster Management Division, Ministry of Home
Affairs
He compiled a report on his research by conducting comparative analysis
of disaster management systems in south Asian countries and Japan anddiscussed applicability to Nepal

Nepal

2014

Mr. Madawan Arachchi Nuwan Prasantha
Assistant Director (Preparedness), Disaster Management Center, Ministryof Disaster Management
After taking lectures on emergency response by local government andcommunity-based disaster drill, he made research on methodologies ofpublic awareness.

Sri Lanka

2014

Yemen

2014

Mr. Safaraliyev Rustam
Deputy Head of Crises Management Center, Ministry of Emergency
Situations
He studied about methodology and mechanism of interaction between
local community and disaster and conducted case analyses and researchon application to community-based disaster risk management in
Azerbaijan.

Azerbaijan

2014

Mr. Lotay Yeshey
Deputy Executive Engineer, Department of Disaster Management,
Ministry of Home and Cultural Affairs
He conducted a comparative study on windstorm damages on the rural
homes in Bhutan and Japan after learning expertise on countermeasuresagainst windstorm damages to homes and compiled recommendation to
the application to houses in Bhutan.

Bhutan2014

Mr. Leng Heng An
Personal Assistant to Secretary General, National Committee for Disaster
Management
He studied about how to collaborate national disaster management
organization and NGO in disaster risk reduction.

Mr. Bakhtiari Ali
Senior Expert, National Disaster Management Organization
He conducted research on integration of disaster risk reduction into
national and local government development planning.

Ms. Dammag Hazar Fadhl
Head of Water Section Policy, Ministry of Water and Environment
She conducted a comparative study of water resource management inJapan and Yemen to strengthen technical and institutional capacity inwater resource management in Yemen.

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FiscalYear

86

Ms. Moosa Fathmath Shaushan
Senior Assistant Secretary, National Disaster Management Center
She conducted research on applicability of approaches to Maldives inorder to contribute to improve tsunami monitoring and early warning
system in the Maldives.

Maldives

2014

87

Ms. Ortega Ameerha Parale
Civil Defense Officer I, Office of Civil Defense Region III
She studied dam management and disaster risk management issues fromexperts of relevant ministries, local government and research institutes
and also visit dam management offices and communities and conductedcomparative analysis on dam management in Japan and Philippines.

Philippines

2014

88

Mr. Vigen Harutyunyan
Head of Department of Data Acquisition Processing and Analysis, Centerof Seismic Hazard Assessment, Western Survey for Seismic Protection,
Ministry of Emergency Situation
He made research on seismic monitoring, seismic hazard assessment anddisaster information acquisition processing analysis in Armenia. He
studied earthquake monitoring system through visits and lectures related
to his research topic. He conducted comparative studies on earthquake
monitoring and information management system in Japan and Armenia.

Armenia

2015

89

Mr.Tahir Mehmood
Assistant Meteorologist, National Seismic Monitoring Centre, Pakistan
Meteorological Department
He studied on earthquake and tsunami resilience in Gwadar City, Pakistan.
He took lectures by experts of municipalities, research institutes andvisited affected sites to conduct the research.

Pakistan

2015

90

Mr. Fozilov Elyor
Leading Specialist, State Committee of Republic of Uzbekistan on Geology
and Mineral Resources
He conducted study about system development of landslide monitoringand early warning and water systems. Through lectures and visits inrelation to landslide monitoring system and affected areas and disastereducation focusing on landslide, he made recommendation to landslidecountermeasures in Uzbekistan.

Uzbekistan

2015

91

Mr. Andrew Lalhruaia
Deputy Director (Plan), Urban Development & Poverty Alleviation
Department, Government of Mizoram
He made research about landslide disaster mitigation in Mizoram. He took
lectures from responsible organizations such as Ministry of Land,
Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, local governments and academia
as well as landslide monitoring sites and affected sites. He examined theapplicability to landslide countermeasures of the State of Mizoram.

India

2015

92

Mr. Inayath Mohamed
Director, Programs, National Disaster Management Center (NDMC)
He studied about early warning and emergency response mechanism. He
took lectures from Cabinet Office, Japan Meteorological Agency, local
governments, police and fire departments. Through such lectures andvisiting the organizations, he conducted comparative analysis on thesystems of Maldives and Japan and compile recommendation to Maldives.

Maldives

2015

93

Mr. Liyanaarachchige Chathura
Assistant Director (Preparedness), Disaster Management Center, Ministryof Disaster Management
He studied on institutional disaster management plans in Japan. For this,he conducted comparative survey on disaster management laws andother plans like contingency planning and BCPs at different levels andtopics by visiting Cabinet Office, local governments, related organizations
and experts at academia

Sri Lanka

2015

94

Ms. Syuzanna Kakoyan
Leading Specialist of Department of Sociology and Psychology, Western
Survey for Seismic Protection, Ministry of Emergency Situation
She made research on disaster education and human resource
development. She gathered information on disaster education at school
and awareness to analyze comparative study between Armenia and Japanand made recommendation to Armenia.

Armenia

2016

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Country

FiscalYear

Ms. Susilastut
Disaster Management Facilitator in Directorate of Preparedness, National
Disaster Management Authority (BNPB)
She studied on lesson learned of psychosocial issues and disaster
preparedness of earthquake and tsunami. She took lectures on research on
psychosocial studies in Japan which widely started after the Great Hanshin
Awaji Earthquake. Through taking lectures and visits by experts at national
level and Hyogo prefecture, hi considered applicability to her country.

Indonesia

2016

Ms. Lorene Sia Catedral
Civil Defense Officer III, Office of Civil Defense Caraga Regional Office (OCD)
She studied about factors contributing to the high resiliency and adaptive
capacity of Japan to natural disasters. Through lectures and visits at central
and local governments and lectures to conduct comparative study in
Philippines and Japan and consider applicability of effective system andcases to Philippines.

Philippines

2016

Mr. Akbar Bacha
Assistant Director, National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)He has the intention to research about role and needs for education andawareness in disaster risk management in Pakistan. He is taking lecturesfrom relevant DRR organizations, local governments, and educational
facilities to examine the situation of disaster education and roles of different
stakeholders and to make recommendation to Pakistan.

Pakistan

2016

Mr. Jayarathne Jeewandara Mudiyanselage Aruna Ravindra
Assistant Director (Early Warning), Disaster Management Center, Ministry ofDisaster Management
He analyzed the effectiveness of Early Warning to tsunamis in Galle DistrictSri Lanka. By taking lectures from Japan Meteorological Agency, local
governments and research institutes and visits to monitoring sites, he will
gain understanding of Early Warning system in Japan and consider
applicability to Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka

2016

Mr. Sarote Thiprut
Civil Engineer, Practitioner Level, Department of Disaster Prevention and
Mitigation (DDPM), Ministry of Interior
He plans to conduct a comparative study on the prevention and reduction ofrisks of disasters in Japan and Thailand. For this, he will take lectures at DRR
organizations, local governments and academia to conduct comparative
survey on various approaches in disaster management.

Thailand2016

Ms. Kirakosyan Hasmik
Main specialist of Department Seismic Disaster Risk Reduction, Survey for
Seismic Protection Agency, Ministry of Emergency Situation
She conducted research on the innovative methods and experience using forthe development of population preparedness to seismic disasters. She
gathered information and made analysis through lectures and visits tomunicipalities, schools and relevant organization to conduct comparative
analysis between Armenia and Japan and made recommendation to
Armenia.

Armenia

2017

Mr. Wangchuk Tashi
District Disaster Management Officer, District Administration, Samdrup
Jongkhar, Bhutan
His research was to study on mainstreaming of Disaster Risk Reduction intodevelopment plan, policy, program and project in Bhutan's Five Year Plan.
Through the lectures and interviews with experts of the central and local
governments, he analyzed Japan’s practice and discussed its application to
Bhutan.

Bhutan2017

Mr. Calang Marc Gil
Civil Defense Assistant, Office of Civil Defense Caraga Regional Office (OCD)
He researched about disaster response and preparedness mechanisms of
the Philippines and Japan. Through lectures and visits to various disaster
response organizations, he gained understanding of Japan’s system andconducted comparative analysis between the two counties and maderecommendation to the Philippines for establishing appropriate disaster
response mechanism.

Philippines

2017

VR (Name, Title at the Time of Visit, Outline of Research)95

2. Main Activities

96

97

98

99

100

101

102

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FiscalYear

103

Mr. Brohi Nasur Ullah
Assistant Director, National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA),
Prime Minister's Office He studied Community-Based Early Warning
System (CBEWS) in Pakistan.
Focusing on communities with little access to customary Early Warning
System, he surveyed information dissemination methods and disasterknowledge for awareness raising and early evacuation. He visited Japan
Meteorological Agency, local governments, education sectors to learn thesituations of Japan’s Early Warning System and disaster education ofcommunity and make recommendation to his country.

Pakistan

2017

104

Mr. Pham Thanh Hong
Scientific Research Specialist, Disaster Management Center (DMC) Water
Resource Directorate
He conducted comparative study on landslide disaster management. He
took lectures from landslide-related organizations and research institutes,
central and local governments and private companies to get wide range of
information and knowledge on landslide monitoring andcountermeasures.

Vietnam2017

Ms. Srikwan Puntatip
Plan and Policy Analyst, Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation(DDPM), Ministry of Interior
She conducted research about safety culture in Japan and to makecomparative analysis between Thailand and Japan. She visitedcommunities, voluntary disaster management organizations and NPOs
and so on to learn from experts of disaster management organizations.

105

Thailand2017○ Program to Invite Trainees for GLIDE Operators
In addition to the above Visiting Researcher Program, as thetraining program for the GLIDE operators under the Japan-(2) HR Development

Country

VR (Name, Title at the Time of Visit, Outline of Research)

ASEAN Integration Fund (JAIF) Project, trainees were invitedfrom member countries belong to ASEAN for two and halfmonths.

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VR (Name, Title at the Time of Visit)
2008
1

2

3

Ms. Ping Vimala Khounthalangsy
Deputy Director of Information and Data
Collecting Unit, Ministry of Labour andSocial Welfare, National Disaster
Management Office (Lao PDR)
Mr. Prasong Thammapala
Expert on Dyke Management and FloodControl, Department of Disaster Prevention
and Mitigation, Information Technology
Center (Thailand)

Ms. Amor Bantigue Rosana
Office of Civil Defence, National Disaster
Coordinating Council (Philippines)

VR (Name, Title at the Time of Visit)2009 (Cont.)
6

Mr. Lam Ngoc Lu
Specialist of Flood and Storm Control,
Department of Dyke Management andFlood Storm Control (Viet Nam)

2010
7

8
Ms. Wulandari Arie Astuti
Disaster Risk Analyst, National Agency for
Disaster Management (BNPB) (Indonesia)

2009
4

Mr. Azmi Bin Atan
Principal Assistant Director, Malaysian
Meteorological Department (Malaysia)

5

Mr. Meng Hong Ling
Rota Commander, Singapore Civil Defence
Force Control Room (Singapore)

Mr. Kheang Chansophearom
Assistant to Secretary General for
Administration and Disaster Management
System, National Committee for Disaster
Management (Cambodia)

9

20-Year History of ADRC

Mr. Nyi Nyi Naing
Assistant Director for Yangon Office, Relief
and Resettlement Department, Ministry ofSocial Welfare, Relief and Resettlement(Myanmar)Figure 2-17
Training Activities in 201035

20th Anniversary Congratulatory Messages

2. Main Activities

Happy Anniversary
ADRC! Wishing you
lots of success inthe years ahead!!! I
cannot fully
appreciate how great it wasworking with you! I will forever
be grateful for the knowledge
and skills that I have gained
working with you!!!
(Hripsime Vardanyan, 2000
Armenia)

I spent as a VR for 3
months and did thecomparative study
on Tsunami early
warning system inJapan and Sri Lanka. I used theknowledge to develop the early
warning system in Sri Lanka.
Now we have an improved
Tsunami early warning system. I
will ever remember the
wonderful support given by the
ADRC . Wish you all the best andall the staff of the ADRC toprovide this service for long.
(Pradeep Kodippili, 2009 Sri
Lanka)

Happy Anniversary
ADRC! Wishing you
more success indisaster reduction
endeavors in Asia.
As a result of the VR program,Mongolia made considerable
progress in strengthening thedisaster management system ina relatively short time.
(Bolormaa Borkhuu, 2002
Mongolia)

Happy anniversary
ADRC, wishing you
more years to help
other in sharing
your success stories
and milestones in disaster risk
reduction. Keep on helping
other countries and thank you
for the wonderful experience.
(Carmelita A Laverinto, 2010
Philippines)

Congratulations to
ADRC's 20 years
anniversary! Look
forward tocontinuingcooperation and collaboration indisaster reduction towards safeand resilient community.
(Ross Sovann, 2005 Cambodia )Congratulations on
20th Anniversary
Asian Disaster
Reduction Center!
(Amornthip
Paksuchon, 2010 Thailand)

All ADRC staff, thanks
for your activities!
(Karybai uulu
Kanatbek, 2007
Kyrgyz)36

Happy Anniversary
ADRC, morewonderful years tocome. Thank you
for the teachings
on DRR you've shared. Morepower to the wonderful peopleof ADRC, you're truly a blessing
to everyone.
(Anna-lisa Dumaguing Orallo,
2011 Philippines)

As a Hub of the Regional Cooperation for DRR in Asia

Happy anniversary
ADRC. I hope that as
a leading research
institute in theworld, ADRC hasdone remarkable job within thepast 20 year period of time. I
propose you to make some
programme to coordinate all
past VRs for some innovative
work for DRR in the world. Bestwishes for your future.
(Sisira Wanninayake, 2011 Sri
Lanka)

Happy to learn that
ADRC passed 20-yearof journey and proud
to be spent my bestexperiences there.
(Md Munir Chowdhury, 2011
Bangladesh)

Happy Anniversary
ADRC!
(Bazarragchaa
Sodnom, 2011
Mongolia)

Happy 20th
anniversary to all at
ADRC, where
everyone isextremely friendly
and willing to help out at a
moment's notice. I am lucky tohave an opportunity tocongratulate such a greatorganization as ADRC. I would
like to extend my heartfelt
congratulations.
(Khangaldyan Armine, 2012
Armenia)from the Former ADRC Visiting Researchers

I wish ADRC all thebest and wish that it
continues toprovide support tomember countries
in building their capacity for
DRR. My stint as VR at ADRC isfull of good memories about the
DRR system in Japan andJapanese way of life. I havebeen greatly benefitted by thisprogram and I am happy to notethat I was able to take DRR
initiative forward in my own
country while working indifferent sphere of governance.
ADRC and Japan will always
remain impinged in mymemories as perfect examplesof learning.
Good luck and keep the goodwork going!
(Duni Chand Rana, 2012 India)

Happy Anniversary
ADRC! Thank you forthe wonderfulexperience.
(Nyo Nyo Aye, 2014

Happy Anniversary!
Throughout my stayin Japan, I succeed
to closely explore
the Japan's National
DRR System from various
aspects. All knowledge I had
gained during my research isworth sharing. ADRC provides
ambitious activities in the fieldof DRR. With great pleasure, I
would like to wish all ADRC staff
members professional
accomplishments, fresh ideas
and fruitful cooperation!
(Safaraliyev Rustam, 2014
Azerbaijan)

Happy Anniversary
ADRC! Wishing
ADRC in the yearsof contribution in
the area of DRR
awareness and activities such as
VR program. Lets work together
to reduce the Disaster Risk
around the globe.
(Lotay Yeshey, 2014 Bhutan)

The way I spend life
in Japan, the people
I met ,the living styleand my newexperienced in
ADRC are really good memories
and irremovable in my mind.
(Andrew Lalhruaia, 2015 India)

Myanmar)Congratulations for
20 anniversaries of
ADRC.
I am glad that I had
an opportunity to
get a tremendous experiencebased on collaboration with oneof the leading organizations inJapan in the field of disastermanagement and DRR. Thanks
all staff for high professionalism.
(Syuzanna Kakoyan, 2016
Armenia)(2) HR Development

I kindly expressing
my deep
congratulations. I
hope your mission
will grow up. I reallyproud that receive part of yourexperience. Happy
anniversary!!!
(Sekimov Adilet, Kyrgyz 2012)

Happy Anniversary
ADRC, I am really
thankful to ADRC
for promoting DRR
culture andresilience through numbers of
initiatives and approaches
especially disaster experiencesharing of member countries
via ADRC VR Program.
(Akbar Bacha, 2017 Pakistan)

Happy anniversary!
On this occasion, I
want to say “thankyou” ADRC, fororganizing all
meetings, lectures,presentations, trips and forwholesome advice. And also
thanks all the staff ADRC for
hospitality and support for me
and other visitors. Thank youvery much! I'm really going tomiss you.
(Pham Thanh Hong, 2017
Vietnam)Happy Anniversary
ADRC. Keep on
helping othercountries and best
wishes for yourfuture!
(Tahir Mehmood, 2015 Pakistan)

20-Year History of ADRC

37

(2) DRR Seminars and Training Courses○ JICA Training Courses
In cooperation with JICA Kansai and Disaster Reduction
Learning Center which was established by JICA and Hyogo
Prefecture, ADRC has provided training courses on thedisaster management systems and DRR technology inJapan for officials in charge of DRR invited from developing
countries. The training courses have contributed tofostering human resources capable of effective disastercountermeasures.

Table 2-8 List of the Training Courses

2. Main Activities

FY
Title of Training Course
2000 Disaster Management Training Course
2001 Disaster Management Training Course

Duration
2001.1 - 2001.3
2002.1 - 2002.3

2002 Disaster Management Training Course

2003.1 - 2003.3

2003 Disaster Management Training Course
Disaster Management Training Course
for Turkey
2004 Disaster Management Training Course
Disaster Management Training Course
for Central Asia and the Caucasus
Disaster Management Training Course
for Turkey
Tsunami Information System

2004.1 - 2004.2
2003.6 - 2003.6

2005 Disaster Management Training Course
for Central Asia and the Caucasus
Disaster Management Training Course

2005.8 - 2005.9

Seminar on Building Tsunami Warning
System for Indian Ocean
Disaster Management Training Course
for Turkey
Disaster Management Training Course
for Iran
2006 Disaster Management Training Course
for Turkey
Disaster Management Training Course
for Central Asia and the Caucasus
Training "Disaster Prevention in
School"Disaster Management Training Course
for Turkey
Disaster Management Training Course
for Southeast Europe
Disaster Management Training Course
for IranTraining "Strengthening the Disaster
Coordination System" for Istanbul
2007 Comprehensive DRR for Central Asia
and Caucasus
Training "Disaster Prevention in
School"Comprehensive DRR

2006.1 - 2006.2

Training "Strengthening the Disaster
Coordination System" for Istanbul
Training for Local Government Officials
in Turkey
2008 Dissemination and Establishment ofDisaster Prevention Culture
Comprehensive DRR

2007.8 - 2007.9

Disaster Management Training Course
for IranComprehensive DRR for Central Asia
and Caucasus
2009 Comprehensive DRR for Central Asia
and Caucasus
Dissemination and Establishment ofDisaster Prevention Culture
Comprehensive DRR

2009.2 - 2009.2

Disaster Management Training Course
for Iran

2009.11 - 2009.11

38

2005.1 - 2005.2
2004.8 - 2004.9
2004.5 - 2004.9
2005.3 - 2005.3

2006.1 - 2006.2

2006.1 - 2006.2
2006.2 - 2006.3
2006.8 - 2006.8

2006.8 - 2006.9
2006.8 - 2006.9
2006.8 - 2006.9
2007.1 - 2007.2
2007.2 - 2007.3
2007.3 - 2007.3
2007.8 - 2007.9
2007.8 - 2007.9
2008.1 - 2008.2

2008.2 - 2008.3
2009.1 - 2009.2
2009.1 - 2009.2

2008.7 - 2208.8
2009.7 - 2009.8
2009.8 - 2009.10
2010.1 - 2010.2

FY

Title of Training Course
DurationComprehensive
DRR
forCentralAsia
2010.7- 2010.8
2010
and Caucasus
Dissemination and Establishment of 2011.1 - 2011.2
Disaster Prevention Culture
Comprehensive DRR
2011.1 - 2011.2
Disaster Management Training Course 2010.8
for China
2011 Comprehensive DRR for Central Asia 2011.6
and Caucasus
Comprehensive DRR
2012.1- 2010.9- 2011.8- 2012.2

Disaster Management Training Course 2011.10 - 2011.11
for China
2012 Comprehensive DRR for Central Asia 2012.6 - 2012.8
and Caucasus
Comprehensive DRR
2013.1 - 2013.2
Raising Awareness of Disaster2013.1
Reduction2013 Comprehensive DRR for Central Asia 2013.6
and Caucasus
Comprehensive DRR
2014.1- 2013.2

Raising Awareness of Disaster2014.1
Reduction2014 Comprehensive DRR for Central Asia 2014.6
and Caucasus
Comprehensive DRR
2015.1- 2014.2

Raising Awareness of Disaster
Reduction (A)Raising Awareness of Disaster
Reduction (B)2015 Comprehensive DRR for Central Asia
and Caucasus
Comprehensive DRR

2014.6- 2014.7

2015.1- 2015.2

2015.6- 2015.7

2016.1- 2016.2

Raising Awareness of Disaster
Reduction( A・Vietnam)
Raising Awareness of Disaster
Reduction (B)2016 Comprehensive DRR for Central Asia
and Caucasus
Comprehensive DRR (C・Brazil)

2015.6- 2015.7

2016.1- 2016.2

2016.6- 2016.7- 2013.8- 2014.2- 2014.8- 2015.2

2016.10 - 2016.11

Japan-Singapore Partnership Program 2016.11 - 2016.12
for Disaster Risk Reduction andManagement
Comprehensive DRR (A)2017.1 - 2017.2
Raising Awareness of Disaster2017.1
Reduction2017 Comprehensive DRR for Central Asia 2017.6
and Caucasus
Japan-Singapore Partnership Program 2017.11
for Disaster Risk Reduction andManagement
Comprehensive DRR (B)2018.1- 2017.2

Raising Awareness of Disaster2018.1
Reduction2018 Comprehensive DRR for Central Asia 2018.6
and Caucasus
Comprehensive DRR (A)2019.1- 2018.2

As a Hub of the Regional Cooperation for DRR in Asia

- 2017.7- 2017.12- 2018.2- 2018.7- 2019.2

Figure 2-18 “Town Watching” Program in JICA Training Course

The Civil Defense Academy (CDA) of the Singapore Civil
Defence Force (SCDF) holds an annual training course forsearch and rescue officers for the search-and-rescue
expertise required in urban disaster situations. The training
facility complex has received a high evaluation as one of

the most advanced facilities in Asia from member
countries. In an effort to utilize their expertise andfacilities, ADRC has been inviting fire fighters and rescuers
from member countries to participate in this training
course since 2001. Following table is the list of participantsin past. The number of participants has reached 55 in total.

Table 2-9 Countries of Past Participants

Fiscal
Year
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005

Countries of the Past Participants
Philippines, Myanmar, Korea
Cambodia, Laos, Mongolia, Philippines, Vietnam
Cambodia, Malaysia(2), Myanmar, Sri Lanka,
Thailand(2), Philippines(2)Armenia, China, Nepal, Philippines
Korea, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Russia

Number3
5
9
4
4

Laos, Malaysia(2), Pakistan, Philippines(2),Papua New Guinea, Vietnam

8

2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
(2014)
2015
2016

Bangladesh, Korea, Nepal, Philippines
Bhutan, Thailand, Kazakhstan, Mongolia
Armenia, Sri Lanka
Bhutan, Mongolia, Maldives
Bangladesh, Russia
Thailand, Mongolia

4
4
2
3
2
2

Maldives, Bhutan

2

Azerbaijan
Mongolia

1
1

2017

Cambodia

1

2006

Total

55

(3) Implementation of Short-term Training
ADRC has been conducting a short-term training for thedisaster risk reduction at the request of relevantorganizations. Target people of the training are mainly
government officials and students overseas.

Figure 2-20 Training for Search and Rescue
from Debris

Figure 2-21 Certificate Award Ceremony

Reduction Center, the disaster prevention and DRR
measures in Japan, disaster information network, hazard
mapping and so on. The training activity is a good
opportunity to deepen their understanding of the efforts
and awareness about the significance of DRR activities, toimprove the DRR capability in Asian countries.

The contents of the training are focused on the current
state of disasters in Asia, the activities of the Asian Disaster

20-Year History of ADRC

39(2) HR Development○ Urban Search and Rescue Training in Singapore

Figure 2-19 Visit to Hokudan Earthquake Memorial Park3) Building Disaster Resilient Community- Community Involvement is a Key to Effective DRR Risk reduction measures are most successful and effective when they directly involve the communities
most likely to be exposed to hazards. ADRC undertakes various efforts including increasing publicawareness of disaster risk reduction, development and dissemination of tools for reducing
vulnerability of communities.

2. Main Activities(1) Development of Tsunami AwarenessEducational Materials “Inamura-no-hi””Inamura no Hi" is a story of a man who noticed aprecursor of a large tsunami at the earliest stage and led
village inhabitants to a high ground by burning harvested
rice sheaves based on a true story at the time of AnseiNankai Tsunami in Hiromura village in 1854.
ADRC developed Tsunami educational materials (Children
version and Adult version) with basic knowledge of
Tsunami in 9 languages for 8 Asian countries: Bangladesh(Bengal), India (Hindi and Tamil), Indonesia (Indonesian),

Malaysia (Malay), Nepal (Nepali), Singapore (English), Sri
Lanka (Sinhala), Philippines (Tagalog for Children, English
for Adult), using "Inamura no Hi" story, funded by theGovernment of Japan.
Further, the French version was developed in cooperation
with UNISDR for coastal states of Africa. With utilization of
the materials, it is expected to support the efforts for
reducing the damage in case of future Tsunami incommunities in various countries.
The materials are available at the following ADRC website.
http://www.adrc.asia/publications/inamura/top.html

Figure 2-22 Tsunami Awareness Educational Materials “Inamura-no-hi” (Children Versions)Figure 2-23 Website of “Inamura-ho-hi” Project40

Figure 2-24 Dissemination of Materials in Indonesia

As a Hub of the Regional Cooperation for DRR in Asia

(2) Town Watching for Disaster Risk Reduction
Town-Watching for DRR is a simple and practical tool for
efficiently implementing community-based hazard mappingin local communities.
The major benefit of Town-Watching for DRR is that thephysical involvement of participants (in such activities as
walking, observing, mapping by hand, and discussing
findings) enables them to better develop a concrete imageof DRR activities.
(3) Community Resilience

Figure 2-25 DRR Town Watching Program in Sri Lanka

Figure 2-26 Basic Concept of Town Watching for DRR

Figure 2-27 Poster for Introducing Town Watching for DRR

Development of Support Tool for DRR Town Watching and Utilization of its Results(Asian Development Bank (ADB) Technical Assistant “Applying Space-Based Technology (SBT) and Internet andCommunication Technology (ICT) to Strengthen Disaster Resilience,” 2015-2017)

ADRC conducted activities of the ADB Project “Applying Space-Based Technology (SBT) and Internet andCommunication Technology (ICT) to Strengthen Disaster Resilience.” The project developed a system tocreate a basic map, hazard map and evacuation map of the community by using Open Street Map (OSM)based mobile application. In case of a disaster, the system can be used for crisis mapping and supporting
emergency response activities.
The detailed information of the system can be referred at http://www.geoinfo.ait.asia/resilience/

Figure 2-28 System of the Support Tool for DRR Town Watching and Others

20-Year History of ADRC

414) Cooperation with Member Countries, International
Organizations, and NGOs
For further enhancing the DRR capacities in Asia, ADRC has provided various projects (workshops,
symposium and events) in cooperation with member countries, international organizations, and NGOs.

(1) Cooperative Projects with Member Countries

2. Main Activities

For DRR capacity enhancement of member countries, ADRC
had provided financial and technical supports to the projects
implemented in the member countries and shared theachievements and lessons learned with the target countries,
as well as providing the know-how obtained through these
activities to other member countries.

Table 2-10 List of Cooperative Project

42

Year
1999
2000
2000
2000
2001
2001
2001
2002
2002
2002
2003
2003
2003

Country
Papua New Guinea
Cambodia
Nepal
Indonesia
India
Sri Lanka
Philippines
Bangladesh
Cambodia
Laos PDR
Cambodia
Philippines
Vietnam

2003

Mongolia

2004
2004

Tajikistan
Vietnam

2005

Kyrgyz2005
2005

Sri Lanka
China

2006

Armenia

2006

Philippine

2006
2007
2007
2007
2008

Indonesia
Mongolia
ThailandTajikistan
Armenia

2008

Philippine

2008
2010
2010
2011
2012
2012
2013

Sri Lanka
Indonesia
Mongolia
Tajikistan
Armenia
Tajikistan
Maldives

2013

Armenia

2014

Bhutan2014

Armenia

2015

Philippine

Project Title
Public Awareness of Tsunami Disaster Reduction
Disaster Management Training for Local Government Official
Public Awareness of Disaster Reduction for Community Leaders
Community-based Flood Disaster Mitigation Project
Multinational Investigation of Gujarat Earthquake
Disaster Management Training for Local Government Official
Seminar on School Education Program for Disaster Reduction
Seminar on Improvement of Early Warning System and Responses
Disaster Management Information System Training
Training Project for Local Government’s Official
Disaster Management Information System Training
Training on SUMA and Logistic Management of Humanitarian Supplies
Seminar on Flood Disaster Management
Vulnerability and Risk Assessment of the Possible Earthquake and Extensive Measures to Prevent
Earthquake Disaster in Urban City (March 2004)
National workshop on Disaster Risk Management
Training Course on Flood Hazard Mapping
Development and Dissemination of Information and Education/Training Materials for Disaster
Reduction
Community Disaster Reduction Workshop
Investigation on Controls of Natural Disasters and Disaster Reduction
Knowledge, Education and Training for Earthquake Disaster Awareness and Preparedness Raisingin Public School in Synunik Marz (Prefecture) of Armenia
Development of a Web-base, GLIDE Associated National Disaster Event Database(CALAMIDAT.PH)
Project to Enhance Disaster Reduction Systems at Communities
Development of a Web-base, GLIDE Associated National Disaster Event Database
Tsunami Warning System Reinforcement Project
Drafting of Disaster Risk Map
Towards the Safer Communities through Education and Training in Disaster-Prone Mountain Areas
Strengthening Disaster Reduction and Preparedness in the Upland Agriculture Areas of thePhilippines for Sustainable Development
Pilot Project for Community Centered Early Warning Capability for Landslides
Enhancing Media Contribution to DRR: Learning from Japan's Experience
Transferring earthquake preparedness of Japan and conducting drills
Landslide Disaster Risk Assessment Project
Education and Training on Seismic Protection in the Cities of Yerevan and Gyumri
Disaster Risk Assessment in Rudaki district of Tajikistan
Developing a National Framework on Managing Internally Displaced Persons during Emergency
Improving the Earthquake Safety of Nursing Homes and Orphanages in the Capital City of Yerevan
and the District of Ararat in Armenia
Integrating Cultural Heritage and Disaster Risk Reduction / Disaster Preparedness andSensitization Training program on Dzong (Fortress) Safety at Dagana, Bhutan
Improving the Earthquake Safety of Nursing Homes and Orphanages in the Northern Region ofArmenia
Nationwide Promotion of Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Philippines
As a Hub of the Regional Cooperation for DRR in Asia

(4) Stakeholder Cooperation

Figure 2-29 Activities of the Cooperative Projects (Upper-left Project in Cambodia, 2002/ Upper-right Project in Kyrgyz, 2005/
Lower-left Project in Mongolia, 2010, Lower-right Project in Bhutan, 2014)(2) ADRC Peer Review Project
ADRC has launched the "ADRC Peer Review" Project from
FY2009 for further supporting the efforts for the DRR
capacity enhancement and promoting information sharing

and strengthening the relations among member countries.
The policy reviews were conducted based on the proposed
specific themes by the reviewer team composed of expertsof the targeted themes, experts from other Member
Countries, and ADRC researchers.

Table 2-11 List of the Peer Review Projects

Year

Country

Review Themes

2009

ThailandDisaster risk education and raising public awareness

2009

BhutanDisaster risk education and raising public awareness2010

Bangladesh

Cyclone preparedness

2010

Mongolia

Awareness raising and capacity development for earthquake disasters

2011

Tajikistan

Risk Assessment for Landslide Disasters

2012

Armenia

Activity of the Disaster Prevention Education

2012

Tajikistan

Activity of the Disaster Risk Assessment

2013

Maldives

Activity of the management of Internally Displaced Persons (IDP)

2013

Armenia

Activity of the Disaster Risk Reduction on nursing homes and orphanages

2014

BhutanActivity of the Disaster Risk Reduction on Dzong (Fortress) and relevant organizations

2014

Armenia

Activity of the Disaster Risk Reduction on nursing homes and orphanages

2015

Philippines

Nationwide Promotion of Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction

Figure 2-30 Concept of Peer Review

Figure2-31 Interview Survey in the Peer Review Projects

20-Year History of ADRC

43

(3) Support for DRR Measures in Member
Countries
In order to effectively reduce the disaster damages, it isessential to enhance the capacity of communities andresidents exposed to disasters, and hence this is included in
the targets of the HFA and SFDRR. The frameworks specify
the preparation of disaster risk reduction strategies to bepromoted by each county as a preferential item toward theachievement of objectives. In assisting member countries’
decision-making in DRR strategies, ADRC is engaged in thefollowing activities in responding their requests.

<Thailand>
Project Title: Thailand disaster reduction systemreinforcement project
Period:2006-2008

Major
Activities:

ADRC supported the project
activities as a member ofthe in-the-country support
committee.
White Paper of Disaster
Management in Thailand

2. Main Activities<Kazakhstan>○ Collaboration with the Japan International
Cooperation Agency (JICA)
In order to further promote our collaboration with member
countries and contribute to their efforts for intensive
activities, ADRC have been cooperating and participating
extensively in the projects implemented by the JICA, inwhich we are playing a central role particularly in the fieldof disaster reduction at the community-level.

Project Title: Investigation on the program for earthquake
disaster reduction measures at Almaty,
Kazakhstan
Period:2007-2008

Major
Activities:

ADRC supported the project activities as amember of the in-the-country support
committee.

<Indonesia>
Project Title: Project for Enhancement of the Disaster
Management Capacity of BNPB and BPBD”<Sri Lanka>

Period:November 2011 – December 2015

Project Title: Comprehensive Study on Disaster Management
in Sri Lanka

Major
Activities:

Aiming at enhancing the disaster management
capacities of BNPB (National Agency for
Disaster Management), the provincial BPBDs(the Regional Agencies for Disaster
Management), and the regency/municipality
BPBDs in the pilot area, the activities forachieving the following four outputs wereconducted. ADRC engaged in the activities of
the Output 1 and the Output 4.
[Output 1]: Improvement of the capacity forthe regency/municipality BPBDs to accumulatedisaster data/information that is fundamental
for disaster risk management and improvementof the accuracy of such data/information.
[Output 2]: Creation of Hazard and Risk Maps at
the regency/municipality level in the pilot area.
[Output 3]: Formulation of Regional Disaster
Management Plans for regency/ municipalities
in the pilot area.
[Output 4]: Disaster Management Drills are to
be conducted in the pilot provinces as well as inregencies/municipalities in the pilot provinces

Period:October 2006-March 2009

Major
Activities:

Subjects of investigation consist of the“Countermeasures against floods”, “Early
warning and evacuation program”, “Disasterrisk reduction (DRR) at communities” and“Capacity enhancement”. ADRC provided
supports focusing on the enhancement ofcapacities of agencies related to DRR andcommunities.

After

BeforeAfter

BeforeDisaster Mitigation Project Activities at the Pilot Community<Indonesia>
Project Title: The Study on Natural Disaster Management inIndonesia
Period:March 2007-March 2009

Major
Activities:

Support for producing a presidential order anda governmental order which include the systemdesign of new DRR law and rules of emergency
supports concerning disaster reduction being
prepared according to the new DRR law
established in April 2007. Enhancement of
natural disaster control capacities at levels ofcentral and local governments, promotion of
streamlining of organizations and systems, andsupport for determination of DRR programs aswell as reduction of damages by natural
disasters by enhancing the DRR capacity ofcommunities.

Workshop on
Management of Disaster
Data/Information

River Observation
By EW Volunteer

Announcement of
Evacuation Advice by TOA
Head of Kelurahan Office
informed Issuance of
Evacuation Advice

Evacuation Action

Dissemination of
Evacuation Advice

First Aid Treatment for Injured
Evacuation Site

Move to Evacuation Site
by Trucks

Community Evacuation Drill

44

Tent for Evacuees

Report of Data of
Evacuees

Comprehensive Disaster Management Drill in Community

As a Hub of the Regional Cooperation for DRR in Asia

<Mongolia><Nepal>Project Title: The Project for Strengthening the Capacity ofSeismic Disaster Risk Management in
Ulaanbaatar City, Mongolia

Project Title: The Project on Rehabilitation and Recovery
from Nepal Earthquake

February 2012 - October 2013

Major
Activities:

For strengthening the capacity for seismic
disaster risk management in UB City andtransferring relevant skills and technologies topersonnel concerned with the Project, thefollowing activities were conducted. ADRC was
the leader of the project implementation andmade overall coordination.
1) Formulation of integrated seismic risk map
for UB
2) Revision of regional seismic disaster risk
management plan
3) Preparation of the draft construction
guideline for middle-high storied building
considering seismic disaster risk resilient
urban development
4) Capacity development of the relevant
authorities and citizens in seismic disasterrisk management

Period:July 2015 – March 2019

Major
Activities:

To comprehensively support the process ofearly rehabilitation and reconstruction of theaffected areas and the formulation of a disaster
resilient nation and society by referring to theexperience and lessons learnt of the disasters
and reconstruction in Japan, the investigation
activities for the following outputs wereconducted.
1) Formulation of national level and districtlevel plans
2) Promotion and dissemination of seismic
resistant buildings and structures
3) Formulation of prioritized reconstruction
project (Program grant aid)
4) Formulation and implementation of Quick
Impact Projects (QIPs)
ADRC dispatched the experts on “Community
Based Disaster Risk Management (CBDRM)” toconduct the CBDRM workshops for Disaster
Risk Reduction (DRR) awareness andestablishment of Early Warning Systems (EWS)
at areas of high risk of landslide.

Earthquake DRR Awareness Campaign(DRR and Sports Festival, Poster Contest)<Philippines>

Community Workshop on Landslide DRR

Project Title: The Disaster Risk Reduction and Management
Capacity Enhancement Project<Nepal>Period:March 2012 – February 2015

Project Title: The Project for Assessment of Earthquake
Disaster Risk for the Kathmandu Valley

Major
Activities:

In order to strengthen capacities of Disaster
Risk Reduction and Management of the Officeof Civil Defense (OCD), the activities forachieving the following four outputs wereconducted. ADRC provided supports focusing
on the activities of the Output 3.
[Output 1]: Planning and implementing capacityof OCD on DRRM is strengthened.
[Output 2]: DRRM activities including
information management are standardized.
[Output 3]: DRRM education and training
system and capacity is strengthened.
[Output 4]: Support system to Community
Based Disaster Risk Reduction andManagement (CBDRRM) is strengthened.

Period:April 2015 –April 2018

Major
Activities:

For implementing the earthquake risk
assessment for future scenario earthquakes
with considering the earthquake environment
after the Gorkha Earthquake, and developing
the DM plan for concrete and effective
promotion on disaster risk management for
future earthquakes, the activities for achieving
the following four concrete outputs wereconducted. ADRC engaged in the activities of
the Output 4.
[Output 1]: To conduct seismic hazard analysis
based on scenario earthquakes utilizing thelatest knowledge and create detailed groundmodel for Kathmandu Valley.
[Output 2]: To conduct seismic risk assessment
based on the results of seismic hazard analysis(Output1), and summarize as damage
estimation by considering several occurrence
scenes (time, date, season, etc.)[Output 3]: To enhance skills for updating risk
assessment results in accordance with thesocial environment change in the future.
[Output 4]: To formulate BBB recovery andreconstruction plan utilizing the results ofhazard analysis, and disaster management plan
based on the results of seismic risk assessment
for the pilot municipalities.

Capacity Enhancement Training for OCD Staff Members

Developed DRRM Education and Training Plans

Developed DRR Carte for Community

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Period:<Mongolia>
Project Title: Data Collection Survey of Disaster Protection
and Prevention in Mongolia

2. Main Activities

Period:February – November 2016

Major
Activities:

For formulating support strategy of JICA to
Mongolia in line with the global movement
based on the Sendai Framework for DRR andserving the consideration of the next project,
the investigation activities to review current
situation and issues for earthquake disaster risk
reduction measures in Mongolia and toreexamine the request from the government ofMongolia were conducted. ADRC dispatched
the expert on “DRR Education” in this survey toreview and analyze current situation and issues
to be addressed in the field of DRR education in
Mongolia.

<Mongolia>
Project Title: Project for Strengthening the National Capacityof Earthquake Disaster Protection andPrevention in Mongolia
Period:November 2016 – April 2020

Major
Activities:

For enhancing the capacity of the National
Emergency Management Agency (NEMA)
through strengthening the countermeasures
for seismic risk, the activities for achieving thefollowing four concrete outputs wereconducted. ADRC has been engaged in the
Output 3 activities.
Output 1: Capacity for data collection on
disaster risk reduction and coordination among
related organizations is enhanced.
Output 2: Capacity of public administration
officer related to the seismic assessment andseismic strengthening of buildings is enhanced.
Output 3: Plans on disaster risk reduction
education and awareness raising activities aredeveloped and realized.

<Participation in the National Assessment Mission andInternational Conferences for the Establishment of
Tsunami Early Warning System>
To figure out requirements and needs for an effective
Tsunami early warning and mitigation system in Indian
Ocean rim region, ADRC participated in the assessment
mission conducted by the Intergovernmental
Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (UNESCO/IOC).
•••

Mission Members: UNESCO/IOC, UNISDR, WMO, ADRC
or United States
Target Countries: Sri Lanka Myanmar, Pakistan,Thailand, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Indonesia andMaldives
Period: May-September 2005

Further, ADRC participated in the inter-governmental
meetings and International coordination meetingsorganized by UNESCO/IOC for proposing recommendations
on the Tsunami early warning system.

Figure 2-33 Survey Missionin Bangladesh (left) and Indonesia (right)<Promotion of School DRR Education and Communitybased DRR Program>
ADRC promoted school DRR education and conducted theactivities to enhance community DRR capacity based on the
result of awareness survey implemented by ADRC at
disaster-stricken member countries and lessons learned
from the Sumatra Earthquake and Indian Ocean Tsunami.

<Questionnaire survey on Tsunami Awareness (2005)><Disaster Risk Reduction Education Activities>• Target Countries: Thailand, Indonesia and Sri Lanka• Period: April 2006-March 2008
• Supporting body: UNESCO (Thailand), Ministry of
Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology ofJapan (Indonesia), US Agency for International
Development• Activities: Development of DRR teaching materials forstudents, development and printing of instruction
guidelines for teachers, implementation of workshop
and pilot lessons, implementation of seminar forteachers

Massive earthquake of the magnitude at 9.0 with theepicenter located off Sumatra Island, Indonesia and theaccompanying great Tsunami caused record-breaking
damages to coastal countries of Indian Ocean in December
2004. Lack of the knowledge on Tsunami of the residents
was pointed out as one of the reasons for the devastating
damage in the affected countries.

<Community Disaster Reduction Program>• Target Country: Sri Lanka• Period: April 2006-March 2007
• Supporting body: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan• Contents: Implementation of workshops on thedevelopment of community-based hazard map at
about 100 pilot areas

Trial DRR Lessons in Pre-School and Schools in Mongolia○ Projects related to Indonesia Off-Sumatra Island
Earthquake and Tsunami

To figure out the specific situation on Tsunami awareness,
ADRC conducted questionnaire survey for residents, school
teachers and students, and administrative officers in Sri
Lanka, Maldives, and Indonesia by the Special Coordination
Funds for Promoting Science and Technology of the
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science andTechnology (MECSST), Japan and under the survey project
by UNDP.
Figure 2-32 Interview Survey in Indonesia (left) and Sri Lanka (right)

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○ Projects related to the Great East Japan Earthquake
To provide valuable advice to Japanese experts working on
recovery and reconstruction in Japan, based on experiences
gained during other large-scale disasters around the world
and to identify the hard-learned lessons from this painfuldisaster experience in Japan so that they can be put to use
in DRR efforts in other countries, ADRC conducted fieldsurvey and the following expert group meetings.
•••

Figure 2-35 Field Survey in the Tsunami Affected Areas

Figure 2-36 The First Expert Group Meeting

Figure 2-34 School DRR Education and Community-based DRR
Program (from above, School DRR Education Activities inThailand, School DRR Education Activities in Indonesia, School
DRR Education Activities in Sri Lanka, and Community-based
DRR Program in Sri Lanka○ Dissemination of Lessons Learnt from the Great
East Japan Earthquake by the World Bank
In the knowledge sharing project sponsored by theGovernment of Japan and the World Bank to provides justin-time good practice examples and lessons learned fromthe Great East Japan Earthquake, ADRC developed
knowledge notes on DRM plan, DRR education, BCP, andevacuation for the material.

○ Dissemination of Information on DRR Efforts inJapan to the WorldFor introducing the DRR efforts in Japan to Asian countries,"White Paper on Disaster Management 2015” wastranslated in English and disseminated. Further, theworkshop to discuss the development of white paper on
disaster management as
the regular system toreport the disastermanagement policy was
conducted to contributeto promoting DRR
activities in Asia.
Figure 2-37 Workshop on the Development of White Paper on
Disaster Management

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The 1st Expert Group Meeting “Toward Creative
Reconstruction from the Great East Japan
Earthquake” (29-31 May 2011)
The 2nd Expert Group Meeting “Toward Creative
Learning from the Mega-Tsunami Disaster” (16-18
December 2011)
The 3rd Expert Group Meeting “Applying Lessons on
Recovery from Mega Disasters to Reduce the Impacts of
Future Disasters” (3-4 July 2012)
The 4th Expert Group Meeting “Resilient Recovery inCities and Municipalities: Lessons on Integrating Disaster
Risk Reduction into Recovery and Development Planning- Tohoku and Global Experiences and the Post 2015
Framework for DRR” (21 January 2013)

2. Main Activities○ DRR Project in ASEAN Member States○ DRR Project with SAARCADRC has implemented a DRR project consisting of thefollowing four components for the South East Asian
countries of ASEAN utilizing the Japan-ASEAN Integration
Fund (JAIF) since 2008.
• Promotion of disaster reduction education at schools<Main Activities>: Development of teaching materials,
Teachers training• Disaster reduction training for local administration
officials<Main Activities>: Development of DRR training
materials, Trainer's Training, Workshop for local
administration officials• Utilization of the Advanced Land Observing Satellite(ALOS) data for disaster reduction<Main Activities>: Needs Survey for utilization ofsatellite data, technical training for utilization ofsatellite data
• Consolidation of the Global unique disaster IDEntifier
Number (GLIDE)<Main Activities> Operator Training for Disaster
Database utilizing the GLIDEADRC conducted a two-year project by the support of theJapan-SAARC Special Fund in the fiscal year 2007 and 2008,
for enhancing the regional cooperation for disaster risk
reduction in the SAARC.
Under the project, a Japan-SAARC Symposium on the
Framework for Regional Cooperation for DRR and Training
ProgramsontheCommunity-based
HazardMap Development utilizing Digital Data were conducted.

Figure 2-39 Training Program for Community-based Hazard
Mapping○ Earthquake Risk Reduction and Recovery
Preparedness Programme in South Asian Countries
The UNDP conducted the Earthquake Risk Reduction andRecovery Preparedness Programme (ERRP) with funding
from the Japanese government's Grant Aid for Disaster
Prevention and Reconstruction for South Asian countries,
such as India, Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Bhutan for
two years from May 2008.
ADRC provided assistance to the implementation of the
project by dispatching the Japanese experts with sufficientknowledge and expertise on earthquake disaster risk
reduction.

Figure 2-38 Activities of the ASEAN JAIF Project (from top,
School DRR Education, Local Officer DRR Training, Utilization ofSatellite Data for DRR, and Disaster Database Improvement)
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○ Activities in the APEC Emergency Preparedness
Working Group (EPWG)
APEC forms Emergency Preparedness Working Group(EPWG) for enhancing DRR capacities in the region andpromoting cooperation for DRR in the region and hasconvened WG meetings once or twice in a year. ADRC took
a role as a co-chair of the WG from 2014 to 2017. Also,
ADRC implemented and/or coordinated some projects
conducted under the WG activities or the collaboration
activities, such as the following.

•

•

•

•
•

Survey on the BCP Status of the Private Sector in the
APEC Region (2011)
Survey on the BCP Status of the SMEs (Small andMedium Sized Enterprises) in the Asia-Pacific Region(2012)Development of Business Continuity Management
Booklet for SMEs (2012)
Side Event of "Promotion of DRR Initiatives in Private
Sector and Strengthening Public-Private Partnershipfor Local Resilience Building" in the 6thAMCDRR and
3rd WCDRR (2014, 2015)
Workshop on Tsunami Disaster Reduction (2016, Peru)
Enhancing Rural Disaster Resilience through Effective
Infrastructure Investment -Build Back Better of
infrastructure supporting industries in region- (2017,
Vietnam)

ADRC participated in some projects under the "Science andTechnology Research Partnership for Sustainable
Development (SATREPS)” supported jointly by JST (Japan
Science and Technology Agency) and JICA (Japan
International Cooperation Agency) for leading to thedevelopment of know-how and technology for building
disaster resilient societies.
(1) JST-JICA Project "Multi-disciplinary Hazard Reduction
from Earthquakes and Volcanoes in Indonesia
ADRC members involved in the activities of development ofeffective disaster education program at school and effective
disaster awareness raising program and collaborations withlocal governments and teachers in the Group 5: Educationand outreach for disaster reduction.
(2) SATREPS Chile Project -Research Project on
Enhancement of Technology to Develop Tsunami-Resilient
CommunityADRC members involved in the activities of development of
Tsunami hazard map and study for resident’s disasterawareness through questionnaire survey in the Group 4:
Design of a Program to create well prepared and resilient
communities.

Figure 2-41 Discussion in the Side Event of "Promotion of DRR
Initiatives in Private Sector and Strengthening Public-Private
Partnership for Local Resilience Building" in the 3rd WCDRR
Figure 2-43 DRR Education Program at elementary school in
Banda Aceh

Figure 2-42 (left) Guidebook on BCP of the SMEs/ (right) Casebook of Infrastructure Build Back Better from Natural Disasters
Figure 2-44 DRR Workshop in Talcahuano○ Promotion of Regional Cooperation for DRR in
Central Asia
Recognizing the importance of regional cooperation for theeffective disaster countermeasures for frequent natural
disasters, such as flood, landslide, and earthquake, thecountries in the central Asia have discussed for establishinga center for the regional cooperation for DRR. As a result,Centre for Emergency Situations and Disaster Risk
Reduction (CESDRR) in Almaty was established in 2016 in
Kazakhstan.
ADRC had supported the initiatives in various manner since
the beginning of discussion, and provided technicalassistance to the training program conducted incooperation with the Center under the UNDP project in
2018.

○ Support activities to the Asian Disaster Reduction
and Response Network (ADRRN)
Asian Disaster Reduction and Response Network (ADRRN)
was formed in 2002 under the agreement concluded in the
Regional Workshop on Networking and Collaboration
among Non-Governmental Organizations of Asian Countries
in Disaster Reduction and Response conducted by ADRC
and OCHA.
Since then ADRC has supported the effort to improve
networking among Asian NGOs which play an importantrole in disaster risk reduction and response.

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(4) Stakeholder Cooperation•○ Participation in the "Science and Technology
Research Partnership for Sustainable Development(SATREPS)” Program

(4) Disaster Damage Surveys in Asia
When large scale natural disasters occur in the member
countries or other, ADRC dispatches researchers to the sites
based on the request from the member country or other,and investigates damages.

2. Main Activities

During the investigation, ADRC utilizes the network ofhuman resources, in cooperation with related agencies,
tries to grasp situations at the stricken areas immediately
after the incident and needs of victims in order to produce
restoration and recovery plans. Moreover, we present
information based on the findings from the investigation torelated agencies and, if there is a request from theauthority of the disaster-stricken country, cooperate withthe central and local governments as well as regional
communities by implementing seminars related to thedisaster reduction.

Survey of the South Asia Earthquake (Pakistan) under the
UN Needs Assessment Mission
Outline of Disaster

Earthquake (Magnitude .6)

Date of Disaster

8 Oct. 2005

Investigation Period

22 Oct. - 1 Nov. 2005

Outline of Damages

Dead：73,338
Damaged Houses: Approx.
600,000

Field Survey at Regions Stricken by Western India
Earthquake
Outline of Disaster

Earthquake (Magnitude 7.7)

Date of Disaster

26 Jan. 26 (8:46 am)

Investigation Period

4-8 June 2001
(Multi-national Survey Team ofMember Countries)

Outline of Disaster

Landslide

Date of Disaster17 Feb. 2006

Dead：approx. 20,000
Totally Destroyed Houses：300,000

Investigation Period

19-28 March 2006

Outline of Damages

Dead or Missing：1,126
Directly Affected Area：45ha

Outline of Damages

Field Survey of Tsunami Disaster in Indonesia Off-Sumatra
Island Earthquake
Outline of Disaster

Earthquake (Magnitude 9.1) andTsunamiDate of Disaster

26 Dec. 2004

Investigation Period

28 Dec.2004 - 5 Jan. 2005 (SriLanka)
30 Dec. 2004 - 2 Jan. 2005
(Thailand)
7-11 Jan. 2005 (Indonesia)
26-31 Jan. 2005 (Maldives)
2-4 Mar. 2005 (India)
8-13 Apr. 2005 (India, Multinational survey mission)

Outline of Damages

Joint Investigation on Leyte Landside by Japanese andPhilippine

Assessment Team to Java on the Central Java Earthquake(Indonesia)
Outline of Disaster

Earthquake (Magnitude 6.3)

Date of Disaster

27 May 2006

Investigation Period

30 May 30 - 4 Jun. 2006

Outline of Damages

Dead：5,778
Totally Destroyed Houses:
205,888(Total of 14 Countries)
Dead： approx. 240,000
Affected People: approx. 2.5
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Survey on the Damage by the Tsunami at South Shore inJava Island (Java, Indonesia)
Outline of Disaster

Earthquake (Magnitude 7.7) andTsunamiDate of Disaster

17 Jul. 2006

Investigation Period

27-30 Jul. 2006

Outline of Damages

Dead and Missing：802
Injured：543

Field Survey of Cyclone Damages, Bangladesh
Outline of DisasterCyclone (lowest pressure 944hPa)

Date of Disaster15 Nov. 2007

Investigation Period

27 Nov.– 3 Dec. 2007

Outline of Damages

Dead：3,406
Totally Destroyed Houses: 56,000(4) Stakeholder Cooperation

Cyclone Shelter

Disaster Survey on the Mudflows at Mayon Volcano in thePhilippines
Outline of Disaster

Mudflows by Typhoon Durian

Date of Disaster1 Dec. 2006

Investigation Period

15-17 Jan. 2007

Outline of Damages

Dead：720
Totally Destroyed Houses ：214,400

Emergency Survey of Solomon Islands Earthquake andTsunamiOutline of Disaster

Earthquake（Magnitude8.1）,
TsunamiDate of Disaster2 Apr. 2007

Investigation Period

11-22 Apr. 2007

Outline of Damages

Dead：52
Affected Families: 475 families

Field Survey of Damages by China Great Sichuan Earthquake
Outline of Disaster

Earthquake (Magnitude8.0)

Date of Disaster

12 May 2008

Investigation Period

25-30 May 2007

Outline of Damages

Dead and Missing：Approx. 87,400
Affected People: 45.61 million

Survey of Damage of 2009 Sumatra Earthquake
Outline of Disaster

Earthquake (Magnitude7.6)

Date of Disaster30 Sep. 2009

Investigation Period

5-8 Oct. 2009

Outline of Damages

Dead：1,117
Totally Destroyed Houses: Approx.
115,000

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Field Survey of Haiti Earthquake
Outline of Disaster

Earthquake (Magunitude8.0)

Date of Disaster

12 Jan. 12 2010

Investigation Period
Outline of Damages

ADRC/IRP Dispatched Survey Team to the Typhoonaffected areas in the Philippines
Outline of Disaster

Typhon Haiyan (lowest pressure895ｈPa)4-14 Mar. 2010

Date of Disaster8 Nov. 2013

Dead: 225,000
Totally Destroyed Houses: 105,000

Investigation Period

18-21 Dec. 2013

Outline of Damages

Dead: 6,300
Totally Destroyed Houses: 550,928

2. Main Activities
Field Survey of Tsunami Stricken Areas in Mentawai Islands(West Sumatra, Indonesia)
Outline of Disaster

Earthquake (Magunitude7.7) andTsunamiDate of Disaster25 Oct. 2010

Investigation Period

5-10 Nov. 2010

Outline of Damages

Dead：427
Affected People: 11,000

Field Survey of Kumamoto Earthquake
Outline of Disaster

Earthquake (Magunitude6.5)

Date of Disaster14-16 Apr. 2016

Investigation Period

18-21 May 201619-21 Dec. 2016 (Multi-national
Survey Mission)

Outline of Damages

Dead：267
Totally Destroyed Houses: 8,673

Field Survey of the Great East Japan Earthquake
Outline of Disaster

Earthquake (Magunitude9.0) andTsunamiDate of Disaster

11 Mar. 2011

Investigation Period

21-24 Mar. 2011

Outline of Damages

Dead and Missing: 18,404
Totally Destroyed Houses: 121,77652

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Field Survey of Tsunami Disaster in the Indonesia Off-Sumatra Island Earthquake
Earthquake (Magunitude9.1) and Tsunami

Date of
Disaster

26 December 2004 00:58:50 (UTC)
07:58:49 (Indonesian Standard Time)

Outline ofDamages

Total of the affected 14 countries
Dead: approx. 240,000
Affected: approx. 2.5 million
Damaged Houses: more than 1 million

Websitehttp://www.adrc.asia/publications/TS2004000147/Home.html(4) Stakeholder Cooperation

Outline ofDisaster

Source: Geological Survey of Japan (GSJ), AIST

Survey in Sri Lanka (28 Dec. 2004—5 Jan. 2005)

Survey in India(2-4 March 2005)

Survey in Thailand (30 Dec. 2004—2 Jan. 2005)

Survey in Indonesia (7-11 Jan. 2005)

Multi-national Mission in India(8-13 April 2005)

Survey in Maldives (26-31 Jan. 2005)

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(5) Support for the International Recovery
Platform (IRP)○ Governance Structure of IRP
IRP currently consists of 17 governments, UN agencies andinternational organizations*1 including ADRC (as of March2018). IRP focuses on the following three functions aspriority activities on recovery mainly based in Kobe, Hyogo:a) Knowledge Management and Advocacy, b) Capacity
Building on Disaster Recovery, and c) Support Activities
after Large-scale Disasters.

2. Main Activities

Based on the agreement by the member at theestablishment, Secretariat Office of the IRP is located in
Hyogo, Japan and is responsible for organizing the IRP
steering committee meetings to give advices and guidanceas well as disseminating IRP activities and outcomes.
Figure 2-45 Opening Ceremony of the IRP○ Establishment of the IRP and its Background
While UN system capacities for disaster response andhumanitarian assistance are widely recognized as welldeveloped, there is currently a vacuum in terms of
capacities and accepted system wide mechanisms for postdisaster recovery, particularly those with a risk reduction
focus.
Experience increasingly affirms that the post-disasterrecovery phase provide a critical opportunity to shift thefocus from saving lives to restoring livelihoods, and a timeto introduce measures to reduce future disaster risk.
Recovery can help close the gap between relief anddevelopment and transform disasters into opportunities forsustainable development. This occurs when efforts are
made to support local and national recovery processes at
an early stage, when risk reduction considerations arefactored into all recovery activities, and when the synergies
between development, humanitarian and other actors
involved in the response phases are properly channeled. A
successful recovery effort, then, is predicated on having
advance agreements and mechanisms in place so therecovery process is effectively conceived and managed, andis initiated in a timely manner. This includes such measures
as appropriate assessment methodologies, pre-establishedresource mobilization mechanisms, surge capacity tosupport UN Country Teams and standing co-ordination
mechanisms.

*IRP members: Government of Japan (Cabinet Office), Hyogo
Prefectural Government, Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC),
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Italy, Swiss Agency for Development
and Coordination (SDC), United Nations Development Programme(UNDP), United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), United
Nations Secretariat of the International Strategy for Disaster
Reduction (UNISDR), United Nations Human Settlements
Programme (UN-HABITAT), International Labour Organization(ILO), The World Bank (WB), World Health Organization (WHO),
Asian Development Bank (ADB), United Nations Centre for
Regional Development (UNCRD), United Nations Office for Project
Services (UNOPS), CEPREDENAC (Central American Integration
System for natural disaster prevention, mitigation and response),and United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization (UNESCO)

Figure 2-46 Establishment of the IRP

Shared concerns related to the UN approach and processes
for post-disaster recovery have resulted in the formulationof a joint initiative, the International Recovery Platform by
the UN system, ADRC and partners, with theencouragement and support of Japan and other donors,
and key programme countries. This initiative was discussed
during the 2nd WCDR under the thematic session 4.9 on
Post Disaster Recovery. Representatives from UNDP, UNHABITAT, ADRC, ADPC, ILO, and other concerned UN
agencies expressed their respective agency commitment
and support to the proposed international platform forrecovery. The meeting recommended the establishment ofInternational Recovery Platform (IRP).
Only 4 months after the WCDR, the International Seminaron Post Disaster Recovery, in support of the IRP, was held at
the JICA Kansai Center in Kobe and the Hyogo House, Japanbetween 11-13 May 2005, and IRP has been officiallylaunched in Kobe.
Figure 2-47 IRP Website (www.recoveryplatform.org)
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3. Annexes

3.

Annexes

Annex 1: Articles of the Asian Disaster Reduction Center

Articles of the Asian Disaster Reduction Center(A1) ADRC Articles

The following articles stipulate fundamental principles regarding the organizational modality andoperation of the Asian Disaster Reduction Center – hereinafter referred to as the “ADRC,” which wasestablished on July 30 1998 in order to facilitate disaster reduction efforts in Asia through multilateral
cooperation for disaster reduction such as information sharing. ADRC was launched based on the agreement
among Asian countries of the establishment of a center to serve as a secretariat of a “system which has thefunctions of a disaster-reduction center for the Asian region” in the Asian Disaster-reduction Cooperation
Promotion Meeting held on 16 and 17 June 1997.

(Objectives)
Article 1
ADRC’s objectives shall be to strengthen the disaster reduction capacity of member countries, develop asociety where human beings can lead a safer and more comfortable life, and help create a society capable ofsustainable development, by means of formulating and implementing a network for multilateral disaster
reduction activities including the exchange of government officials, experts and concerned bodies on disaster
reduction in Asia.

(Activities)
Article 2
In order to achieve the objectives stipulated in the preceding article, ADRC shall conduct the following
activities:(1) Accumulation and dissemination of information on natural disasters and disaster reduction(2) Studies on the promotion of cooperation of disaster reduction(3) Gathering of information on emergency relief during times of disaster(4) Dissemination of knowledge and raising of awareness of disaster reduction in Asia
(5) Other programs dealing with disaster-reduction in Asia
An informative document describing the outlines of activities stipulated above will be circulated tomember countries, advisor countries and observers.

(Expenses)
Article 3
Member countries shall bear the expenses of ADRC’s basic activities. The amount to be borne by eachmember country shall consist of basic charge and surcharge calculated according to each country’s economic
strength. Each member country may also make additional voluntary contributions to promote ADRC’s
activities.
2. The method of calculating the amount of expenses to be borne by each country shall be decided separately.
The amount of expenses to be borne by each country shall be recalculated every five years.
3. ADRC may accept other contributions and specific funds besides those of member countries, and conduct
research activities on disaster-related issues in order to reinforce ADRC’s capabilities.

(Accounting)
Article 4
ADRC’s fiscal year shall begin on 1 April of each year and end on 31 March of the following year.
2. ADRC shall inform the annual plan of activities and report the settlement statements of the previous fiscal
year to member countries.

(Member Countries)
Article 5
Member countries shall mean countries in Asia who wish to participate in the ADRC’s activities.
2. An application for becoming a member country of ADRC shall be approved by at least two-thirds of theexisting member countries.
3. Member countries shall be encouraged to collect and disseminate disaster information, disaster reduction
information, and other related experiences and expertise and to share these resources among other member
countries and ADRC by means of dispatching of experts and other methods.

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(Advisor Countries)
Article 6
Advisor countries shall mean countries outside Asia who wish to participate in the activities of ADRC.
2. An application for becoming an advisor country of ADRC shall be approved by at least two-thirds of theexisting member countries.
3. Advisor countries shall offer their own expertise, experiences and other resources in order to support
ADRC’s activities. This could include provision of their own expertise and experiences by means ofdispatching experts to member countries & ADRC, and financial contributions.
4. Advisor countries could participate as advisors in the Steering Committee stipulated in the Article8. They
could make suggestions in the Steering Committee for ADRC to effectively achieve ADRC’s objectives
stipulated in the Article 1.

(Observers)
Article 7
Observers shall mean relevant regional organizations and other entities in Asia willing to cooperate in
ADRC’s activities.
2. An application for becoming an observer of ADRC shall be approved by at least two-thirds of the existing
member countries.
3. Observers shall offer their own expertise, experiences and other resources in order to support ADRC’s
activities.

ANNEX(Steering Committee)
Article 8
A Steering Committee consisting of member countries shall be held annually. In addition, the Steering
Committee can be convened when necessary. Japan shall chair the Steering Committee.
2. In addition to matters separately stipulated in other articles, the Steering Committee shall discuss basic
issues regarding the operation of ADRC such as securing relevant resources.
3. The resolutions of the Steering Committee shall be decided, in principle, by a majority vote.

(Organization)
Article 9
ADRC’s office shall be located in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan.
2. The ADRC chairman shall be nominated by the chair of the Steering Committee and shall be approved by
the Steering Committee. The terms of office for the chairman shall be five years. Chairman can bereappointed to subsequent terms.
3. The ADRC chairman shall represent ADRC and administrate the operation of ADRC.
4. The ADRC chairman shall appoint an executive director in consultation with the chair of the Steering
Committee.
5. The ADRC chairman shall appoint researchers and administrative staff of ADRC in consultation with theexecutive director.
6. The executive director shall assist the chairman and, in the event that the chairman is incapacitated orabsent, execute the duties of the chairman.
7. Member countries may send visiting researchers to ADRC. ADRC shall bear the living expense within acertain limitation during their stay in Japan.
8. In addition to matters stipulated in the preceding provision, ADRC shall be able to accept secondment ofexperts on disaster reduction as researchers.

(Amendments to the Articles)
Article 10
These articles may be amended with the approval of at least two-thirds of the existing member
countries.

Additional Provisions(Date of enforcement, etc.)
These articles shall take effect on 16 January, 2003.

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Annex 2: List of Main Activities (1998-2017)30 Jul. 1998
1 Sep. 1998
Oct. 1998-Mar. 1999
7 Nov. 1998
9-13 Nov. 1998
1 Dec. 1998
15 Feb. 1999
16-18 Feb. 1999
23-26 Feb. 1999
18 Mar. 1999
May-Jul. 1999

12-16 Jul. 1999
23 Jul. 1999
23 Sep. 1999
29 Sep.– 4 Oct. 1999
5 Nov. 1999
6-7 Dec. 1999
13 Jan. 2000
7 Feb. 2000
26-29 Apr. 2000
3-4 May 2000
31 Aug. - 4 Sep. 2000
24-27 Oct. 2000
5-7 Dec. 2000
8 Dec. 2000
Jan. 2001
5-6 Feb. 2001
20-23 Mar. 2001
14-27 Apr. 2001
4-8 Jun. 2001
18-23 Jun. 2001
28-29 Jun. 2001
28 Jun. 2001
4-6 Jul. 2001
16 Aug. 2001
16 Aug. 2001
27 Aug. 2001

Organized a GIS International Symposium in Kobe, Japan

28 Aug. 2001

Visited by the Philippine Chairman of the National Disaster Coordinating Council and Secretary of
National Defense, Mr. Angelo T Reyes
Participated in an expert meeting for the development of ISDR global review of disaster reduction
initiatives (Geneva, Switzerland)
Co-organized an urban search and rescue training in cooperation with the Singapore Civil Defence Force(Singapore)
Participated in the 1st International Seminar on Disaster Prevention (Seoul, Korea) <Keynote address
delivered by the Deputy Executive Director, Mr. Satoru Nishikawa>
Attended the meeting of Japan-US Space, Technology and Space Applications Program (JUSTSAP)(Hawaii, USA)

4-5 Oct. 2001
6-20 Oct. 2001
6 Nov. 2001
13-15 Nov. 2001

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5-9 Jul. 1999

Opening ceremony of ADRC at IHD Center Bldg. Attended by approx. 150 individuals
Launched worldwide disaster information bulletin
Visited member countries (Republic of Korea, the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Bangladesh,
Vietnam, Thailand, Russia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and China)
Visited by Bangladeshi Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Abdus Samad Azad
Participated in a WHO international workshop for intensified emergency response, in the Western
Pacific Region (Manila, the Philippines)
Launched a database of disaster reduction and human resources <Approx. 1,400 experts from 51
countries were registered>
ADRC International Symposium at Hyogo House <Attended by approx. 250 representatives, from 21
countries>
Held the ADRC International Meeting at IHD Center Bldg., Kobe, Japan <Attended by approx. 30
representatives from 21 countries and 1 organization>
Attended the ESCAP-IDNDR Regional Meeting for Asia (Bangkok, Thailand)
Visited by the Director of the IDNDR Secretariat, Mr. Philippe L Boulle
Databases of Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, and comprehensive information on disaster reduction bycountries (including trainings, disaster management systems) were made available on the Internet
Participated in the IDNDR Programme Forum (Geneva, Switzerland) <Introductory presentation on
ADRC's establishment and activities as Success Stories, and coordination of a session on “Information
Technology for Assessment and Simulation Capacities”>
Visit to Advisor Countries (Switzerland and France), UN/OCHA, IDNDR Secretariat (Geneva, Switzerland),Center for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED)
Launched a visiting researcher invitation program from member countries <Republic of Korea, Vietnam,
Nepal and Indonesia>
Launched a joint project with the government of Papua New Guinea <To raise Tsunami risk awareness>
Participated in a relief team sent to Taiwan after the Sep. 1999 earthquake
Exchanged a Memorandum of Understanding on disaster information collection with CREDThe 2nd ADRC International Meeting at IHD Center Bldg. Kobe, Japan <Attended by approx. 36
representatives from 24 countries and 4 organizations >Participated in the WB meeting (Paris, France)
Inaugural ceremony for the Asian Disaster Response Unit of UN/OCHA
Participated in the 3rd International GDIN Conference (Ankara, Turkey) <Introductory presentation on
ADRC activities, and the VENTEN system>
Visit to NSSP of the Republic of Armenia <Received the request for ADRC membership >Participated in Disaster Prevention Fair 2000 (Kobe, Japan)
Participated in SAGIP 2000 (Manila, the Philippines) <Report on disaster reduction information sharing
amongst ADRC member countries>
The 3rd ADRC International Meeting at IHD Center Bldg. Kobe, Japan <Attended by approx. 40
representatives from 26 countries and 6 organizations>Co-hosted the Asian Regional Forum on Disaster Reduction in Tokyo with the Cabinet Office, Japan
Participated in Disaster Prevention Technology Exhibition (Kobe, Japan)
Co-hosted World Disaster Reduction Conference 2001 at Awaji Yume Butai International Hall with the
Cabinet Office of Japan
Participated in GDIN 2001 (Canberra, Australia) <Report on VENTEN, and proposal of the Unique ID
Project, which was agreed by the participants>
Participated in a Japanese government mission to survey earthquake damage <In Gujarat, India>
Co-organized a multinational mission (composed of ADRC member countries) with Indian government toassess earthquake damage in Gujarat, India
Participated in the international conference on disaster reduction sponsored by the WHO Western
Pacific Regional Office <Launched a joint project on WHO's Health Mapper and ADRC's "VENTEN">
Participated in the APDIN Working Group Meeting (Bangkok, Thailand)
Exchanged a Memorandum of Understanding with ADPC (Bangkok, Thailand)
Co-organized the Consultative Meeting on Regional Cooperation in Natural Disasters with UN/OCHA
Kobe (Katmandu, Nepal)
Opening of the UN/OCHA ReliefWeb office in Kobe
Visited by the UN Under-secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Relief Coordinator, Mr. Kenzo
Oshima11-13 Nov. 2002

Participated in the Asia Pacific High Level Regional Meeting for the World Summit on Sustainable
Development (Phnom Penh, Cambodia) <Inclusion of disaster reduction as a key element of sustainable
development into the Statement>
Participated in the UNESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee meeting (Hawaii, USA) <Proposal for the use of
the ADRC website to provide typhoon information Motion adopted>
Co-organized a disaster reduction training program for educational officials with the Philippine Instituteof Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS), UNESCO and the UNU (Manila, the Philippines)
Visited by the Indian Vice Chairman of the National Committee on Disaster Management, Mr. Sharad
Pawar
Visited by the Japanese Minister of State for Disaster Management, Mr. Jin Murai
Organized the 4th ADRC International Meeting (Delhi, India), attended by 80 representatives from 22
countries and 10 organizations
Co-organized the ISDR Asian Meeting (Delhi, India), attended by 80 representatives from 22 countries
and 10 organizations
JICA seminar on Disaster Management <Approx. 5-week training course attended by 14 representatives
from 12 countries>
Attended the OCHA Symposium on Best Practices in Humanitarian Information Management andExchange (Geneva, Switzerland) <Report on ADRC's activities and Unique ID GLIDE Project>
Participation in the 6th Earthquake Technology Expo in Kobe, Japan
Co-organized the Regional Workshop on Networking and Collaboration among NGOs of Asian Countries
in Disaster Reduction and Response with OCHA Kobe, Japan <Attended by approx. 80 representatives
from NGOs in 16 countries, UN organizations, Japanese Cabinet office and Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
Hyogo Prefecture> (Kobe, Japan)
Visited by the Director of the ISDR Secretariat, Mr. Salvano Briceno
Participated in a Japanese government mission to WTC in New York, USA
Participated in the International Expo in Kazakhstan <Introduction of ADRC's activities and internet
disaster reduction gallery>
Attended the meeting of the Panel on Tropical Cyclones co-organized by WMO and UNESCAP (Yangon,
Myanmar)
Joint testing of the use of satellite information for disaster management with NASDA and the Cabinet
Office of Japan
Participated in the 5th Inter-Agency Task Force meeting of UNISDR as a Task Force member
Participated in “International Emergency Response Workshop” organized by Kyrgyz Republic <Reported
cases of emergency response in Asia>
Participated in “Disaster and Sustainable Development” (coordinated by UNISDR) of the final Prep-Com
for the World Summit on Sustainable Development (Bali, Indonesia)
Co-organized the “Second Consultative Meeting on Total Disaster Risk Management in Asia” (with ADPC
(Bangkok, Thailand))Participated in GDIN ROMA 2002 (Rome, Italy) <Introductory presentation on the GLIDE project>
Participated in the workshop of the ISDR Working Group 2 on Early Warning (Potsdam, Germany)
Co-organized the “Regional Workshop on Total Disaster Risk Management (TDRM)” with OCHA Kobe
(Kobe, Japan)
Published “Living With Risk- a global review of disaster reduction initiatives” jointly with theInternational Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR)
Participated in Disaster Prevention Fair 2002 (organized by the Cabinet Office of Japan and Fukuoka City
in Fukuoka, Japan)
Published the “Data Book on Asian Natural Disasters in the 20th Century”
Attended the “Second Humanitarian Relief Conference in Singapore” (held by the Singapore
International Foundation) to deliver a keynote speechParticipated in the ASEAN Expert Group Meeting on Disaster Management (organized by ASEAN and
Vietnam) as an observer <Introductory presentation on an approach to TDRM>
Participated in the “Expert Group Meeting on the Role of Regional Organizations and Networks in
Strengthening Disaster Reduction Capabilities” (organized by the UNDP, Geneva)
Participated in the 6th Inter-Agency Task Force meeting of ISDR as a Task Force member
Participated in the “International Symposium on New Technologies for Urban Safety in Asian Mega
Cities” (organized by the Asian Institute of Technology, supported by the Government of Thailand andthe Cabinet Office of the Government of Japan) (Bangkok, Thailand)Participated in the “Symposium on the Indian National Day for Disaster Reduction” and in the meetingof ADPC on Disaster Management as an observer (Delhi, India)
Participated in the “Second International Disaster Mitigation Cooperation Seminar”, organized by the
National Institute for Disaster Prevention (NIDP) of the Ministry of Government Administration andHome Affairs (MOGAHA) of Republic of Korea (Seoul, Korea)
Participated in the “UNESCAP/OOSA Workshop on the Use of Space Technology for Disaster
Management” <Introductory presentation on the ADRC-NASDA joint experiment on satellite-based
disaster management>
Participated in the “JUSTSAP (Japan-US Science, Technology and Space Applications Program)Workshop” <At the request for cooperation to a project of satellite-based disaster information sharing
in relation to a large oil spill> (Hawaii, USA)
Participated in the “Asia-Pacific Regional Meeting of the International Search and Rescue Advisory
Group (INSARAG)” (Shanghai, China)

11-22 Nov. 2002

Co-organized an urban search and rescue training with the Singapore Civil Defence Force (Singapore)

18-25 Nov. 2002

Attended the “UNESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee Meeting” <Proposal on Internet network among
committee member countries for information sharing> (Chiang Mai, Thailand)

27-29 Nov. 2001
29-30 Nov. 2001
1-17 Dec. 2001
9 Jan. 2002
17 Jan. 2002
22-23 Jan. 2002
24 Jan. 2002
21 Jan. –22 Feb. 2002
5-7 Feb. 2002
14-15 Feb. 2002
20-22 Feb. 2002

ANNEX

21 Feb. 2002
24-28 Feb. 2002
27 Feb. - 1 Mar. 2002
12-13 Mar. 2002
15 Mar. 2002
25-26 Apr. 2002
20-23 May 2002
27 May-8 Jun. 8 2002
12-14 Jun. 2002

19-21 Jun. 2002
24-25 Jun., 2002
7-9 Aug. 2002
9 Aug. 2002
29 Aug.-2 Sep. 2002
Aug. 2002
13-14 Sep. 2002
15-17 Sep. 2002
25-27 Sep. 2002
24-25 Oct. 2002
28 Oct. 2002
29 Oct. 2002
7 Nov. 2002
15 Nov. 2002
11-15 Nov. 2002

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21-23 Nov. 2002
24-28 Nov. 2002
24-26 Nov. 2002
4-6 Dec. 2002
19-24 Dec. 2002
15-17 Jan. 2003
19 Jan.- 1 Mar. 2003
30-31 Jan. and 6-7 Feb.
2003
4-7 Feb. 2003

4-10 Mar. 2003

16-28 Mar. 2003
10-11 Apr. 2003
22-24 Apr. 2003
24 Apr. 2003
6-8 May 2003
Jun. 2003
10-13 Jun. 2003

16-25 Jun. 2003
14-15 Jul. 2003
4-11 Aug. 2003
9-28 Sept. 2003
1-9 Oct. 2003
4 Oct. 2003
16-18 Oct. 2003
20-24 Oct. 2003
4 Nov. 2003
5-6 Nov. 2003
17-20 Nov. 2003

2-4 Dec. 2003
12-14 Jan. 200417 Jan. 200418 Jan. 18– 2 Feb.2004
29-30 Jan. and 5-6 Feb.
2004
4-6 Feb. 2004
24-25 Feb. 2004
26-28 Feb. 2004
9-17 Mar. 2004

Participated in the 8th Earthquake Technology Expo (Kobe, Yokohama, Japan)
Co-organized the “Asian Conference on Disaster Reduction 2004” with the Governments of Japan andCambodia and the ISDR Secretariat, attracting an attendance of 138 representatives from 23 countries
and 24 organizations (Siem Reap, Cambodia)
Co-organized a regional consultative meeting with the WHO West Pacific Regional Office and ADPC
(Manila, the Philippines)
Co-organized a preparatory meeting for “Typhoon Committee Working Group on Hydrology” with
UNESCAP (Seoul, Republic of Korea)
Organized a disaster management seminar in Turkey (Ankara, Turkey)

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16-23 Mar. 2003

The International Seminar on Disaster Preparedness and Mitigation 2002” co-hosted by theGovernment of India and UNDP India <Made a presentation on the “Risk, Vulnerability, and Hazard
Analysis and Information Systems”>
Delivered a keynote speech at the “Asia & Pacific Conference of IFRC” held (Manila, the Philippines)
Participated in the “Asian Seismological Commission 2002” <Made a presentation on “Seismic Risk
Analysis on the Portfolio of Building in Japan”> (Kathmandu, Nepal)
Delivered a keynote speech at the “ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster
Relief Seminar” (Singapore)
Co-organized the “Seminar on the Improvement of Early Warning Systems and Responses” with theGovernment of Bangladesh
Co-sponsored the “Asian Conference on Disaster Reduction 2003” with the Japanese Government, the
UNISDR Secretariat, and Hyogo Prefecture, attended by 250 representatives from 24 countries and 26
organizations (Kobe, Japan)
Hosted the “JICA seminar for Disaster Management” (Kobe, Japan)
Participated in the 7th Earthquake Technology Expo in Kobe and Yokohama, Japan <e.g. Joint
experiment with the NASDA>
Co-organized the “Workshop on Disaster Management for the Media” with the Government of Lao PDR(Vientiane, Lao PDR)
Attended the meeting of the “WMO/UNESCAP panel on Tropical Cyclones” (Islamabad, Pakistan)
Attended the “3rd World Water Forum” and made presentations at three sessions Jointly held a session
with UNISDR under the theme of “Living with Risk - towards effective disaster reduction” within thetheme “Water and Poverty” coordinated by ADB
Co-organized the “United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC) Asia Induction
Course” with OCHA Kobe (Kobe, Japan)
Participated in the 7th Inter-Agency Task Force meeting of the International Strategy for Disaster
Reduction (ISDR) as a Task Force member (Geneva, Switzerland)
Co-organized the “Workshop on Disaster Prevention for Local Governmental Staff” with the Cambodian
Government (Kampong Cham, Cambodia)
Visited by the Japanese Minister of State for Disaster Management, Mr. Yoshitada Konoike Opening of
Human Renovation Museum
Co-organized the “Workshop on Disaster Prevention for Local Government Staff” with the Cambodian
Government (Kratie, Cambodia)
Published the “Natural Disaster Data Book 2002”
Co-organized the “Workshop on Total Disaster Risk Management (TDRM) Policy” with OCHA Kobe
(Kobe, Japan)
Dispatched a survey mission to Turkey (visited disaster response organizations)
Co-organized the “GLobal unique disaster IDEntifier number (GLIDE)” technical meeting with UNISDR,
and OCHA ReliefWeb (Geneva, Switzerland)
Joined a survey mission to Sri Lanka
Participated in a mission to Central Asia and the Caucasus to identify the need for training in Russian(Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz and Azerbaijan)
Held a training seminar on disaster management for disaster managers in Turkey (Ankara, Turkey)
Co-organized the Public Forum under the theme of “Living with Risk - are we prepared for the next big
one?- ” with UNU, the Cabinet Office of Japan, UNISDR, and WSSI (Tokyo, Japan)
Participated in the Second International Conference on Early Warning Co-organized a session on the useof hazard maps (Bonn, Germany)
Co-organized the training programme on the Supply Management System (SUMA) with the Governmentof the Philippines (Manila, the Philippines)
Exchanged a Memorandum of Understanding with UNISDR (Geneva, Switzerland)Participated in the 8th Inter-Agency Task Force meeting of ISDR as a Task Force member (Geneva,
Switzerland)
Co-organized the Flood Management Training Seminar in Vietnam with the Vietnamese Government(Hanoi, Vietnam)
Co-organized the “International Conference on Total Disaster Risk Management (TDRM)” with OCHA
Kobe (Kobe, Japan)
Co-organized an urban search and rescue training program in cooperation with the Singapore Civil
Defence Force (Singapore)
Visited by the Japanese Minister of State for Disaster Management, Mr. Kiichi Inoue
Hosted the “JICA Seminar on Disaster Management ”(Kobe, Japan)

20-23 Mar. 2004
23 Mar. 2004
9-23 Apr. 2004
3 May 2004
4-5 May 2004
6-7 May 2004
31 May—11 Jun. 2004
17-18 Jun. 2004
28 Jun.– 8 Jul 2004
2-6 Aug. 2004

23 Aug.– 27 Sep. 2004
24 Aug. 2004

ANNEX

30 Aug. –17 Sep. 2004
20 Sep.—1 Oct. 2004
20-24 Sep. 2004
26-28 Sep. 2004
7-8 Oct. 2004
11 Oct. 2004
11-12 Oct. 2004
17-22 Oct. 2004
18 Oct. 2004
18-21 Oct. 2004
16-18 Nov. 2004
6 Dec. 2004
28 Dec. 2004– 5 Jan.
2005
30 Dec. 2004– 2 Jan.
2005
7-11 Jan. 2005
11 Jan.—18 Feb. 200517 Jan. 2005
18-22 Jan. 200519 Jan. 200519 Jan. 2005
22 Jan. 2005
26-31 Jan. 2005
3-4 Feb. 2005
21-26 Feb. 2005
21 Feb. 21– 4 Mar.
2005
22-24 Feb. 2005

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Co-organized the “Earthquake Disaster Management Seminar” with the Government of Mongolia(Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia)
Co-organized a public forum “Flood risk reduction” with UNU, the Cabinet Office of Japan, and UNISDR(Tokyo, Japan)
Dispatched a survey team to Bangladesh to investigate the current situation of the disastermanagement of the country
Co-organized a technical meeting on GLIDE with UNISDR, OCHA, CRED, and WMO (Geneva, Switzerland)Participated in the 9th ISDR Inter-Agency Task Force meeting as a Task Force member (Geneva,
Switzerland)Participated in the First Meeting of the Preparatory Committee for the WCDR as a Task Force member(Geneva, Switzerland)
Organized a disaster management seminar in Turkey (Ankara, Turkey)
Co-organized the Consultative Meeting of Asian NGOs for ADRRN with OCHA Kobe (Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia)
Dispatched a lecturer to “Training Course on Flood Hazard Mapping” (Vietnam)
Co-organized the “National Workshop on Disaster Risk Management” with the Government of Tajikistan
in cooperation with UN and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (Dushanbe, Tajikistan)
Dispatched an expert as “Short Term Expert on Disaster Information Management” co-organized by JICA
and CDERA (Barbados, etc.)
Co-organized a public forum under the theme of “Recovery from Catastrophic Disasters” with theGovernment of Japan, UNISDR, UNU, and UNDP (Tokyo, Japan)
Hosted the “JICA Disaster Management Training Course for Central Asia and the Caucasus in
Russian” (Kobe, Japan)
Hosted a disaster management seminar in Turkey (Ankara, Turkey)
Participated in “the Workshop of the UNESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee” (Seoul, Republic of Korea)
Co-hosted a workshop entitled “Exchange of Experience for a Safer Life and Decrease of Vulnerability to
Earthquake” with Kobe University, the Iranian Government and PWIT (Power and Water Institute ofTechnology, Iran), (Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran)
Participated in the 10th ISDR Inter-Agency Task Force meeting as a Task Force member (Geneva,
Switzerland)
Co-organized the technical meeting on GLIDE with UNISDR, OCHA, ReliefWeb, WMO and DRI (Geneva,
Switzerland)Participated in the Second Meeting of the Preparatory Committee for the WCDR as a Task Forcemember (Geneva, Switzerland)Participated in the “UNOOSA: United Nations International Workshop on the Use of Space Technology
for Disaster Management (Munich, Germany)” <Made a presentation on “Real-time Image Sharing
System with Ultrahigh Speed Communication Satellites” >Received a special citation named “Kalasag Award” in recognition of ADRC's efforts in enhancement of
the Philippines' disaster reduction capacity from the Government of the Philippines
Delivered a keynote speech at the “5th Asian Seismological Commission (ASC) General Assembly2004” (Yerevan, Armenia)
Dispatched a lecturer to the “International Seminar on Policies and Practices for the Earthquake
Management in Urban Areas” organized by OCHA, UNDP, UNISDR and the Iranian Government (Tehran,Iran) <Made a presentation on “Japan's experience of the 1995 Kobe earthquake and advancement ofdesign standard”>
Visited by the Japanese Minister of State for Disaster Management, Mr. Yoshitaka Murata
Conducted a field survey on tsunami disaster in Sri Lanka
Conducted a field survey on tsunami disaster in Thailand
Conducted a field survey on tsunami disaster in Indonesia
Held the “JICA Seminar on Disaster Management” (Kobe, Japan)
Co-organized the International Symposium “Living with Risk - disaster reduction for future generations ” with the Government of Japan, UNISDR, UNU, Hyogo Prefecture and OCHA Kobe (Kobe, Japan)“The United Nations World Conference on Disaster Reduction” was held in Kobe, Japan ADRC
contributed to WCDR by holding the International Symposium, the Public Forum, several parallelsessions and Exhibition (the 9th Earthquake Technology Expo)
Co-organized the Public Forum: Sharing of Experiences for Safer Asia “TDRM and its Good Practices”
with Hyogo Prefectural Government and OCHA Kobe (Kobe, Japan)
Exchanged a Signed Memorandum of Understanding with the United Nations Educational, Scientific andCultural Organization (UNESCO)
Participated in the “Scoping Meeting on the Development of Tsunami Early Warning Systems” organized
by UNISDR (Kobe, Japan)
Conducted a field survey of tsunami disaster in Maldives
Participated in the 9th Earthquake Technology Expo (Yokohama, Japan)
Participated in the “32nd session of the WMO/UNESCAP Panel on Tropical Cyclones” (New Delhi, India)
Co-organized an urban search and rescue training program with the Singaporean Civil Defence Force,and trained the personnel of member states
Co-organized the “Mission on Policy Dialogue with High Level Administrative Policy Makers on
Establishing a Tsunami Early Warning Mechanism in the Indian Ocean” with UNISDR and theGovernment of Japan (Tokyo, Shizuoka, Japan)
As a Hub of the Regional Cooperation for DRR in Asia

1-5 Mar. 2005
3-8 Mar. 2005
7-18 Mar. 2005
18 Mar. 2005
28 Mar. 2005
8-13 Apr. 2005
14-16 Apr. 2005
17-19 Apr. 2005
22 Apr. 2005
24-28 Apr. 2005
11 May 2005
11-13 May 2005

18-22 May 2005
18-20 May 2005
24-26 May 2005
24-26 May 2005
25-26 May 2005
26 May 2005
Jun. 2005
10-15 Jun. 2005

13-16 Jun. 2005
18-30 Jun. 2005
11-14 Jul. 2005
16-22 Jul. 2005
25-28 Jul. 2005
26-29 Jul. 2005
26 Jul. 2005
2-4 Aug. 2005
18-27 Aug. 2005
22 Aug.– 17 Sep.
2005
29 Aug. 2005
7-8 Sep. 2005
12-13 Sep. 2005
15-16 Sep. 2005
27-29 Sep. 2005
12 Oct. 2005
21 –31 Oct. 2005
22 Oct.-4 Nov. 2005
23-28 Oct. 2005

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12 May 2005

Conducted field survey on tsunami disaster in India
Participated in the “International Coordination Meeting for the development of Tsunami Warning and
Mitigation System for the Indian Ocean within a Global Framework” (Paris, France) <Made apresentation on “Awareness building and public Information”>
Conducted the “JICA Tsunami Warning System Training Course” (Tokyo, Wakayama, Kobe, Japan)
Participated in the “High-level Coordination Meeting on Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Assistance to
Tsunami-Affected Countries” organized by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) (Manila, the Philippines)
Participated in the “Fifth Ministerial Conference on Environment and Development in Asia and thePacific, 2005” co-organized by UNESCAP and the Government of Republic of Korea (Seoul, Republic ofKorea)
Dispatched staff to Multinational Survey Mission to Tsunami-affected areas in India
Participated in the “International Coordination Meeting for the Development of a Tsunami Early
Warning and Mitigation System for the Indian Ocean” (Mauritius)
Participated in the “Rebuilding a safer Aceh - a Mercy Malaysia & ADRRN Workshop” (Aceh, Indonesia)
Participated and made a presentation in the “DIPECHO Regional Consultative Meeting South East
Asia” (Bangkok, Thailand)Participated in the “Workshop on Effective Tropical Cyclone Warning” (Shanghai, China)
Held an Opening Ceremony of IRP (International Recovery Platform) office in Kobe
Co-organized the “International Seminar on Post-Disaster Recovery” with the Government of Japan,
UNISDR, UNU, Hyogo Prefecture and OCHA Kobe (Kobe, Japan)
Co-organized the “Public Symposium on Recovery - What are the challenges and solutions for effective
recovery” with the Government of Japan, UNISDR, UNU, Hyogo Prefecture and OCHA Kobe (Kobe,
Japan)
Participated in the UNESCO/IOC Survey Mission for the Development of a Tsunami Warning and
Mitigation System for the Indian Ocean” (Sri Lanka)
Participated in the “5th Meeting of the ADPC Regional Consultative Committee on Disaster
Management” (Hanoi, Vietnam)
Participated in the 11th Inter-Agency Task Force meeting of the International Strategy for Disaster
Reduction (ISDR) as a Task Force member (Geneva, Switzerland) Confirmed of temporal activities of IRP
Participated and made a presentation in the “Asia-Pacific Space Agency Forum” (Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia)
Participated and made a presentation in the “International Forum of City Disaster Prevention and
Mitigation” (Beijing, China)
Participated and made a presentation in the “Seminar on Bilateral Cooperation for Disaster Risk
Management” (Beijing, China)
Published Tsunami awareness booklets in 9 languages in 8 countries in Asia and distributed to Asian
countries from July
Participated in the “National Assessment Mission of a Tsunami Early Warning and Mitigation System for
the Indian Ocean” co-organized by UNESCO/IOC (Myanmar & Pakistan)Participated and made a presentation in the “Workshop on the Role of Broadcaster” (Bangkok,
Thailand)
Dispatched Early Warning System Assessment Team to the Maldives
Conducted the “Study Tour on National Tsunami Warning System Implementation for High Level
Administrators in the Indian Ocean Responsible for Tsunami Warning Activities” organized by UNISDRand UNESCO/IOC (Tokyo, Shizuoka, Japan)
Dispatched staff to Thailand for presentation of IRP (Phuket) with the Governor of Hyogo Pref.,participated in the “Workshop on the Recovery from Tsunami Disaster” co-organized by Government ofIndonesia and JICA (Jakarta, Indonesia)
Participated and made a presentation in the “Meeting of Experts on Space Applications for Disaster
Management ”(Chiang Mai, Thailand)
Conducted the “Study Tour on National Tsunami Warning System Implementation for High Level
Administrators in the Indian Ocean Responsible for Tsunami Warning Activities” organized by UNISDRand UNESCO/IOC (Hawaii, USA)
Exchanged the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the World Meteorological Organization(WMO)
Participated in the “Regional Workshop of Asian Disaster Reduction and Response Network (ADRRN)” (Chennai, India)
Participated in the “UNESCO/IOC Assessment Mission” (Thailand, Bangladesh, Malaysia)
Hosted the “JICA Disaster Management Training Course for Central Asia and the Caucasus in
Russian” (Tokyo, Kyoto, Kobe, Awaji Japan)
Reported the Results of Assessment of Early Warning System of Tsunami in the Maldives at the
National Workshop held in Male
Participated and made a presentation in the “Planning Workshop on Awareness and Education
Component of Early Warning Strengthening Project ” Bangkok, (Thailand)Participated and made a presentation in the “INSARAG Regional Meeting” (Delhi, India)
Participated and made a presentation in the “National Inter Agency Consultation on Earthquake”
organized by Mongolian Red Cross, the National Emergency Agency, Government of Mongolia(Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia)
Participated and made a presentation in “the Asian World Conference on Disaster Reduction” (Beijing,
China)
Participated and made a presentation in the “Workshop on Safer Housing” (Tsukuba, Japan)
IRP joined the survey team of the UN Needs Assessment Mission for Early Recovery from the South Asia
Earthquake (Pakistan)Participated in the “JICA Needs Assessment Study Team for Rehabilitation andReconstruction” (Pakistan)Participated and made a presentation in the “Workshop on Flash Floods Management and Sustainable
Development in the Himalayas ” (Lhasa, China)

2-3 Nov. 2005
2-4 Nov. 2005
7 Nov. 2005
8 Nov. 2005
14-15 Nov. 2005
14-19 Nov. 2005
16-18 Nov. 2005
17 Nov. 2005
22-23 Nov. 2005
23-24 Nov. 2005
3-8 Dec. 2005

8-9 Dec. 2005
14-15 Dec. 2005

ANNEX

Participated in the “Regional Workshop of Central Asian Countries and Russia on Building Capacity andPreparedness of Population to Emergencies” (Astana, Kazakhstan)Participated in the “World Conference on the Commemoration of the 250th Anniversary of the Lisbon
Earthquake” and made a presentation on the Survey on Tsunami Risk Awareness in Sri Lanka (Lisbon,
Portugal)
Participated and made a presentation in the “Symposium on the Universal Use” (Tokyo, Japan)
Visited by the Norwegian Minister of Justice and his party
Participated and Presentation in the “Disaster Reduction Technology List Meeting” (Kathmandu, Nepal)
Participated in the “38th Session of the UNESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee” (Hanoi, Vietnam)
Participated and made a presentation in the “Workshop on Strengthening the Resilience of Local
Communities in Coastal Areas to Water Related Natural Disasters” (Copenhagen, Denmark)Participated and made a presentation in the “Conference on Disaster Reduction in Mumbai” (Mumbai,
India)
Participated in the 12th Inter-Agency Task Force meeting of ISDR as a Task Force member (Geneva,
Switzerland)Participated in the “Meeting of the Disaster Risk Reduction Information Platform” and the “Meetingwith Stakeholders of IRP” (Geneva, Switzerland)
Conducted questionnaire survey on Tsunami disaster in Indonesia (UNISDR Project)
Participated and acted as a coordinator at the Panel Discussion in the “World Symposium on Support of
Recovery from Tsunami Disaster-What Must Universities Do in the Event of Disaster?” (Ritsumeikan
Univ, Kyoto)
Participated and made a presentation in the “International Workshop on the Restoration Program from
Giant Earthquakes and Tsunamis ” (Tokyo, Japan)

16 Jan. –24 Feb. 2006

Held the “JICA Seminar on Disaster Management 2005” (Kobe, Tokyo, Kyoto, Awaji Island, Japan)

17-18 Jan. and 2-3 Feb.
2006

Participated in the 10th Earthquake Technology Expo (Kobe and Yokohama, Japan)

19 Jan. 2006
20 Jan. 2006
21 Jan.—2 Feb. 2006
23 Jan.—10 Feb. 2006
24 Jan. –12 Feb.2006
26-27 Jan. 2006
26-28 Jan. 2006
30-31 Jan. 2006
30-31 Jan. 2006
30 Jan.-10 Feb. 2006
6-7 Feb. 2006
19 Feb. –4 Mar. 2006
20 Feb. –3 Mar. 2006
27-28 Feb. 2006
1-3 Mar. 2006
7-8 Mar. 2006
9-15 Mar. 2006
15-17 Mar. 2006
19-28 Mar. 2006
21-30 Mar. 2006
22-24 Mar. 2006
22-29 Mar. 2006
29 Mar. 2006
2-4 Apr. 2006
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Co-organized the “2nd Public Symposium on Post Disaster Recovery - Lessons on recovery learned fromrecent major disasters” with the Government of Japan, UNISDR, UNU, Hyogo Prefecture and OCHA
Kobe (Kobe, Japan)
IRP Participated and made a presentation in the CISSP Symposium “One Year after the Tsunami:
Improving Civil-Military Relations in Humanitarian Assistance and Natural Disasters” (Osaka, Japan)
Participated in the “JICA Needs Assessment Study Team for Broad Disaster Reduction in Central
America” (Guatemala, El Salvador, Panama)
Conducted the “JICA Tsunami Warning System Training Course 2006” (Tokyo, Wakayama, Kobe,
Shizuoka, Matsushiro, Japan)
Co-organized the Exhibition of “Inamura no hi_ Overseas Education of Disaster Reduction” with JICA
Hyogo (Kobe, Japan)
Participated and Presentation in the “UNU-EHS Workshop : Vulnerability Assessment & Early Warning” (Colombo, Sri Lanka)
Participated and made a presentation in the “Institutions Floods Asia Workshop on Comparing
institutional designs, capacities and national policies to reduce the risks of flood disasters inAsia” (Chiang Mai, Thailand)Participated and made a presentation in the “Second US Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System
Program Coordination Workshop” (Bangkok, Thailand)
IRP joined the Expert Meeting on Damage and Needs Assessment for Post –Disaster Recovery (Rome,
Italy)
Conducted the “JICA Restraint on the Disaster Damage Training Course (for Turkey)” (Kobe, Tokyo,
Japan)
Co-organized the Cooperative Project with the Kyrgyz Republic “Seminars on Capacity Building of the
Population” (Bishkek, Osh, Kyrgyz Republic)
Conducted the “JICA Disaster Damage on Earthquake Management Course (for Iran)” (Kobe, Tokyo,
Japan)
Co-organized the “Urban Search and Rescue Training Program” with the Singaporean Civil Defence
Force, and trained the personnel of the member states
Participated and made a presentation in the “Disaster Reduction Technology List Workshop” (Tsukuba,
Japan)
Co-organized the “Workshop on the Tsunami Disaster Education Project in Thailand” with Thai
Education Ministry, funded by UNESCO/IOC (Phuket, Thailand)
IRP participated in the “Sumatra Tsunami Disaster and Reconstruction Workshop” (Kobe, Japan)
IRP participated in the “Workshop on Book Project of Knowledge Management” (Geneva, Switzerland)
Co-organized the “Asian Conference on Disaster Reduction 2006” with the Government of Japan andRepublic of Korea and UNISDR, attracting an attendance of 146 representatives from 24 countries(Seoul, Republic of Korea)
IRP participated in the “Joint Investigation on Leyte Landslide by Japanese and Philippine” (Leyte, thePhilippines)
Participated and lectured in the “JICA Disaster Management Seminar in Turkey” (Ankara, Turkey)
Participated in the “Workshop on Andaman School Safety Initiative” (Andaman, India)
Participated in the “JICA Pre Assessment Mission for the Development of Capacity Building of Disaster
Reduction in Thailand”
Organized the “Meeting of the Report on the Joint Investigation on Leyte Landslide by Japanese andPhilippine ” (Kobe, Japan)
Participated and made a presentation in the “Workshop to improve the compilation of reliable data on
disaster occurrence and impact ” (Bangkok, Thailand)
As a Hub of the Regional Cooperation for DRR in Asia

7 Apr. 2006
13 Apr. 2006
25 Apr. 2006
19 May,2006
23-24 May 2006
23-24 May 2006
30 May 2006
30 May –4 Jun. 2006
12 Jun. 2006
13-15 Jun. 2006
8-10 Jul. 2006
11-14 Jul. 200619 Jul. 2006
31 Jul. 2006

24-30 Jul. 2006
30 Jul. 2006

21-22 Aug. 2006
21-26 Aug. 2006
21 Aug. –15 Sep. 2006
27 Aug.– 1 Sep. 2006
28 Aug.– 15 Sep. 2006
29 Aug. –5 Sep. 2006
29 Aug.– 6 Sep. 2006
31 Aug.– 1 Sep. 2006
20-26 Sep. 2006

21 Sep. 2006
22 Sep. 2006
25-28 Sep. 2006
26 Sep. 2006
11 Oct. 2006
17 Oct. 2006
19 Oct. 2006
24 Oct. 2006
30 Oct.—1 Nov. 2006
30 Oct.– 3 Nov. 2006
1 Nov. 2006
9 Nov. 2006

14-15 Nov. 2006
14-16 Nov. 2006
14-22 Nov. 2006
20-22 Nov. 2006
24 Nov. 2006
27 Nov. 2006
30 Nov.– 5 Dec. 2006
1-2 Dec. 2006
4-9 Dec. 2006
5-7 Dec. 2006

20-Year History of ADRC

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(A2) List of Activities

15-16 Aug. 2006

Organized the Seminar of the Project for Education on Disaster Reduction in Thailand (Bangkok,
Phuket, Thailand)Participated and made a presentation in the “Seminar and Workshop for Understanding Tsunami” (Banda Aceh, Indonesia)
Visited by Sri Lanka Minister of Disaster Prevention and human rights charge, Mr. M Samarasinghe
Visited by Secretary of Indonesia Aceh Nias Revival Re-building Agency, Dr. Ir.Kuntoro Mangkusubroto
Participated in the “Symposium on Multi-hazard Early Warning Systems for Integrated Disaster Risk
Management ” (Geneva, Switzerland)Participated and made a presentation in the “Third Regional Consultative Meeting for Central Asia
” (Issy-Kul, Kyrgyz Republic)
Co-organized the “3rd Public Symposium on Progress towards Hyogo Framework for Action” with theGovernment of Japan, UNISDR, UNU, Hyogo Prefecture and OCHA Kobe (Kobe, Japan)
ADRC and IRP dispatched Assessment Team to Java on the Central Java Earthquake (Java, Indonesia)
Participated and gave a presentation in the “GRIP/GLIDE Meeting” (Geneva, Switzerland)Participated and gave a presentation in the “ADRRN Regional Workshop” (Bangkok, Thailand)Participated in the National Assessment Mission to Yemen led by UNESCO/IOC (Yemen )Participated in the Japan Disaster Mission (Jakarta, Yogyakarta, Indonesia)
Participated in the “ECOSOC Side Event on Implementation of HFA” (Geneva, Switzerland)Participated and Presentation in the International Conference on “Japan-SAARC Corporation ” (Dhaka,Bangladesh)
Survey on the Damage by the Tsunami at South Shore in Java Island (Java, Indonesia)
Participated in the “ISDR Workshop on Disaster Risk Reduction for Indian Ocean Tsunami Early Warning
Systems” (Bali, Indonesia)
Participated and Panel Chair in Plenary 1 in the “Senior Policy Forum” organized by Pacific DisasterCenter (Maui Island, Hawaii, USA)
Participated in the “South Asia Policy Dialogue” (Delhi, India)
Conducted the “JICA’s Trainer’s training for the Disaster Mitigation Training Project for Turkey” (Kobe,
Tokyo, Japan)
Conducted the “2006 Disaster Management Training Course for Central Asia and the Caucasus” (Kobe,
Tokyo etc, Japan)
Participated and made a presentation in the “International Disaster Reduction Conference IDRC Davos2006” (Davos, Switzerland)
Conducted the JICA Training Course “Disaster Prevention Education in Schools” (Kobe, Japan)
Conducted the “JICA’s Training for Top Officials of Turkish Municipalities” (Kobe, Tokyo, Japan)
Participated in the Field Survey of the JICA Project on Capacity Development in Disaster Management inThailand (Thailand)Participated in the “7th Meeting of the ASEAN Committee on Disaster Management” (Yogyakarta,
Indonesia)
Conducted the “Study Tour of Disaster Hazard Mitigation Project for Kyrgyz Republic” (Kobe, Tokyo etc.,
Japan)
Participated and made a presentation in the “International Forum 2006 on City’s Security andManagement” (Beijing, China)
Participated and made a presentation on ADRC’s activities in the “JSCE Annual Meeting” (Ritsumeikan
Univ., Kusatsu, Japan)
Participated and made a presentation in the workshop organized by UNESCAP (Hong Kong, China)
Participated and made a presentation in the “International Symposium on Disaster
Preparedness” (Seattle, USA)
Participated as a panelist in the “Forum for Disaster Risk Reduction International Day for Natural
Disaster Reduction” (Bangkok, Thailand)Participated as a lecturer in the “Orientation on the GLIDE system for OCD and Staff”, Co-Project with
the Philippines (Manila, the Philippines)
Co-organized the Public Forum “Winning against Disasters-Roles of Education, Development andCommunity Action for Sustainable Development” with the Government of Japan, UNISDR, UNU, Hyogo
Prefecture and OCHA Kobe UNU (Tokyo, Japan)
JAXA and ADRC announced the launch of “Sentinel Asia”
Participated and made a presentation in the “Third Meeting of the Expert Working Group on
MEASURING VULNERABILITY” (Prato, Italy)
Supported the “International Fire Fighting Course” organized by the Singaporean Civil Defence Force
Lectured at Papua New Guinea University (Papua New Guinea)
Participated and made a presentation in the “Workshop for Earthquake-proof in Istanbul” (Istanbul,
Turkey)Participated in the “Workshop of Training Project on Earthquake Reduction for Armenia”, Co-Projectwith Armenia, and made a presentation on Retrofitting in Japan (Yerevan, Kapan, Armenia)
Participated and made a presentation in the “Geo-Risk-Management by Local
Governments” (Yogyakarta, Indonesia)
Participated and made presentations in the “Regional Workshop on Improving Risk Knowledge”
organized by UNDP and “Regional Workshop on Application of UNESCAP Template for Assessment of
the Socio-Economic Impact of Natural Disasters” organized by UNESCAP (Bangkok, Thailand)Participated in the IRP RETREAT and 3rd IRP Steering Committee Meeting (Turin, Italy)
Participated in the “Technical Oversight Committee for the Post Disaster Recovery Needs Assessment
Methodology and Toolkit” (Geneva, Switzerland)Participated and made a presentation in the “Caravan Seminar on Geospatial Technologies for Disaster
Mitigation” (Manila, the Philippines)
Conducted the “Disaster Mitigation Management Course for the Youth in Central Asia and the Caucasus
2006” organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Kobe, Tokyo, Japan)
Participated in International Early Warning Programme (IEWP) Advisory Group Meeting” organized by
UNISDR (Bonn, Germany)
Participated and made a presentation in the “Typhoon Committee Thirty-ninth Session” (Manila, thePhilippines)
Participated in the “13th Session of the Asia Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum” (Jakarta, Indonesia)

1- 2 Feb. 2007

Participated and made a presentation in the international workshop “Learning from the Recovery andReconstruction of Banda Aceh and Other Tsunami-stricken Regions” (Banda Aceh, Indonesia)
Conducted the “2nd District Workshop on Disaster Education in Schools” (Galle, Sri Lanka)
Participated and made a presentation in the “ITU/UNESCAP Regional Workshop on DisasterCommunications” (Bangkok, Thailand)
Dispatched the expert (ADRC) to Malaysia on Tsunami Early Warning Project requested from JICA
(Malaysia)
Participated and made a presentation in the “Regional Workshop on the Establishment of the ASEAN Coordinating
Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on Disaster Management” (Jakarta, Indonesia)
Participated as a panelist in session “Hazard Reduction and the 2004 Asian Tsunami” in the Ninth
Biennial Conference of the International Society for Ecological Economics “Ecological Sustainability and
Human Well-being” （New Delhi, India）
Participated and made a presentation in the regional conference “Hazards of Nature, Risks andOpportunities for Development in South Asian Countries” (Delhi, India)
Co-organized the “International Forum on Tsunami and Earthquake-progress of the implementation of the
Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) and Recovery from Tsunami and Earthquake" with the Government ofJapan, UNISDR, UNU, Hyogo Prefecture and OCHA Kobe (Kobe, Japan)
Conducted “JICA Disaster Management Seminar / Disaster Management and Preparedness in Southeast
European Countries" (Kobe, Tokyo, Unzen etc, Japan)
Disaster Survey on the Mudslide at Legazpi Area in Philippines (Manila, Legazpi, the Philippines)
Participated and made a presentation in the "International Conference on School Safety" (Gujarat State,
India)
Participated in “the First Session of IPL Global Promotion Committee and IPL Symposium 2007-Landslide
Risk Analysis & Sustainable Disaster Management" (Tokyo, Japan)
Conducted “Workshop on Promotion of Disaster Preparedness in School Education" (Banda Aceh,
Indonesia)
Participated in the “Joint Project Formulation Study (NUDP-JICA) for Disaster Prevention andReconstruction in South Asia" (Delhi, India, Kathmandu, Nepal, Thimpu, Bhutan )Participated in the “ISDR system Interim Organizing Committee Meeting of the Education
Platform" (Geneva, Switzerland)Participated in the 11th Earthquake Technology/Natural Disaster Recovery Technology Expo (Yokohama,Japan)

12-15 Feb. 2007

Participated and made a presentation in the international conference “Albatross 2007" (Batumi, Georgia)

19 Feb-2 Mar. 2007

7-8 May 2007
9-29 May 2007

Conducted the “JICA Disaster Damage on Earthquake Management Course (for Iran)" (Kobe, Tokyo,
Japan)
Visited by The president of Pakistani National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA), Mr. Farooq Ahmad
Khan
Conducted the Study Tour for the Bhutanese Delegation (Kobe, Japan)
Conducted the “JICA Training “ Strengthening of Disaster Coordination System (for Iran)" (Kobe, Tokyo,
Japan)
Participated and made a presentation at UNESCAP Tsunami Early Warning Systems Workshop (Bangkok,
Thailand)Participated in Tsunami Investigation Team in Solomon Islands (Honiala, Gizo, Solomon Islands)
Hosted the seminar commemorating the completion of the GLIDE-Associated Disaster Database (Manila,
the Philippines)
Participated and made a presentation at the International Conference on Earthquake Risk Management(Islamabad, Pakistan)Participated in the First Project Steering Committee on HFA Baseline Study Project (Bangkok, Thailand)
Conducted JICA Development Study “Indonesia Natural Disaster Management Plan" (Jakarta, Indonesia)

12-15 May 2007

Participated in the 5th International Conference on Seismology and Earthquake Engineering (Tehran, Iran)

14 May 2007

2-4 Jul. 2007

Participated and made a presentation at the workshop “Expert Consultation- Harmonizing Terminologyof Perils" (Munich, Germany)
Conducted the third dispatch to JICA Development Study “Sri Lanka Community-Based Disaster
Management" (Colombo etc, Sri Lanka)
Participated in the 1st Tradeshows, Symposia and Seminars on Security & Safety /Earthquake Technology
Expo (Osaka, Japan)
Participated in JICA Development Study “Sri Lanka Community-Based Disaster Management" (Colomboetc., Sri Lanka)
Participated and made a presentation at the First Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction by
UNISDR; IRP organized a Side Event on the second day (Geneva, Switzerland)
Held a follow-up workshop on JICA’s Central Asia and the Caucasus (Astana, Kazakhstan)
Co-organized the Asian Conference on Disaster Reduction (ACDR) 2007 with the Government of Japan,
the Government of Kazakhstan and US/ISDR attracting 136 participants from 22 countries (Astana,
Kazakhstan)Participated and made a presentation at “Regional Workshop on Building Risk Knowledge" (Bangkok,
Thailand)2-29 Jul. 2007

Conducted JICA Development Study “Indonesia Natural Disaster Management Plan" (Jakarta, Indonesia)

3 Jul. 2007

Lectured at the International Cooperation Course of Mita Campus, Keiko University (Tokyo, Japan)
Participated and made a presentation at International Conference on Wind Engineering (Cairns,
Australia)
Organized IRP steering committee and participated in ECOSOC/ISDR side event (Geneva, Switzerland)
Conducted Development Study “Indonesia Natural Disaster Management Plan" JICA (Jember, Indonesia)
Participated and madea presentation at the International Symposium on the Civil Defense Development
Strategy in the 21st Century (Shanghai, China)
Conducted a seminar on disaster education and method by Sumatra Earthquake and Tsunami JST Special
Coordination Funds for Promoting Science and Technology (Banda Aceh, Indonesia)

6-7 Dec. 2006
6-8 Dec. 2006
12-15 Dec. 2006
12-29 Dec. 2006
13-15 Dec. 2006
16-18 Dec. 2006
19-20 Dec. 2006
15-16 Jan. 200715 Jan-23 Feb. 2007
15-17 Jan. 2007

18- 20 Jan. 200722- 25 Jan. 2007

ANNEX

26 - 27 Jan. 200728 Jan-8 Feb. 2007
31 Jan. 2007

28 Feb. 2007
5-6 Mar. 2007
12-22 Mar. 2007
3-5 Apr. 2007
11-22 Apr. 2007
23 Apr. 2007
28-30 Apr. 200722-26 May 2007
23-24 May 2007
31 May-13 Jun. 2007

5-7 Jun. 2007
21-23 Jun. 2007
25-27 Jun. 2007

4 Jul. 2007
16-17 Jul. 2007
16 Jul.-14 Aug. 2007
26-27 Jul. 2007
28 Jul. 2007

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29 Jul. -2 Aug. 2007
30 Jul-10 Aug. 2007
2-3 Aug. 2007
3-4 Aug. 2007
20 Aug-14 Sep. 2007
21-15 Aug. 200722-24 Aug. 2007
27 Aug-7 Sep. 200727-28 Sep. 2007
5-7 Sep. 20076-30 Sep. 2007
9-11 Sep. 2007
10-11 Sep. 2007

18-19 Sep. 2007

8-10 Oct. 2007
10 Oct. 2007
14 Oct. 2007
14 Oct. 200716 Oct. -16 Nov. 2007
20 Oct. 2007
21-26 Oct. 200722-25 Oct. 2007
26 Oct. 2007
29-30 Oct. 2007
30 Oct. -28 Nov. 2007
1-14 Nov. 2007
6 Nov. 2007
7-8 Nov. 2007
21 Nov. 2007
21-23 Nov. 2007
21-25 Nov. 2007
24 Nov. -1 Dec. 2007
26 Nov. 2007
27 Nov.-7 Dec. 2007

28-29 Nov. 2007
28-30 Nov. 2007
29 Nov. -4 Dec. 2007
1 Dec. 2007
4-7 Dec. 2007
10-11 Dec. 2007
10-13 Dec. 2007
20-21 Dec. 200715 Jan. -22 Feb. 2008
21-22 Jan. 2008

20-Year History of ADRC

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(A2) List of Activities

3 Oct. 2007

Participated in JICA Development Study “Sri Lanka Community-Based Disaster Management" (Colombo,
Sri Lanka)
Conducted JICA Seminar on Disaster Management and Preparedness in Southeast European Countries
JFY2007 (Kobe, Tokyo, Japan)
Participated in Housing Earthquake Safety Initiative (HESI) Project Workshop (Kathmandu, Nepal)
Organized the baseline project, the 2nd Project Steering Committee to review HFA progress (Kobe, Japan)
Conducted JICA training on Disaster Management for Central Asia and the Caucasus (Kobe, Tokyo, Japan)
Participated and made a presentation at International Disaster Reduction Conference 2007 (Harbin, China)
Participated and made a presentation at the 2nd meeting of Working Group on Disaster Prevention andPreparedness-Typhoon Committee Disaster Information System and Future Activities (Seoul, Republic ofKorea)
Conducted JICA training “Strengthening the Disaster Coordination System" for Istanbul (Kobe, Tokyo, Japan)
Lectured at the Sentinel Asia System Operation Training (Bangkok, Thailand)Participated and made a presentation at the 4th Sentinel Asia Joint Project Team Meeting ( Philippines)
Conducted JICA Development Study “Indonesia Natural Disaster Management Plan" (Jember, Indonesia)
Conducted a workshop on hazard mapping (Jember, Indonesia)
Participated and made a presentation at the Integrated Workshop on Social-economic Impacts ofExtreme Typhoon-related Events (Bangkok, Thailand)Participated and made a presentation at World Road Congress (Paris, France)
Participated and made a presentation at a cooperative project with Mongolia: Seminar on the “Development of the Web-based GLIDE-associated Disaster Event Database (Mongolia)
Participated and made a presentation at Asia Pacific Regional Workshop on School Education andDisaster Risk Reduction (Bangkok, Thailand)
Co-hosted a public forum “ Sustaining Water Cycle for Disaster Risk Reduction" with UNU, JAHS, and
UNISDR (Tokyo, Japan)
Participated in the opening ceremony of UNISDR Hyogo Office (Kobe, Japan)
Co-organized a public forum “Human Security and International Disaster Cooperation" with OCHA, UNIC
and UNISDR (Kobe, Japan)
Participated in JICA Development Study “Sri Lanka Community-Based Disaster Management" (Colomboetc., Sri Lanka)
Held the meeting of the School Disaster Education Teacher’s Manual Investigative Committee by
Sumatra Earthquake and Tsunami JST Special Coordination Funds for Promoting Science and Technology(Banda Aceh, Indonesia)
Participated and made a presentation at the CCOP Annual Session 2007 (Cebu, the Philippines)
Participated and made a presentation at Stockholm Forum for Disaster Reduction and Recovery(Stockholm, Sweden)
Participated and made a presentation at the 10th Meeting of the ASEAN Committee on Disaster
Management (Singapore)
Participated and made a presentation at UN-SPIDER workshop (Bonn, Germany)
Conducted JICA Development Study “Indonesia Natural Disaster Management Plan" (Jember, Indonesia)
Conducted JICA Development Study on Enhancing Disaster Management Functions in Sri Lanka(Colombo, Sri Lanka)
Organized Japan-SAARC Regional Cooperation in Disaster Management Kick-off Meeting (New Delhi, India)
Participated and made a presentation at the Second Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Education ;IRP organized a side event (New Delhi, India)
Participated and made a presentation in the “Seminars on Establishment of Disaster Prevention System"
organized by Indonesia Golkar party (Jakarta, Indonesia)
Participated and made a presentation at the 14th Session of the Asia Pacific Regional Space Agency
Forum (APRSAF-14)
Participated and made a presentation at the “Typhoon Committee Fortieth session" (Macao, China)
Conducted JICA Development Study “Indonesia Natural Disaster Management Plan" (Jember, Indonesia)
Participated and made a presentation in the “Workshop on Disaster Prevention Education (Ahmedabad, India)
Conducted JICA Earthquake Disaster Management Seminar for Iran (Kobe, Tokyo, Unzen etc, Japan)
Co-organized a workshop for local officials in Bangladesh with UNESCAP and the government of
Bangladesh (Dhaka Bangladesh)
Lectured at the 2nd Sentinel Asia System Operation Training (Bangkok, Thailand)
Conducted an emergency field survey at Patargata, Bangladesh, which was struck by Cyclone Sidr
(Patargata, Bangladesh)
Participated and made a presentation at the 4th Enlarged IFNet General Meeting (Beppu, Japan)
Co-organized a workshop on problems of disaster hazard and risk assessment in Tajikistan with the
Ministry of Emergency Situation (Dushanbe, Tajikistan)Participated and made a presentation at National Disaster Awareness Day Seminar (Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia)
Participated in the 2nd Caribbean Conference on Comprehensive Disaster Management and co-organized
Disaster Recovery Session with organizers (Barbados)
Held a workshop for local officials with the government of India (NDMA) (Chennai, India)
Conducted JFA2007 Comprehensive Disaster Risk Management Course (Kobe, Tokyo, Kyushu, Japan)
Participated in the Second International Programme on Landslide (IPL) Global Promotion Committee(Tokyo, Japan)

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23-24 Jan. 2008
23-24 Jan. 200824 Jan. 2008
25-27 Jan. 200830-31 Jan. 2008
31 Jan. -1Feb. 2008
31 Jan. 2008
5 Feb. 2008
14 Feb. 2008
20 Feb. 2008
21-22 Feb. 2008
25 Feb. -7 Mar. 2008
25Feb-14 Mar. 2008
15 Mar. 2008

ANNEX

17-18 Mar. 2008
18 Mar. 2008
26 Mar. 2008
7-11 Apr. 2008
9-12 Apr. 2008
20-26 Apr. 2008
23 Apr. 200824-25 Apr. 2008
8-11 May 2008
11 May -1 Jun. 2008
15 May 2008
15 May 2008

20-26 May 2008
20 May -9 Jun. 2008
25-30 May 2008
28 May 2008
29-30 May 2008
5-6 Jun. 2008
7-21 Jun. 2008
10-14 Jun. 2008
10-21 Jun. 2008
12 Jun. 2008
12 Jun. –1 Jul. 2008
30 Jun. -20 Jul. 2008
2-21 Jul. 2007
21 Jul-3 Aug. 2008
27 Jul-2 Aug. 2008
7-17 Aug. 2008
8-11 Aug. 2008
11 Aug. -2 Sep. 2008
21 Aug. 2008
28-30 Aug. 2008
1-6 Sep. 2008
1-15 Sep. 2008
6 Sep. -20 Oct. 2008
8-28 Sep. 2008
15 Sep. 2008
16 Sep. 2008
14-27 Sep. 2008
17-19 Sep. 2008

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Participated and made a presentation at “International Symposium on the Restoration Program from
Giant Earthquakes and Tsunamis" (Phuket, Thailand)
Conducted Earthquake Disaster Management Course for Iran (Kobe, Japan)
Co-organized Regional Task Force on Urban Risk Reduction Meeting (Kobe, Japan)
Co-organized International Recovery Forum “Capacity Development for Better Recovery" with IRP
Secretariat, JICA Hyogo Disaster Learning Center, UNISDR Hyogo Office, Cabinet Office of Japan, Hyogo
Prefecture (Kobe, Japan)
Participated in the Consultative Meeting of UNISDR Asia Partnership (IAP) (Seoul, Republic of Korea)
Participated and made a presentation at “International Conference on Construction" (New Delhi, India)
Participated in the 12th Earthquake Technology Expo / Natural Disaster Recovery Technology Expo
(Yokohama, Japan)
Participated and made a presentation at “Human Rights Seminar" by Ibaraki Prefecture (Ibaraki, Japan)
Participated and made a presentation at WB Public Seminar “Disaster Risk Reduction and the World
Bank" (Tokyo, Japan)
Participated in ISDR Asia Partnership Meeting/ Regional Task Force on Urban Risk Reduction Follow-up
Meeting (Bangkok, Thailand)Participated and made a presentation at Coordinating Committee for Geoscience Programmes in Eastand Southeast Asia (Tokyo, Japan)
Participated and made a presentation at the Second DRH-Asia Workshop (Beijing, China)
Dispatched 4 experts from Bangladesh etc to International Urban Search and Rescue Training Course (Singapore)
Conducted a JICA course to enhance disaster management of local governments (Tokyo, Niigata,
Shizuoka, Kobe, Japan)
Co-organized a Brainstorming Meeting on “Urban Risk Reduction and the Environment: Learning fromJapan" with UNEP, UNISDR and Kobe University (Kobe, Japan)
Participated and made a presentation at “11th Meeting of the ASEAN Committee on Disaster
Management (ACDM)" (Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia)
Co-organized “Workshop on the Disaster Risk Reduction in the Pacific Islands" with Ministry of Foreign
Affairs of Japan (Kobe, Japan)
Co-organized a Commemorative Public Forum of the World Water Day 2008 “Glacier Melting andImpacts due to Climate Change" with UNU, UNISDR and ICHARM (Tokyo, Japan)
Participated in “Intergovernmental Coordination Group for Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System"
Participated and made a presentation at “The 3rd Meeting of Typhoon Committee Working Group on
DPP " (Seoul, Korea)
Participated and made a presentation at “UNESCAP Regional Workshop" (Bangkok, Thailand)Participated and made a presentation at “ISDR Cluster Group on Knowledge and Education for Disaster
Reduction" (Paris, France)
Participated in “Meeting of European National Platform and HFA Focal Points" (Paris, France)
Participated in “ADPC-RCC7" (Colombo, Sri Lanka)
Conducted JICA Development Study “Indonesia Natural Disaster Management Plan" (Jakarta, Indonesia)
Co-organized the 3rd meeting of Regional Task Force on Urban Risk Reduction (RTF-URR) (Kobe, Japan)
Co-organized the workshop “Integrating Environment Management and Disaster Risk Reduction" with
UNISDR Hyogo Office, Hyogo Prefecture, UNEP, UNCRD Hyogo Office and Kyoto University (Kobe, Japan)
Participated and made a presentation at “National Symposium on Building Code Implementation
System" (Kathmandu, Nepal)
Conducted JICA Development Study on Enhancing Disaster Management Functions in Sri Lanka(Colombo, Sri Lanka)
Surveyed on Sichuan Earthquake (Sichuan/ Beijing, Chine)
Visit of a high-level delegation from Almaty (Kazakhstan) as part of JICA’s earthquake risk reduction
project in Almaty (Kobe, Japan)
Participated in DRH Workshop (Kobe, Japan)
Co-organized “First Joint Project Team Meeting for Sentinel Asia STEP-2" (Kobe, Japan)
Conducted JICA Development Study “Indonesia Natural Disaster Management Plan" (Padang Pariaman, Indonesia)
Participated and made a presentation at “The Seminar for the JICA Study on Earthquake Disaster Risk
Management" (Almaty, Kazakhstan)Participated at “Evaluation Meeting of the JICA Study for National Capacity building on Disaster Risk
Management" (Bangkok, Thailand)
Visit of a delegation from NEMA, Government of Republic of Korea and Incheon City (Kobe, Japan)
Conducted JICA Development Study “Indonesia Natural Disaster Management Plan" (Padang, Indonesia)
Conducted JICA Development Study “Indonesia Natural Disaster Management Plan" (Jakarta, Indonesia)
Conducted JICA Development Study on Enhancing Disaster Management Functions in Sri Lanka(Colombo, Sri Lanka)
Conducted JICA Development Study “Indonesia Natural Disaster Management Plan" (Padang, Indonesia)
Conducted The Second Year of the JICA Grassroots Technical Cooperation Project “NGO Training forDisaster Risk Reduction in Asia" (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
Conducted JICA Development Study “Indonesia Natural Disaster Management Plan" (Jakarta, Indonesia)
Co-organized “First Regional Workshop on the Earthquake Risk Reduction and Recovery Preparedness
Programme (ERRP) for South Asia" (Kathmandu, Nepal)
Conducted JICA Development Study “Indonesia Natural Disaster Management Plan" (Padang, Indonesia)
Arab Red Crescent and Red Cross Organization Visited the ADRC office
Participated and made a presentation at “ACDM and ARDEX-08" (Pataya, Thailand)
Lectured at the Sentinel Asia System Operation Training (Bangkok, Thailand)
Conducted JICA Development Study “Indonesia Natural Disaster Management Plan" (Padang Pariaman, Indonesia)
Conducted JICA Development Study on Enhancing Disaster Management Functions in Sri Lanka(Colombo, Sri Lanka)
Conducted JICA Development Study “Indonesia Natural Disaster Management Plan" (Jakarta, Indonesia)
Co-organized the “Meeting of the IRP Forum 2009 Working Group" (Geneva Switzerland)Participated in the Humanitarian Liaison Working Group (HLWG) meeting at the United Nations Geneva(Geneva, Switzerland)
Conducted JICA Development Study “Indonesia Natural Disaster Management Plan" (Jakarta, Indonesia)
Participated in “The Meeting of the Regional Review Committee of the 2008 Regional Drawing
Competition" (Bangkok, Thailand)

As a Hub of the Regional Cooperation for DRR in Asia

21-24 Sep. 2008
21-25 Sep. 2008
6-11 Oct. 2008
10-18 Oct. 2008
19-22 Oct. 2008
21-24 Oct. 2008
21-30 Oct. 2008
23 Oct. -13 Nov. 2008
26-31 Oct. 2008
26-31 Oct. 2008
27 Oct. -5 Nov. 2008
1-6 Nov. 2008
3-7 Nov. 2008

4-5 Nov. 2008

13-20 Nov. 2088
15-22 Nov. 2008
17 Nov. -21 Dec. 2008
18-22 Nov. 2008
17-22 Nov. 2008
18-22 Nov. 2008
23-28 Nov. 2008
1-4 Dec. 2008
5-15 Dec. 2008
8-14 Dec. 200824-29 Dec. 2008

8-9 Jan. 200913 Jan. 200914 Jan. 200921 Jan. -3 Feb. 200916-21 Feb. 2008
4-6 Mar. 200923-24 Mar. 200925-27 Mar. 2009
7-9 Apr. 200914-15 Apr. 200915-16 Apr. 200922-23Apr. 200927-28 Apr. 200928-29 Apr. 200928-29 Apr. 2009
14 May 200918-22 May 200921-22 May 200927-28 May 200928-29 May 20093-12 Jun. 20098 Jun. 200910-12 Jun. 200916-18 Jun. 2009

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12-14 Nov. 2008

Participated and made a presentation at “Meeting of the ISDR Asia Partnership" and the Preparatory
Meeting for the 3rd Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
Participated in “The Meeting of Typhoon Committee Working Group on DPP" (Beijing, Chine)
Participated and made a presentation at “Third ECO International Conference on Disaster Risk
Management" (Tehran, Iran)
Conducted JICA Development Study on Enhancing Disaster Management Functions in Sri Lanka(Colombo, Sri Lanka)
Co-organized “The Regional Workshop on the Earthquake Risk Reduction and Recovery Preparedness
Programme (ERRP)" (Kathmandu, Nepal)
Participated and made a presentation at “The 21st EUROPH World Congress and Mayor’s
Caucus" (Himeji/Hyogo, Japan)
Co-organized “Kickoff Meeting for ASEAN Cooperation Project, Capacity Building for Local Government
Officials in Disaster Management" (Vientiane, Lao PDR/ Phnom Penh, Cambodia)
Conducted JICA Development Study “Indonesia Natural Disaster Management Plan" (Padang, Indonesia)
Participated in the evaluation mission to Beijing, Zigong City and the Earthquake Affected Areas in
Sichuan Province as part of the “RADIUS plus 10" project (Beijing, Zigong, Chengdu, China)
Participated in the “Meeting of Global Risk Identification Programme (GRIP)" (Geneva Switzerland)
Conducted JICA Development Study “Indonesia Natural Disaster Management Plan" (Padang, Indonesia)
Participated and made a presentation at “ADRRN Annual Workshop" (Katmandu, Nepal)
Participated and made a presentation at “The 2nd China-ASEAN Forum on Social Development andPoverty Reduction" (Nanning, China)
Participated in the Conference on “Natural Catastrophe Risk Insurance Mechanisms for Asia and thePacific" organized by ADB and Ministry of Finance of Japan (Tokyo, Japan)
Co-organized the Asian Conference on Disaster Reduction (ACDR) 2008 with the Government of Japan,
the Government of Indonesia and US/ISDR attracting 106 participants and 14 organizations from 24
countries (Bali, Indonesia)
Conducted JICA Development Study “Indonesia Natural Disaster Management Plan" (Jakarta, Indonesia)
Surveyed on Recovery from the Central Java Earthquake (Java, Indonesia)
Conducted JICA Development Study on Enhancing Disaster Management Functions in Sri Lanka(Colombo, Sri Lanka)
Co-organized “Kickoff Meeting for ASEAN Cooperation Project, Capacity Building for Local Government
Officials in Disaster Management" (Hanoi, Vietnam)
Participated in “Committee on Information and Communications Technology, first session" (Bangkok, Thailand)Participated in the “First World Landslide Forum" as a supporting organization (Tokyo, Japan)
Participated in “48th Session of the International Conference on Education" (Geneva Switzerland)Participated and made a presentation at “3rd Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction"and its Pre-Conference (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
Conducted JICA Development Study “Indonesia Natural Disaster Management Plan" (Jakarta, Indonesia)
Participated and made a presentation at “15th Session of the Asian Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum(APRSAF-15)" (Hanoi, Vietnam)
Conducted JICA Development Study on Enhancing Disaster Management Functions in Sri Lanka(Colombo, Sri Lanka)
Participated in the 3rd Annual Workshop on Disaster Reduction Hyperbase - Asian Application (DRH-Asia)(Tokyo, Japan)
Co-organized a Press Briefing to launch the publication of ISDR Good Practices and Lessons Learned“Private Sector Activities in Disaster Risk Reduction" (Osaka, Japan)
Gave a lecture at Tokyo Polytechnic University on" Status and Challenges of Disaster Reduction in Asia Asian Disaster Reduction Center’s Efforts in Promoting Hyogo Framework for Action –“ (Tokyo, Japan)
Conducted JICA Development Study on Enhancing Disaster Management Functions in Sri Lanka(Colombo, Sri Lanka)
Participated and made a presentation at “ACDM" (Naypyidaw, Myanmar)
Co-organized the Symposium “Cooperative Actions for Disaster Risk Reduction (CADRR)" with IAWE,
UNU, UNISDR and Tokyo Polytechnic University (Tokyo, Japan)
Participated in UNISDR Asia Partnership (IAP) Meeting (Bangkok, Thailand)Participated in First Session of Committee on Disaster Risk Reduction of UNESCAP (Bangkok, Thailand)Participated in the International Forum on Recovery and Reconstruction of Yingxiu (Chengdu, China)
Participated in 4th Meeting of the Technical Advisory Sub-Committee of the ASEAN Disaster Information
Sharing and Communication Network Project (Jakarta, Indonesia)
Participated in the 2nd Consultative Meeting on Establishment of Regional Coordination Centre inCentral Asia ( Almaty, Kazakhstan)
Co-organized a Kickoff Meeting for ASEAN Cooperation Project, Capacity Building for Local Government
Officials in Disaster Management ( Manila, Philippines )Co-organized a Kickoff Meeting for ASEAN Cooperation Project, “Capacity Building for Local Government
Officials in Disaster Management" ( Bangkok, Thailand )Participated in the 4th meeting of Working-Group on Disaster Prevention and Preparedness of WMO
Typhoon Committee ( Seoul, Korea)
Participated in Regional Workshop of ERRP ( Islamabad, Pakistan)
Co-organized the First Coordination Meeting for Cooperation Project “Promotion of Disaster Educationin Schools" (Bali, Indonesia)
Participated in ASEAN Visioning Workshop on AADMER ( Bali, Indonesia)
Co-organized a Kickoff Meeting for ASEAN Cooperation Project, “Capacity Building for Local Government
Officials in Disaster Management" (Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei)
Co-organized a Kickoff Meeting for ASEAN Cooperation Project, “Capacity Building for Local Government
Officials in Disaster Management" ( Putrajaya, Malaysia)
Participated in the ASEM (Asia-Europe Meeting) Workshop (Chengdu, China)
Participated in the 52nd United Nations Committee on Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS), andSigned the Cooperation Agreement with United Nations Office of Outer space Affairs (UNOOSA) on
Establishment of ADRC UN-SPIDER Regional Support Office (RSO) ( Vienna, Austria)
H.E. Tsutomu Sato, Minister of State for Disaster Visited ADRC
Implemented Trainings in an ASEAN Cooperation Project, “Capacity Building for Local Government
Officials in Disaster Management" ( Hanoi, Vietnam)
Implemented Trainings in an ASEAN Cooperation Project, “Capacity Building for Local Government
Officials in Disaster Management" (Phnom Penh, Cambodia)

15-19 Jun. 200915-17 Jul. 2009

Participation in the Global Platform (Geneva, Switzerland)
Co-organized the First Coordination Meeting for ASEAN Cooperation Project "Promotion of Disaster
Education in Schools" (Bangkok, Thailand)
Implemented Trainings in an ASEAN Cooperation Project, “Capacity Building for Local Government
Officials in Disaster Management" (Vientiane Province, Laos)
Organized Kick-off Meetings on the web-based GLIDE Associated Disaster Database Development Project(Hanoi, Viet Nam, Singapore and Jakarta, Indonesia)
Participated in the Joint Project Meeting for Sentinel Asia ( Bali, Indonesia)

15-25 Jul. 2009

Participated in Preparatory Meeting for the Country Activity of ERRP (Pokhara, Nepal)

29-31 Jul. 2009

Co-organized ERRP-IRP Joint Regional Workshop (New Delhi, India)

11-14 Aug. 2009

Participated in the UNISDR Asian Partnership (IAP) Meeting and Related Events (Incheon, Korea)
Co-organized the Workshop in an ASEAN Cooperation Project, “Capacity Building for Local Government
Officials in Disaster Management" ( Bangkok, Thailand)
Implemented the JICA Grassroots Technical Cooperation Project "NGO Training for Disaster Risk
Reduction (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
Participated in the ACDM Working Group Meeting on Risk Assessment, Monitoring and Early Warning(Singapore)
Organized Workshop on “Earthquake Risk Evaluation Standards" and “Retrofitting Standards"(Thimphu,
Bhutan)Participated in a Workshop on the Recovery from 2008 Sichuan Earthquake in Rural Cities (Sichuan,
China)
Implemented a Research on Damage of 2009 Sumatra Earthquake (Padang, Pariaman and PadangPariaman, Indonesia)
Participated in the 4th ECO International Conference on Disaster Risk Management ( Dushanbe,
Tajikistan)Participated in an Pull Down Experiment (Not-retrofitted Building) ( Kathmandu, Nepal)
Participated in the International Conference on the Social Mobilization Mechanism for Catastrophic
Disasters and the Formulation of Emergency Laws and Regulations, (Beijing, China)
Participated in an Pull Down Experiment (Retrofitted Building) ( Kathmandu, Nepal)

23 Jun. 200923-25 Jun. 2009
1-9 Jul. 200917-18 Aug. 200917-19 Aug. 200919-20 Aug. 20098-11 Sep. 2009

ANNEX

14-15 Sep. 2009
4-8 Oct. 2009
7-8 Oct. 200910-18 Oct. 200928-30 Oct. 200930 Oct. -5 Nov. 2009
3-5 Nov. 200917-26 Nov. 2009

Co-organized an IRP Regional Workshop (Yogyakarta, Indonesia)
Implemented a Training in an ASEAN Cooperation Project, “Capacity Building for Local Government
Officials in Disaster Management" ( Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei)
Implemented the DRR Policy Peer Review Project ( Bangkok, Thailand and Paro, Bhutan)

1-3 Dec. 2009

Implemented Follow-up Survey on Emergency Observation by Satellite (Manila, Philippines)

7-12 Dec. 2009

Implemented an ERRP Regional Workshop and a Technical Assistance Service (Dhaka, Bangladesh)13-14 Dec. 2009

International Forum on Tornado Disaster Risk Reduction for Bangladesh ( Dhaka, Bangladesh)21-22 Dec. 200925-29 Jan. 2010

Organized Training for Hazard-mapping (Luangnamtha, Laos)
Co-organized the Asian Conference on Disaster Reduction (ACDR) 2010 with the Government of Japan,
and UNISDR attracting 238 participants and 53 organizations from 28 countries (Kobe, Japan)
Participated in Typhoon Committee (Singapore)

26-29 Jan. 2010

Participated in Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum (APRSAF) (Bangkok, Thailand)

25 Jan-2 Feb. 2010

Organized Training for Hazard-Mapping (Kampong Chhnang, Pursat, Kampong Thom: Cambodia)

9-11 Feb. 2010

Participated in the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space COPUOS (Vienna, Austria)

20 Feb-2 Mar. 2010

1-4 Mar. 2010

Organized Training for Hazard-Mapping (Bangkok, Thailand)
Co-organized Training for Teachers for ASEAN Cooperation Project "Promotion of Disaster Education in
Schools" (Jogjakarta, Indonesia)
Implemented Follow-up Survey on Emergency Observation by Satellite (Hanoi, Vietnam)

3-6 Mar. 2010

Organized Training for Hazard-Mapping (Pasig, Philippines)

8 Mar. 2010

Participated in Sentinel ASIA Step 2 Node Meeting (Bangkok, Thailand)

10-12 Mar. 2010

Participated in ASEAN Committee on Disaster Management (Singapore)

23-25 Mar. 2010

Participated in UNISDR Asia Partnership (IAP) meeting (Bangkok, Thailand)
Co-organized Training for Teachers for ASEAN Cooperation Project "Promotion of Disaster Education in
Schools" (Jogjakarta, Indonesia)
Participated in Workshop on Civil-Military Disaster Assistance (Tokyo, Japan)
Implemented Workshop in ASEAN Cooperation Project, “Capacity Building for Local Government Officials
in Disaster Management" (Thua Thien Hue, Vietnam)
Participated 3rd Consultative Meeting on Establishment of Regional Disaster Preparedness and Response
Coordination Centre in Central Asia (Almaty, Kazakhstan)Participated in CAG-CSIS-APEC Roundtable "Asia Regionalism: Responding to Climate Change and Natural
Disasters" (Singapore)

17-19 Nov. 200917-19 Jan. 2010

1-2 Mar. 201024-27 Mar. 201025-26 Mar. 201025-26 Mar. 201027 Apr. 2010
5-6 May 2010

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17-18 May 2010
20 May 201023-27 May 2010
7-8 Jun. 201017-18 Jun. 201023-24 Jun. 2010
1-2 Jul. 2010
5-8 Jul. 201013-16 Jul. 201016-23 Jul. 201019-20 Jul. 201011-13 Aug. 2010
13 Aug. 201017-25 Aug. 2010
27 Aug. -3 Sep. 201030-31 Aug. 2010
30 Aug. -1 Sep. 2010
7 Sep. 201015-17 Sep. 201016 Sep. 201016-17 & 27-28 Sep.,
7-8 Oct. 201021-23 Sep. 201022-23 Sep. 2010
28 Sep. -2 Oct. 2010
6-11 Oct. 2010
5 Oct. 201019 Oct. 201017-23 Oct. 201025-28 Oct. 20105-10 Nov. 201025-26 Nov. 2010

1-9, 18-22 Dec. 2010
2-5 Dec. 2010
5-10, 12-16 Dec. 2010
7 Jan. 201117-22 Jan. 2011
1-2 Feb. 20119-12 Mar. 201129-31 Mar. 20118-13 May 20119-10 May 2011

20-Year History of ADRC

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11-20 Aug. 2010

Participated in 21st Meeting of Sub-committee on Space Technology and Applications (SCOSA)( Vientiane, Lao PDR)
Participated in ASEAN Agreement on Disaster Management and Emergency Response (AADMER)
Partnership Conference ( Makati City, Philippines)
Implemented Research on Sichuan Earthquake Recovery (Sichuan, China)
Implemented Community DRR Training in ASEAN Cooperation Project, “Capacity Building for Local
Government Officials in Disaster Management" (Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei )Participated in Orientation Training on Use of DRR Project Portal organized under UNISDR Asia
Partnership (IAP) Initiative (Bangkok, Thailand)
Organized Kick-off Meeting in ASEAN Cooperation Project, “Capacity Building for Local Government
Officials in Disaster Management" ( Nay Phi Taw, Myanmar)
Co-organized Technical Workshop for Regional Roadmap for Promoting Regional Cooperation on Disaster
Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation (Bangkok, Thailand)
Co-organized Sentinel Asia Joint Project TEAM Meeting (Manila, Philippines)
Organized Kick-off Meeting in ASEAN Cooperation Project, “Capacity Building for Local Government
Officials in Disaster Management" (Jakarta, Indonesia)
Implemented Training in ASEAN Cooperation Project “Capacity Building of Utilization of Satellite Imagefor Disaster Management" (Vientiane, Laos)
Organized Workshop in ASEAN Cooperation Project (Capacity Building of Utilization of Satellite Image forDisaster Management) (Songkla, Thailand)Participated in ISDR Asian Partnership Meeting (Preparations for 4th AMCDRR) (Incheon, Republic of Korea)
Implemented Training in ASEAN Cooperation Project “Capacity Building of Utilization of Satellite Imagefor Disaster Management" (Bangkok, Thailand)
Organized ADRC Steering Committee (Incheon, Republic of Korea)
Implemented Research on GLOF (Glacial Lake Outburst Floods) (Bhutan)
Implemented Training in ASEAN Cooperation Project “Capacity Building of Utilization of Satellite Imagefor Disaster Management" (Manila, Philippines)
Implemented Workshop in ASEAN Cooperation Project, “Capacity Building for Local Government
Officials in Disaster Management" (Kohn Kaen, Thailand)Participated in ASEAN Plus Three International Conference on Disaster Management (Tokyo, Japan)
Implemented Kick-off Meeting in ASEAN Cooperation Project, “Development of web-based GLIDE
Associated Disaster Event Databases" (Phnom Penh, Cambodia)
Participated in Japan-U.S. Sister Cities Workshop for Natural Disaster Preparedness and Response(Seattle, U.S.A.)
Participated in UNESCAP Preparatory Meeting for High-level Expert Group Meeting towards Developing
Roadmap to Reduce Flood Disaster Risks in Pakistan (Nanjing, China)
Implemented Workshop in ASEAN Cooperation Project, “Capacity Building for Local Government
Officials in Disaster Management" (Cebu/Davao/Manila, Philippines)
Implemented Training on Community-based Disaster Risk Management in ASEAN Cooperation Project,“Capacity Building for Local Government Officials in Disaster Management"(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
Participated in International Symposium on Earthquake Reconstruction & Catastrophic Disaster Control(Chengdu, China)
Participated in Workshop on Earthquake Disaster Risk Reduction for West Sumatra (Padang, Indonesia)
Implemented Kick-off Meeting in ASEAN Cooperation Project, “Development of web-based GLIDE
Associated Disaster Event Databases" (Yangon, Myanmar/ Jakarta, Indonesia)
Participated in Meeting “Global Dialogue on Post-Disaster Recovery and Reconstruction
Planning" (Washington DC, U.S.A.)
Implemented First Coordination Meeting in ASEAN Cooperation Project, “Promotion of Disaster
Education in Schools" (Laos)
Implemented Training in ASEAN Cooperation Project “Capacity Building of Utilization of Satellite Imagefor Disaster Management" (Phnom Penh, Cambodia)
Participated in 4th Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (4th AMCDRR) (Incheon,
Republic of Korea)
Field Survey of Tsunami Stricken Areas in Mentawai Islands (West Sumatra, Indonesia)
Participated in 17th Session of Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum (APRSAF-17) (Melbourne,
Australia)
Implemented Researches etc. in Project on Transfer of Disaster Management Measures of Japan to
Enhance DRR Capacity in Asia 2010 (Mongol/Indonesia)
Organized Preparation Meeting for ACDR2011 (Colombo, Indonesia)
Implemented Researches in ADRC Peer Review Project (Ulaanbaatar, Mongol/ Dhaka and Noakhali,Indonesia)
Implemented Preparatory Meeting in ASEAN Cooperation Project, “Capacity Building for Local
Government Officials in Disaster Management" (Nay Phi Taw, Myanmar)
Participated in 43rd Session UNESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee (Jeju, Republic of Korea)
Implemented Workshop in ASEAN Cooperation Project “Capacity Building of Utilization of Satellite Imagefor Disaster Management" (Bangkok, Thailand)
Implemented Training in ASEAN Cooperation Project, “Promotion of Disaster Education in
Schools" (Vientiane, Laos)
Participated in UNISDR Asia Partnership (IAP) Meeting (Jakarta, Indonesia)
Participating in third Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction and the World
Reconstruction Conference (Geneva , Switzerland)Participated in the 22nd meeting of sub-committee on space technology and applications (SCOSA) (Siem
Reap, Cambodia)

26 May - 4 Jun. 201113-15 Jun. 201127-29 Jun. 201114-16 Jul. 201128-29 Jul. 2011
29 Aug. -1 Sep. 2011
6-8 Sep. 201126-27 Sep. 20113-21 Oct. 201118-21 Oct. 2011
27 Oct. 201127-28 Oct. 2011

ANNEX

27-29 Oct. 2011
31 Oct. -1 Nov. 2011
31 Oct. -2 Nov. 2011
7-8 Nov. 2011
10 Nov. 201114-16 Nov. 2011
22 Nov. 2011
9 Dec. 2011
5-9 Dec. 201113-14 Dec. 201127-29 Jan. 2012
6-7 Feb. 201214-16 Feb. 201211-17 Feb. 201220-24 Feb. 201224-25 Feb. 2012
8-9 Mar. 2012
12 Mar. 201219-20 Mar. 201221-22 Mar. 201228-30 Mar. 2012
9-11 Apr. 2012
2 May 2012

3 May 2012
7-9 May 201214-15 May 201214-16 May 201230-31 May 201226-27 Jun. 2012
7-9 Aug. 2012
30 Aug. 2012
1-5 Oct. 201219-21 Sep. 201222-25 Oct. 201214-16 Nov. 201226-27 Nov. 201211-14 Dec. 2012
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Implemented workshop in Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund Project (Capacity Building of Utilization ofSatellite Image for Disaster Management) (Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam)Organized the Asian Conference on Disaster Reduction (Colombo, Sri Lanka)
Participated in UNESCAP Expert Group Meeting and UNESCAP Committee on Disaster Risk Reduction(Bangkok, Thailand)
Organized Multi-disciplinary Hazard Reduction from Earthquakes and Volcanoes in Indonesia (Banda
Aceh, Indonesia)
Participated in APEC Workshop on Facing Abnormal Flood Disaster: New Vision for APEC Member
Economies (Da Nang, Vietnam)
Implemented study on the use of ICT for disaster preparedness and response (Hanoi, /Hue/ Ho Chi
Minh, Vietnam)
Participated in ISDR Asia Partnership meeting (Pattaya, Thailand)
Organized workshop on Capacity Building of Local Government Officials on Disaster Management(Yangon, Myanmar )Conducted interview survey on DRR in the Pacific Countries (Papua New guinea/ Samoa )Participated in seminar on East-Asia Earthquake Studies (Beijing, China )Participated in Conference, "Disaster Management and the Impact of Climate Change" ( Jakarta,
Indonesia )Participated in Shanghai Forum on Disaster Prevention, Post-Disaster Reconstruction and International
Cooperation: Learning from both Japanese and Chinese Experiences ( Shanghai, China)
Participated in Multi-disciplinary Hazard Reduction from Earthquakes and Volcanoes in Indonesia(Jakarta, Indonesia )Participated in Indonesia-ERIA-Harvard Symposium on "Moving ASEAN Community Forward into 2015
and Beyond" ( Jakarta, Indonesia )Participated in Integrated Research on Disaster Risk (IRDR) 2011 (Beijing, China )Participated in International Workshop on Emergency Management (Taipei, Taiwan )Participated in International Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction Legislation and Policy ( Incheon,
Korea )
Participated in 2nd Safety Conference, Qatar Vision 2030 "Century Challenges" (Doha, Qatar )Participated in United Nations International Conference on Space-based Technologies for Disaster Risk
Management (Beijing, China)
Participated in workshop on Business Continuity Plan and Emergency Preparedness on the Large-Scale
Urban Earthquake (Taipei, Taiwan )Participated in the 18th session of the Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum（Singapore）
Organized GLIDE operator training for disaster database development (Brunei)
Organized workshop on Capacity Building of Local Government Officials on Disaster Management(Jakarta, Indonesia )Participated the 49th Session of UN-COPUOS and 3rd UN-SPIDER Regional Support Offices (RSO)
Meeting (Vienna, Austria)
Organized workshop on Capacity Building of Local Government Officials on Disaster Management (Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia)
Implemented ADRC’s DRR Policy Peer Review (Dushanbe, Tajikistan)
Lectured in the 8th Sentinel Asia System (SAS) Operation Training (Bangkok, Thailand)
Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOF) project in Bhutan
Seminar on Disaster Risk Management in Asia
ADBI-NEAR Joint Conference Lessons from Japan: Is Japan Korea's Future?
International Seminar on "Disaster and Environmental Management"
The Workshop on Use of Multi-Global Navigation Satellite Systems
Training on Disaster Recovery Planning
ISDR Asia Partnership Meeting
Minister of State for Disaster Management Visited ADRC and International Disaster Management
Institutions in HAT Kobe
Roundtable on Business Continuity Planning Between the Philippine Private Sector and United Nations
International Strategy for Disaster Reduction
Workshop on Recovery Planning for Honduras and El Salvador
Asia Public Policy Forum "Disaster Management in Asia"
Forum and research on Sichuan Earthquake Recovery
ADRC participated in the 7th Meeting of Typhoon Committee Working Group on Disaster Risk Reduction
2nd Regional Workshop of ASEAN Cooperation Project on Utilization of Space Based technology for
Disaster Risk Management
ISDR Asia Partnership Meeting
Sentinel Asia Data Provider Node Meeting on Step3
The 9th Sentinel Asia System (SAS) Operation Training in Jakarta
Workshop on Stock-taking and Ways Forward in Capacity Development for Making Cities Resilient
The Fifth Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (5th AMCDRR) in Yogyakarta,
Indonesia
The 5th Sentinel Asia Joint Project Meeting (JPTM)
7th Integrated Workshop of the Typhoon Committee
Research on the Utilization of Satellite Image in Asia-Pacific Countries
As a Hub of the Regional Cooperation for DRR in Asia

14 Dec. 201214-21 Dec. 201218-19 Dec. 201218-19 Dec. 201214-15 Jan. 201323 Jan. 201327-29 Jan. 2013
4-5 Feb. 201311-13 Feb. 201318-20 Feb. 201324 Feb. -1 Mar. 2013
5-7 Mar. 2013

2-4 Jul. 201329 Jul. -3 Aug. 2013
8-9 Sep2013
25-27 Sep. 201315-17 Oct. 201323-25 Oct. 2013
5-7 Nov. 2013
5-7 Nov. 201314-15 Nov. 201327-29 Nov. 201327-29 Nov. 2013
1-5 Dec. 201318-21 Dec. 201323-29 Dec. 201310-13 Feb. 201413-14 Feb. 201417-18 Feb. 201419-21 Feb. 2014
23 Feb. -1 Mar. 2014
4-6 Mar. 2014
19 Mar. 201415-16 Apr. 201422-24 Apr. 201412-14 May 201426-27 May 2014
4-5 Jun. 2014

4-6 Jun. 201416-17 Jun. 201422-27 Jun. 2014
30 Jun. -2 Jul. 201411-12 Aug. 2014
14 Aug. 201423-30 Aug. 201410-12 Sep. 201418-19 Sep. 201423-25 Sep. 201411-18 Oct. 2014

20-Year History of ADRC

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10-13 Apr. 201329 Apr. -1 May 2013
8-9 May 2013
8-9 May 201321-23 May 201329-30 May 2013

Minister of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Uzbekistan visited ADRCADRC DRR Policy Peer Review FY2012 (Armenia)
ASEAN Cooperation Project: Capacity Building of Local Government Officials on Disaster Management
Regional Workshop 2012
Research on the Utilization of Satellite Image in Asia-Pacific Countries (Part 2)
Research on the Utilization of Satellite Image in Asia-Pacific Countries (Part 3)
Organized the Asian Conference on Disaster Reduction (Kobe, Japan)
45th Session of the Typhoon Committee
Research on the Utilization of Satellite Image in Asia-Pacific Countries (Part 4)
The 50th Session of UN-COPUOS and the 4th UN-SPIDER Regional Support Offices (RSO) Meeting
Workshop on Disaster Recovery Planning in Algeria
ADRC DRR Policy Peer Review FY2012 (Tajikistan)Workshop on Space Applications for Disaster Risk Reduction and Management and Second Workshop on
Use of Multi-Global Navigation Satellite Systems for Sustainable Development
Workshop on Recovery Planning for SAARC
Workshop on Recovery Planning for GCC Member States
IRP/ ADRC Attends International Forum on Recovery and Reconstruction of Sichuan Earthquake, China.
Workshop on Standard Operating Procedures for Coastal Multi-hazards Early Warning System
Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction 4th Session
ADRC participated in the 8th Meeting of Typhoon Committee Working Group on Disaster Risk Reduction
Consultation Workshop on Developing Capacity Building Strategy through the Establishment of Disaster
Management Training Center in Myanmar
Disaster Recovery Planning Workshops in the Horn of Africa
ADRC participated in the First Saudi International Conference on Crisis and Disaster Management
Workshop on Recovery Planning for South Sudan
Workshop on Disaster Recovery Framework for Makati City, Philippines
Disaster Recovery Planning Workshop for Lebanon
2nd Meeting of the ISDR Asia Partnership for 2013
ASEAN Workshop on Recovery Planning"Promotion of Disaster Education in Schools" Project in Laos
The 1st Sentinel Asia Joint Project Meeting Step-3 (JPTM)
The third session of the Committee on Disaster Risk Reduction of UNESCAP in Bangkok, Thailand.
ADRC participated in 8th Integrated Workshop of the Typhoon Committee
ADRC/IRP Dispatched Survey Team to the Typhoon-affected areas in the Philippines
ADRC DRR Policy Peer Review FY2013 (Maldives)
46th Session of the Typhoon Committee
The 5th UN-SPIDER Regional Support Offices (RSO) Meeting
Co-chairmanship of Asia-Pacific Economy Cooperation (APEC) Emergency Preparedness Working Group(EPWG) in the 6th APEC EPWG Meeting
Workshop on Recovery Planning for Local Governments Impacted by Typhoon Haiyan
ADRC DRR Policy Peer Review FY2013 (Armenia)
Organized the Asian Conference on Disaster Reduction (Tokyo, Japan)
IRP/ ADRC Attends International Seminar on Crisis Response in Australia
The ASEAN workshop on 'Development of mechanisms for acquisition and utilization of space-based
information during emergency response'
UNISDR Asia Partnership (IAP) Meeting
Workshop on Recovery Planning for the State of Qatar
ADRC participated in the 9th Meeting of Typhoon Committee Working Group on Disaster Risk Reduction
Participation in the 7th ECO International Conference on Disaster Risk Management
IRP/ ADRC Attends ASEM Manila Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction and Management "Post-Haiyan A Way Forward" in the Philippines
Workshop on the Business Case for Disaster Risk Reduction (Manila)
6th Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction
Toulouse Space ShowAPEC Senior Disaster Management Officials Forum (8th SDMOF)
ADRC/IRP Attends "ASEAN High-Level Conference on Assistance for the Recovery of Yolanda-Affected
Areas (ARYA)" in the Philippines
SATREPS Chile Project
ADRC's Collaboration with the World Bank - ADRC and IRP Participated in "the 2nd World Reconstruction Conference"2nd Regional Ministerial Conference of Disaster Management Authorities in Central Asia under the"Central Asia plus Japan" Dialogue
UNESCAP/JAXA Policy Makers' Dialog and Capacity Development for Disaster Risk Reduction and Disaster
Management in the Asia-Pacific: Harnessing Information and Space Technology and Geographic
Information Systems
ADRC DRR Policy Peer Review FY2014 (Armenia)

20-24 Oct. 2014
26 Oct. -2 Nov. 201427-31 Oct. 2014
3-5 Nov. 201411-12 Nov. 2014

6 Jun. 201615-18 Aug. 201619-22 Sep. 2016
22 Sep. 2016
8-9 Oct. 201624-26 Oct. 2016
3-5 Nov. 2016
4 Nov. 2016

ADRC participates in 9th Integrated Workshop of the Typhoon Committee
Research on Tsunami Disaster Awareness Among Residents of Indonesia
Participation in the 2014 International Training Workshop on Natural Disaster Reduction
Urban Risk and Disaster Recovery Workshop (Manila)
IRP Workshop for Central America and Intergovernmental Dialogue on Recovery Processes
JAXA/Myanmar Earthquake Committee 2nd Joint Project Meeting Team for Sentinel Asia STEP3(JPTM2014)
UNISDR Asia Partnership (IAP) meeting
Stakeholders Consultation Workshop on Disaster Recovery Planning (Bangladesh)
ADRC DRR Policy Peer Review FY2014 (Bhutan)
6th UN-SPIDER Regional Support Offices (RSO) Meeting (Austria)
Japan-Sponsored Seminar and Reception at the 52nd Meeting of UN-COPUOS (Austria)
ADRC/IRP Participates in "Preparatory Meeting for Resilience Conference on Earthquake" in Metro Manila,
the Philippines
Organized the Asian Conference on Disaster Reduction (Sendai, Japan)
ADRC/IRP Promotes and Implements Multilateral Cooperation on Disaster Reduction and Recovery throughparticipation in the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA)-led International Conference in Tanzania
SATREPS Chile Project -Research Project on Enhancement of Technology to Develop Tsunami-Resilient
CommunityWorkshop on Disaster Recovery Planning in Dhaka
UNISDR Asia Partnership (IAP) meeting (Thailand)
Preparatory meeting for Sentinel Asia Steering Committee (Singapore)Workshop on Mainstreaming DRR-CCA into Development Policies and Planning (Philippines)
8th GEOSS Asia-Pacific Symposium (China)
APEC Workshop on community-based disaster risk management in response to climate change (Vietnam)
APEC The 9TH Senior Disaster Management Officials Forum (Philippines)"Promotion of Disaster Education in Schools" in Malaysia
APEC Workshop on Application of Big Data and Open Data to Emergency Preparedness Phase 1 (EPWG 01
2014A) (Taiwan)
The First Steering Committee (FSC) Meeting of the Sentinel Asia Step 3 (Thailand)International Recovery Platform Steering Committee Meeting
UNISDR Asia Partnership (IAP) meeting (India)
Sentinel Asia Initiative Tsunami Working Session and the 22nd Session of the Asia-Pacific Regional Space
Agency Forum (APRSAF-22)"Promotion of Disaster Education in Schools" in Malaysia
Third Joint Project Meeting Team for Sentinel Asia STEP3 (JPTM2016) in Colombo 19 - 21 January, 2016
(Colombo, Sri Lanka)
Participation in APEC the 9th Emergency Preparedness Working Group Meeting (Peru)
Organized the Asian Conference on Disaster Reduction (Phuket, Thailand)
Implementation of The policy peer review 2015 for the "Nationwide Promotion of the Sendai Frameworkfor Disaster Risk Reduction in Philippines
Support to holding of Pre-Disaster Recovery Planning Orientation Workshop (Philippines)
Build-Back-Better through Pre-Disaster Recovery Planning: An Orientation Workshop (Malaysia)
Participation in the 11th Meeting of Typhoon Committee Working Group on Disaster Risk Reduction(Korea)Participation in 7th UN-SPIDER Regional Support Offices (RSO) Meeting (Austria)
Participation in APEC Emergency Preparedness Working Group and other relevant meetings (Peru)
Participation in 6th Annual UN-SPIDER Conference and Visit to Relevant Organizations (China)
Joint implementation of Workshop on Tsunami Disaster Risk Reduction (Thailand)Participation in 10th APEC Senior Disaster Management Officials Forum (Peru)
Participation in 11th Integrated Workshop of Typhoon Committee (Philippines)
Participation in Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction and its pre-conference (India)
Coordination of a session on "Build Back Better" at the 7th AMCDRR (India)

16-17 Nov. 201617-18 Nov. 201619-20 Jan. 201718-19 Feb. 2017
6-8 Mar. 20179-11 Mar. 2017

Participation in 23rd Session of the Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum (APRSAF-23) (Philippines)
Participation in Regional Forum on Post-Disaster Recovery (Philippines)
Participation in 2nd Steering Committee Meeting of Sentinel Asia (Thailand)
APEC Emergency Preparedness Working Group (Viet Nam)
IRP/ADRC Participated in the 8th Asian Safe Community Conference (Iran)ADRC/IRP Co-facilitated a Workshop on Local Implementation of the Sendai Framework (Iran)

18-21 Nov. 2014
2-4 Dec. 20149-10 Dec. 201413-21 Dec. 2014
5-6 Feb. 2015
9 Feb. 2015
25 Feb. 2015
15 Mar. 201520-21 Apr. 201517-28 Apr. 2015

ANNEX

25-27 May 2015
3-5 Jun. 2015
30 Jun. - 1 Jul. 201519-21 Aug. 2015
9 Sep. 201518-19 Sep. 201522-23 Sep. 2015
22 Oct. 2015
28 Oct. 201513-15 Oct. 2015
10 Nov. 201517-19 Nov. 2015
30 Nov. – 4 Dec. 201524 Dec. 201519-21 Jan. 201620-21 Feb. 201625-26 Feb. 201620-22 Mar. 201629 Apr. 201617-18 May 201624-27 May 2016

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5-7 Apr. 2017

UNISDR Asia Partnership (IAP) Meeting (Mongolia)

22-26 May 2017

IRP/ADRC Engagement at the 2017 Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (Mexico)

6-8 Jun. 2017

The 12th Annual Meeting of the Working Group on Disaster Risk Reduction by the UNESCAP/WMO
Typhoon Committee (Republic of Korea)
RP Engagement at the Third World Reconstruction Conference (WRC3) (Belgium)

21-22 Aug. 2017

APEC Emergency Preparedness Working Group (Viet Nam)

20-23 Sep. 2017
2-3 Oct. 201714-17 Nov. 2017

Participation in 11th APEC Senior Disaster Management Officials Forum (Viet Nam)
Organized the Asian Conference on Disaster Reduction (Baku, Azerbaijan)
Participation in the 2017 Joint Workshop on Networking for Environmental Sustainability Cooperation in
East Asia entitled “Reflection and improvement on transnational networking for Environmental
sustainability cooperation in East Asia” (Republic of Korea)
ADRC Participated in the 7th Annual UN-SPIDER Conference and Visited Relevant Organizations (China)
Participation in the meeting entitled “Constructing A Community of Shared Future in East Asia: China,
Japan and South Korean Search for Social Reconciliation and Cooperation” (China)
24th Session of the Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum (APRSAF-24) (India)

14-15 Dec. 2017

UNISDR Asia Partnership (IAP) Meeting (Thailand)30-31 May 201712 Oct. 201724-26 Oct. 2017
4-5 Nov. 2017

(A2) List of Activities

20-Year History of ADRC

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Annex 3: Main Publications

ANNEX

Community-based Flood Mitigation
Project: The Case Study of Bandung
City, Indonesia (2001)

Information Technology for Disaster
Management (2002)

Report: Regional Workshop on Total
Disaster Risk Management (TDRM)(2002)

By ADRC, Govt. of Indonesia, ITB

by ADRC, JST

by UN OCHA, ADRC

Report: Regional Workshop on
Networking and Collaboration among
Non-Governmental Organizations ofAsian Countries in Disaster Reduction
and Response (2002)

Living with Risk: Preliminary Version(2002)

Training on Supply Management[SUMA] and Logistics Management of
Humanitarian Supplies-Manila (2003)

by UN OCHA, ADRC

by UNISDR, WMO, ADRC

by ADRC, NDCC (Gov. of Philippines),WHO

Report: International Training
Program on Total Disaster Risk
Management (2003)

Report: The International Conferenceon Total Disaster Risk Management(TDRM) (2003)

New International Strategies for
Disaster Reduction (2004)

by UN OCHA, ADRC

by UN OCHA, ADRC

by ADRCStudy on the Current Situation andIssues Regarding Disaster Reduction
Activities for the Promotion ofInternational Cooperation (2004)

Analytical Report on Natural Disasters
in the World & International Disaster
Reduction Activities (2004)

Study on the Current Situation andIssues Regarding Disaster Reduction
Activities for the Promotion ofInternational Cooperation (2004)

by ADRCby ADRCby ADRC

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ADRC Member Country Profile

Report of the Survey on Tsunami
Awareness in Sri Lanka (2005)

Case Studies on Recovery andReconstruction (2005)

by ADRCby ADRC, DRA (Disaster Reduction
Alliance)by ADRC

Promoting Public Private Partnershipon DRR - Japanese Cases—(2007)

Report: USAID-ADRC Cooperative
Program-Enhancing Natural Disaster
Education in Schools in Galle District,
Sri Lanka (2007)

Proceeding: Regional
Conference on Earthquake Risk
Reduction in Pre– and Post– Disaster
Situation (2009)by UNISDR, ADRC

by USAID, ADRC

by ERRP, IRP, NDMA (Gov. of India),
SARRC, Gov. of Japan, ADRC

Applications of DRR Tools: Sharing
Asian Experiences (2009)

Joint Research on Assessment
Methodology for Recovery
Community Development (2009)

BCP Status of the Private Sector in the
APEC Region 2011 (2011)

by JICA, ADRC, ADRRN (Asian Disaster
Reduction and Response Network)by ADRC, DRI (Disaster Reduction and
Human Renovation Institution), IRP,
UNCRD

by APEC, ADRC

Great East Japan Earthquake
Preliminary Observation (2011)

Recovery Vision from the Great East
Japan Earthquake Tsunami (2012)

BCP Status of the SMEs in the AsiaPacific Region 2012 (2012)by ADRCby ADRCby APEC, ADRC
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(A3) List of Publications

20-Year History of ADRC

(2005)

DRR activity for School(KESIAPSIAGAN BENCANA BERBASISSEKOLAH) (2012)

Business Continuity Management
Booklet for Small and Medium Sized
Enterprises (2013)

Preliminary Report: 2016 Kumamoto
Earthquake Survey (2016)

by JICA, JST, ADRC, TEMRC,COMPRESS, LIPI, RISTEKby APEC, ADRC

by ADRC

Earthquake DRR Poster

Tsunami Awareness Poster

Town Watching for DRR Poster &Leafletby ADRCby Gov. of PNG, ADRC

by ADRC

Posters and Brochures

ANNEX

Tsunami Awareness Booklet : Inamura-no-hi (8 Asian Languages)

2011 Great East Japan Earthquake
Posterby ADRCby ADRCADRC Brochure

GLIDE Leaflet(1998-2004)(2005-2015)(2015-current)

by ADRC

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Periodical Publication
ADRC Annual Report

ADRC Annual Report

ADRC Annual Report

1998

1999

2000

by ADRCby ADRCADRC Annual Report

ADRC Annual Report

2001

2002

2003

by ADRCby ADRCby ADRCADRC Annual Report

ADRC Annual Report

ADRC Annual Report

2004

2005

2006

by ADRCby ADRCby ADRCADRC Annual Report

ADRC Annual Report

ADRC Annual Report

2007

2008

2009

by ADRCby ADRCby ADRC(A3) List of Publications

by ADRCADRC Annual Report

20-Year History of ADRC

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ADRC Annual Report

ADRC Annual Report

ADRC Annual Report

2010

2011

2012

by ADRCby ADRCADRC Annual Report

ADRC Annual Report

2013

2014

2015

by ADRCby ADRCby ADRCADRC Annual Report

ADRC International Symposium

2016

1999 (Report)

Summary Report: Asian Conference
on Disaster Reduction (ACDR) 2003

by ADRCby ADRCby ADRC

Summary Report

Summary Report

Summary Report

ACDR2004

ACDR2006

ACDR2007by ADRCby ADRCby ADRC

ANNEX

by ADRCADRC Annual Report

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Total Disaster Risk Management
Good Practices: 2006 Supplement

Total Disaster Risk Management
Good Practices: 2007 Supplement

by ADRCby ADRCby ADRC

Total Disaster Risk Management
Good Practices: 2008 Supplement

Total Disaster Risk Management
Good Practices: 2009 Supplement

Data Book on Asian Natural Disasters
in the 20th Century (2000)

by ADRCby ADRCby ADRC

20th Century (1901-2000) Data Bookon Asian Natural Disasters Vol.2

Natural Disasters Data Book 2002

Natural Disasters Data Book 2003

by ADRCby ADRCby ADRC

Natural Disasters Data Book 2004

Natural Disasters Data Book 2005

Natural Disasters Data Book 2006

by ADRC

by UNISDR, ADRC

by ADRC(A3) List of Publications

Total Disaster Risk Management- Good Practices - (2005)

20-Year History of ADRC

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Natural Disasters Data Book 2009

Natural Disasters Data Book 2010by ADRCby ADRCby ADRC

Natural Disasters Data Book 2011

Natural Disasters Data Book 2012

Natural Disasters Data Book 2013by ADRCby ADRCby ADRC

Natural Disasters Data Book 2014

Natural Disasters Data Book 2015

Natural Disasters Data Book 2016by ADRCby ADRCby ADRC

Human Resource Development
Programme by ADRC

A Study of Capacity Building forDisaster Risk Management in
Developing Countries FY2002

A Study of Capacity Building forDisaster Risk Management in
Developing Countries FY2003

by ADRCby ADRCby ADRC

ANNEX

Natural Disasters Data Book 2008

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A Study of Capacity Building forDisaster Risk Management in
Developing Countries FY2004

A Study of Capacity Building forDisaster Risk Management in
Developing Countries FY2005

A Study of Capacity Building forDisaster Risk Management in
Developing Countries FY2006

by ADRCby ADRCA Study of Capacity Building forDisaster Risk Management in
Developing Countries FY2008

by ADRCby ADRC(A3) List of Publications

by ADRCA Study of Capacity Building forDisaster Risk Management in
Developing Countries FY2007

Publications (Collaborated for writing, editing, compiling, etc.)
Sharing Japan’s Experience in Natural
Disasters (Anthology of Good
Practices) (2005)

The Great East Japan Earthquake-Learning from Mega disasters:
Knowledge Note (2012)

Guidebook on SME BusinessContinuity Planning (2013)

Gov’t of Japan (Compiled by ADRC)

by World Bank (Some chapters
written by ADRC)

by APEC (Supported by ADRC)White Paper
Disaster Management in Japan 2015
English Version (2016)

Casebook of
Infrastructure Build Back Betterfrom Natural Disasters (2018)

Gov’t of Japan (Translated by ADRC)By APEC (Compiled by ADRC)

20-Year History of ADRC

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Annex 4: List of Staff Members
Name
Chairman

Duration of Tenure

Masanori Hamada
Shigeru Ito

2014.3-Current
1998.7-2014.3

Current (Final) Title

RemarkExecutive Director
Koji Suzuki
Kyoko Kondo
Kiyoshi Natori
Atsushi Koresawa
Koji Suzuki
Masayuki Kitamoto
Satoru Nishikawa
Yujiro Ogawa

2018.4-Current
2015.7-2018.3
2012.1-2015.7
2009.7-2012.1
2006.4-2009.6
2004.7-2006.3
2001.7-2004.6
1998.7-2002.3(2001.7-12 Vice Executive Director)(2002.1-3 Special Advisor)

Masaru Arakida
Akiko Nakamura
Miki Kodama
Yumi Shiomi
Makoto Ikeda

2000.5-Current
2000.6-Current
2000.9-Current
2008.4-Current
2008.5-Current

Senior Researcher
Senior Researcher
Senior Researcher
Researcher
Researcher

Takako Chinoi
Maki Yoshida
Etsuko Tsunozaki
Akira Yamamoto

2001.4-Current
2002.4-2016.12
2002.7-2009.3
2008.10-2009.4

Researcher
Researcher
Senior Researcher
Senior Researcher

Hajime Yokobori
Bambang Rudyanto
Hirotaka Suzuki
Aya Okumi
Yumiko Honda
Maya Yamaoka
Aya Honda
Mayumi Miki2007.5-2008.2
1999.12-2001.9
1998.7-2000.3
2002.4-2006.3
2002.1-2002.3
1998.10-2000.5
1999.5-2000.7
1999.1-1999.3

Senior Expert
Senior Researcher
Senior Researcher
Staff
Staff
Staff
Staff
Staff

Research Department
ANNEX

2005.10-2008.3 (dispatched fromPASCO Corporation )2005.8-2008.9 (dispatched from
Obayashi Corporation)

Research Department (Dispatched from Hyogo Prefectural Government)
Seiji Otsuji
Kazuhito Ueda
Junji Moriwaki
Tetsuo Ibaraki
Shuhei Tanaka
Akihiro Teranishi
Shingo Kochi
Fumiaki Yoshimura
Masanori Araki
Masahiko Murata

2018.4-Current
2015.4-2018.3
2012.4-2015.3
2009.4-2012.3
2007.4-2009.3
2004.4-2007.3
2003.4-2007.3
2001.4-2004.3
1999.4-2003.3
1998.4-2001.3

Researcher
Researcher
Researcher
Senior Researcher
Senior Researcher
Senior Researcher
Researcher
Senior Researcher
Researcher
Senior Researcher

Research Department (Dispatched from Private Companies)

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Takeshi Nakao
Masami Sugiura
Takahiro Ono

2014.7-2016.6
2011.6-2014.5
2010.7-2012.6

Senior Researcher
Senior Researcher
Senior Researcher

Makoto Fujieda
Yoshiaki Ogane

2009.7-2011.6
2008.7- 2010.6

Senior Researcher
Senior Researcher

As a Hub of the Regional Cooperation for DRR in Asia

Asia Air Survey Co., Ltd.
Asia Air Survey Co., Ltd.
Tokio Marine & Nichido Risk
Consulting Co., Ltd. (TRC)
Tokyo Electric Power Services Co.,Ltd.
TRC

Name

Duration of Tenure

Current (Final) Title

RemarkResearch Department (Dispatched from Private Companies) (Cont.)
2008.7-2010.6
2008.6-2011.5
2008.4-2010.5
2006.7-2008.6
2006.6-2009.6
2005.10-2008.6
2005.9-2008.3
2003.6-2006.5
2003.10-2005.9
2002.2-2005.3
2001.9-2003.8

Senior Researcher
Senior Researcher
Senior Researcher
Senior Researcher
Senior Researcher
Senior Researcher
Senior Researcher
Senior Researcher
Senior Researcher
Senior Researcher
Senior Researcher

Shimizu Corporation
Asia Air Survey Co., Ltd.
Taisei Corporation
TRC
Tokyo Electric Power Services Co., Ltd.
Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.
Takenaka Corporation
Tokyo Electric Power Services Co., Ltd.
Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.
PASCO Corporation
Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire
Insurance Co., Ltd.

Taichi Kusaka

1998.7-2001.7

Senior Researcher

Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.

(A4) Staff Members

Noburu Uchiyama
Naoki Yamaguchi
Masato Ohori
Hiroyuki Watabe
Kenpei Kojika
Hajime Nakano
Takaaki Shiratori
Tetsushi Kurita
Takuzo Ishii
Tomohiko Hatori
Harumi Yashiro

Senior Administrative Managers/ Administrative Managers (Dispatched from Hyogo Prefectural Government)
Akihiro Shiomi
Yuji Sasaki

2017.4-Current
2014.4-2017.3

Senior Administrative Manager
Senior Administrative Manager

Kozo Arakawa
Masataka Onishi
Koichi Nagano
Kazuyuki Yoshinaga
Ryosuke Aota

2011.4-2014.3
2008.4-2011.3
2005.4-2008.3
2002.4-2005.3
1998.4-2002.3

Senior Administrative Manager
Senior Administrative Manager
Senior Administrative Manager
Administrative Manager
Administrative Manager

Administrative Department
Tae WatanabeJunko Fujinaka
Ayako Fujimoto

2003.4-Current
2006.7-Current
2018.7-Current

Administrative Manager
Administrative Staff
Administrative Staff

Katsura Kawaguchi
Sonoko Tanaka
Aya Ogikubo

2008.1-2018.7
1999.6-2003.6
1998.7-1999.6

Administrative Staff
Administrative Staff
Administrative Staff

Staff in charge of Network Administration
Shinobu Minakata

2015.4-Current

Staff

Masatsugu Miyahara

2011.8-2015.3

Staff

Aya Takada

2009.3-2011.8

Staff

Takayuki Yamashita

2007.10-2009.3

Staff

Chikako Yoshikawa

2006.6-2007.10

Staff

Ayumi Shirasaka

2004.4-2006.3

Staff

Temporary Staff (in random order)
Srigowri Sanker, Sisira Colombage, Noriko Hasegawa, Fujiko Tatsumi, Miyoko Takahashi, Yumiko Honda, Chiyoko
Kato, Sayumi Kaji, Namie Tsujigami, Makiko Nakatake, Mari Nishimoto, Nguyen Ngoc Huy, Noriko Aoki, Tsukasa
Katsube, Mitsuyo Fuse, Sayaka Sowa, Yoko Saito
Miyo Ueno, Pulman Natalya Adolfovna, Yoshiko Yamazaki, Tomomi Ikeda, Hisako Miyanaga, Tatsuya Kojima, Sei
Kaitani, Yoko Yasuno, Hiroshi Ryugou, Akhmed Unggul Priantoro, Ahmad Farid, Zamani, Yusrizal Yusof, Akihiro
Tsumura, Mikihito Sekito, Kazuhiro Ninomiya, Ryo Inaba, Masaki Fujioka, Kazuyoshi Sono, Ayako Takahashi,
Kamaruzaman Maamood, Akane Hayashi, Sun Rong, Li Chun Zhi, He Rui Jie , Shunsuke Daimatsu, Tomoe Yonetani,
Mikio Nakabayashi, Nobuhide Taniyama, Kazumasa Yoshida, Eko Prabowo, Abdul Ghani, Hiroshi Nakamura,
Yasuhiro Kumahara, Kentaro Kuwatsuka, Ichiro Sugishita, Hisao Kondo, Ai Ishikawa, In Pharida Wulansari, Jin
Cheng De, Akiko Yamamoto, Hiroyuki Seki, Akinori Masahira, Naomi Kitta, Sisira Ediripullige, Masahiro Kondo

20-Year History of ADRC

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Report of 20-Year History of ADRC
Issued on October 2018

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