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7 -2 . P articip ation in I nternational Conferences andForeword
Contribution to M ag az ines
In order to develop organic networks with international organizations and NGOs in addition toIn 2018, Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC)
member countries, ADRC attended the following international conferences and contributed tocelebrated its 20th anniversary. To commemorate this milestone,
magazines to increase its presence and to participate in discussions with relevant organizations ontheinternationalAsian Conference
on Disaster
Reduction(ACDR) 2018 wascooperation
for disasterrisk reduction.

held on Awaji Island in Hyogo, Japan, from 30 October to 1
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articipationin International
Conferences
November 2018. It brought
togetherparticipants,
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Mongolia
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country,
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ADRC’s achievements and strategize future programs andSide Event, 74thMay
12-15
2018

U NESCAP

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Intervention to introduce
the P roject on Q Z SS
application to early
warningmessageplatform.
In addition, ADRC and its member countries welcomed Turkey as a new member in 2018.
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K azakhstan
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23-25(Almaty)
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C on t ri b u t i on s

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with ADRC member
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Third Ministerial
Oct 7-10, Thailand
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Conference on Space
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Asia-P acific P lan ofMarch
2019
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Hamada, Chairman
Sustainable Development
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Mr. Suzuki

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25 member countries and one advisory

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country, as well as other observers and partners, to take stock ofAsia-P acific Regional

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Mr. Suzuki
Report on the opportunity
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