Contents

Contents
1. Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC) ......................................................................................... 1
1-1. History of the Establishment of ADRC............................................................................................. 1
1-2. Composition............................................................................................................ ..................... 2

1-3. Main Activities ......................................................................................................... ....................... 4
2. Highlights of 2019/2020 ........................................................................................................................ 52-1. Asian Conference on Disaster Reduction 2019................................................................................... 52-2. Promoting Widespread Use of GLIDE ........................................................................................... 7
3. Collection and Dissemination of Disaster Information .................................................................... 123-1. Disaster Risk Reduction Activities of Member Countries ............................................................. 123-2. Database on Disaster Risk Reduction ............................................................................................ 173-3. Providing Disaster Information by Utilizing Earth Observation Satellite ....................................... 233-4. Study on Disaster Resilience Policies and Measures for Sustainable Economic Growthin ASEAN Region .............................................................................................................. .............. 314. Human Resource Development .......................................................................................................... 324-1. Human Resource Development and Information Networking on Visiting Researcher (VR) ............... 324-2. Seminars and Training Courses ..................................................................................................... 364-3. Promoting Cooperation of Short-term Training ............................................................................... 43
5. Promoting Cooperation with Member Countries, International Organizations and NGOs .............. 44
5-1. Technical Cooperation Project in Mongolia ................................................................................... 44
5-2. Networking and Participation in International Meetings and Workshops........................................ 46
6. International Recovery Platform (IRP): History and Current Activities ...................................... 57
6-1. The Establishment of IRP .............................................................................................................. 57
6-2. The Governance Structure of IRP .................................................................................................. 57
6-3. IRP Activities in FY 2019 .............................................................................................................. 58
7. Awareness Raising through Media and Conferences ....................................................................... 70
7-1. Promotion through Mass Media ..................................................................................................... 70
7-2. Participation in International Conferences and Contribution to Magazines .................................. 71