ADRC Annual Report No.5 (2002)

2. Establishment of Network in the Asian Region

2-4-5. ADRC Highlights
As one of the tools of information sharing, ADRC provides information over the Internet.
However, amongst some developing nations of Asia, even the governmental organizations have
not yet had an environment that enables their staff to regularly access the Internet. On the otherhand, utilization of e-mail becomes common in those countries.
In view of the circumstances described above, ADRC started publishing a biweekly
newsletter, “ADRC Highlights,” on June 1, 1999, to provide the information primarily madeavailable through the website, in detail and in a timely fashion. Though the newsletter can beread on the ADRC website, it is also sent by e-mail in Japanese and English, amongst whichsome are our counterparts, participants to international meetings and symposiums, associates,
visitors to our offices, and others. As of the end of March 2003, addresses of 380 individuals inJapan and 1,050 individuals overseas are registered on the mailing list for ADRC Highlights
subscription.
ADRC Highlights has provided a variety of information about ADRC, including theintroduction of ADRC’s information services and the latest activities, reports of international
meetings that ADRC staff participated, introduction of ADRC staff and counterpart
organizations of member countries. ADRC staff is frequently asked questions about articles in
the newsletters from subscribers at every occasion such as international meetings. Many
responses from the dedicated readers are also received immediately after publishing thenewsletters via emails, which shows the effectiveness of the newsletter for information sharing.
Taking into account the advantageous effect of the newsletter and the fact that the RussianFederation and many CIS countries are included in the member countries, Russian version of
the newsletter has been issued on the website from April 2002, in addition to conventional
Japanese and English versions. Based on the successful results during the 3 month pilot phase,the publishing of Russian newsletters on a monthly basis officially started on the website fromSeptember, and started circulating via email in December. Although the number of email
addresses registered on the mailing list is still around 50 as of the end of March 2003, ADRC
will continue to make efforts to increase the recipients taking every opportunity such as thedisaster management training sessions in the Russian language planned for the near future.

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2. Establishment of Network in the Asian Region

Articles on ADRC Highlights published in 2002

DateMain Topics

Sub Topics

Vol. 44

Apr. 01

ADRC Visiting Researcher's Report (Mr.
Tigran Sayiyan, Armenia)

Toward more substantial disaster info. databaseVol. 45

Apr. 16ADRC participates in WMO/ESCAP Panelon the Tropical Cyclones held in Myanmar

1. The Opening of the Great Hanshin-Awaji
Earthquake Memorial Disaster Reduction and
Human Renovation Institution
2. ADRC Staff Profiles No.13 (Mr. Yoshinaga)Vol. 46

May. 01

We are ADRC Member Countries No.3(Korea)

ADRC Staff Profiles No.14 (Ms. Nakamura)Vol. 47

May. 16

5th ISDR Inter-Agency Task Force Meeting

Opening memorial symposium by DRI

Vol. 48

Jun. 03

International Workshop for Emergency
Response in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

1. The opening of the JICA Hyogo Int'l Center (HIC)
2. New Publication: "World Disasters Report 2002"

Recent Natural Disaster in Asia
1. A series of earthquakes hit Afganistan
2. A powerful earthquake caused damage inTaiwan
1. Landslides caused a heavy damage inPNG
2. Forest Fires destroyed virgin forests inVietnam
1. An Earthquake rocked the capital of Georgia
2. Storms swept Bangladesh
1. Storm caused serious damages in Bangladesh
2. Kyrgyzstan suffered damage from landslides

Heatwave in southern India

Vol. 49

Jun. 17

Survey Report on Damage and theReconstruction Plan Following theSept.11th Attack

1. PrepCom for the World Summit on
Sustainable Development in Bali
2. ESCAP Regional Workshop on Cooperative
Mechanism in Space Technology Applications

Vol. 50

Jul. 01

2nd Consultative Meeting on TDRM in Asia
was held in Thailand, 12-14 June 2002

ADRC presents GLIDENUMBER.net at GDIN
conference

1. Quazvin Earthquake brought serious
damage in Iran
2. Floods in Russia

Vol. 51

Jul. 16ADRC participates in ISDR-IATF Working
Group2 Early Warning

We are WDRC Member Countries No.4(Thailand)

1. Flood Disaster in India
2. Bangladesh is on alert for flood disaster
3. Typhoon Chata'an hit Asia-Pacific Countries

Vol. 52

Aug. 01

We are ADRC Member Countries No.5 (LaoPDR)

Vol. 53

Aug. 19

A New ADRC Member: Republic of Kyrgyz

Vol. 54

Sep. 02

Field Survey Report - the Northwest IranEarthquake -ADRC Visiting Researcher's Report (Mr. Sokha)

Sequential Floods in China
1. A strong Earthquake Rocked Papua NewGuinea
2. Typhoon Rusa caused serious damage inSouth Korea
1. Avalanche caused serious damage inRussia
2. Flash Flood in Central Vietnam

1. New publication: "ADRC Annual ReportNo.4(2001)"
2. ADRC Staff Prifiles No.15 (Ms. Tsunozaki)
1. ADRC held a Regional Workshop Total
Disaster Risk Management (TDRM)
2. New Publication: "Living with Risk - a Grobal
Review on Disaster Reduction Initiatives"

Vol. 55

Sep. 17

Experiment of Satellite Communications
System for Disaster Damage Assesment

1. Disaster Prevention Fair 2002, Fukuoka, Kyushu
2. ADRC Human Resource Development Program
Singapore: Int'l Urban Search and Rescue Training
3. New Publication: 20th Century Asian Natural
Disasters Data Book

Vol. 56

Oct. 01

Expert Group Meeting on the Role ofRegional Organizations and Networks in
Strengthening Capacities for DisasterReduction

12th Meeting of the ASEAN Experts Group on
Disaster Management (AEGDM) was held in VietNam

Vol. 57

Oct. 16

Singapore International Foundation's 2nd
Humanitarian Relief Conference

Vol. 58

Nov. 01

ADRC Visiting Researcher's Report (Mr.
Pasrija V.P., India)

Vol. 59

Nov. 18

ADRC Cooperative Project 2002(Singapore) - International Urban Searchand Rescue Course

Vol. 60

Dec. 02

UN Regional Workshop on the Use of SpaceTechnology for Disaster Management

Vol. 61

Dec. 16ADRC provides Keynote Speech at the 6th
Asia & Pacific Conference of Red Cross
and Red Crescent Societies

Vol. 62

Jan. 1 & 16

ADRC Cooperative Project 2002 -Seminaron Improvement of Early Warning System
and Response in Bangladesh

Vol. 63

Feb. 03

Asian Conference on Disaster Reduction
2003 - Living with Risk: Towards Disaster
Resilient Societies ADRC Cooperative Project 2002- Workshop on Disaster Management forMedia in Lao PDR

1. Report from ADRC member country (SouthKorea)
2. Visitors to ADRC
Risk Reduation Program Manager
3. Risk Reduction Program
1. The 6th International Conference on
Corporate Earthquake Programs
2. Visitors to ADRC (The deleqation of
Shanqhai's Seismoloqical Bureau
1. Int'l Symposium on New Technologies for
Urban Safety in Asian Mega Cities
2. Symposium on Indian National Day for
Disaster Reduction

Nepal is seriously affected by floods andlandslides
Torrential rains in South Asia have killedover 900

1. Langslide hits Yunnan Province, China
2. Floods caused heavy damage in Thailand

1. Pakistan had a series of tremors
2. A Strong Earthquake Rocked Sumatra,Indonesia

1. The 2002 Japan-U.S. Science, Technology & Space
Applications Program (JUSTSAP) Workshop
2. Second International Disaster Mitigation Cooperation
Seminar in Seoul, Korea

1. The Int'l Seminar on Disaster Preparedness
and Mitigation 2002 (Delhi, India)
2. INSARAG Asia-Pacific Regional Meeting
1. ADRC On-line Glossary on Natural Disasters
is now available in Korean & Chinese
2. The 35th session of WMO/ESCAP TyphoonCommittee
3. ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Humanitarian
Assistance and Disaster Relief Seminar
4. Asian Seismological Commission 2000
1. ADRC Cooperative Project 2002 - Launchedprojects with Cambodia and Lao PDR
2. New Regional Advisor of ADRU/UN-OCHA
Kobe -Mr. Terje Skavdal1. The 7th Earthquake Technology Expo in Kobeand Yokohama, Japan
2. Conference Information- ISDR and ADRC joint session at the 3rdWorld Water Forum (WWF3) in Japan-

1. Floods caused severe damage inIndonesia
2. Heavy rain triggered heavy damage inPakistan

Vol. 64

Feb. 17Vol. 65

Mar. 03

ADRC Visiting Researcher's Report - Ms.
Bolormaa Borkhuu, Mongolia

1. Map of the disaster affected area is available on thewebsite of ADRC Latest Disaster Information
2. New Publication - A report of the "AsianConference on Disaster Reduction 2003"

Recent Natural Disasters in Asia - A strong
earthquake rocked western China

Vol. 66

Mar. 17

JICA-ADRC Seminar on Disaster
Management JFY2002

ADRC participates in the WMO/ESCAP Panelon Tropical Cyclones

West Bengal of India was attacked by heavystorm

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