ADRC Highlights
Asian Disaster Reduction Center Monthly News
● Promoting Cooperation with Affiliated Institutions
Vol. 355
October2022
TOPICS
Promoting Cooperation
with AffiliatedInstitutions
Asia Pacific Ministerial
Conference on Disaster
Risk Reduction(APMCDRR 2022)
Participation inInternational
Conferences¶ The Regional Forum:
Meeting of the Heads of
National Disaster
Management Authorities
of Central Asian Countries¶ Workshop for Climate
Change Vulnerabilities,
Social Impacts, and
Education forAutonomous Adaptation
Announcement
Asian Conference on
Disaster Reduction 2022

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Asia Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction(APMCDRR 2022)

The Asian Disaster Reduction
Center (ADRC) sent
representatives to the Asia
Pacific Ministerial Conference
on Disaster Risk Reduction(APMCDRR 2022), which
was held on 19 to 22
September 2022 in Brisbane,
Australia.
ADRC organized a partner
event of the Conference
entitled “Building Resilient
Communities by Investing inDRR Literacy for Proactive
ADRC’s partner event
Actions focusing on “LeaveNo One Behind.” It was moderated by Ms
KODAMA Miki, Deputy Director of theResearch Department on 21 Sept. The
event tapped into a wide range
stakeholders to showcase innovative
practices for building community
resilience, including investing in DRR
literacy, as actions for ensuring “no one isleft behind.” Through the discussion, weaffirmed that (1) building a culture ofDRR and having various people actively
participate in DRR activities are effective
for increasing DRR literacy, (2) targetingthe younger generation in particular willlead to the development of leaders in thenext generation, and (3) it is important tosustainably link daily life, welfare, andsocial protection during normal times with
DRR during emergencies, especially at thelocal level. We also recognized that
institutional and financial support forcommunity disaster management activities
Flyer of the partner event
is needed to ensure the sustainability ofthese activities. We recommended that
DRR should not be treated as a special measure, but mainstreamed as a criticalcomponent in community policy making and planning. This reflects the statement
included in the APMCDRR Co-chairs’ Statement, that “our endeavours are most
likely to succeed through whole-of-society approaches that support community
priorities and local institutions.” For more details about this event, please visit:https://www.adrc.asia/acdr/2022apmcdrr.php.
In addition, ADRC displayed two posters as a member of the “All Japan BosaiTeam” in the Conference Marketplace. ADRC introduced participates to its recent1

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activities, such as the “Quasi Zenith Satellite
System (QZSS) for Early Warning Message
Platform” and “Applying Space-Based
Technology and ICT to Strengthen DisasterResilience.”
ADRC participated in many events, including
the: (1) Plenary: Risk-Informed Investments andScaling Up Financing for Disaster RiskReduction (20 Sept), (2) Working Session:
Governance and Stakeholder Engagement for
Resilient Infrastructure Services (20 Sept), and(3) Ignite Stage Presentation: Human Capacity
Building that Supports Community Disaster
Management by the City of Sendai (21 Sept).
Moreover, ADRC Executive Director
SASAHARA Akio issued an official statement
introducing ADRC's efforts and inviting partners
Conference Marketplaceto learn together for enhancing disaster resilience inthe Asia Pacific region. The full statement is available at: https://bit.ly/APMCDRR2022ADRC.
● Participation in International Conferences
The Regional Forum: Meeting of the Heads of National Disaster Management Authorities ofCentral Asian Countries

This Regional Forum co-organized by the Centrefor Emergency Situations and Disaster RiskReduction (CESDRR) and the Committee ofEmergency Situations and Civil Defence (CoES)of Tajikistan was held on 4-6 October 2022 inDushanbe, Tajikistan. The Regional Forum wasattended by more than 70 people including headsof emergency authorities in the Central Asiancountries and UN officials, donors, andrepresentatives of international and NGOs.
During the Regional Forum, many topics ofinternational cooperation on DRR werediscussed, such as the ongoing implementationof the Sendai Framework for DRR, lessons
learned from major natural disasters and therecovery process, inclusive approaches to DRR,
The Regional Forum of the Central Asian Countries
cross-border cooperation, and DRR investments.
CESDRR pointed out that the Technical
Working Group will be created for the development of a Regional Early Warning System and Mutual
Information Sharing on Threats and Emergencies.
ADRC introduced current activities that contribute to capacity building in the Central Asian countries,
such as the visiting researcher program, the Sentinel Asia project, GLIDE, and preparations for a future
Asian Conference on Disaster Reduction (ACDR) in Tajikistan.
Workshop for Climate Change Vulnerabilities, Social Impacts, and Education for AutonomousAdaptation

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from 12 to 14 September 2022 in Siem Reap,Cambodia. It was co-organized by the Department ofClimate Change, the Ministry of Environment (MoE)in Cambodia, and the Economic Research Institute for
ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA). The purpose of thisworkshop was to strengthen the capacity of officials
from ASEAN member states to conduct climate change
vulnerability assessments and to implement successful
autonomous and planned adaptation measures.
ADRC joined Session 2, “Socio economic
implications of climate vulnerability and framework
conditions for adaptation planning,” and gave apresentation highlighting several good examples ofcountermeasures against floods and landslides inJapan. Dr Ikeda was a panelist during the discussionsession.

Presentation by Dr Ikeda● Announcement
Asian Conference on Disaster Reduction 2022

We are pleased to announce that our annual meeting, the Asian Conference on Disaster Reduction for
FY2022 (ACDR2022), will be held as a hybrid (onsite and online) conference on 10-12 March 2023 in
Sendai, Japan (programmes on 11-12 March are open to the public) . The details will be shared in thisnewsletter, as well as on the ADRC website.

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