3-3. Information Sharing through Internet
Networks
3-3-1. Latest Disaster Information Database
ADRC has added a database of information on recent disasters to its website, which isdesigned to serve as a clearinghouse for disaster information obtained from various sources
since September 1998. Summaries with direct links to the original sources enable the rapid
search and retrieval of information.
The database provides a brief summary of each disaster (date, location, and overview), a
brief outline of the damage sustained, links to information categorized by geographic data,
emergency relief information, urgent reports from ADRC members, and graphic information.
Such information is continually updated as additional information is released.
Figures 3-3-1-1 shows the structure of website which have been renewing latest informationof natural disaster. And table 3-3-1-1 is the list of latest disaster information. The information
originates mainly from announcements issued by disaster organizations in ADRC member
countries, UNOCHA ReliefWeb, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red CrescentSocieties (IFRC), and the media. The latest disaster information site also includes links torelevant disaster management organizations and information contained elsewhere within
ADRC’s website, which works as a portal to various kinds of information.
In addition, the database has been linked to “JAXA DMSS”, enhancing the value of the site
by providing access to satellite images of disaster affected sites in case where emergency
satellite observations were conducted. As of the end of March 2009, the database provides
information on a total of about 1,403 disasters.

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List of latest natural disaster

Top Page

Satellite image

Detailed information

Fig.3-3-1-1 Structure of homepage of disaster information

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Table .3-3-1-1 Major Disasters in Fiscal 2010
(Disasters with more than 100 killed or missing, or more than 100,000 affected)

DateCountry

Type

KilledMissing

Affected－(2010)
4/5

BrazilLandslide

251－

4/14

China

Earthquake

2,698

270-

4/14

India

Storm

136-

70

4/19

Afghanistan

Earthquake

7-

4/18

India

Heat wave

80-

-

5/6

China

Storm

86

16

7,900,000

5/5

Afghanistan

Flood

120-

-

5/7

India

Storm

54-

-

5/7

Tajikistan

Flood

40

33-

5/13

Vietnam

Flood

16-

-

5/16

Sri Lanka

Flood

20-

-5/20

India

Cyclone

36-

-

5/24

China

Landslide

19-

-

5/25

Bangladesh

Storm12--

5/30

Guatemala

Storm

174

113-

6/2

China

Landslide

53-

-

6/6

Pakistan

Cyclone

10-

-

6/8

Bangladesh

Storm

12-

-

6/11

Japan

Landslide

15

5-

6/15

Bangladesh

Landslide

42-

-

6/16

Indonesia

Earthquake

17-

-

6/16

Myanmar

Flood

68-

-

6/16

China

Flood

379-

-

6/17

India

Heavy Rain

46-

-

6/20

Ghana

Flood

36-

-

6/22

Nepal

Flood and Landslide

98--

6/28

China

Landslide

4257-

7/2

India

Flood

347--7/8

China

Flood

14640-

7/14

Philippine

Typhoon10246-

7/16

Yemen

Flood

24-

-

7/18

VietnamTyphoon

7027-

7/19

China

Heavy Rain and Landslide

41107-

7/21

PakistanFlood

1985--

7/22

China

Typhoon

7/25

Indonesia

Landslide

21-

-

7/26

Afghanistan

Flash Flood

65-

-

7/30

RussiaForest Fire54-

8/6

India

Flash Flood and Landslide

189400-

8/8

China

Landslide

1471

294-

8/19

China

Debris Flow

3755

-

8/24

Vietnam

Storm10--

9/19

India

Flood63-

-

9/21

China

Typhoon7561-

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9/27

Colombia

Flood282--

9/29

MexicoLandslide

7100-

10/3

Vietnam

Flood

66

19-

10/5

Indonesia

Flash Flood

145--

10/15

Russia

Flood

13-

-

10/18

Philippine

Typhoon

314-

10/16

ThailandFlash Flood

255-

-

10/18

Vietnam

Flood

77

5-

10/22

MyanmarCyclone

45

10-

10/23

China

Landslide

13-

-

10/25

Indonesia

Earthquake and Tsunami

509

21-

10/26

Indonesia

Volcano

386-

-

11/3

Philippine

Flood

142-

11/4

Costa Rica

Landslide

17-

-

11/5

Vietnam

Flood

29--

11/14

Vietnam

Flood

196-

12/2

IsraelForest Fire

42-

-

12/4

India

Flood203-

-

12/5

China

Forest Fire22-

-

12/6

Colombia

Landslide

240--

12/21

Japan

Heavy Snow

127-

-

12/28

Australia

Flood

18-

-

12/31

Philippine

Flood

75

22-

1/4

BrazilFlood and Landslide

806

400

1/6

Sri Lanka

Flood

434-

1/7

Bangladesh

Cold Wave

50-

-

1/20

South Africa

Flood

91-

-

1/26

Saudi Arabia

Flood

103-

1/31

Philippine

Flood and Landslide

211-

2/1

Afganistan

Flash Flood

25

2/14

Bolivia

Flood

56

2/22

New Zealand

Earthquake

166

3/10

China

Earthquake1443/11JapanEarthquake and Tsunami

10668

3/24

MyanmerEarthquake(2011)-1657474

As of 28 March 2011

3-3-2. Multilanguage Glossary on Disaster Reduction(1) Provision of Multi-language Glossary on Natural Disasters
The Multi-language Glossary on Natural Disasters was compiled through the activities of theUnited 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 a broader audience, ADRC has been
providing online translation services. Thus, the six-language glossary is now available on theADRC website.

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The glossary contains technical terms which are hard to find in ordinary dictionaries, and canbe utilized by personnel in the disaster field to decipher technical documents related to DisasterReduction.

(2) Native Language Activities by Visiting Researchers
ADRC accepts eight visiting researchers from member countries during the year to improvecapabilities for disaster reduction administration. Since 2008, ADRC has been making“Multilanguage Dictionaries” with side by side entries into the mother language of the visiting
researcher about 1,130 basic “disaster reduction terms” based on English terms.
Side by side translation lists have already been completed by researchers from Kyrgyz(Russian), Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, and Yemen (Arabic) byMarch 2011. The finished lists were offered in the format of “Multilingual Dictionaries(Tentative)” on the ADRC website separate from the “Multi-language Glossary,”, and wereintended to serve as reference materials for disaster reduction activities in member countries.

Fig.3-3-2 Multi-language Dictionaries for Disaster Reduction (Provisional Translation)

3-3-3. ADRC Newsletter: ADRC Highlights
ADRC has been using the Internet and e-mail to share information with its counterparts inmember countries and with other interested parties. ADRC has also been publishing thenewsletter “ADRC Highlights,” one of its main tools for disseminating information, since 1
June 1999. It was issued twice a month until FY 2007, and has been issued once a month since
FY 2008, when it underwent a redesign. The newsletter is posted on the ADRC website.
English, Russian, and Japanese versions are also e-mailed to ADRC's counterparts and former
visiting researchers, participants in past ADRC annual meetings, visitors to the ADRC, trainees

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in JICA training courses involving the ADRC, and participants in international conferencesfeaturing presentations by ADRC representatives. The Japanese, English, and Russian
versions had as many as907, 2,340, and 178 subscribers, respectively, as of the end ofMarch 2010. This has helped further enhance the network of former visiting researchers frommember countries.
Table 3-3-4-1 Headlines from ADRC Highlights (FY2010)

Vol.

Main Articles

205

・Natural Disaster Report -ADRC Mission to Haiti
・ADRC Visiting Researcher Report
・Announcements -Personnel Changes, New Publication, etc.

206

・ADRC Welcomes a New Member: Republic of Maldives
・ASEAN Project: Promotion of Disaster Education in Schools
・Announcements -New ADRC Publications

207

208

209

210

211

212

213

214

・Regional cooperation on disaster risk reduction
・21st Meeting of the Sub-Committee on Space Technology and Applications
・ADRC Staff Profile No. 39 -Mr. Yasuo Kawawaki, Senior Recovery Expert
・Announcements -Personnel Changes
・Mongolia Begins Earthquake Countermeasures
・ Capacity Building for Disaster Management among Local Government Officials
in Myanmar
・ADRC Participates in "Orientation Training on the Use of DRR Project Portal"
・ Announcements -Personnel Change・Sentinel Asia Joint Project Team Meeting
・Capacity Building Project for Local Government Officials Involved in Disaster
Management in Indonesia
・ADRC Staff Profile No. 40 -Mr. Takahiro Ono, Senior Researcher
・Comprehensive Disaster Management for Central Asia and the Caucasus
・ADRC Visiting Researcher Report -Ms. Carmelita Laverinto
・Participation in International Conference -ISDR Asian Partnership Meeting
・GLOF Project in Bhutan・Japan-U.S. Sister Cities: Natural Disaster Preparedness and Response
・ADRC Visiting Researcher Report -Mr. Dinesh Hemachandra
ASEAN Project・ Promotion of Disaster Education in Schools
・Capacity Building of Local Government Officials in Disaster Management
・Promotion of Satellite Imagery Application to Disaster Management
・Development of an Online, GLIDE-associated Disaster Database
・ Field Survey of Tsunami-Stricken Areas in the Mentawai Islands
・ 17th Session of the Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum・Announcements -Visiting Researchers for the ASEAN GLIDE Project・ Happy New Year 2011
・ The Fourth Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction
・ The International Conference and the GLOF Project in Bhutan
・ Announcements -Launch of the DRR Project Portal

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215216・ Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund Project・ International Recovery Forum 2011
・ ADRC Peer Review Project・ ADRC Visiting Researcher Report -Ms. A.M.J.D.K Mudalige (Sri Lanka), -Ms.
Maiya KADEL (Nepal), -Ms. Amornthip PAKSUCHON (Thailand)
・ JICA Training Course: "Comprehensive Disaster Risk Management"
・ JICA Training Course: "Dissemination and Establishment of Disaster Prevention
Culture for Asian Countries"
・ ADRC Visiting Researcher Report22