5-3. Promoting Cooperation with Member Countries,
International Organizations and NGOs
5-3-1. Establishing a Regional Network in Asia
The ADRC places high priority on the development of institutional and personal network toshare disaster information in the Asia region. Developing personal networks between
professionals and their counterparts in member countries, adviser countries, and observerorganizations is vital to promoting cooperation on disaster reduction efforts in Asia. Therefore,
the ADRC invites management level officials, including deputy directors, directors, andmanagers, to its annual ADRC International Meeting to encourage interpersonal exchanges.

5-3-2. Promoting Cooperation with International & Regional
Organizations and NGOs
(1) ISDR Asia Partnership Meeting
ISDR Asia Partnership (IAP), a network of international/regional organizations and donor
agencies operating in Asia and the Pacific region, has been promoting implementation of HFApriorities and serving as a coordination body for the biennial Asian Ministerial Conference on
Disaster Risk Reduction.
Since its inception, the ADRC has been involved with IAP activities as one of its coremembers. IAP meetings in fiscal year 2010 mainly focused on the preparation and coordinationof the 4th Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction held in Incheon, Republicof Korea in October 2010, under the strong leadership of the host country, Republic of Korea(See Table 5-3-2-1-1).

Table 5-3-2-1-1 Major IAP Meetings in FY2010

TimeVenue

Meeting

July 2010

Bangkok, Thailand

IAP Expert Meeting

August 2010

Incheon, Republic of Korea

IAP Meeting (Preparatory meeting for 4thAMCDRR)

October 2010

Incheon, Republic of Korea

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①Technical Workshop for the Regional Roadmap for Promoting Regional
Cooperation on Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation
The Technical Workshop to develop the Regional Roadmap for Promoting Regional
Cooperation on Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation was held in Bangkok,
Thailand on 1-2 July to discuss and develop the regional roadmap for promoting regional
cooperation on disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation in Asia, which is planned
to be one of the main outcome documents of the 4th Asian Ministerial Conference on DisasterRisk Reduction (AMCDRR) to be held in Incheon, Korea in October.
As many as around 50 experts from UN and other international organizations, Government
Ministries/Agencies, and INGOs participated in the Workshop. Mr. Atsushi KORESAWA andMr. Huy Nguyen from the ADRC, participated in the workshop. Also, the ADRC facilitated theparticipation of experts from JICA, the Meteorological Research Institute of Japan'sMeteorological Agency, and JAXA.
The experts discussed, inter areas 1) the conceptual framework for promoting regional
cooperation for disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation in Asia; 2) the objectivesof the regional road map, and; 3) the elements of the regional road map. Based on the result oftwo day discussion, UNISDR in cooperation with other partners made the first draft of theroadmap which was further examined at the following IAP meeting in Incheon, Korea on 11-13
August.
The ADRC had been taking an active part in its following preparatory process since theADRC was expected to play a key role as one of lead agencies at the 4th AMCDRR.

Fig 5-3-2-1-1 Plenary meetingFig 5-3-2-1-2 Group discussion②IAP Meeting (August 2010)
The meeting was organized to speed up the preparations for the 4th Asian Ministerial
Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (4th AMCDRR) scheduled for 25-28 October 2010 at
Songdo ConvensiA in Incheon. The main themes, procedures, and expected outcomes of the554th AMCDRR were among the key items discussed.
In this meeting, preliminary drafts of the outcome documents, namely Incheon Declaration,
Incheon Roadmap, and Incheon Action Plan were further elaborated through the discussion
among disaster management officials from Asia and the Pacific region and officers fromrelevant agencies.
In the plenary sessions, the Government of the Republic of Korea led the discussion on
Incheon Declaration and Roadmap and reflected various opinions and suggestions made bycountry representatives and relevant agencies.
Following group discussions aimed at identifying the activities, countries in need,
implementing countries and agencies, and necessary budget to be included in the Action Plan,
based on each main theme of the roadmap. However, it was difficult for participants to identify
budget since they did not have appropriate information with them. Therefore this work wascontinued by participants through on-line communication after the meeting.
In addition, except the discussion on the 4th AMCDRR, the reporting methods of the HFA
Monitor for the Year 2009-2011 were explained by UNISDR. Regarding the reporting for2009-2011, various countries expressed their concerns about the deadline and time consuming
work. Therefore, UNISDR provided substantial advices to solve these problems, such asutilizing the support from UN country teams or SNAP program which is in line with HFA inorder to avoid duplicated work.

5-3-3. MOU between World Bank and the Asian DisasterReduction Center
The World Bank and the Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC) signed a Memorandumof Understanding (MOU) to strengthen cooperation and regional partnerships for disaster risk
reduction, and to enhance capacity-building and knowledge-sharing in disaster prevention,
mitigation and response across Asia and the Pacific in February 16, 2011. The MOU wassigned by Mr. James W. Adams, World Bank’sVice President, East Asia and the Pacific and Dr.
Shigeru Itoh, the ADRC chairman and wasfollowed by a high-level workshop identifying
the main needs in the current disaster risk
management and climate change adaptation
agenda, and concrete ways in which the WB
and ADRC can jointly deliver expected results.
The new cooperative arrangement between
the World Bank and the ADRC will promote capacity-building and technical assistance in the565. Promoting Cooperation with Member Countries, International Organizations and NGOs

areas of disaster prevention, mitigation and response by mobilizing technical experts within
ADRC member countries and technical assistance projects. Through cooperation with relevant
stakeholders across Asia and the Pacific, the Memorandum seeks to encourage knowledge
exchange and foster activities and projects.

5-3-4. Preparatory Meeting for the High-level Expert Group
Meeting towards Developing a Roadmap to Reduce
Flood Disaster Risks in Pakistan
The ADRC attended the Preparatory Meeting for the High-level Expert Group Meetingtowards Developing a Roadmap to Reduce Flood Disaster Risks in Pakistan held on 16
September 2010 in Nanjing, China. The Preparatory Meeting was organized by the United
Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP).
The meeting was opened jointly with the Stakeholder Meeting on the Regional Cooperative
Mechanism on Disaster Monitoring and Early Warning, Particularly Drought in the same venue,
and was started with a moment of silence for the victims of the Pakistan Floods and China
landslides that happed in July/August 2010. Dr.Xuan Zengpei, Director of the Information andCommunications Technology and Disaster Risk Reduction Division (IDD) of ESCAP,
delivered a statement of Dr. Noeleen Heyzer, Executive Secretary of ESCAP.
Following the opening session and setting the scene, Mr. Ahmed Amjad Ali, Deputy Head ofMission and Alternate Permanent Representative of Pakistan to ESCAP made presentation
briefly on the current situations of flooding damage of Pakistan. He stressed that unprecedentedfloods affected the entire length of Pakistan, causing maximum damage in province of Khyber
Pakhtunkwa (KPK), Punjab and Sindh. The number of affected people by the floods was morethan 20 million. All participants made presentations and brainstormed on how they could
provide potential assistance to reduce flood disaster risk in Pakistan.

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5-3-5. The Typhoon Committee
The Typhoon Committee (TC) is an inter-governmental body that was organized in 1968
under the joint auspices of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia andthe Pacific (UNESCAP) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) in order topromote and coordinate the planning and implementation of measures required for minimizing
the loss of life and material damage caused by typhoons in Asia and the Pacific.
The founding members of the TC were China, Hong Kong (China), Japan, the Republic ofKorea, Lao PDR, the Philippines, and Thailand. These were followed by Cambodia (1972),
Malaysia (1976), Viet Nam (1979), Macao, China (1993), People’s Democratic Republic ofKorea (1993), Singapore (1997), and the US (1998), bringing the present membership to 14.
In recent years, the ADRC has been involved in TC activities as an adviser, and promoting
the GLIDE (Global unique disaster Identifier) system that it had developed.
The ADRC participated in the 43rd Session of Typhoon Committee organizend by United
Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), the World
Meteorological Organization (WMO) Typhoon Committee in Jeju on 17-22 January 2011.
The 43rd Session was hosted by Republic of Korea and around 100 participants attended themeeting included representatives from China, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Republic ofIndonesia, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Thailand, USA, Viet Nam, Hong Kong and Macao
Special Administrative Regions, as well as representatives from the organizing institutions.
The Committee consists of three working groups, namely, WG on Meteorology (WGM), WG
on Hydrology (WGH), and WG on Disaster Risk Reduction (WGDRR), among which theADRC has joined WGDRR. The Committee as well as those WGs addressed issues related tothe impact of climate change on tropical cyclone frequency and intensity, growing risks ofurban flooding, among others. The ADRC gave a presentation on the recent activities
introducing the framework of Sentinel Asia using GLIDE numbers for effective disaster
response.
For more details, please refer to: http://www.typhooncommittee.org/tc.htm.

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