June 1997 to discuss activities to be undertaken by the proposed center for disaster

Foreword

reduction system. Once again, key personnel from the disaster reduction bureaus of 23
countries attended the meeting, whose overall goal was to promote cooperation in disasterspecificactions. CenterA proposal
was made at the meeting to establish aIn reduction
2018, efforts
Asian throughDisasterReduction(ADRC)
center itsin Japanto serve as thefor thethis
proposedsystem.
celebrated
20th anniversary.
Tosecretariat
commemorate
milestone,

the Asian Conference on Disaster Reduction (ACDR) 2018 was( 6 ) E s t a b l i s h m en t of A D R C
held on Awaji Island in Hyogo, Japan, from 30 October to 1
W ith momentum gathering from this series of meetings, the government of Japan discussed
November
2018. It brought
118aspects
participants,
the organization,budget,together
and otherof theincluding
proposed office with the other countries
involved. W ithof Hyogo andP refecture,
the Asian Disaster Reduction Center wasrepresentativesof the25 cooperation
member countries
one advisory
officiallyestablishedin K obe onand
Julypartners,30, 1998.
country,
as wellas other observers
to take stock of

ADRC’s achievements and strategize future programs and1-2 . Comp osition

activities.
ADRC was established in K obe, Hyogo prefecture, in 1998, with mission to enhance disaster
resilience of the member countries, to build safe communities, and to create a society whereIn addition, ADRC and its member countries welcomed Turkey as a new member in 2018.
sustainable development is possible. ADRC works to build disaster resilient communities and toTurkey is prone to various natural disasters, as are other Asian countries, such as earthquakes,establish networks among countries through many programs including personnel exchanges in thisfloods,
field. and landslides. In its recent history, a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Izmit, located innorthwestern
Turkey,and thisdevastating
thea local
the region’swith
economy.
I believe
The Center
addresses
issue fromglobalcommunity
perspectiveandin cooperationa varietyof U N
agencies
andexperiencesinternationalinorganizations/initiatives,
suchwillas theU nited Nations
for Disaster
thatTurkey’s
managing natural
disasters
contribute
further Officeto creatinga safer
Risk Reduction (U NDRR), the U nited Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian
Asia with ADRC and its member countries.
Affairs (U NOCHA), the U nited Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization(U NESCO), the U nited Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the P acifichas ).been promoting activities in the field of information-sharing, human resource(UADRCNESCAPdevelopment,community
andmemberregionalcountries,
cooperation
the Asianregionandsince
At the outset,
ADRC capacity-building,
was comprised of 22
four inadvisor
countries,anjoinedcontributelater, in August2000,
followedby theK yrgyzInRepublic
inorganization.
itsobserver
establishment
and weArmenia
will furtherto these
activities
goingforward.
2019, weJuly 2002, P akistan in July 2005, and Y emen and B hutan in December 2007, Azerbaijan in 2009,
will continue to encourage and focus attention on efforts such as GLIDE, to support our work
the Maldives in 2010, the Republic of Iran in 2012, and Turkey in 2018 bringing the number ofmonitoring the Sendai Framework and the SDGs, the Visiting Researcher program, to improve
member countries to 31. In March 2004, the U S joined as the fifth advisor country to ADRC.
disaster risk reduction (DRR) capacity, and public-private partnerships to improve cooperationin utilizing
and affordable
in addressing
DRR issues.
3 1 M emeffective
b er C outechnologies
n t ri es : Armenia,
Azerbaijan,solutions
B angladesh,B hutan, Cambodia,
China, India,Indonesia, Islamic Republic of Iran, Japan, K azakhstan, Republic of K orea, K yrgyz Republic,
Lao P DR,
Malaysia
Maldives,
Mongolia,
Myanmar,Nepal, P akistan,
P apuaNew Guinea,
As natural
disastershave
no boundaries,
I sincerely
appreciate
your active
cooperation
acrossP hilippines, Russian Federation, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey,
boundaries
and borders to advance our work on DRR now and into the future.
U zbekistan, Viet Nam, Y emen

5 A dv i s or C ou n t ri es : Australia, France, New Z ealand, Switzerland, U nited States of America
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1 . A si a n D i sa ster R ed u c ti on Center ( A D R C)
Table 1-2-1 Counterpart List of member countries

Forewordcountryorganization

Armenia

National Survey for Seismic P rotection Agency (NSSP )Azerbaijan

Ministry of Emergency Situations

B angladesh

Ministry of Disaster Management &In 2018, Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC)

celebrated its 20th anniversary. To commemorate this milestone,
Reliefthe Asian Conference on Disaster Reduction (ACDR) 2018 was
B hutanMinistry of Home &Cultural Affairs

Cambodia

The National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM)

held on Awaji Island in Hyogo, Japan, from 30 October to 1November 2018. It brought together 118 participants, including
China

National Disaster Reduction Center of China

India

Ministry of Home Affairs

representatives of 25 member countries and one advisory
country, as well as other observers and partners, to take stock ofIndonesia

National Agency for Disaster Management (B NP B )IranNational Disaster Management Organization (NDMO)

Japan

Cabinet Office

ADRC’s achievements and strategize future programs andactivities.

K azakhstan

Ministry of Internal Affairs

In addition, ADRC and its member countries welcomed Turkey as a new member in 2018.
Republic of K oreaMinistry of P ublic Safety and Security

K yrgyz Republic

Ministry of Emergency Situations

Turkey is prone to various natural disasters, as are other Asian countries, such as earthquakes,floods, and landslides. In its recent history, a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Izmit, located in
LaosNational Disaster Management Office (NDMO)

northwestern Turkey, and devastating the local community and the region’s economy. I believe
Malaysia
Security Council, P rime Minister' s Departmentthat Turkey’sexperiencesNationalin managing
natural disasters will contribute further to creating a safer
National Disaster Management Center
Asia withMaldives
ADRC and its member
countries.
Mongolia

National Emergency Management Agency

Ministry activities
of Social W elfare,
ADRC Myanmar
has been promotingin theRelief
fieldandofResettlement
information-sharing, human resource
Nepalof Home Affairsand regional cooperation in the Asian region sincedevelopment,
communityMinistry
capacity-building,
P akistan and weNational
DisastercontributeManagementtoAuthority(NDMA) going forward. In 2019, we
its establishment
will further
these activities
P apua NewtoGuinea
Departmentof P rovincial
Government
will continue
encourage
and focus
attentionandonLocal
effortssuch asAffairs
GLIDE, to support our work
P hilippines
Department ofNational
Defensethe Visiting Researcher program, to improvemonitoring
the Sendai Framework
andthe SDGs,
Ministry of Russian Federation for Civil Defense, Emergencies and Elimination ofRussia
capacity,and public-privatepartnerships to improve cooperation
disaster risk
reduction (DRR)
Consequencesof Natural
Disasters
Singapore
Singapore Civil
Defence Forcein utilizing
effective technologies
and affordable
solutions in addressing DRR issues.
Sri Lanka

Ministry of Disaster Management

Tajikistan
Committeeof Emergency
Situations appreciate
and Civil Defense
As natural
disasters haveno boundaries,
I sincerely
your active cooperation acrossof Interior
boundariesThailandand borders toMinistryadvanceour work on DRR now and into the future.
TurkeyDisaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD)

March 2019

U zbekistan

Ministry of Emergency Situations

Viet Nam

Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development

Y emenMinistry of W ater &Environment

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Masanori Hamada, Chairman

Asian Disaster Reduction Center

Foreword
In 2018, Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC)
celebrated its 20th anniversary. To commemorate this milestone,
the Asian Conference on Disaster Reduction (ACDR) 2018 washeld on Awaji Island in Hyogo, Japan, from 30 October to 1
November 2018. It brought together 118 participants, including
representatives of 25 member countries and one advisory
country, as well as other observers and partners, to take stock of
ADRC’s achievements and strategize future programs andactivities.
In addition, ADRC and its member countries welcomed Turkey as a new member in 2018.
Turkey is prone to various natural disasters, as are other Asian countries, such as earthquakes,floods, and landslides. In its recent history, a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Izmit, located inFig. 1-2-1
northwestern Turkey, and devastating
theMember
local Countries
community and the region’s economy. I believethat Turkey’s experiences in managing natural disasters will contribute further to creating a safer

1-3 . M ain Activ ities

Asia with ADRC and its member countries.
ADRC engages in the following basic activities:(1) Information Sharing
ADRC P has
been ofpromoting
activities in the field of information-sharing, human resourcerovision
disaster information
development,
community
regional cooperationin theAsianregion
Sentinel
Asia – Acapacity-building,space-based disasterandmanagement
support systemin theAsia-Pacificsinceregion and we will further contribute to these activities going forward. In 2019, we
its establishment
P romotionof the GLobal
uniquedisasteronIDEntifier(GLIDE)
systemto support our work
will continue
to encourageand focus
attention
efforts suchas GLIDE,
Organization of international meetings
monitoring the Sendai Framework and the SDGs, the Visiting Researcher program, to improvedisasterrisk reduction (DRR) capacity, and public-private partnerships to improve cooperation(2) Human Resource Development
in utilizingOrganizing
effective technologies
and affordable
solutionson
indisaster
addressing
issues.
conference, workshops,and trainings
risk DRR
reduction
P rogram for inviting visiting researchers from member countries

As natural disasters have no boundaries, I sincerely appreciate your active cooperation across(3) B uilding Community Capabilities
boundaries and borders to advance our work on DRR now and into the future.
Development and dissemination of tools for encouraging community involvement
Development of P ublic and P rivate P artnership and B usiness Continuity P lan (B CP ) for
March 2019
small and medium-sized enterprises
Assistance with the activities to further strengthen all stakeholder
coordination
Masanori
Hamada, Chairman
mechanisms

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