Foreword
S tudy on Disaster
Resilience P olicies andM easures for S ustainable Economic G row th in
2018,
Reduction Center (ADRC)AS Asian
EAN DisasterReg ion

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InAs theits
Asianis geographicallyprone tothis
naturaldisasters and, at the same time, it is acelebrated
20thregion
anniversary.
To commemorate
milestone,
populated region.
OnceReduction
a natural(ACDR)
disaster2018
occurs,thedensely
Asian Conference
on Disasterwas the human suffering will beconsiderable. Furthermore, as the region is also home to industrial clusters in which many
held on Awaji Island in Hyogo, Japan, from 30 October to 1
manufacturers, particularly Japanese companies, are concentrated, the economic losses due toNovember 2018. It brought together 118 participants, including
such disasters are substantial. W ith the flooding that occurred in Thailand in 2011, the global
representatives
countries
andandoneelectricaladvisoryindustries that had part of their
supply chains ofof 25
the member
automobile,electronics
production
bases
Thailandwereandcut off,
and it towas
a greatcountry,
as wellas inother
observers
partners,
takestockblowof to those industries.
Even achievements
in Asia, the growth
the ASEAN
regionprograms
is remarkable,
ADRC’sand ofstrategize
futureand with the population set to reach

730 million by 2030, and it is said that, with further advances in economic integration, it willactivities.
rank as the world’s fourth-largest economy by 2050. For this reason, the economic losses due tonatural disasters are ever more severe, and such losses are estimated to average $ 4.4 billion per
its member
welcomeda new member
In addition,words,andsuppressing
the countries
human andeconomicTurkeycost ofasdisasters
occurringinin2018.
theyear.
In otherADRCTurkey
is pronedisasters,
as areasother
Asian countries, such as earthquakes,
ASEAN
regionto
is variousof benefitnaturalto the globaleconomy
a whole.
As andthis landslides.
background,IntheResearchInstitute for
andstruck
East Asia(ERIA)
andin
floods,its Economic
recent history,
a magnitude
7.4 ASEAN
earthquake
Izmit,
located
ADRC, agreed to conduct the ERIA Research P roject “ Study on Disaster Resilience P olicies andnorthwestern Turkey, and devastating the local community and the region’s economy. I believe
Measures for Sustainable Economic Growth in ASEAN Region” .
that Turkey’s experiences in managing natural disasters will contribute further to creating a safer
U tilizing the network of ADRC, three Japanese experts will prepare for papers and expected toAsia
with ADRC
and its onmembercountries.
providepolicy advices
the following
themes. They will be compiled by December 2019.
[ Theme1] Comprehensive
examinationof the naturalhumandisastersandADRChas been
promoting activities
in the andfieldverificationof information-sharing,
resource
economic damage that have occurred in the ASEAN region
development, community capacity-building, and regional cooperation in the Asian region since[ Theme 2] Study on disaster resilience in private sector of Japan
its establishment and we will further contribute to these activities going forward. In 2019, we[ Theme 3] Low regret investment in disaster risk reduction for sustainable development
will continue to encourage and focus attention on efforts such as GLIDE, to support our work

monitoring
the Sendai
Frameworkand theSDGs,
the Visiting
Researcherprogram, to improve
The outcomesare expectedto include
severalpolicyrecommendations
as follows:
disaster risk reduction (DRR) capacity, and public-private partnerships to improve cooperation
P olicyeffective
implications
and suggestion
on specificcategories
and characteristics
of economic
in utilizing
technologies
and affordable
solutionsin addressing
DRR issues.
damage by natural disasters in a target country and field, based on statistical analysis.
The necessity of developing business continuity plans and its implications on policy choices
As natural
disasters
no relationshipsboundaries, Ibetween
sincerelytheappreciate
your active
cooperation
acrossbased on
analysishaveof thenatural disasters
and economic
damageboundaries
andoccurredbordersintorecent
advanceour work on DRR now and into the future.
that hasyears.
The state of implementation of DRM and/ or B CP / B CM in private sector of Japan, andsharing of information on their contents, as policy reference for ASEAN member states.
March 2019

P roposals on implementation of DRM and/ or B CP / B CM for the ASEAN region.
Masanori Hamada, Chairman
The importance of low or no regret investment aimed at disaster mitigation, based on
Asian Disaster Reduction Center
large-scale natural disasters such as the Great East Japan Earthquake.

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