3-2. Database on Disaster Risk Reduction
3-2-1. Latest Disaster Information Database
ADRC has developed 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

rapid search andretrieval of information.
The database provides a brief summary ofdisasters (dates, locations, and overviews),

brief

outlines of the damage sustained, links to information categorized by geographic data, emergency
relief information, urgent reports from ADRC members, and graphic information. Suchinformation is continually updated as additional information is released.
Figures 3-2-1-1 shows the structure of website withlatest information of natural disasters.

Table 3-2-1-1 is the list of major disasters in this year. The information originates mainly fromannouncements issued by disaster relevant organizations in ADRC member countries, UNOCHA
ReliefWeb, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), and themedia. The latest disaster information site also includes links to relevant disaster management
organizations and information contained elsewhere within ADRC’s website, which works as aportal to various kinds of information.
In addition, the database has been linked to “JAXA DMSS” website, enhancing the value ofADRC’s site by providing access to satellite images of disaster affected sites in case whereemergency satellite observations were conducted. As of the end of March 2012, the databaseprovides information on a total of 1,516 disasters.

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List of latest natural disasters

Top Page

Satellite image

Detailed information

Fig.3-2-1-1 Structure of disaster information webpages

17Table .3-2-1-1 Major Disasters in Fiscal 2011
(Disasters with more than 100 killed or missing, or more than 100,000 affected)
DateCountry

Type

KilledMissing

Affected

2011
4/1

China

Drought－－

3,290,000

4/1

Colombia

Flood

76－

578,336

4/14

USA

Storm

44－

－

4/22

Philippines

Land Slide

1010－

4/27

USA

Storm

342－

－

5/1

Peru

Cold Wave

20－

13,4405/7

Philippines

Storm

33

2

210,000

5/8

Indonesia

Flood

103－

5/21

Malaysia

Landslide

16－

－

5/22

USA

Storm

139－

－

6/5

China

Flood

170－

2,000,000

6/24Philippines

Typhoon11－

40,000

6/24

Laos

Flood

19－

35,0006/25

China

Typhoon－－

164,000

6/26

VietnamHeavy Rain

16－

－

7/1

Bangladesh

Land Slide

15－

－

7/1

China

Flood

13－

445,500

7/1

China

Drought－－

272,000

7/10

India

Flood

788－

6,932,944

7/20

Uzbekistan

Earthquake

13－

－

7/25

Bangladesh

Flood

2－

1,853,000

7/26

Philippines

Tropical Storm75

91,018,171

7/27

South Korea

Land Slide

53－

－

7/29

China

Tropical Storm－－

189,033

7/29

Laos

Tropical Storm

1－

165,247

7/30

Pakistan

Flood

466－

9,178,811

8/3

Thailand

Tropical Storm

744

34,176,763

8/4

China

Tropical Storm－－

5,140,000

8/8South Korea

Tropical Storm

10－

－

8/28

Philippines

Typhoon35

8403,193

8/28

USA

Hurricane27－

20,000,000

8/28

Nigeria

Flood

102－

672,000

8/28

Mexico

Flood

92－

－

8/31

China

Tropical Storm

78

16354

9/1

China

Flood

57

29－

9/1

Colombia

Flood

187－

1,200,000

9/3

Japan

Typhoon

74－

－

9/10

Cambodia

Flood

247

－

136,000

9/20

Japan

Typhoon

171－

9/27

Philippines

Typhoon3545

184,446

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600,000

32－

300,000

16－

133,858394

309,110－－

233,475

13－

32,000151－

35,734604－－

Heavy Snow

13－－

Earthquake－－

143,800

MexicoDrought－－

2,400,000

11/1

Kenya

Flood

25－

91,692

11/1

Peru

Flood

11－

20,00011/6

Vietnam

Flood

222－

11/26

Sri Lanka

Flood

29

14

34,595

12/10

India

Cold Wave

131－

－

12/16

Philippines

Typhoon

1257

181

1,141,252

12/25

Philippines

Flood

102－

12/30

India

Cyclone47－

18,0009/30

Vietnam

10/10

El Salvador

10/10

Nicaragua

10/12

Guatemala

10/12

Costa Rica10/12

Honduras

10/20

MyanmarTyphoonTropical
Depression
Tropical
Depression
Tropical
Depression
Tropical
Depression
Tropical
Depression
Flood

10/23

TurkeyEarthquake

10/29

USA

11/1

China

11/1

2012
1/1

Afghanistan

Heavy Snow

43－－

1/3

BrazilFlood

27－

2,000,000

1/5

Philippines

Land Slide

4242－

1/22

USA

Storm

2－

1,000,000

1/27

Japan

Heavy Snow

103－－

1/29

Indonesia

Cyclone14－－

2/1

UkraineCold Wave

131－－

2/6

Philippines

Earthquake

3471

93,397

2/26

Madagascar

Heavy Rain73－－

As of 31 March 201219

3-2-2. 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.
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 in 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 2012, and been offered in the format of “Multilingual Dictionaries (Tentative)” on theADRC website separate from the “Multi-language Glossary,”. They were intended to serve as
reference materials for disaster reduction activities in member countries.

Fig.3-2-2-2 Multi-language Dictionaries for Disaster Reduction (Provisional Translation)20

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3-2-3. ADRC Newsletter: ADRC Highlights
The ADRC has been using the Internet and e-mail to share information with its
counterparts in member countries, and to strengthen relations with other interested parties. As
one of its mainstay tools for information dissemination, the ADRC has been issuing thenewsletter "ADRC Highlights" since 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 isposted on the ADRC website. English, Russian and Japanese versions arealso e-mailed to ADRC's counterparts and former visiting researchers, former GLIDE
visiting researchers, participants in the past ADRC annual meetings, visitors to the ADRC,trainees in JICA's training courses

implemented by the ADRC and participants ininternational conferences the ADRC took part in. Also we register email addresses of those
who wish to subscribe the newsletter.
The numbers of subscribers in Japanese, English and Russian, are 909, 2,334 and 177
respectively as of 30 March 2012.
The contents include articles on the latest ADRC activities, reports on international
conferences, and other events which ADRC staffs participated, as well as the reports byADRC visiting researchers from member countries. In addition, the ADRC has madefeatured articles about former visiting researchers from member countries on the newsletter
since FY 2008 and followed up their efforts for disaster risk reduction in their countries. This
contributed to further enhancing the network of former visiting researchers from membercountries.
Table 3-2-3-1 Headlines from ADRC Highlights (FY2011)
Vol.

Main Articles

217

・ Report on the Great East Japan Earthquake

218

・ Third Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction
and the World Reconstruction Conference
・ ADRC Staff Profile -Mr. ARAKAWA Kozo, Senior Administrative Manager
・ Announcements – JAXA Training

219

・ Report from the Expert Group Meeting: Toward Creative Reconstruction from the Great EastJapan Earthquake
・ ADRC Staff Profile -Mr. SUGIURA Masami, Senior Researcher

220

・Asian Conference on Disaster Reduction (ACDR) 2011 Draws to Successful Conclusion

221

222

・Report from the APEC Workshop on Private Sector Emergency Preparedness
・Report from the Project "Multi-disciplinary Hazard Reduction from Earthquakes and Volcanoes inIndonesia"
・ ADRC Visiting Researcher Report -Ms. Anna-Lisa Dumaguing-Orallo (Philippines) and Mr. Sisira
Wnninayake (Sri Lanka)
・ JICA Training Course: Comprehensive Disaster Management forCentral Asia and the Caucasus 2011
・ ADRC Visiting Researcher Report -Ms. Surina Binti OTHMAN (Malaysia) and Mr. Emin
NAZAROV (Azerbaijan)

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・ Capacity Building of Local Government Officials on Disaster Management in Yangon, Myanmar
・ ISDR Asian Partnership Meeting・ International Urban Search and Rescue Course in 2011

224

・ JICA Training Course: Disaster Management Planning for China 2011・ Integrated Research on Disaster Risk (IRDR) 2011
・ Symposium on Japan-China-ROK Trilateral Cooperation on Disaster Prevention and Relief
・ Multi-disciplinary Hazard Reduction from Earthquakes and Volcanoes in Indonesia

225

・ The 2011 Thailand Floods
・ The 2nd Safety Conference, Qatar Vision 2030 "Century Challenges"
・ United Nations International Conference on Space-based Technologies for Disaster RiskManagement
・ Announcements -The 8th Sentinel Asia System (SAS) Operation Training

226

・ Greetings from new ADRC Executive Director, Mr. Kiyoshi NATORI・ Report from the Second Expert Group Meeting: Toward Creative Learning from theMega-Tsunami Disaster

227

・ Training for Government Officials in charge of DRM in Indonesia
・ The 49th Session of UN-COPUOS and the 3rd UN-SPIDER Regional Support Offices (RSO)
Meeting・ ADRC Visiting Researcher Report -Mr. Md Munir CHOWDHURY (Bangladesh) and Mr. Dangal
Rameshwor (Nepal)

228

・Comprehensive Disaster Risk Management
・ ADRC Visiting Researcher Report -Ms. Bazarragchaa SODNOM (Mongolia) and Ms. Phatsita
RERNGNIRUNSATHIT (Thailand)22