Table of Contents
1.

2.

Asian Disaster Reduction Center ................................................................................................ 2
1.1.

Key Activities ........................................................................................................................... 2

1.2.

Composition ............................................................................................................................ 2

1.2.1.

Member and Advisor Countries ...................................................................................... 3

1.2.2.

Partner Organizations ..................................................................................................... 5

Highlights of FY 2020 ................................................................................................................... 8

2.1.

Asian Conference on Disaster Reduction 2020 ...................................................................... 82.2.

DRR Measures During COVID-19 Pandemic ....................................................................... 122.2.1.

Reports on Challenges in Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 Infection .................... 122.2.2.

Countermeasures to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 Infection ................................. 132.3.

2.3.1.

First Seminar: 24 November 2020 ................................................................................ 15

2.3.2.

Second Seminar: 22 December 2020 ........................................................................... 16

2.3.3.

Third Seminar: 26 January 2021................................................................................... 17

2.4.

Introduction of API ........................................................................................................ 192.4.2.

Contributions of GLIDE ................................................................................................. 19

Notable Disasters in 2020 ..................................................................................................... 20

2.5.1.

Typhoon Vamco, November 2020 ................................................................................ 20

2.5.2.

Cyclone NOUL, September 2020 ................................................................................. 20

2.5.3.

Typhoon Haishen, September 2020 ............................................................................. 20

2.5.4.

Torrential Rain, July 2020 ............................................................................................. 20

2.5.5.

Cyclone Amphan, May 2020 ......................................................................................... 21

Information Sharing on DRR...................................................................................................... 24
3.1.

Information Collection ........................................................................................................... 24

3.1.1.

Country Reports on DRR .............................................................................................. 24

3.1.2.

Latest Disasters ............................................................................................................ 26

3.1.3.

Natural Disaster Databook ............................................................................................ 27

3.2.

4.

Enhancement of GLIDE ........................................................................................................ 18

2.4.1.
2.5.

3.

Tsunami DRR Seminar Series .............................................................................................. 14

Information Dissemination .................................................................................................... 29

3.2.1.

ADRC Newsletter .......................................................................................................... 29

3.2.2.

Sharing of GLIDE Numbers .......................................................................................... 31

3.2.3.

Data sharing through Sentinel Asia’s Platform ............................................................. 31

3.2.4.

Sharing Information at Conferences and Events .......................................................... 33

Human Resource Development ................................................................................................. 36
4.1.

Visiting Researchers (VR) Programme................................................................................. 36

4.1.1.

Activities ........................................................................................................................ 37

4.1.2.

Feedback from Visiting Researches ............................................................................. 39

4.2.

Seminars and Training Courses ........................................................................................... 39

4.2.1.

JICA Comprehensive Disaster Risk Reduction (CDRR) Course .................................. 40

4.2.2.

JICA CDRR Course for Central and South America ..................................................... 41

4.2.3.

JICA Knowledge Co-Creation: Promotion of Mainstreaming DRR ............................... 41

4.3.
5.

Cooperation and Partnerships ................................................................................................... 46
5.1.

7.

Mobipack Project in Himachal Pradesh ................................................................................ 46

5.1.1.

Project Description ........................................................................................................ 46

5.1.2.

Partners and Collaborators ........................................................................................... 47

5.2.

6.

Short Training ........................................................................................................................ 42

Networking and Engagement ................................................................................................ 47

5.2.1.

APEC-EPWG................................................................................................................. 47

5.2.2.

ASEAN .......................................................................................................................... 48

5.2.3.

SAARC/Nepal ................................................................................................................ 49

5.2.4.

Sentinel Asia.................................................................................................................. 50

5.2.5.

UNDRR.......................................................................................................................... 52

5.2.6.

ESCAP/WMO: Typhoon Committee ............................................................................. 53

International Recovery Platform ................................................................................................ 56
6.1.

Overview................................................................................................................................ 56

6.2.

Activities ................................................................................................................................ 57

6.2.1.

International Recovery Forum 2021 .............................................................................. 57

6.2.2.

Bosai Kokutai 2020 ....................................................................................................... 60

6.2.3.

Sendai Disaster Reduction and Future Forum 2021 ..................................................... 61

6.2.4.

COVID-19: Opportunities for Resilient Recovery .......................................................... 62

Natural Disaster Databook 2020 ................................................................................................ 64

7.1.

Global Disaster Data ............................................................................................................. 65

7.1.1.

Occurrence .................................................................................................................... 65

7.1.2.

Deaths ........................................................................................................................... 66

7.1.3.

People Affected ............................................................................................................. 67

7.1.4.

Economic Losses .......................................................................................................... 67

7.2.

Asian Disaster Data ............................................................................................................... 68

7.2.1.

Occurrence .................................................................................................................... 68

7.2.2.

Deaths ........................................................................................................................... 69

7.2.3.

People Affected ............................................................................................................. 70

7.2.4.

Economic Losses .......................................................................................................... 70

7.3.

Climate-Related Disasters..................................................................................................... 71

7.3.1.

Global Trend in Climate-Related Disasters ................................................................... 71

7.3.2.

Asian Trend in Climate-Related Disasters .................................................................... 72

7.4.

COVID-19 Data ..................................................................................................................... 73

7.4.1.

Global Situation ............................................................................................................. 73

7.4.2.

Situation in ADRC Member Countries ........................................................................... 74

Annexes
Annex 1: History of Establishment of ADRC
Annex 2: Notes on Sources of Data