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3. Information Sharing on DRR
ADRC collects and disseminates disaster risk reduction (DRR) information, primarily on
website (http://www.adrc.asia), to provide member countries and the general public of
documented experiences, lessons, tools, and practices that maybe useful for their response,mitigation, and preparedness activities.

3.1. Information Collection
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Supported by its 31-member countries, ADRC collects information on DRR systems,
plans, and policy measures based on each country’s disaster risk situations. Additionally,ADRC also collects information from other countries and organizations in collaboration with
the ADRC Visiting Researchers (VRs) and the United Nations Office for the Coordination of
Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA). The basic DRR information that ADRC collects are:

Disaster risk management systems (e.g., legal and institutional frameworks, disastermanagement plans, and manuals)

Disaster response and recovery activities (e.g., emergency response activities inaffected area/country)

Disaster events due to natural hazards (e.g., descriptions of natural disasters such as
earthquakes, floods, cyclones, and so on, and the damages)

3.1.1. Country Reports on DRR
Since its establishment, counterparts in the member countries regularly provide reportand information on DRR, which are stored in the ADRC database. As these reports areusually posted in the respective counterpart’s websites, ADRC helps facilitate in sharing thewebsite links and relevant information to other member countries and partner organizations.
The updated record of country reports as of end of FY 2020 is shown in Table 3.1.
Table 3.1. Years Country Reports Updated as of FY2020

Year Prepared(Information frequently updated by VRs)

CountryArmenia

2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2015 2016, 2017

Azerbaijan

2011, 2014

Bangladesh

1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011 2013, 2020

Bhutan2008, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2019

Cambodia

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1998, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2012

India

1998, 1999, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2015 2018

Indonesia

1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2012 2016

Iran2013

Japan

1998, 1999, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

Kazakhstan

1998, 1999, 2002, 2005, 2006

Korea

1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2008

Kyrgyzstan

2005, 2006, 2012

Laos

1998, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2006

Malaysia

1998, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011 2018

Maldives

2013, 2014, 2015, 2018

Mongolia

1998, 1999, 2002, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2013

Myanmar

2002, 2005, 2006, 2013, 2018, 2020

Nepal

1998, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014 2019

PakistanPapua New
Guinea2005, 2006, 2009, 2015, 2016, 2017
1998, 1999, 2005, 2006

Russia1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017,2018
1998, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2006

Singapore

1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006

Sri Lanka

1998, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019

Tajikistan

Turkey1998, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2006
1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018,2019, 20202019

Uzbekistan

1998, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2013, 2015

Vietnam

1998, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2017

Yemen

2009, 2012, 2014

Philippines

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ChinaAs stated in section 2.2., most DRR reports from member countries in FY 2020 put

emphasis on DRR activities during COVID-19 pandemic. To some extent, other member
countries submitted thematic papers about preparing and responding to disasters amidst thepandemic. These papers were presented at the Asian Conference on Disaster Reduction(ACDR) 2020 and published by ADRC both in print and on the website.

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3.1.2. Latest Disasters
Once disaster occurs (especially in member countries), latest information and updates ofthat event are posted on ADRC website. Basic information includes: date of occurrence,location, impacts and damage situations as well as relevant links to reports, articles, map,relief efforts, and satellite images. Sources of information and updates include ADRC
counterparts, partner organizations, and networks (e.g., media, governments, internationalorganizations, research institutions and civil societies). Latest disaster information is posted
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on top page of the ADRC’s website (Figure 3.1). Clicking on any of the latest disaster, thereader will be linked to more detailed information (Figures 3.2 to 3.5).

Figure 3.1. Latest Disaster Information on ADRC Homepage

Figure 3.2. Basic Information

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Figure 3.4. Detailed Information

Figure 3.5. Link to Sentinel Asia

The set of disaster information provided on the ADRC website is comprehensive due towide range of reliable ADRC partners that provided the data.
3.1.3. Natural Disaster Databook
Disaster database and records are useful for policy making as well as in assessing andanalysing disaster management plans. In this regard, ADRC concluded an MOU on disasterdata utilization with the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED) toanalyse disaster impacts based on the data from Emergency Events Database (EM-DAT)
maintained by CRED. Following the agreement, ADRC annually issues the Natural Disaster
Data Book (Figure 3.6), which covers data on disaster-specific issues of the year.

Figure 3.6. Cover of Natural Disaster Databook 201927

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Examples of information contained in the Natural Disaster Data Book of FY 2019 areshown in Figures 3.7 to 3.8.

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Figure 3.7. People Killed from Disasters in the World (1990-2019)28

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Figure 3.8. Impacts by Disaster Type in 2019

These figures indicate that the number of people killed by disasters is decreasing, while
impacts of disasters, especially from storm, are increasing in the past 30 years.

3.2. Information Dissemination
Among the many ways of disseminating DRR information are: regular issuance of ADRC

Highlights (a monthly newsletter); dissemination via GLIDE; dissemination through Sentinel
Asia and other similar platforms; and sharing of information at conferences and learning
events.
3.2.1. ADRC Newsletter
One of ADRC’s important tools for information dissemination is the ADRC Highlights,
which has been issued since 1 June 1999. It had been issued twice a month until FY 2007.
After that, beginning 2008, it has been issued monthly following the renewal of its design.

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