3 . Collection and Disseminationof Disaster
Foreword
I nformation
ADRC has been disseminating a wide range of information related to disaster risk reduction on its
In 2018, Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC)
website (http: / / www.adrc.asia) aiming at ensuring appropriate disaster response, mitigation, andcelebrated
its 20th
anniversary. To commemorate this milestone,
preparedness
activities.

the Asian Conference on Disaster Reduction (ACDR) 2018 was
held
on AwajiIsland in Hyogo,
from 30 October to1
3 -1.
Disaster
RiskJapan,
Reduction
Activ
November
2018. ItCountries
brought together 118 participants, including
M ember

ities ofrepresentatives of 25 member countries and one advisory
W ith assistance by its 31-member countries, ADRC has been collecting information on systems,
country,
as wellas measuresother observers
and partners,
to disastertake stockplans, andpolicyof individual
countries’
riskofreduction as well as the situation of
ADRC’sachievements
andhasstrategize
programs
and from related materials, various
natural disasters.
ADRC
also been futurecollecting
information
countries/ organizations and through Visiting Researchers from the ADRC member countries andactivities.
U NOCHA Office in K obe. ADRC will continue collecting and sharing with member countries
information on the following items, in particular:
In addition, ADRC and its member countries welcomed Turkey as a new member in 2018.
1) Disaster management systems (legal frameworks, organizations, basic plans, and disaster
Turkeyis pronemanuals),
to various2)natural
disasters,
are other
Asian(emergency
countries, suchas earthquakes,
management
Experiencesof as
disaster
response
response
activity infloods,andarea/landslides.
its recent
history, aonmagnitude
7.4 earthquake
struckinaffected
country),Inand
3) Information
natural disasters(descriptionsof Izmit,
naturallocateddisasterssuch as earthquakes,
floods,cyclones, theandlocalso on,community
and the damages).
northwestern
Turkey, anddevastating
and the region’s economy. I believethat Turkey’s experiences in managing natural disasters will contribute further to creating a safer

3 -1-1. I nformation Collection from M ember Countries

Asia with ADRC and its member countries.
In fiscal year 2018, as in the previous year, ADRC collected disaster risk reduction-related
information on member countries through the following methods.
ADRC has been promoting activities in the field of information-sharing, human resource

development, community capacity-building, and regional cooperation in the Asian region since( 1 ) I n f orm a t i on p rov i ded f rom A D R C M em b er C ou n t ri es
its establishment
and2018,
we will
contributethese collected
activities disastergoing forward.
In 2019, we
In fiscal year
as infurther
the previous
year,toADRC
risk reduction-related
will continue
to onencourage
and focusthroughattention
efforts methods.
such as GLIDE, to support our work
information
member countries
the onfollowing( 2 ) C ol l theec t i Sendain g I n f ormFrameworka t i on t h rouandg h theP a rtSDGs,i c i p a t i theon i Visitingn I n t ern Researchera t i on a l C on program,f eren c es to improvemonitoring
ADRC has been working to collect disaster risk reduction-related information about current
disaster risk reduction (DRR) capacity, and public-private partnerships to improve cooperation
status, challenges, policies, actions and others in related countries and organizations. ADRC held,
in utilizing effective technologies and affordable solutions in addressing DRR issues.
in particular, the Asian Conference on Disaster Reduction 2018 Awaji Island in Hyogo, Japan,
from 30 October to 1 November 2018. And ADRC had been working to provide and share the

Asinformation
natural disasters
no boundaries,
sincerely onappreciate
your active
acrosssuch ashave
national
or local DRRI strategies
implementationof thecooperation
Sendai Framework,
the effective
emergency
response
to survive
disasters
andfuture.
advanced technologies
boundaries
and borders
to advanceour work
on DRRmega
now andinto thefacilitating DRR and climate change adaptation.
( 3 ) U t i l i z a t i on of I n t ern etMarch 2019
Taking advantage of internet, ADRC has been collecting disaster related information
Masanoritechnical
Hamada,support
Chairmanefficiently. Internet will become more and more important to facilitate
andAsiantoDisaster
Reduction
Centerbuilding disaster information databases. Internet also helps ADRC
collect related
information

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provided by academic research institutions and international organizations. ADRC has been

Forewordusing Facebook as one of the major social network services for providing latest activities ofVisiting Researchers.

In 2018, Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC)
In fiscal year 2018, ADRC continued gathering information on disaster risk reduction systems
celebrated its 20th anniversary. To commemorate this milestone,of member countries through requesting information, field surveys, international conferences,
the Asian Conference on Disaster Reduction (ACDR) 2018 was
and internet. Furthermore, ADRC updated country reports in cooperation with Visiting
held Researchers.
on Awaji Island in Hyogo, Japan, from 30 October to 1
November
2018.
brought
together
118 participants,
includingTable
3-1-1Itlists
the reports
providedby counterpartsin member countries. All these reports
are made available
ADRC website.
Overandrecentdisaster risk management organizations
representativesof 25 onmember
countries
oneyears,
advisoryin many countries have been actively promoting information dissemination on the internet.
country, as well as other observers and partners, to take stock of
ADRC website developed direct links to these websites which offer access to the latest
ADRC’s achievements and strategize future programs andinformation.
activities.
Table 3-1-1 List of reports from ADRC member countries

In addition, ADRC
C ountry and its member countries welcomedY e ar Turkey
p re p are d as a new member in 2018.
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to various natural2 disasters,nia
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northwestern
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the local community and the region’s economy. I believe
B h utan

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C h ina

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1 9 9 8 , 1 9 9 9 , 2 0 0 2 , 2 0 0 5 , 2 0 0 6 , 2 0 0 8 , 2 0 1 2 , 2 0 1 5 , 2 0 1 8that Turkey’s experiences in managing natural disasters will contribute further to creating a safer
Asia with ADRC and its member countries.

I nd onehass ia been promoting activities
1 9 9 8 , 1 9 in
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its establishment and we will further contribute to these activities going forward. In 2019, we
will continue to encourage and focus attention on efforts such as GLIDE, to support our work
monitoring
the Sendai Framework2 andthe SDGs, the Visiting Researcher program, to improve
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2 0 0 5 , 2 0 0 6 , 2 0 0 9 , 2 0 1 5 , 2 0 1 6 , 2 0 1 7

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1 2 ,2 0 1 4 , 2 0 1 6 , 2 0 1 7 , 2 0 1 8

As natural disasters have no boundaries, I sincerely appreciate your active cooperation acrossboundaries and borders to advance our work on DRR now and into the future.

March 2019
Asian Disaster Reduction Center

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1 9 9 8 , 1 9 9 9 , 2 0 0 3 , 2 0 0 5 , 2 0 0 6

S ingap ore

1 9 9 8 , 1 9 9 9 , 2 0 0 1 , 2 0 0 2 , 2 0 0 3 , 2 0 0 5 , 2 0 0 6

S ri L ank a

1 9 9 8 , 1 9 9 9 , 2 0 0 3 , 2 0 0 5 , 2 0 0 6 , 2 0 0 9 , 2 0 1 0 , 2 0 1 1 , 2 0 1 4 ,2
0 1 5 , 2 0 1 6 Center (ADRC)
Reduction

In 2018, Asian Disaster

Foreword

T aj ik is its
tan20th anniversary. To 1 commemorate
9 9 8 , 1 9 9 9 , 2 0 0 3 this, 2 0 0 milestone,
5 , 2 0 0 6celebrated
1 9 9 8 , 1 9 9 9 , (ACDR)
2 0 0 3 , 2 0 0 2018
4 , 2 0 0 was
5 , 2 0 0 6 , 2 0 0 8 , 2 0 1 0 , 2 0 1 1 , 2 0 1 2 ,the Asianon Disaster Reduction
T h ail Conferenceand
2 0 1 6 , 2 0 1 7 , 2 0 1 8

held on Awaji Island in Hyogo, Japan, from 30 October to 1
U zb e k is tan

1 9 9 8 , 1 9 9 9 , 2 0 0 5 , 2 0 0 6 , 2 0 1 3 , 2 0 1 5

November
V ie tnam2018. It brought together
1 9 9118
8 , 1 participants,
9 9 9 , 2 0 0 5 , 2 0 0 including
6 , 2 0 1 7
Y e m e n
2 0 0 9 , 2 0 1 2 and, 2 0 1 4 one advisory
representativesof 25 member countries

country, as well as other observers and partners, to take stock ofCountry Reports include the following topics provided by each member country.
ADRC’s achievements and strategize future programs andactivities.
I. Natural Hazards in the Country
1.1 Natural Hazards that could affect the Country
ADRC
its member countries welcomed Turkey as a new member in 2018.
In addition,
1.2 Recent
MajorandDisasters
datatoofvarious
disasters,
damagesituation,
recovery
information)
Turkey(Bisasic
prone
naturaldisasters,
asresponse
are otherandAsiancountries,
such as earthquakes,

floods, and landslides. In its recent history, a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Izmit, located in
II. Disaster Management System
northwestern Turkey, and devastating the local community and the region’s economy. I believe
2.1 Administration Systemthat Turkey’s
experiencesin Frameworks
managing natural disasters will contribute further to creating a safer
2.2 Legal
System andAsia withandmembercountries.
2.3ADRC
Structure
ofits
Disaster
RiskManagement
2.4 P riorities on Disaster Risk Management

ADRC has been promoting activities in the field of information-sharing, human resource
III. Disaster Risk Management Strategy, P olicy and P lan
development, community capacity-building, and regional cooperation in the Asian region since
its establishment and we will further contribute to these activities going forward. In 2019, we
IV. B udget at National Level
will continue to encourage and focus attention on efforts such as GLIDE, to support our workof Hyogo
forResearcher
Action (HFA)
V. P rogressof theFramework
Implementation
monitoring
the Sendai
and theSDGs,Framework
the Visiting
program, to improvedisaster risk reduction (DRR) capacity, and public-private partnerships to improve cooperation
VI. Recent Major P rojects on Disaster Risk Reduction
in utilizing effective technologies and affordable solutions in addressing DRR issues.
VII. Counterparts of ADRC
As natural disasters have no boundaries, I sincerely appreciate your active cooperation acrossboundaries and borders to advance our work on DRR now and into the future.
March 2019
Masanori Hamada, Chairman
Asian Disaster Reduction Center

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3 -1-2 . N atural Disaster Data B ook( 1 ) B a c k g rou n dForeword

P ast disaster records are critical in policy making, review, survey and analysis of disasterIn management
2018, Asian
Reduction(ADRC)
plan. Disaster
ADRC concluded
MOUCenteron disasterdata utilization with the Centre forcelebrated
its 20th
anniversary.
To commemorate
this milestone,
Researchon theEpidemiology
of Disasters (CRED)
and has conducted analyses on disaster
impacts
based on the
EM-DAT maintainedby CRED.
the AsianConferenceon database,Disaster Reduction(ACDR) 2018
wasFor
instance,
20th
Century
Data
B
ook
on
Asian
Naturaland its revision released inheld on Awaji Island in Hyogo, Japan, from 30 October toDisasters,
1

2000 and 2002 respectively featured disasters, which hit its member countries while annual
November 2018. It brought together 118 participants, including
Natural Disaster Data B ook covers disaster characteristics in the world.
representativesof 25 member countries and one advisory
ADRC continues to provide basic data on natural disasters and making efforts to facilitate use

country,
as well as other observers and partners, to take stock ofof data.
ADRC’s achievements and strategize future programs and( 2 ) N a t u ra l D i s a s t er D a t a B ook 2 0 1 7
activities.
This section presents a summary of Natural Disaster

Data B ook 2017, which covers regional and
In addition, ADRC and its member countries welcomed Turkey as a new member in 2018.
disaster-specific issues of the year and long term.
TurkeyTheis prone
to various
disasters,
as aredepict
other Asian countries, such as earthquakes,
following
Figuresnatural
3-1-2 and
Tables 3-1-3
theandresultsof analysesof national
disasteraand
impacts 7.4 earthquake struck Izmit, located infloods,landslides.
In itsrecent history,
magnitude
in 2017 andin the andlongdevastating
term.
northwestern
Turkey,the local community and the region’s economy. I believe
According to EM-DAT recorded in 2017, 36 6that Turkey’s experiences in managing natural disasters will contribute further to creating a safer
disaster events occurred, 11,843 people were killed,
Asia with ADRC and its member countries.
more than 90 million people were affected.
In year 2017, nearly 3,000 people were killed by theearthquakesthat hit
Indonesiaactivities
in September.
ADRC
has been
promotingin theFollowed
field of information-sharing, human resourceby the above-mentioned
earthquakes, flood
leftregional
2,248 cooperation in the Asian region sincedevelopment,
community capacity-building,andpeople killed in India.
its establishment and we will further contribute to these activities going forward. In 2019, we
B y disaster type, flood and storm topped in eachwill continue to encourage and focus attention on efforts suchas GLIDE, to support our work
categories. As for occurrence and economic damage, Fig. 3-1-1 Natural Disaster Data B ook
monitoring
the Sendai
Framework
Visiting Researcher2017
program, to improve
flood topped
by 35.2%, and 84.6and% the(Fig.SDGs,
3-1-2,theTabledisasterrisk reduction (DRR) capacity, and public-private partnerships to improve cooperation
3-1-2).
in utilizing effective technologies and affordable solutions in addressing DRR issues.
As natural disasters have no boundaries, I sincerely appreciate your active cooperation acrossboundaries and borders to advance our work on DRR now and into the future.
March 2019
Masanori Hamada, Chairman
Asian Disaster Reduction Center

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Foreword

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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,
Fig. 3-1-2 Impacts of Natural Disasters by Disaster Type 2017

floods, and landslides. In its recent history, a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Izmit, located in
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organizations and research institutes. P lease find more information on GLIDE at the section “ 2-2.
Study of GLIDE spread.”March 2019
Masanori Hamada, Chairman
Asian Disaster Reduction Center

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