Table of Contents
1. Asian Disaster Reduction Center ............................................ 3
1.1

Key Activities ...........................................................................................................................31.2

Composition .............................................................................................................................31.2.1

Member and Advisor Countries .......................................................................................4

1.2.2

Partner Organizations ......................................................................................................6

2. Highlights of FY2022 ................................................................ 92.1

Activities in Figures ..................................................................................................................92.2

Asian Conference on Disaster Reduction 2022 ......................................................................92.2.1

Opening and Keynote Speeches ...................................................................................102.2.2

Special Session on the Centenary of the Great Kanto Earthquake ..............................112.2.3

Session 1: Large Scale Disasters and Countermeasures .............................................122.2.4

Session 2: Disaster Data Linkage: Application of GLIDE ..............................................132.2.5

Session 3: Provision of Information via Satellite for DM ...............................................15

2.2.6

Field Visits .....................................................................................................................172.2.7

Side Event: JIPAD Seminar...........................................................................................18

2.3

Report on Türkiye-Syria Earthquakes 2023 ..........................................................................18

2.3.1

Issuance of GLIDE numbers .........................................................................................192.3.2

Satellite imageries .........................................................................................................192.3.3

Assessments .................................................................................................................192.4

Tsunami Seminar 2022 .........................................................................................................202.5

Workshop at the BOSAI KOKUTAI 2022 ..............................................................................21

3. Information Sharing on DRR.................................................. 25
3.1

Information Collection ............................................................................................................25

3.1.1

Country Reports on DRR ...............................................................................................25

3.1.2

Latest Disaster Information (FY2022) ...........................................................................26

3.1.3

Natural Disaster Databook ............................................................................................28

3.2

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

3.2.1

ADRC Highlights ............................................................................................................293.2.2

Data Sharing through GLIDE Number System..............................................................29

3.2.3

Data Sharing through Sentinel Asia ..............................................................................30

4. Human Resource Development .............................................35
4.1

Visiting Researchers Program ...............................................................................................35

4.1.1

Activities During the Program ........................................................................................35

4.1.2

Research Topics ............................................................................................................35

4.1.3

Networking of Visiting Researchers ..............................................................................36

4.2

JICA Knowledge Co-creation Program .................................................................................37

4.2.1

Comprehensive Disaster Risk Reduction for Central and South America ....................37

4.2.2

Comprehensive Disaster Risk Reduction for African Region ........................................38ii

4.2.3Comprehensive DRR for Central Asia and the Caucasus ............................................ 38

4.2.4

Promotion of Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction ................................................. 39

4.2.5

Comprehensive Disaster Risk Reduction Course ........................................................ 40

4.2.6

Strengthening Disaster Risk Reduction Capacity for Malaysia .................................... 40

4.3

Short-Term Programs ........................................................................................................... 41

4.3.1

Internship at ADRC ....................................................................................................... 41

4.3.2

KOBE Global Challenge ............................................................................................... 41

4.3.3

Try-Yaru ........................................................................................................................ 42

5. Cooperation and Partnerships .............................................. 45
5.1

Research Cooperation .......................................................................................................... 45

5.1.1

QZSS DC Report Demonstrations ................................................................................ 45

5.1.2

Climate Change Impact Projection Study ..................................................................... 45

5.1.3

ERIA Research Project ................................................................................................. 46

5.2

International Engagements and Partnerships ...................................................................... 46

5.2.1

APEC-EPWG ................................................................................................................ 46

5.2.2

APRSAF/Sentinel Asia ................................................................................................. 48

5.2.3

UNDRR/APP-DRR ........................................................................................................ 49

5.2.4

ESCAP/WMO: Typhoon Committee ............................................................................. 50

5.2.5

Spatial Planning Platform ............................................................................................. 52

5.2.6

Other International Engagements ................................................................................. 53

6. International Recovery Platform ........................................... 57
6.1

International Recovery Forum 2023 ..................................................................................... 57

6.2

The Fifth Edition of the World Reconstruction Conference (WRC5) .................................... 58

6.3

Contributions to the Mid-Term Review of the Sendai Framework ........................................ 60

6.4

7th National Convention for the Promotion of Disaster Reduction ....................................... 60

7. Natural Disaster Databook 2022 ........................................... 63
7.1

Natural Disaster Data ........................................................................................................... 64

7.1.1

Global Disaster Data ..................................................................................................... 64

7.1.2

Asian Disaster Data ...................................................................................................... 69

7.2

Climate Related Disasters .................................................................................................... 74

7.2.1

Global trend in climate-related disasters ...................................................................... 74

7.2.2

Asian trend in climate-related disasters ........................................................................ 75

7.3

COVID-19 Data ..................................................................................................................... 76

7.3.1

Global Situation ............................................................................................................ 76

7.3.2

COVID-19 Situation in ADRC Member Countries ........................................................ 77

Annexes

Annex 1: History of Establishment of ADRC
Annex 2: Overview of International Recovery PlatformAnnex 3: Notes on Sources of Data for the Natural Disaster Databookiii

List of Tables

Table 1.1 Timeline of the Expansion of Member and Advisor Countries
Table 1.2 Counterpart Agencies
Table 3.1 List of reports from ADRC member countries

List of Figures

Figure 1.1 Map of member and advisor countries
Figure 2.1 Highlights of ADRC Activities in FY2022
Figure 2.2 Group Photo at the Asian Conference on Disaster Reduction 2022
Figure 2.3 Keynote Speakers at the Opening Session of ACDR2022
Figure 2.4 Speakers of the Special Session on the Centenary of the Great Kanto Earthquake
Figure 2.5 Speakers of Session 1 of ACDR2022
Figure 2.6 Speakers of Session 2 of ACDR2022
Figure 2.7 Speakers of Session 3 of ACDR2022
Figure 2.8 ACDR2022 participants during the field visit in Yuriage, Natori City
Figure 2.9 Agenda of the JIPAD Seminar
Figure 2.10 Satellite imageries of the 2023 Türkiye Earthquakes from Sentinel Asia
Figure 2.11 List of Provinces affected and the Seismic Activity map of the 2023 Türkiye-Syria Earthquakes
Figure 2.12 Speakers of ADRC Online Tsunami Seminar 2022
Figure 2.13 Participants of ADRC Workshop at the BOSAI KOKUTAI 2022
Figure 2.14 Flyer of the Workshop at the BOSAI KOKUTAI 2022
Figure 3.1 Latest Disaster Information on the ADRC Website
Figure 3.2 Cover of Natural Disaster Databook 2021
Figure 3.3 Data showing that climate-related disaster affected more people and causing greater economiclosses
Figure 3.4 Front page of ADRC Highlights Vol. 36, April 2023
Figure 3.5 Homepage of GLIDE website
Figure 3.6 Data Provider Nodes and Emergency Observations Records, 2007–2022
Figure 4.1 Visiting Researchers during one of their site visits in Japan
Figure 4.2 Accumulated total number of VRs as of March 2023
Figure 4.3 Former VRs from Mongolia (left) and Armenia (right) during the ACDR2022
Figure 4.4 Mr ARAKIDA Masaru of ADRC giving lecture on the 8 Steps in Formulating Local DRR StrategFigure 4.5 Screenshot of Online Training for the African Region
Figure 4.6 Trainees from Central Asia and Caucasus visited DRR facilities
Figure 4.7 Participants from Bangladesh, Indonesia, and Mexico during the training in Japan
Figure 4.8 Trainees visited flood control facilities along Shirakawa River, Kumamoto
Figure 4.9 Participants from Malaysia during lectures at JICA Kansai
Figure 4.10 Mr Keir Hamilton (Intern)
Figure 4.11 Mr Jhumar Sioson (Intern)
Figure 4.12 Kobe University students at ADRC during the KOBE Global Challenge Program
Figure 4.13 Seventh-grade students at their Try-Yaru program at ADRC
Figure 5.1 Outline of the Concept of QZSS DC Report
Figure 5.2 Example of using the outcomes of the climate change impact project study to inform policy
Figure 5.3 Screenshot of the 18th EPWG Meeting
Figure 5.4 Screenshot of the 15th SDMOF Meeting
Figure 5.5 Dr Potutan served as speaker at the workshop
Figure 5.6 Dr Ikeda delivered a presentation at APRSAF-28
Figure 5.7 7th Session of the Global Platform in Bali, Indonesia
Figure 5.8 ADRC Partner Event at the APMCDRR in Brisbane, Australia
Figure 5.9 Screenshot of the 17th WGDRR Meeting
Figure 5.10 Screenshot of the 17th Integrated Workshops (IWS)
Figure 5.11 Screenshot of the 55th Session of the Typhoon Committee
Figure 5.12 Study presentation at the 5th SPP meeting
Figure 5.13 Group Photo of the Regional Forum in Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Figure 5.14 Survey Team from Uzbekistan during their visit in Japan
Figure 6.1 Prof TAKEMURA Masayuki of Nagoya University
Figure 6.2 Panel Discussion 1 of the International Recovery Forum 2023
Figure 6.3 IRP SC Chair and members at the 5th World Reconstruction Conference (WRC5) in Bali,Indonesia
Figure 7.1 Trend of natural disaster occurrence 1900–2022 (EM-DAT/CRED, 2023)
Figure 7.2 Global disaster occurrence by disaster type 1992–2021 vs 2022 (EM-DAT/CRED, 2023)

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Figure 7.3 Number of people killed by disaster type 1992–2021 vs 2022 (EM-DAT/CRED, 2023)
Figure 7.4 Number of people affected by disaster type 1992–2021 vs 2022 (EM-DAT/CRED, 2023)
Figure 7.5 Economic losses by disaster type 1992–2021 vs 2022 (EM-DAT/CRED, 2023)
Figure 7.6 Trend of natural disaster occurrence in Asia 1900–2022 (EM-DAT/CRED, 2023)
Figure 7.7 Top 10 countries in Asia with high occurrence of disasters in 2022 (EM-DAT/CRED, 2023)
Figure 7.8 Disaster occurrence in Asia by disaster type 1992–2021 vs 2022 (EM-DAT/CRED, 2023)
Figure 7.9 Number of people killed by disaster type in Asia 1992–2021 vs 2022 (EM-DAT/CRED, 2023)
Figure 7.10 Number of people affected by disaster type in Asia 1992–2021 vs 2022 (EM-DAT/CRED, 2023)
Figure 7.11 Economic losses by disaster type in Asia 1992–2021 vs 2022 (EM-DAT/CRED, 2023)
Figure 7.12 Global trend of climate-related disasters (drought, flood, and storm) 1992–2021 (EM-DAT/CRED,2023)
Figure 7.13 Trend of climate-related disasters (drought, flood, and storm) in Asia 1992–2021 (EM-DAT/CRED, 2023)
Figure 7.14 Global situation of COVID-19 as of July 2023 (WHO, 2023)
Figure 7.15 COVID-19 cases in ADRC member countries as of 31 December 2022 (WHO, 2023)
Figure 7.16 ADRC member countries with the highest increase in the number of deaths by 2022
Figure 7.17 COVID-19 Situation in ADRC member countries as of December 2022v