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

1.1
Key Activities ...........................................................................................................................3
1.2
Composition .............................................................................................................................3
1.2.1
Member and Advisor Countries .......................................................................................4
1.2.2
Partner Organizations ......................................................................................................6

2. Highlights of FY 2021 ............................................................... 7

2.1
Activities in Figures ..................................................................................................................9
2.2
Asian Conference on Disaster Reduction 2021 ......................................................................92.2.1
Opening and Keynote Speeches .....................................................................................92.2.2
High-Level Round Table ............................................................................................... 10
2.2.3
TS1: DRR Technologies that Meet Local Needs .......................................................... 11
2.2.4
TS2: Education and Awareness Raising for DRR Actions ........................................... 12
2.2.5
TS3: Investing in DRR for a Resilient Society .............................................................. 12
2.2.6
Closing Messages ........................................................................................................ 13
2.3
Online DRR Seminar Series ................................................................................................. 14
2.3.1
Seminar 1: Investing in DRR for a Resilient Society .................................................... 14
2.3.2
Seminar 2: Education and Awareness Raising for DRR Actions ................................. 15
2.3.3
Seminar 3: Technologies that Meet Local Needs ......................................................... 16
2.3.4
Seminar 4: GLOF Impact to the Local Economy and Measures .................................. 17
2.3.5
Seminar 5: Promoting Disaster Mitigation Strategies ................................................... 18
2.4
Tsunami Seminar 2021 ........................................................................................................ 19
2.5
Innovation of the GLIDE Number System ............................................................................ 19
2.5.1
Study on Promoting GLIDE .......................................................................................... 20
2.5.2
Establishment of the Steering Committee .................................................................... 20

3. Information Sharing on DRR ................................................. 21
3.1
Information Collection ........................................................................................................... 23
3.1.1
Country Reports on DRR .............................................................................................. 23
3.1.2
Latest Disaster Information ........................................................................................... 24
3.1.3
Natural Disaster Databook ........................................................................................... 26
3.2
Information Dissemination .................................................................................................... 28
3.2.1
ADRC Highlights ........................................................................................................... 28
3.2.2
Data Sharing through GLIDE Number System ............................................................. 29
3.2.3
Data Sharing through Sentinel Asia ............................................................................. 29

4. Human Resource Development............................................. 31
4.1
Visiting Researchers (VR) Programme ................................................................................ 33
4.1.1
Activities During the Programme .................................................................................. 33
4.1.2
Networking of Visiting Researchers.............................................................................. 33
4.1.3
DRR Lecture Series ...................................................................................................... 34
4.2
JICA Knowledge Co-Creation Programme: “Comprehensive Disaster Risk Reduction” ..... 34
4.2.1
Comprehensive Disaster Risk Reduction for the African Region ................................. 35
4.2.2
Comprehensive Disaster Risk Reduction for Central Asia and Caucasus ................... 35
4.2.3
Comprehensive Disaster Risk Reduction ..................................................................... 36
4.2.4
Comprehensive Disaster Risk Reduction for Latin America......................................... 37
4.3
JICA Knowledge Co-Creation Programme: Promotion of Mainstreaming Disaster Risk
Reduction in the World and ASEAN ..................................................................................... 37
4.3.1
Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction in the World .................................................. 38
4.3.2
Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction in ASEAN ..................................................... 38

5. Cooperation and Partnerships .............................................. 39
5.1
Research Cooperation .......................................................................................................... 41
5.1.1
QZSS Feasibility Studies .............................................................................................. 41
5.1.2
Knowledge Co-creation in CDRR ................................................................................. 41
5.1.3
ERIA Research Project ................................................................................................. 42
5.1.4
Climate Downscaling Study .......................................................................................... 42

5.1.5World Bank Tech-Emerge Resilience Project Termination........................................... 43
5.2International Engagements and Partnerships ....................................................................... 43
5.2.1
APEC-EPWG ................................................................................................................ 43
5.2.2
ASEAN .......................................................................................................................... 45
5.2.3
APRSAF/Sentinel Asia .................................................................................................. 47
5.2.4
ESCAP/WMO: Typhoon Committee ............................................................................. 48
5.2.5
APP-DRR ...................................................................................................................... 50
5.2.6
Other International Engagements ................................................................................. 51

6. International Recovery Platform............................................ 55
6.1
6.2
6.3
6.4
6.5

International Recovery Forum 2022...................................................................................... 57
6th National Convention for the Promotion of Disaster Reduction ....................................... 59
Sendai Disaster Reduction and Future Forum 2022 ............................................................ 59
Sessions at the Global DRR ................................................................................................. 60
Upgrading of IRP Website .................................................................................................... 60

7. Natural Disaster Databook 2021 ............................................ 61
7.1
Natural Disaster Data ............................................................................................................ 64
7.1.1
Global Disaster Data ..................................................................................................... 64
7.1.2
Asian Disaster Data ...................................................................................................... 67
7.2
Climate Related Disasters .................................................................................................... 69
7.2.1
Global trend in climate-related disasters....................................................................... 69
7.2.2
Asian trend in climate-related disasters ........................................................................ 70
7.3
COVID-19 Data ..................................................................................................................... 72
7.3.1
Global Situation ............................................................................................................. 72
7.3.2
COVID-19 Situation in ADRC Member Countries ......................................................... 72

Annexes

Annex 1: History of Establishment of ADRC
Annex 2: Overview of International Recovery Platform
Annex 3: Notes on Sources of Data for the Natural Disaster Databook
Annex 4: Key Determinants for Considered in Analyzing the Databook

List of Tables

Table 1.1 Member and Advisor Countries .............................................................................................. 4
Table 1.2 Counterpart Agencies ............................................................................................................. 4
Table 3.1 Years Country Reports Updated as of FY 2021 ................................................................... 23

List of Figures

Figure 1.1 Map of member and advisor countries .................................................................................. 3
Figure 2.1 Highlights of ADRC Activities on FY 2021 ............................................................................. 9
Figure 2.2 Speakers who provided remarks at the Opening Session .................................................. 10
Figure 2.3 Keynote speakers of the Asian Conference on Disaster Reduction 2021 .......................... 10
Figure 2.4 Officials who delivered statements at the High Level Round Table .................................... 11
Figure 2.5 Speakers of Technical Session 1 of ACDR2021 ................................................................. 11
Figure 2.6 Speakers of Technical Session 2 of ACDR2021 ................................................................. 12
Figure 2.7 Speakers of Technical Session 3 of ACDR2021 ................................................................. 13
Figure 2.8 Speakers at the Closing of ACDR2021 ............................................................................... 13
Figure 2.9 Speakers of Seminar 1 on 15 June 2021 ............................................................................ 14
Figure 2.10 Speakers of Seminar 2 on 13 July 2021 ........................................................................... 15
Figure 2.11 Speakers of Seminar 3 on 14 September 2021 ................................................................ 16
Figure 2.12 Speakers of Seminar 4 on 28 September 2021 ................................................................ 17
Figure 2.13 Speakers of Seminar 5 on 18 October 2021 ..................................................................... 18
Figure 2.14 Prof Mauricio Gallardo of the University of Valparaiso in Chile ......................................... 19
Figure 2.15 Slide on Study of Promoting GLIDE .................................................................................. 20
Figure 2.16 Slide presented during the SC Meeting on 30 June 2021 ................................................. 20
Figure 3.1 Latest Disaster Information on ADRC Website ................................................................... 25
Figure 3.2 ADRC presentation on HTHH Volcanic Eruption of 15 January 2022 ................................ 26

Figure 3.3 Cover of Natural Disaster Databook 2020 ........................................................................... 27
Figure 3.4 Economic losses by disaster type 2020 vs 1990-2019 annual average .............................. 27
Figure 3.5 ADRC Highlights issued in three different languages.......................................................... 28
Figure 3.6 GLIDE Information on its Website........................................................................................ 29
Figure 3.7 Data Provider Nodes of Sentinel Asia.................................................................................. 29
Figure 3.8 Emergency Observations 2007-2021 .................................................................................. 29
Figure 4.1 Visiting Researchers of FY2021 .......................................................................................... 33
Figure 4.2 Ms Syuzanna Kakoyan, Visiting Researcher FY 2016 ........................................................ 34
Figure 4.3 List of ADRC DRR Lectures................................................................................................. 34
Figure 4.4 Discussions among trainees using Miro .............................................................................. 35
Figure 4.5 Presentation of 8-Step in formulating local DRR strategy ................................................... 36
Figure 4.6 Participants and trainers of the Comprehensive DRR Course ............................................ 36
Figure 4.7 Screenshot of Comprehensive DRR training for Latin America .......................................... 37
Figure 4.8 Mainstreaming DRR training for the ASEAN in November 2021......................................... 38
Figure 4.9 Mainstreaming DRR training for the ASEAN in March 2022 ............................................... 38
Figure 5.1 Flow of early warning service using QZSS in Japan ........................................................... 41
Figure 5.2 Presentation of project outcomes on improving training contents ....................................... 42
Figure 5.3 Goals of climate downscaling study..................................................................................... 43
Figure 5.4 Screenshot of 17th EPWG Meeting ..................................................................................... 44
Figure 5.5 Screenshot of 14th SDMOF ................................................................................................. 44
Figure 5.6 Screenshot of workshop hosted by EPWG-China ............................................................... 45
Figure 5.7 ADRC Executive Director NAKAGAWA Masaaki at the Conference .................................. 45
Figure 5.8 Agenda of the Sentinel Asia Session in the ACE Programme ............................................ 46
Figure 5.9 ADRC presentation at the Public-Private Seminar .............................................................. 46
Figure 5.10 ADRC presentation at the Workshop................................................................................. 47
Figure 5.11 Screenshot of a presentation in the IDC online training .................................................... 47
Figure 5.12 Agenda of the SAWG Session in the 27th Session of APRSAF ....................................... 48
Figure 5.13 ADRC presentation in the symposium ............................................................................... 48
Figure 5.14 Screenshot of the 18th Session of WMO RA-V ................................................................. 49
Figure 5.15 Screenshot of the 16th WGDRR Meeting .......................................................................... 49
Figure 5.16 Screenshot of the 54th Session of the Typhoon Committee ............................................. 50
Figure 5.17 Screenshot of the APP-DRR Forum 2021 ......................................................................... 51
Figure 5.18 Flyer of the Workshop on Accessibility of Emergency Plans............................................. 51
Figure 5.19 Screenshot of the workshop hosted by APRM .................................................................. 52
Figure 5.20 Screenshot of the 5th GADRI Global Summit.................................................................... 52
Figure 5.21 Screenshot of the Inter-Regional Dialogue ........................................................................ 52
Figure 5.22 Flyer of the Workshop on School Safety ........................................................................... 53
Figure 5.23 Screenshot of the 4th SPP Forum ..................................................................................... 53
Figure 5.24 Screenshot of ADRC presentation in the Forum on Climate Change ............................... 54
Figure 6.1 Speakers of the International Recovery Forum 2022 .......................................................... 58
Figure 6.2 Online display of IRP Guidance Notes on Recovery ........................................................... 59
Figure 6.3 IRP Display Booth at the Sendai Forum 2022 ..................................................................... 59
Figure 6.4 Screenshot of upgraded IRP website .................................................................................. 60
Figure 7.1 Trend of disaster occurrence 1900-2020 (EM-DAT/CRED, 2022) ...................................... 64
Figure 7.2 Disaster occurrence data by region 2021 vs 1991-2020 (EM-DAT/CRED, 2022) .............. 64
Figure 7.3 Global disaster occurrence 2021 vs 1991-2020 (EM-DAT/CRED, 2022)............................ 65
Figure 7.4 Global number of deaths by disaster type (EM-DAT/CRED, 2022)..................................... 65
Figure 7.5 Global number of people affected by disaster type (EM-DAT/CRED, 2022) ....................... 66
Figure 7.6 Global economic losses (EM-DAT/CRED, 2022) ................................................................ 66
Figure 7.7 Top ten countries in Asia with high disaster occurrence in 2021 (EM-DAT/CRED, 2022) .. 67
Figure 7.8 Disaster occurrence in Asia (EM-DAT/CRED, 2022) ........................................................... 67
Figure 7.9 People killed by disaster type in Asia (EM-DAT/CRED, 2022) ............................................ 68
Figure 7.10 People affected by disaster in Asia (EM-DAT/CRED, 2022) ............................................. 68
Figure 7.11 Economic losses from disasters in Asia (EM-DAT/CRED, 2022) ...................................... 69
Figure 7.12 Global Occurrence of Climate-related disaster (EM-DAT/CRED, 2022) ........................... 70
Figure 7.13 Impacts of climate-related disasters (EM-DAT/CRED, 2022) ............................................ 70
Figure 7.14 Occurrence of climate-related disasters in Asia (EM-DAT/CRED, 2022) .......................... 71
Figure 7.15 People affected and economic losses from disasters in Asia (EM-DAT/CRED, 2022) ..... 71
Figure 7.16 Global situation of COVID-19 as of July 2022 (WHO, 2022) ............................................. 72
Figure 7.17 COVID-19 cases in ADRC member countries (WHO, 2022) ............................................. 73

Figure 7.18 COVID-19 cases in ADRC member countries without India in the graph (WHO, 2022) ...73
Figure 7.19 COVID-19 situation in ADRC member countries (WHO, 2022) .........................................74