5 Gathering of Information on Emergency Relief during
Times of Disaster5-1 Latest Disaster Information

ADRC's efforts in gathering and providing the latest information on disasters are a course of activities that gatherand provide information on the status of ongoing disasters and required emergency relief, in order to provide a basis
for decision making for affected countries and concerned organizations making emergency responses, or for related
countries, organizations, NGOs, and individuals in doing emergency relief. It is important to gather information ondisasters which have occurred in member countries and promptly make it available, as much as it is important formember countries to gather information on ongoing disasters. For this reason, we collect information not only on themember countries but also other countries.

5-1-1 Gathering Method and Gathered Information

Latest disaster information is by nature frequently updated and is valid for a very short period of time. Thisrequires the frequent updating of information when a disaster occurs. In order to cope with this requirement, theADRC database adopts a system which updates information via the network, and a team of center staff and tenpart-timers monitor the latest disaster information around the clock, as described in 2-2. This task can be
performed from anywhere via the Internet. As described in 2-2, information on the Taiwan earthquake was firstposted in four hours after the disaster occurred, despite that the earthquake occurred at midnight.
In FY1999, information on 72 disasters was gathered. It included 31 floods (including landslides caused by floods), 15
earthquakes, six cyclones, typhoons, four droughts, four tornadoes, three forest fires, two volcanic eruptions, twofloods caused by torrential downpours and heavy rain, and one incident of heavy snow, snowstorm, landslide,tsunami, and heat wave, respectively. By region, four occurred in the NIS countries, four in Europe, one in Oceania,
and one in the Middle East. Of the 72 disasters, 27 had occurred in the ADRC member countries.

5-1-2 Obtaining the First Reports

Information on disasters is gathered by ADRC staff and part-timers on duty, as mentioned earlier. Crucial to thistask is attaining the first reports of the disaster as early as possible, which in turn triggers the gathering ofinformation. In fiscal 1999, first reports of disasters obtained at the ADRC were mainly information released by thepress to the public. This raised concern for the risk of delay in acquiring first reports, depending on the interest of
the press in the disaster, which varies according to the region and type of disaster which has occurred. OnFebruary 7, 2000, the Asian Disaster Reduction Unit of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of
Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) was set up at the ADRC, for the purpose of the two bodies sharing information toreduce disasters in the Asian region. This collaboration has enabled the ADRC to obtain information that the OCHA
accurately and promptly collects, through the disaster management regional advisors deployed at the Asian DisasterReduction Unit. This has, as a result, led to a sharp improvement in ensuring the acquisition of first reports. TheADRC is going to continue efforts in attaining information sources as well as work on the establishment of systems
to enable the automatic gathering of information in the Center.

5-2 Collection and Analysis of Post Disaster Information

5-2-1 Data Summarization and Analysis of Relief Web Financial Tracking
The OCHA is asking organizations that provided aid to countries hit by a disaster or to the relevant organizations inthat country to register details of their contributions, and disclose the summarized results on the OCHA Relief Web"Financial Tracking".
Although this enables the tracking of the international support and contributions to the country in crisis, it should be
noted that this system sums up only contributions in cash in US dollars, and does not track humanitarian ormaterial support. In fiscal 1999, as the "Financial Tracking" became available at the Relief Web, the ADRC analyzed
the countries and organizations which contributed to disasters hitting the ADRC member countries using this"Financial Tracking".
The Relief Web provides Financial Tracking Tables on international contributions by disaster, for major disasters
occurring from 1992 up to the present. We extracted the disasters that affected the member countries, andsummarized the relation between member countries and donor countries by region and country for the period
between 1992 and March 2000 in Table 5-2-1-1. Table 5-2-1-2 shows the details for major disasters (total amountof contributions exceeding US$1 million) which occurred in member countries. To summarize, a donor country
includes the government of the country, international organizations, NGOs, and other organizations located in thatcountry, while international organizations that are not located in one specific country are classified into OTHERs.
Figures 5-2-1-1 through 5-2-1-20 illustrate government-related contributions by disaster country, indicated on theworld map by amount of contribution.
These figures show that considerable contributions were made by Europe and the U.S., in addition to Asian regionsfor disasters in Asia. The trends observed are:・ For disasters in Asia, many countries in the region contribute, though the amount of the aid varies.
・ Japan, China, Korea, Singapore, Thailand, India, and Russia in particular contribute to many countries.
・ Developing countries that are hit by many disasters and receive contributions often provide support whendisasters strike neighboring countries.
・ The advisory countries, and other developed countries in Europe and the U.S. provide large contributions todisasters in Asia. In particular, Scandinavian countries aided many countries.
These tables can be read from various other perspectives.
Table 5-2-1-1 Matrix of Disaster Countries (Member Countries) and Donor Countries <1992 to 2000>[FrontPage 画像マップ コンポーネント]
Table 5-2-1-2 Disasters Exceeding US$1 Million In Total Contributions(ADRC Member/Advisory Countries, Only):1992 to 2000

Figures5-2-1-1 Bangladesh
Figures5-2-1-2 Cambodia
Figures5-2-1-3 China
Figures5-2-1-4 India
Figures5-2-1-5 Indonesia
Figures5-2-1-6 Japan
Figures5-2-1-7 Kazakhstan
Figures5-2-1-8 Lao People's Dem. Rep.
Figures5-2-1-9 Malaysia
Figures5-2-1-10 MongoliaFigures5-2-1-11 Myanmar
Figures5-2-1-12 Nepal
Figures5-2-1-13 Papua New Guinea

Figures5-2-1-14 Philippines
Figures5-2-1-15 Republic of Korea
Figures5-2-1-16 Russia
Figures5-2-1-17 Sri Lanka
Figures5-2-1-18 Tajikistan
Figures5-2-1-19 Uzbekistan / Kyrgyzstan
Figures5-2-1-20 Viet Nam

5-2-2 NGOs in the Member Countries
NGOs play an important role in emergency relief when disasters occur. From international NGOs such as Red Cross,CARE, ADRA, and OXFAM to grass-root NGOs in disaster affected countries, their activities are extensive, ranging
from rescue and relief to supply food, clothing, shelter, etc. NGOs undertake support activities for victims at theforefront of disasters. The more underdeveloped disaster reduction responses by governments are, the greater
NGO's role will be in complementing activities by these governments, especially in developing countries.
ADRC aims to collect information through private sectors such as NGOs, in addition to those through public sectors
such as governments and international organizations, in order to accomplish the collection of information throughmulti-channels mainly for emergency relief.
In order to implement this purpose, ADRC has tentatively collected lists of NGOs providing emergency relief
activities in some of member countries and summarized them: Viet Nam, Tajikistan, Papua New Guinea, Japan,Nepal, and Bangladesh (Table 5-2-2-1). The table shows their names, activities, contact persons, and addresses ofNGOs.
We plan to develop lists by collecting from other countries as well as by reviewing the items that need to beincluded. Through this process, we hope to promote collaboration between the ADRC and NGOs, and among NGOs,and establish a system which enables us to automatically acquire necessary information on emergency relief in thefuture.
Table 5-2-2-1 NGOs in the Member Countries
1. Viet Num
No

Name of NGOs

1 Oxfam Quebec

2 PathfinderInternational

3Oxfam GreatBritainOxfam
4 Solidarity(Belgium)

5 AFAPFoundation for
6 International
Development
7 Medicins Sans

Activities

Name ofContact Person

Agro Forestry SmallBusinessJean Guy
Development
Larochelle
Handicraft
production
JoellenLambiotte
Sustainable livelihood
promotion
Support for accessto basic education
Heather M
DisasterGrady, Country
preparedness andRepresentative
response
Food governanceand participation
Gender equity
Rural development
programme in Nghe
An, Ha Tinh, and Hoa
Binh Provinces
Mr. Daniel Blais
Capacity to support
emergency/relief
from time to time

Ahmet Bektas
Kotaro Khikawa

Address
No.16 Lane 164 Doi
Can St., Ha noi, Viet
Nam
Tel: 84-4 843-0632
Fax: 84-4 843-0472
Tel: 84-4 846-0807
Fax: 84-4 846-0806
218 Doi Can St, Hanoi,Viet Nam
Tel: 84-4 832-5491
Fax: 84-4 832-5247
Email:
oxfamgb@netnam.org.vn
Oxfam Solidarity(Belgium)A2/1 Giang Van Minh
St- Ha noi-Viet Nam
Tel: 84-4 846-2213/
846-2214
Fax: 84-4 846-2217
Email:
oxfamb@netnam.org.vn
Tel: 84-4 843-9551
Fax: 84-4 834-6225
Tel: 84-5 11-871-279
Fax: 84-5 11-871-579

Yvan Hildebrand 38 Phu Dong Thien

Frontieres

Bread for theWorldLouise Buhler

Medical
9 Committee
Netherlands

Nguyen Quang
Hoanh810NGO Resource
CentrePromote facilitateand contribute to
the sharing ofresources and theexchange ofinformation toimprove the qualityof work of NGOs andtheir partners
Michelle Brown,
Strengthen
Co-Director
relationship andenhance dialoguebetween NGOs andGovernment anddonors focusing on
the role of NGOs in
Viet Nam
Publish annual NGO
Directory

11 Ecoles Sans
Frontieres

Michele Bergdoll

Population and12 Development
International

Steven Lux

13 Counterpart
International

Curtiss Swezy

Vuong St., Ha noi, VietNam
Tel: 84-4 978-1932
Fax: 84-4 978-1934
3 Pham Ngoc Thach St.,
Hanoi, Viet Nam
Tel: 84-4 572-7184
Fax: 84-4 572-7185
Tel: 84-4 852-9353
Fax: 84-4 852-0901
218 Doi Can St., Hanoi,Viet Nam

Tel: 84-4 832-8570
Fax: 84-4 832-8611

Email:
ngocentr@netnam.org.vn

Tel: 84-4 574-2329
Fax: 84-4 574-2329
Tel: 84-4 822-9528
Fax: 84-4 826-3411

Tel: 84-4 976-1025
Fax: 84-4 976-1028
Tel: 84-4 831-4155
Richard Harmon
Fax: 84-4 831-4160

CARE
14 International
2. Tajikistan
No. Name of NGOs

Activities

Name ofAddress
Contact Person

Mercy Corps
International
Capacity-building for
Jim@mct.tajnet.com
and Mercy
Ministry forJames White,
1Phone/Fax: 7(3772)51Corps
Emergency
Country Director 01-33
Europe/Scottish Situations
European Aid
Interanational
Federation ofJohn
Response to Natunal
2 the Red
Humphreys,
Disasters
Cross/Red
Head of MissionCrescent
Disaster Prevention Goulsara
3 Focus USA
Training
Pulatova
Response to Natural
4 Global Partners Disasters
Greg Gamble
3. Papua New Guinea
No

Name of NGOsActivities

Name ofAddress
Contact Person

1 PNG Red Cross Disaster Response
2

PNG Salvation
Army

Disaster Response

Ms. JangPhilimonCnpt Kala

Ph: (675)3258577
Fx: (675)3257914
Ph: (675)3255507
Fx: (675)3253534

4. JapanNo

Name of NGOs Activities

Name ofContact Person Address*Coordinate trainings
7-2-6 Higashi-kawasakiand visitingcho, Chuo-ku, Kobe-city,
Hyogo 650-0044Affected area *Support activities
for oversea disasters Mr. Masakiyo
NGOTel: 81-78-685-0068
1 Cooperation*Organize theMurai
secretariat ofCenterinternational disaster
Fax: 81-78-685-0071
forum for citizensand NGOs
*Promote the health310-1 Narazu, Okayamaand well-being of ourcity, Okayama 701-1202
brothers in Asia andAssociation of other continents,
Mr. Shigeru
Tel: 81-86-284-7730
2 Medical Doctors especially the needy Suganamiof Asia (AMDA) and underprivileged
Fax: 81-86-284-8959
by establishingbranches in every
http://www.amda.or.jp/index_e.html
country*Support rescue and5-1-1 Kami-kohshien,relief activities for
Nishinomiya, Hyogo 663the affected area
8114
Nipponand people
Volunteer
Tel: +81-798-36-9900
a3 Network Active *Establish
nationwide disaster
Fax: +81-798-36-4392
in Disaster
relief network(NVNAD)*Organize training
http://apollo.m.ehimeprograms andu.ac.jp/~nvnad/index_e.html
disaster workshops*Patrol downtowns
P.O.BOX 108 Akasaka
and subways
Station Minato-ku Tokyo*Support internatinal
107-91exchange using
Angels worldwide network ofTel: +81-3-3423-3300
4 Guardian
Japanits branches
Fax: +81-3-5771-7435*Patrol on theInternet to prevent
http://www.angelsharmful information
japan.com/index.html(Cyber Angels)*Exchange
c/o Office Koda, 1-4-12
information on
Shioya-dai, Tarumi-ku,
culture and children's
Kobe, Hyogo 655-0864
life between
Tel: 81-78-751-0328
Japanese and other
5 Global SchoolMs.
YumikoKoda
countries such as
Fax: 81-78-751-4839
Turkey andEmail: ab8y-kud@asahi-net.or.jp
Uzbekistan, via theInternet and othertextbools*Establish disaster
Sako-Bldg. 3F-4, 1-22-11,
networks viaKuwano, Koriyama,Internet
Fukushima 963-8025*Collect support
Net
6 HeartmaterialsforMr.
YoshidaTel: 81-249-91-1701
Fukushima
affected areas
Fax: 81-249-91-1702*Host disasterrelated workshops
Email: heart@aax.mtci.ne.jp(for volunteers)7 Nasu-cho Flood *Conduct fundMr. Masuda
Volunteer
raising campaign forCenterthe victims of flood*Supply reliefmaterials*Promote social
activities byTochigi
volunteers andVolunteer
citizens
8 Information*Coordinate issues
Networkof volunteer*Work on emergency
supportShanti
9 Volunteer
Association-Send picture books
to children inTanaka
Cambodia and Lao Miyake
PDR*Collect/Disseminate
information on relief
and rescue by using
motorbykes in theTokyo Chofu
event of a disaster Mr. Kokufuda
10 Rescue Support *Ensure theMr. Takamizawa
Bike Network
effectiveness ofMr. Fukushima
motorbykes throughmastering safe
driving skill and firstaid treatment*Hold training
courses of disastervolunteer /coordinator
Kawasaki*Establish networks
Disasterwith disaster11Volunteer
volunteer groups
Network Council *Continue support
activites for thevictims of the Great
Hanshin-Awaji
Earthquake

Support Kobe
12 NaganoVolnteer Net
13 Learning from
Earthquakes

14 Caritas Osaka*Publish newslettersaboutdomestic/overseas
disasters
Mr. Katsuhiko*Publish booklets
Miyasaka
about support
activites*Stockpile support
materials*Invite the affectedchildren (of theGreat Hanshin-Awaji
Earthquake) to go
camping*Hold charity
bazaars*Visit people living in
temporary housings*Supply daily
necessities tolaborers sleeping in
the open air

4-215 Terakohei, O-aza,Nasu-cho, Nasu-gun,Tochigi 320-0027
Tel: 81-287-72-1599
Kyosei Bldg. 3F, 2-5-1,
Shiota, Utsunomiya-city,
Tochigi 320-0027
Tel: 81-28-622-0021
Fax: 81-28-623-6036
Jibo-kaikan 3F, 31
Daikyomachi, Shinjuku-ku,
Tokyo 160-0015
Tel: 81-3-5360-1233
Fax: 81-3-5360-1220
Email:
sva.network@pep.ne.jp

1-22-8-304 Kuniryo-machi,
Chofu-city, Tokyo 1820022

Tel: 81-424-88-1683
Fax: 81-424-87-6327

1-10-18-105 Kyo-machi,
Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki-city,
Kanagawa 210-0848

Tel: 81-44-344-8921
Fax: 81-44-344-8921
Wisteria Bldg. B1F, 1-8-1
Minami-chitose, Naganocity, Nagano 380-0823
Tel: 81-26-228-7663
Fax: 81-26-228-3521
Email: yhu@janis.or.jp
c/o DVD, 7-1 Inabaji-machi,
Nakamura-ku, Nagoya-city,Aichi 453-8540
Tel: 81-52-413-6304
Fax: 81-52-413-6304
2-24-22 Tamatsukuri,
Chuo-ku, Osaka-city, Osaka540
Tel: 81-6-6942-1784

Fax: 81-6-6920-2203
5. NepalNo

Name of NGOs Activities
Kathmandu
valley*Asian Urban
1 Earthquake Risk Disaster Mitigation
management.
Program
Project

Name ofAddress
Contact Person
Mr. Amod M.
Dixid

2 Care Nepal

Mr. Robin
Needham

Nepal Eological
3 Society

Mr. Uttam Bol
Shrestha4 Unitede Mission
to NepalMr. Murari B.
PokhrelNepal Red
5 Cross Society

Rescue & Relief
Operations

P.O.Box 1661,
Kathmandu, Krishna
Galli, Patan, Nepal
Tel:977-1-522-143(522-153,523-717)
Fax:977-1-521-202
G.P.O. Box 231
Kathmandu, Nepal
Tel:977-1-414-330
Fax:977-1-414-806
Email:ngs@wlink.
PO Box 126,
Kathmandu, Nepal.
Tel:977-1-228-118
Fax:977-1-225-559
Email:
umn@umn.mos.com.np
PO Box 217,
Kathmandu, Nepal

Mr. Udoya Regini Tel : 977-1-270-650;
270167; 278719;
273734; 270761;
272761
Fax : 977-1-271915

6. Bangladesh
No

Name ofContact Person Address
66, Road-7/A,
Dhanmondi, R/A,Seed, Fertilizer, Crop
Mr. Steve Wales, Dhaka,and seeding
Country Director Tel: 811-41950
distribution
Fax:811-4183
E-mail: TCN-136
75 Mohakhali, Dahka
Mr. Fazle Hasan Tel: 881-4180
Seed & Fertilizer
Abad, Executive Fax: 881-3542
distribution
Director
E-mail: general@mailnet
1/l, Ga Sec-2, Mirpur,Dhaka
Dr. Kazi Faruk
Tel: 801-3398
Agriculture Seed & Ahamed
vegetable seeds
ExecutiveFax:801-5811
Director
E-mail: proshika@mail-Name of NGOs Activities

1 CARE
Bangladesh

2 BRAC

Proshika
3 Manobik
UnnoyanKendronet.Online.com

4 OxfamBangladesh

Vegetable seeds

Caritas,
5 Bangladesh

Seed, Seedlings,
Cows

6 Gonoshatha
KendraRelief goods
distribution

Mrs. Tahara
6/4, Sir. Syed
Yasmin, Country Ahamed Rd., Block-A,
Representative Mohammadpur Dhaka
Tel: 811-7164
Fax: 811-3198
E-mail: becooteOxfam.bd
2-Outer Circular Rd.,
Shantibag, Dhaka
Mr. B.T.D.Costa Tel: 831-5405
ExecFax: 831-4993
E-mail:aritaasb@citeohoo.net
House-14 E, Road-6,Dhanmondi, R/A,Dhaka
Dr. Abul kashem, Tel: 831-5405
Executive
Fax:861-3567
Director
E-mail:gkmail@d:bgd.toolnet.org

Vision of
7 World
Bangladesh

Vegetable seeddestributin

Mr. F. M.
Jahangir,
Executive
Director

House-27, Road-16(New), Dhanmondi,R/A, Dhaka
Tel: 811-7983
Fax: 861-3567
E-mail:bangladesh@wvi.org

Aid
8 Action
Bangladesh

Agriculture
Rehabilitation, Loan& Seed distribution

NGO Forum for9 Drinking andTube-well sinking
Sanitation

10 Concern
Bangladesh

Seed & Fertilizer
distribution

House-14, Road-6,
Dhanmondi, R/A,Dhaka
Mr. Rajaul AlamTel: 811-1763
Head of H.R.D
Fax: 811-0933
E-mail: aab.org:com
4/6 Block-E,
Lalmatia, Dhaka
Mr. S.M.A Rashid
Tel: 811-9597
ExecutiveDirector
Fax:811-7942
E-mail: ngof@bang.net
House-63, Road15/A, Dhanmondi,R/A, Dhaka
Mr. Aina Fay,
Tel: 811-2795
Country Director
Fax: 811-5973
E-mail:concern@bangla.net