2. Establishment of Network in the Asian Region

2. Establishment of Network in the Asian Region
2-1. Establishment of Human Network
ADRC focuses on human network to share disaster information in the Asian region.
Developing a human network with counterparts of member countries, advisor countries andobservers is vital to promote cooperation in disaster reduction in Asia. Thus, ADRC invites
management level officials including deputy director-generals, directors and managers to theADRC International Meeting annually to encourage interpersonal exchanges.
Table 2-1-1-1 Member Countries
Classification: ① Supervisor, ② Contact personCountryClassification

Mr. Alvaro
Shavarsh
AntonyanPresident, National Survey for Seismic Protection (NSSP),
Government of the Republic of Armenia②Dr. Hektor
BabayanVice-President, National Survey for Seismic Protection,
Government of the Republic of Armenia①

Mr. Faruq
Ahmed

Secretary in Charge, Ministry of Disaster Management andRelief, Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka②

Mr. Ahm
Shamsul Islam

Director General, Disaster Management Bureau, Ministry ofDisaster Management and Relief, Bangladesh Secretariat,
Dhaka

①

H.E. Nhim
Vanda

First Vice President, The National Committee for DisasterManagement, Royal Government of Cambodia②Mr. Ross Sovann

The National Committee for Disaster Management, RoyalGovernment of Cambodia

BangladeshCambodia①②②①India②②Indonesia

Title①Armenia

ChinaNameDirector General, Department of Disaster and Social Relief,
Mr. Zhenyao
Ministry of Civil Affairs
WANG
Mr. Yuanchang Deputy Director, Department of Disaster and Social Relief,
Ministry of Civil Affairs
ZHENG
Ms. Guan Yan

Project Officer, International Project Cooperation Dept.,
China National Center for Disaster Reduction

Joint Secretary & Central Relief Commissioner, Ministry ofHome Affairs, Government of India
Director, National Disaster Management Division, Ministry ofMr. S. K. Swami
Home Affairs, Government of India
Assistant Director, National Disaster Management Division,Mr. V.P. Pasrija
Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India
Mr. R.K.SinghDeputy Assistant, Emergency Response, National DisasterManagement Coordinating Board①②Mr. Sugeng
Triutomo①

Mr.Hirotake Omi Director General for Disaster Management, Cabinet Office,
The Government of Japan②Mr. KatsuhikoHara

Director for Disaster Preparedness, Cabinet Office, The
Government of Japan①Mr. Nurahmet
Bijanov

Chairman, Emergency Agency, Emergency Agency of theRepublic of Kazakhstan

JapanKazakhstan

１０2. Establishment of Network in the Asian Region②Ms. Laura H.
Lukpanova

Main Expert, International Cooperation Office, Emergency
Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan①Mr. Temirbek
Akmamtaliev

Minister, Ministry of Ecology and Emergency Situation of theKyrgyz Republic②Mr. Nurgiza
Jarkinbaeva

Ministry of Ecology and Emergency Situation of the Kyrgyz
Republic①Mr. Phetsavang
Sounnalath

Director, Department of Social Welfare, National Disaster
Management Office, Ministry of Labor & Social Welfare②Mr. Vilaphong
Sisomvang

Training Manager, Department of Social Welfare, National
Disaster Management Office, Ministry of Labor & SocialWelfare①Mr. Mohamad
Haji Yaakub

Director, Crisis and Disaster Management Unit, NationalSecurity Division, Prime Minister's Department②Deputy Director, Crisis and Disaster Management Unit,Mr. Abdul
Khadir Othman Division of National Security, Prime Minister's Department①Dr. H. Ykhanbai

Director, Department of Strategic Planning and Management,
Ministry of Nature and Environment②Ms. N. Oyundar

Director, Department of International Cooperation, Ministryof Nature and the Environment①Mr. U Than Oo

Director General, Relief and Resettlement Dept., Office of theMinisters②Mr. ManungMaung Khin

Deputy Director, Relief and Resettlement Dept., Office of theMinisters①Mr. Kumar
Prasad Poudyal

Director General, Dept. of Narcotics Control and DisasterManagement, Ministry of Home Affairs②Dr. MeenDirector, Dept. of Narcotics Control and Disaster
BahadurManagement, Ministry of Home Affairs
Poudyal Chhetri①Mr. Gei Ilagi

Head, Dept. of Provincial & Local Level Government Affairs②Mr. Eric Ani

Director, National Disaster Centre②Mr.Kaigabu
Kamnanaya

Assistant Director (Risk Management), National Disaster
Management Office, Department of Provincial and Local
Government Affairs②Mr. Henry J
MokonoDirector General, National Disaster Management Office,Dept. of Provincial and Local Government Affairs②Ms. Philomena
Miria

National Disaster Management Office, Dept. of Provincial andLocal Government Affairs①Gen. Melchor P
Rosales

Administrator, Office of Civil Defense, Department ofNational Defense②Col. Elma
ALDEA

Deputy Administrator, Office of Civil Defense, Department ofNational Defense

KyrgyzLaos

Malaysia

Mongolia

Myanmar

Nepal

Papua New
GuineaPhilippines

１１2. Establishment of Network in the Asian Region①Mr. Ki Sung
Bang

Director-General, Disaster Prevention and Preparedness
Bureau, Ministry of Government Administration and HomeAffairs②Mr. Lee
Byung-Rok

Director, Disaster Prevention Planning Division, Ministry ofGovernment Administration and Home Affairs②Mr. Back, MinHo②Dr. Park
Dugkeun①Mr. Yuri V.
Brazhnikov

Chief, Dept. of International Cooperation, EMERCOM ofRussia②Ms. Svetlana
Bandurkina

Senior Expert, Dept. of International Cooperation,
EMERCOM of Russia①

Mr. Tan Chan
Seng

Commissioner, Singapore Civil Defence Force②Maji.Chin Lai
FongDirector, Planning Department, Singapore Civil Defense
Force②Mr. Maj Phua
Huat Hor

Training Department, Singapore Civil Defence Force①Ms. Manel
Nanaya ｋkara
Kuruppu

Secretary, Ministry of Social Services②Mr. Nimal D.
Hettiarachchi

Director, National Disaster Management Centre, Ministry ofSocial Services①Dr. Abdurakhim First Deputy Minister, Ministry of Emergency Situation andCivil Defense
Radjabov②

Mr. Suhrobsho
Rahmorov

Ministry of Emergency Situations and Civil Defense①

Mr. Saroch
Kutchamath

Director-General, Dept. of Disaster Prevention andMitigation, Ministry of Interior

Mr.
Banchongsak
Panthong
Mr. Marat A.
Ikramov
Mr. Rustman
Musaev
Nematovich

Director, Dept. of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation,
Disaster Prevetnion and Mitigation Policy Bureau, Ministryof Interior

Korea

RussiaSingapore

Sri LankaTajikistan

Thailand②①Uzbekistan②Senior Researcher, Disaster Prevention Research, National
Institute for Disaster Prevention, Ministry of Government
Administration and Home Affairs
Senior Researcher, Disaster Prevention Research, National
Institute for Disaster Prevention, Ministry of Government
Administration and Home Affairs

Head, Department of Protection of Population & Territory,
Ministry of Emergency Situations
Head of Dept., Department for Protection of Population &Territory, Ministry of Emergency Situations①Mr. Dang Quang Director, Department of Dike Management and Flood Control,
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
Tinh②Mr. Le Xuan
TruongVietnamDeputy Director, Department of Dike Management and FloodControl, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development

１２2. Establishment of Network in the Asian Region

Table.2-1-1-2 Advisor Countries
Classification: ① Supervisor, ② Contact person
CountryClassification①Name
Mr. David

Templeman

Title
Director General, Emergency Management Australia

Australia

Switzerland

FranceNew Zealand②Mr. Morrie
Bradley

Director of Business Management, Emergency Management
Australia①②Mr. Beat
Kunzi

Senior Program Officer, Humanitarian Aid and Swiss
Disaster Relief, Swiss Agency for Development andCooperation①②Mr. Rene
Feunteun

Direction De La Prevention Des Pollutions Et Des Risques,Ministere De L’ecologie①②Mr. John
NortonDirector, Emergency Management and Civil Defense, Officeof Emergency Management & Civil Defense①Mr. ThomasDolan

Senior Regional Advisor, USAID①Dr. Charles
R.AanensonCounselor, Development Cooperation, USAID②Ms.Rie
YamakiUSAID

The Unaided States(jointed onMer.8,2004)

Table 2-1-1-3 Observers
Classification: ① Supervisor, ② Contact person
Country

Classification

Name

Title

①Dr.
Suvit
Executive Director, Asian Disaster Preparedness Center
Yodmani②Mr. A.J. Rego

ADPCDirector, Planning Development & Partnerships, Asian
Disaster Preparedness Center

2-1-1. New Advisor Country of ADRC
In 2003, ADRC contacted the diplomatic missions, including the Embassy, of the UnitedStates of America in Japan for the United States’ participation as the fifth advisor country.
After explanations on the purpose and activities of ADRC and the meaning of an advisor
country status, the Government of the United States officially agreed to become an advisor
country to ADRC through U.S.Agency for International Development. The motion for theUnited State’s advisor country status passed the ADRC Steering Committee meeting convenedin February 2004 in Siem Reap, Cambodia and with the following consents of the member
states to the decision, the United States became an official advisor country to ADRC in thefollowing month in March 2004.

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