Asian Conference on Disaster Reduction (ACDR) 2018
30 October – 1 November 2018
Awaji Island, Hyogo, Japan

Asian Disaster Reduction Center
20th Anniversary(1998～2018)
Brief Report of 20-Years History and Future Roles

Masanori Hamada, Chairman
1Background of Establishment of ADRC
1. International Decade of Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR)• Resolution by the UN General Assembly in 1987 to designate the 1990s
as The “International Decade Disaster Reduction”.

2. World Conference on International Decade for Natural
Disaster Reduction (May 1994, Yokohama, Japan)• Adoption of “Yokohama Strategy”, incorporated a “Feasibility study on asystem that would act as the disaster reduction coordination in the AsianRegion”.

3. Ministerial – level Asian Natural Disaster Reduction
Conference (December 1995, Kobe, Japan)• The proposal of a feasibility study on a system for the disaster reduction
coordinator in the Asian region was approved, and as a result of thefollowing “Asian Natural Disaster Experts Meeting” in 1996 and “AsianDisaster Reduction Cooperation Meeting” in 1997, ADRC wasestablished in 1998 in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan.

ADRC

The Head Office of ADRC in Kobe

Opening Ceremony of ADRC Office2

ADRC Member Countries and Advisor Countries
Member Countries: 30, Advisor Countries: 5 (～2017)

ADRC Member Countries and Advisor Countries
Member Countries: 31, Advisor Countries: 5(Joining of Republic of Turkey in 2018)

Newly
joined in2018

Missions and Main Activities of ADRC
(1)Missions
1) Enhancement of disaster resilience of the membercountries
2) Creation of safer and more secure society withsustainable development
3) Development of communication networks among themember countries for natural disaster reduction(2)Main Activities
1) Information sharing for natural disaster reduction2) Human resource development for natural disasterreduction
3) Building of community capability for reduction of naturaldisaster4) Collaboration among the member countries,international and regional organizations, and NGOs
5

Information Sharing
Information Sharing on Natural Disaster Damage, Recovery from Disasters,
Government Policies, Development of New Technologies and Reapplication of Traditional Technologies for DRR, Building of Public-Private
Partnership, Community-Based DRR
Asian Conference on Disaster Reduction (ACDR)
Baku, Azerbaijan(2017)

Astana, Kazakhstan(2007)●●

Seoul, Korea(2006)
●

●
●

●

●

Tokyo, Japan (2014)

Kobe, Japan(1999, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2010,2013, 2018)

New Delhi, India(2002)●●

Colombo, Sri Lanka(2011)

Sendai, Japan (2015)

Siem Reap, Cambodia(2004)●Phuket, Thailand(2016)●Bali, Indonesia(2008)

6Information Sharing- Sentinel Asia Transmitting Images of Disaster Affected Areas Flow of Emergency Obscuration in The Sentinel Asia
International
Disaster Charter

DisasterOccurrence

ADRC Members
JPT Members
Emergency Observation ADRC
RequestEmergency Observation
RequestFeedback
Disaster Information

SPACE AGENCY
JAXA, ISRO,KARI, GISTDA,NARL

SupportSentinel Asia
Web Site
SupportDisaster Management Agencies
in Asia Countries

7

Human Resource Development: Visiting Researchers
from Member Countries
Research Subject• Governmental Policies forDRR (Central and LocalGovernments)• Emergency Response andRescue Operation• Recovery Plan
• Warning System,
Education and Evacuation
Visit to Cabinet Office ofJapanese Government

Total:105, Since 1999
Number of VR from Member Countries

22521322885333425853ADRC

8104 43318

How to Prepare against Increasing Natural Disasters
in the World-Future Roles of ADRC-

Earthquakes with more than 1,000 fatalities since 1998
1999 Kocdaeli earthquake
M 7.6 (15,500)

2001 El Salvador earthquakes
M 7.6 (1,159)

February 1998 Northern Afghanistan Earthquake
M 6.1 (2,300)

2011 Great East Japan Earthquake
M 9.0 (18,641)

May 1998 Northern Afghanistan Earthquake
M 6.9 (4,700)

2008 Sichuan Earthquake
M 7.9 (87,150)
1999 Jiji earthquake, Taiwan
M 7.3 (2,300)
2003Northern Algeria Earthquake
M 6.7 (2,266)

2005 Northern Pakistan Earthquake
M 7.6 (74,698)

2004 Sumatra earthquake& tsunami
M 9.1 (227,898)
2003 Iran Bam Earthquake
M 6.3 (30,000)

2001 India Gujarat earthquake
M 7.7 (13,805)

2010 Haiti
M 7.0 (222,517)

1998 Papua New Guinea Tsunami
1999 Colombia earthquake
M 7.0 (2,600)
M 6.0 (1,200)
2009 Sumatra earthquakes
M 7.5 (1,100)
2006 Java earthquake
M 6.3 (5,776)

2018 Indonesia Palu earthquake and tsunami
M 7.5 (2,681)( ): Number of the dead and missing: more than 10,000 fatalities 9

Earthquakes and Tsunami Disasters in the Worldin the 21st Century

The number of the dead and missing：227,898

The number of the dead and missing：74,698

2004 Sumatra Tsunami (Indonesia)

2005 Northern Pakistan Earthquake

The number of the dead and missing：87,150

The number of death and missing：18,641

2008 Sichuan Earthquake (China)

2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

10

Disastrous Earthquakes and Tsunamis in the World
Since 1946 (Events with more than 1000 fatalities)
8■Asia ■America ■Europe ■Africa ■Oceania

NUMBER OF EVENTS

7
1

16
1

12

5

1

144

4
132
1

1

1

54

2

1
1

0

3

2

2
1

1222
1

1946

51

56

61

66

71

76

81

86

91

96

2001 06

11～～～～～～～～～～～～～～

50

55

60

65

70

75

80

85

90

95

2000

05

1015

11

Disastrous Storms and Floods in the World
Since 1946 (Events with more than 1000 fatalities)
14■Asia ■America ■Europe ■Africa

NUMBER OF EVENTS

12110128614214293448410921142

1946

51

56

61

66

71

76

81

8691

96

2001 06

11～～～～～～～～～～～～～～

50

55

60

65

70

75

80

85

90

95

2000

05

101512

Regional Ratios of The Number of Natural Disasters,and Fatalities (1946～2015)(Statistics by natural disasters with more than 1,000 fatalities)
White Paper, Disaster Management in Japan, Cabinet Office of Japan
Europe 3%
EuropeOceania(150,600)
America 10%
Oceania4%(5)2%(2)(487,100)
1%(5,500)
America
Africa 1%
17%(20)(18,000)

Africa3%(4)Asia
74%(86)

Number of Occurrences of
The Natural Disasters : 117

Asia
85%
(3,818,900)
Number of The
Fatalities:4,480,100

13Increase of Natural Hazards due to Change of Natural
Environments and Social Circumstances
Change of Natural Environment

Increase of Natural Hazards

・Global Warming・Heat Island of Urbanized Areas
・Deforestation
・Desertification
・Erosion of River Bank and Seashore

・Heavy Rain and Snowfall
・Huge Typhoon , Hurricane andCyclone・Drought・Abnormally High Temperature
・Storm Surge and High Wave

Change of Social Circumstances
・Heavy Congestion in Urban Areas
・Depopulation in Rural Areas
・Human Habitation on Disaster Fragile Land・Lack of Cooperation and Communication
among Societies
・Insufficient Budget for Natural
Disaster Reduction Measures

Increases of Scale and Frequency
of Natural Disasters
・World-wide Challenge forReduction of Natural Disasters
・Role and Responsibility of ADRC asa Center for Natural DisasterReduction in the Asia

14