A brief presentation of the Measures Taken

Asian and Pacific Center for Development ofDisaster Information Management(APDIM)
By: M.H. Daryaei ,Deputy for International Affairs, Plan and Budget

Organization of I.R Iran on be half of chair of APDIM GoverningCouncil,
APDIM-UNESCAP
Bosai Global Conference,Sendai,2017

A brief presentation to the Bangkok EGM

UNESCAP Resolution 67/4
APDIM Established based on the United Nations
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and thePacific (UNESCAP) Resolution in 2011.
APDIM-UNESCAP

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ESCAP – goal areas

Inclusive, resilient &sustainable development
APDIM to cover resilience component under
the ESCAP strategic framework for Disaster
Risk Reduction subprogramme
Dr Mojtaba Khalesi April 2014

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APDIM: Vision Statement“APDIM strives for building the resilience
to disasters in ESCAP member countries byfilling up the gaps in information,enhancing their knowledge & capacities
through various ways and means including
strengthening south-south and regional
cooperation for disaster risk reduction”

APDIM: Mission Statement

The mission is to reduce losses and damages
resulting from natural hazards by developing thecapacities and capabilities to the countries andorganisations of the region and strengthening
regional cooperation on information sharing andmanagement for disaster risk reduction, and that
the APDIM will commence its functions andprogramme with a focus on the more vulnerable
subregions of Asia and the Pacific region.

Three Pillars of Disaster Information Management
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Information Knowledge

Capacity
Development

Enhancement of Disaster Information Management

Disaster Risk Reduction

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Three Pillars of Disaster Information
Management
Information

Knowledge

Capacity

APDIM Strategic Framework
Development
is to link all the three pillars
following south south andregional cooperation
framework
Multi-tier strategic partnership with the Centres ofExcellence in region is to put in place to realize thisAPDIM: Flagships
Two flagship projects to create its ‘niche’
1. Information and Knowledge Hub
2. Capacity Development Hub
These projects are to be realized through thestrategic partnership approach, south-south andregional cooperation

APDIM: Information and Knowledge Hub
Disaster databases:
Hazard, vulnerability, exposure, risk
as well as historic disasterloss databases (UNDP & UNISDR – DesInventar,Iran (NDMO)
National Disaster Risk Management
Information System/Portal)

Information sharing platform:
NCC Disaster Management
Geoportal under UN-GGIM

Disaster information inventory
 setting standards
NCC –UN Global Geospatial
Information Management for
Asia and the Pacific (UN-GGIM)

Disasterinformation
 withtransboundary origins
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Information and Knowledge Hub
APDIM-National Cartographic Centre (NCC) and
NDMO Partnership GroupAPDIM: Capacity Development Hub
Capacity development training inhigh risk countries:
Seismic microzonation, risk indexing,
capital city information
management tools, building codes,
spatial resilient land use planning,
low cost resilient housingAnalytical publications
ReportsStandards
tool kitsExpert Group Meetings
Training of Trainers (ToT) programmes,

Advocacy
Communications
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Capacity Development Hub
APDIM-Building and Housing Research Centre(BHRC) Partnership Group
Details presentation will follow in TechnicalSession

APDIM: Partnership Strategy

Phase I
Within country
NCC

BHRC
NDMO

PhPase II:
Intergovenment

Phase IIIUN Organizations

Organisations

UNISDR, UNDP,

ECO, SAARCUNHABITAT,
UNOCHA…

Expected Outcomes of Bangkok EGM:

Understanding the needs and identifying
gaps in member Countries of subregions.
Introducing APDIM, its Vision, Strategic
Framework and Programme of Work tomember countries
How APDIM can fill the gaps and address
the needs through its two flagships?
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Expected Outcomes of Bangkok EGM:

• A Road Map for
APDIM withengagements ofthe memberCountries andother development
partners- listingout short, medium
and long term
activities.
• Opportunities forjoint programmingwith partners.

Short-termTraining, EGMs

Medium- term
Risk Assessment.

Long-term
Collaboration andjoint programmingExpected Outcomes of Bangkok EGM:
Activities

Partnership

Short term capacity- One in North and Central Asia
development training- One in South and South West Asia
(Seismic microzonation, - (APDIM-BHRC-ESCAP/SROs)
Early warningsystems..)- Development risk assessment tools andMedium –termtechniques- (APDIM-NCC-ESCAP/SROs)
Long term partnership APDIM Partnership Strategy
BHRC, NCC, NDMO…
Agreement
ECO, Almaty DRR Centre
SAARC Disaster Management Centre
UN Agencies

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Asian and Pacific Centre for the Development of Disaster
Information Management (APDIM), Tehran

Asian and Pacific Centre for the Development ofDisaster Information Management (APDIM), TehranCore Team• Plan and Budget Organization
Dr. Mohammad Shekarchizadeh, Head of, Road, Building and Housing ResearchCenter (BHRC), Ministry of Transport and Urban Development – APDIM PartnershipGroup
National Cartographic Center(NCC), Department of Environment and Sustainable Development, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

NDMO and IIES Representatives.

Asian and Pacific Centre for the Development ofDisaster Information Management (APDIM), Tehran
Steering Committee• Steering Committee of APDIM isconsists of the representatives of thefollowing bodies:-PBO-National Disaster Management Organisation-Ministry of Foreign Affairs-Relevant Ministries, Organizations and Institutions

Floods, Drought and other Hydro-met Hazards
APDIM Partnership Group- ECO Regional Center for Risk
Management of Natural Disasters (ECORCRM) – Mashad - Drought and climate hazards- Islamic Republic Iran MeteorologicalOrganization (IRIMO)– Tehran - Hydrometerological hazards
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The Regional Capacity Development Group Training on Seismic Microzonation was organized and hosted by the Asianand Pacific Centre for the Development of Disaster Information Management (APDIM) from 16 to 20 August 2014 inTehran, Islamic Republic of Iran.

The Regional Capacity Development Group
Training on Seismic Microzonation was organizedand hosted by the Asian and Pacific Centre for theDevelopment of Disaster Information
Management (APDIM) from 16 to 20 August
2014 in Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran.

21 The Regional Capacity Development Group Training onSeismic Microzonation is the first capacity developmentgroup training organized by APDIM. The group training
was organized following the recommendations of theExpert Group Meetings on Capacity Development for
Disaster Information Management, organized by ESCAPin New Delhi on 16-17 April 2014, which suggested
organizing a short-term regional capacity developmentgroup training for member States in the areas of seismicrisk reduction with a focus on seismic microzonation.
22B. Attendance The capacity development group training was attended bygovernment officials and experts from the following
member States of the North and Central Asia and the Southand South-West Asia subregions of ESCAP: Afghanistan,Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Islamic Republic of Iran,Nepal and Pakistan. Lecturers and resource persons fromArmenia, the Islamic Republic of Iran and UN-HABITAT
also attended the group training.

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C. Major outcomes The Regional Capacity Development Group Training on Seismic
Microzonation provided extensive knowledge and shared the richexperience, good practices and lessons learned in seismic risk
reduction of specialized centres and academia of the Islamic Republicof Iran as well as good practices from Armenia and Turkey toparticipating countries. The modality of group training was based on
the south-south cooperation framework for sharing the knowledge andbuilding the capacity in seismic risk reduction.

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The participants intended to use the learning acquired from the group training andproposed to take up the following capacity building pilot projects in theirrespective countries:

 institutional capacity building and training on seismic hazard
assessment (Afghanistan, which could be organized in collaboration
with SAARC); revising/updating of national building codes, retrofitting (Pakistan);seismic microzonation (Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan); strong motion network expansion and sharing of seismological data(Nepal, Pakistan); potential sharing of laboratory facilities of APDIM’s partnershipgroup for analytical works in seismic risk reduction (Bhutan).

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APDIM will establish its interim secretariat
and further develop its partnership strategy
and task forces in preparations of the abovementioned capacity development activities.

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The Governing Council
 The first session of APDIM Governing Council held in New Delhi,2016 The Commission in its resolution 71/11 decided to establish the Asian andPacific Centre for the Development of Disaster Information Management(APDIM) as a regional institution of the Economic and Social Commission for
Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP). The Commission at its seventy-second sessionin May 2016, elected, along with the host country the Islamic Republic of Iran,the following members and associate members of ESCAP as members of theGoverning Council of APDIM for the period 2016-2019: Bangladesh;
Cambodia; Nepal; Pakistan; Philippines; Sri Lanka; Turkey; and Macao,China. As a subsidiary body of ESCAP, APDIM is aligned with and contributeto the ESCAP programme of work. The Governing Council of the APDIM
held its first session in New Delhi on 2 November 201627

Recent events and developments
Nepal and Bhuthan mission onMicrozonation Pilot ProjectTehran and Bam Workshop
Bangkok 5th DRR session side event
Tehran Dust and Sand Storm ConferenceNew Delhi first GC28

Thank you