Asian Disaster Preparedness Center

Mission • raising awareness and enhancing knowledge and skills ------------------------------------------------------------------------- • strengthening sustainable institutional mechanisms ------------------------------------------------------------------------- • facilitating exchange of information, experience and expertise ------------------------------------------------------------------------- • developing and demonstrating innovative disaster risk reduction practices

Mainstream Disaster Reduction in Development

Build and Strengthen Capacity

Facilitate Partnerships and Exchange of Experiences

Be recognized as a Proactive and Responsive Regional Resource

Achieve Quality Service Through a Team Approach

Goals

History of ADPC

Established in 1986 , at the initiative of WMO, UNDP and UNOCHA

Served as the Outreach Center of Asian Institute of Technology, 1986-1999

Independent international foundation , July 1999

Inter-governmental charter signed , February 2005

Over 90 staffs, 17 nationalities

ADPC Highlights

ADPC Projects and Programs:

Longest serving center globally

Proactive and responsive regional resource center

81 projects and programs across Asia

Regional Early Warning Center provides services to 27 countries in the region

ADPC Training Courses:

Over 23 years of experience

Extensive portfolio of training courses

Fee-based training e.g. EVRC and Climate Risk Management

Over 6000 graduates worldwide

ADPC Highlights

ADPC Partnerships

UN System partners

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations ( FAO )

International Organization for Migration ( IOM )

International Telecommunication Union ( ITU )

United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan ( UNAMA )

United Nations Center for Human Settlements ( UN-HABITAT )

United Nations Center for Regional Development ( UNCRD )

United Nations Children’s Fund ( UNICEF )

United Nations Development Fund for Women ( UNIFEM )

United Nations Development Program ( UNDP )

United Nations Economic and Social Commissions for Asia and the Pacific ( ESCAP )

United Nations Environment Program ( UNEP )

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ( UNESCO )

United Nations Framework Convention for Climate Change ( UNFCCC )

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees ( UNHCR )

United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction ( UNISDR )

United Nations Mine Action Service ( UNMAS )

United Nations Millennium Campaign ( UNMC )

United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs ( UNOCHA )

United Nations Volunteers ( UNV )

World Food Program ( WFP )

World Health Organization ( WHO )

World Meteorological Organization ( WMO )

Development Cooperation Partners Asian Development Bank ( ADB ) Australian Agency for International Development ( AusAID ) Canadian International Development Agency ( CIDA ) Danish International Development Agency ( DANIDA ) Department for International Development ( DFID ), UK Dutch Development Corporation ( SNV ) European Commission Humanitarian Aid department ( ECHO ) German Technical Cooperation ( GTZ ) Inter-American Development Bank ( IADB ) Italian Ministry for Environment and Territory ( IMET ) Japan International Cooperation Agency ( JICA ) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration – Office of Global Programs ( NOAA-OGP ) Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation ( NORAD ) Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency ( SIDA ) United States Agency for International Development, Office of the Foreign Disaster Assistance ( USAID/OFDA ) World Bank

Associate/Symbol & Regional Organization

SAARC

ASEAN

Asian Ministerial conference

ADPC Organization Chart Board of Trustees 23 Members 16 Countries International Advisory Council (IAC) 100+ members Executive Committee Regional Consultative Committee (RCC) 32 Members 26 Countries Urban Disaster Risk Management (UDRM) Public Health in Emergencies (PHE) Disaster Management Systems (DMS) Office of the Executive Director (OED) Climate Risk Management (CRM) Training Resource Group (TRG)

ADPC Regional Consultative Committee (RCC) on Disaster Management 26 countries are represented by 32 RCC Members from the Asia and Pacific region Senior Officials with National Disaster Management systems of countries of the Asian region.

ADPC Thematic Strength