D|saster k|sk

keduct|on and
overty A||ev|at|on
South Last As|an
erspect|ves
Aslam erwalz
Aslan ulsasLer reparedness CenLer
8angkok 1halland
hoLo unlSu8 2008
uisosters dont strike equo//y ocross the q/obe
they hit the poor the hordest
@he worst noturo/ disosters dont intentiono//y
seek out poor peop/e @hey just do the most
domoqe to peop/e with the fewest resources
n the context of South Last As|a the poor ore more
vu/nerob/e to noturo/ disosters due to such foctors
os p/oce ond type of residence bui/dinq construction
ond socio/ exc/usion
9overty couses disosters ond disosters couse
poverty
#ne do//or invested in disoster risk reduction soves
up to seven do//ors in emerqency response ond
rehobi/itotion"
9overty ond disosters reinforce eoch other
monifo/d
@he South Last As|an Context
outh ost 4sio upermorket of Noturo/
notords ond vu/nerobi/ities
outh ost 4sio notspots of xtreme c/imote
Southeast As|a D|sasters Ma[or Lvents |n 21st Century
outheost 4sio no/f of the wor/ds 9oor /ives
here
AfLer subSaharan Afrlca SouLheasL Asla ls probably Lhe worsLoff
reglon when lL comes Lo poverLy Accordlng Lhe World 8ank Lhe
reglon accounLs for approxlmaLely half of Lhe world's poor Cf a
populaLlon of 13 bllllon 83 llve on less Lhan $2 a day 1haL means
LhaL over one bllllon people ln SouLheasL Asla alone llve on less Lhan
$2 a day 1he reglon also has one of Lhe hlghesL llllLeracy raLes ln Lhe
world
outh ost 4sio Movinq towords
economic 9rosperity
A5AN Aqteemeot oo ulsostet Moooqemeot
ooJ metqeocy kespoose (AAuMk)
W nLered lnLo force on 24 uec
2009
W llrsL PlArelaLed blndlng
lnsLrumenL ln Lhe world
W lorLlfles Lhe reglonal pollcy
on dlsasLer managemenL by
glvlng prlorlLy Lo dlsasLer rlsk
reducLlon
W nables a more proacLlve
reglonal framework for
cooperaLlon coordlnaLlon
Lechnlcal asslsLance and
resource moblllsaLlon for
u88
outh ost 4sio committed efforts towords
reducinq uisoster kisks
vety mojot Jlsostet tells ooly ooe stoty we
coolJ bove beeo Jooe bettet
tlJqloq tbe qops tlqbteoloq tbe loose eoJs oJ pottloq people fltst
nl4 ond Mu6s by 2015 ! 4re we there yet ?
wn4@ must be done to moke deve/opment
disosterresi/ient?
1 ntegrat|ng d|saster r|sk reduct|on |nto
soc|oeconom|c deve|opment p|ann|ng and
programmes
2 Mak|ng d|saster r|sk reduct|on an essent|a| part
of poverty reduct|on strateg|es and programmes
3 Mak|ng schoo|s hea|th fac|||t|es and water and
san|tat|on |nfrastructure d|saster res|||ent
4 Lmpower|ng women |n d|saster r|sk reduct|on w|||
acce|erate ach|evement of the MDGs
S Curb|ng rap|d and |||p|anned urban growth w|||
decrease d|saster r|sks
verybody hos o ro/e to p/oy in reducinq
disoster risk
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#l Look a loan Lo buy Lwo cows under Lhe droughL rellef schemenow we make a good
lncome from Lhe mllk and don'L have Lo worry so much abouL whaL wlll happen lf Lhe ralns
don'L come"
#lvellhoods was our prlorlLy wlLh Lhe ralsed lncome we bulld a machhan (ralsed plaLform)
ln my house and also one for my llvesLock"
or|na @anga|| 8ang|adesh
Years of
Serving Asia
volution and Crowth of ADPC
W 86
Lstubllshed by UN Agencies, us un outreach center of AI1
W 86
altldlsclllnury trulnlng und cuuclty balldlng uctlvltles
Sturt of flugshl coarse DMC, dellvered tlll dute, courses, more thun graduates
W
Regional focal point for IDNDR
W
nltlutlon of reglonul rogrums: AUDMP, C, PR, C8DRR
ndeendent foandutlon ln
W
Lstubllshment of Regional Consultative Committee on DM (RCC), 6 coantrles, 8
meetlngs tlll dute
alded by the ADPC Strategic Plan
Lxunded rogrums ln thematic areas
Intergovernmental charter by foandlng member coantrles,
Project coantry offlces ln 8angladesh, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar and vietnam
W beyond
Looking forward ~ based on experience, mindful of emerging challenges, initiated the
process of development of ADPC Strategy
ur Role in support of DRR in Asia Pacific
W nhancing skills and capacities (|lagsn courses sucn as Vc,
c8, nazard secjc courses sucn as |V, Lvc, networks sucn as cASl1A,
AVl1)
W Imparting knowledge, experiences and innovative
practices (lrogram case studes sucn as SA|L cl1lLS, organsng V
lracttoners worksno, Alc vebste, Alc Newsletter snce ;
atabases sucn as c8, lroject lortal)
W Providing technical advisory services (lrogram esgn sucn
as AlV, lrogram Lvaluaton sucn as coluNl V lrogram,
ocumentaton oj good ractces, develoment oj manuals jor racttoners,
nsttutonal develoment strateges)
W Implementing pioneering regional programs (AuVl,
LcL, c|A, lLL, lnLVAl, lSLA, |LVS, cc V)
ur Role in support of DRR in Asia Pacific
W Participating in global and regional initiatives (lrearatons and jollow u
oj vc, |, z, cc meetngs as rearatory and jollow u events, Vember oj
uNlA1| zz6, member oj steerng commttee oj lroventon consortum z
z;, lCc vorkng crou Vember, lartners n AVc rearatons, organsng and
jollow u)
W stablishing new regional forms of association, mechanisms and
cooperation (Lstablsnment oj cc and ts maturty over years, jacltated
establsnment oj lVLS,)
W Supporting interagency coherence and U[[^VZS`[Z(Crgansers oj
Annual nteragency consultatve meetng n z, zz and z|, actve member oj
lAl, Vember oj egonal 1ask |orces on sucn as L1|, u1|, LvcA)
W Supporting subregional mechanisms and cooperation (ASLAN, A|
lSV, SAAc, lacjc lsland countres, lclVC, Vc)
1hematic Strengths of ADPC
. ood governunce und Disaster Risk Management
Systems Leveloment
. Urban Llsuster Rlsk unugement
. Climate Rlsk unugement
. Community8ased Llsuster Rlsk Redactlon
. Public Bealth ln LmergenclesjEeulth Rlsk unugement
6. mergency Preparedness und Resonse System
Leveloment
). Ceological Bazard Rlsk unugement
8. Lnd to Lnd altl Euzurd arly Warning Systems
. Mainstreaming Llsuster Rlsk Redactlon lnto
Leveloment
. Disaster Recovery Plunnlng und mlementutlon
. Risk Assessment
. 1echnological Bazard Rlsk unugement
1ai Hind
Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC)
SM Tower, 24th Floor
979/69 Paholyothin Road, Samsen Nai
Phayathai, Bangkok 10400
Thailand
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