Regional Risk and Vulnerability Assessment (RVA) Guidelines will Improve Shared Data and Information to Better Prepare ASEAN for Disasters
On 20 January 2017, the ASEAN Committee on Disaster Management (ACDM) adopted the Regional Risk and Vulnerability Assessment (RVA) Guidelines, a priority of the ASEAN Agreement on Disaster Management and Emergency Response (AADMER) 2010-2015. RVA is viewed as a critical tool for disaster risk reduction, providing the necessary steps to identify vulnerabilities, devise mitigation strategies,…