Download PDF REGIONAL SUMMARY: For the thirty-third week of 2024, the ASEAN region faced 11 disasters, including floods, landslides, storms, and drought. Indonesia, Thailand, and Viet Nam were affected by these disasters. The Badan Nasional Penanggulangan Bencana (BNPB) of Indonesia reported flooding in Aceh, East Kalimantan, West Sulawesi, North Sulawesi, and Southwest Papua, as…
Download PDF REGIONAL SUMMARY: For the thirty-second week of 2024, the ASEAN region faced 31 disasters, including floods, landslides, storms, wind-related disasters, and drought. Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, and Viet Nam were affected by these disasters. Additionally, the Philippines reported ongoing impacts from the combined effects of the Southwest Monsoon, Tropical Cyclones PRAPIROON,…
Download PDF FLASH UPDATE #2 – Monsoonal Flooding Country under monitoring: Myanmar OVERVIEW: As the effects of monsoon season in Myanmar, prolonged heavy rainfall has resulted to flooding situations in 75 townships in 10 regions (Kachin, Kayin, Sagaing, Tanintharyi, Bago, Magway, Mandalay, Mon, Yangon and Ayeyarwady). IMPACTS: According to DDM Myanmar as…
Download PDF REGIONAL SUMMARY: For the thirty-first week of 2024, the ASEAN region faced 20 disasters, including floods, landslides, storms, wind-related disasters, and drought. Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Viet Nam were affected by these disasters. Additionally, six provinces in Lao PDR experienced flooding since July 2024 (NDMO), Myanmar experienced ongoing impacts from southwest monsoon…
PRESS RELEASE – ASEAN Reaches Critical Milestone with the 1st ASCEND Competency Assessment Bogor, 1 August 2024. The 1st ASEAN Standards and Certification for Experts in Disaster Management (ASCEND) Competency Assessment was successfully held from 29 July to 1 August 2024. 25 candidates from the National Disaster Management Organisations (NDMOs) of ASEAN and partner institutions…