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,…

7th ASEAN-ERAT Induction Course

In 2010, the ASEAN Committee on Disaster Management (ACDM) adopted ASEAN Agreement on Disaster Management Emergency Response (AADMER) Work Programme that contains the strategies for implementing AADMER. One of the flagship projects identified by the ACDM Working Group on Preparedness and Response was the “Establishment of a fully-functional ASEAN Emergency Response & Assessment Team (ASEAN-ERAT)”. The…

Visit from the State Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan

JAKARTA, 2 MAY 2017, ASEAN and Japan have enjoyed fruitful partnerships in various sectors, including in disaster management. The AHA Centre has received profound support from the Government of Japan for the establishment of the emergency stockpile system for ASEAN – DELSA, the ACE Programme, https://ahacentre.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/DSC02901-e1517051226337-1.jpg projects and the ASEAN-ERAT Transformation Project, among others. Yesterday,…

POST-ARDEX REVIEW MEETING

POST-ARDEX REVIEW MEETING JAKARTA, 20-04-17. The ASEAN Regional Disaster Emergency Response Simulation Exercise (ARDEX) is a signature exercise of the ASEAN Committee on Disaster Management (ACDM) which aims to test, practice and review ASEAN’s disaster management and emergency response mechanisms. The most recent ARDEX was held in Brunei Darussalam on 28 November 2016.   Today,…