ASEAN COOPERATION ON DISASTER ASEAN COOPERATION ON DISASTER MANAGEMENTMANAGEMENT

ADELINA KAMALHead, Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance Division

ASEAN Secretariat

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Affect584

million or

nearly 1/10 of world

population

Number of disasters in ASEAN from 2001-2009:1.Flood – 213 (13% of world total)2.Storm – 132 (13%)3.Earthquake – 42 (15%)4.Landslide – 42 (24%)5.Epidemic – 36 (6%)6.Volcanic eruption – 15 (26%)7.Drought – 12 (7%)8.Wildfire – 7 (5%)

Source: http://www.emdat.be

FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS, 8 OUT OF 10 ASEAN MEMBER STATES HAVE EXPERIENCED DISASTERS WITH ALMOST 500 THOUSAND PEOPLE DEAD OR MISSING, RECONSTRUCTION COSTS OF MORE THAN USD 10 BILLION AND MORE THAN 17 MILLION PEOPLE AFFECTED

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584 million people

home of mega disasters

COUNTRIES..INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES..PRIVATE SECTORS..AND INDIVIDUALS IMMEDIATELY PROVIDE ASSISTANCE…

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WITHIN A WEEK…CLOUD OF CONFUSION TAKE PLACE… MOST ARE DUE TO LACK OF COORDINATION CAPACITY AND INFORMATION AVAILABILITY

Where is the most critical

area?Our team is not allowed

to get in

What is the right numbers for casualties?

Why can’t I get my

visa?

Who has the

authority?

Who is doing what and where? Can we do

this? under our mandate?

Why can’t media get the right information?

How can I get access to information?

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TO HAVE A MORE UNITED AND COORDINATED RESPONSE TOWARD DISASTERS WITHIN THE REGION, ASEAN HAS TO HAVE A MORE UNITED AND COORDINATED RESPONSE TOWARD DISASTERS WITHIN THE REGION, ASEAN HAS AGREED TO AADMER (ASEAN AGREEMENT ON DISASTER MANAGEMENT AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE)AGREED TO AADMER (ASEAN AGREEMENT ON DISASTER MANAGEMENT AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE)

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A legal framework for all ASEAN Member States and serves as a common platform in responding to disasters within ASEAN

Initiated in mid 2004, mandate given 3 weeks before tsunami and signed by Foreign Ministers of ASEAN in July 2005 after 4 months of negotiation

Objective: Reducing disaster losses in ASEAN countries, and jointly respond to disaster emergencies

Manifests ASEAN’s commitment to the implementation of HFA

Will enter into force on 24 Dec 2009

ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance (AHA Center) as the operational coordination body and engine of AADMER

ASEAN Leaders have designated Secretary-General of ASEAN as the ASEAN Humanitarian Assistance Coordinator for natural disasters and pandemic in ASEAN

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MEMBER STATESMEMBER STATES

Tsunami Aceh, Indonesia

Nias Earthquake, Indonesia

POST NARGIS, MYANMAR

Rapid assessment

Coordination mechanism

PONJA

Periodic Reviews and SIM

PONREPP

Pledging conferences

Information system

Monitoring and evaluation

ASEAN ASEAN

• Lessons learned

• Accumulation of experience

• Capacity improvement

• Human resources

Jogja Earthquake, Indonesia

Typhoon Ketsana , Philippines, Viet Nam, Cambodia, Laos

Typhoons Parma and Mirinae, Philippines

West Sumatra Earthquake

ASEAN IS DEVELOPING ITS CAPACITY, KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE TROUGH MULTIPLE ASEAN IS DEVELOPING ITS CAPACITY, KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE TROUGH MULTIPLE DISASTERS WITHIN THE REGION FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AGREEMENTDISASTERS WITHIN THE REGION FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AGREEMENT

Delta, Cyclone Nargis, Myanmar

ASEAN Regional Disaster Knowledge Management

ASEAN Humanitarian Assistance (AHA) Centre

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LESSONS LEARNT FROM POST-NARGIS

Cyclone NargisCyclone NargisFirst timeFirst time for ASEAN’s collective response to a for ASEAN’s collective response to a

major disaster within the ASEAN regionmajor disaster within the ASEAN regionFirst time First time for ASEAN to establish an ASEAN-led for ASEAN to establish an ASEAN-led

coordinating mechanism and play a significant role coordinating mechanism and play a significant role in the international humanitarian arenain the international humanitarian arena

First time First time for mechanisms and tools under for mechanisms and tools under AADMER tested and utilised in a real situationAADMER tested and utilised in a real situation

ASEAN’s RolesASEAN’s Roles

Where ASEAN’s contributions are most important:•ReassuranceReassurance – creating a humanitarian space to build trust and confidence that was not there•RegionalityRegionality – leverage and latitude•LinkageLinkage – support from the whole ASEAN’s system, support and network with partners•PlatformPlatform - policy and institutional framework

ASEAN’s ExperiencesASEAN’s Experiences

ASEAN is building confidence within and ASEAN is building confidence within and withoutwithout

More conversant and confident More conversant and confident in taking in taking care of its own problems, one less region care of its own problems, one less region to worry aboutto worry about

ReRegional body playing a significant role in gional body playing a significant role in international humanitarian arenainternational humanitarian arena

AASEAN’s assertive role will shape the SEAN’s assertive role will shape the humanitarian constellation in the regionhumanitarian constellation in the region

Mechanisms and ToolsMechanisms and Tools

Disaster Risk Identification, Assessment & Monitoring

Disaster Prevention & MitigationDisaster PreparednessEmergency ResponseRehabilitationTechnical Cooperation & Scientific

ResearchAHA Centre - TOR

Signed by ASEAN Foreign Signed by ASEAN Foreign Ministers at Vientiane, Ministers at Vientiane, Lao PDR, on 26 July 2005Lao PDR, on 26 July 2005

ASEAN Agreement on Disaster Management ASEAN Agreement on Disaster Management and Emergency Responseand Emergency Response

National Disaster Management Centre, Ministry of Home Affairs, Brunei Darussalam

National Committee for Disaster Management, Cambodia

National Agency for Disaster Management (BNPB), Indonesia

National Disaster Management Office, Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare, Lao PDR

National Security Division, Prime Minister’s Department, Malaysia

Relief and Resettlement Department, Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement, Myanmar

National Disaster Coordinating Council, Philippines

Singapore Civil Defence Force, Ministry of Home Affairs, Singapore

Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, Ministry of Interior, Thailand

Central Committee of Flood and Storm Control, Viet Nam

ASEAN Committee on Disaster Management

Current Chair

SOP for Regional Standby Arrangements and

Coordination of Joint Disaster Relief and

Emergency Response Operations

(SASOP)

ASEAN Regional Disaster Emergency Response Simulation Exercise (ARDEX)

• Annual conduct of ARDEX to enhance Member Countries’ capabilities in joint disaster relief and emergency operations

• Lessons learnt serve as inputs for review, and enhancement for the ASEAN SASOP

Article 8.3.c Conduct training and exercises to attain and maintain the relevance and applicability of the Standard Operating Procedures

ARDEX-05 MalaysiaARDEX-05 MalaysiaCollapsed Structure Disaster Collapsed Structure Disaster

ScenarioScenario

ARDEX-06 CambodiaARDEX-06 CambodiaFlood DisasterFlood Disaster

ScenarioScenario

ARDEX-07 SingaporeARDEX-07 SingaporeMassive Collapse of StructuresMassive Collapse of Structures

ScenarioScenario

ARDEX-08 ThailandARDEX-08 ThailandTyphoon, technological disasterTyphoon, technological disaster

scenarioscenarioARDEX-09 PhilippinesARDEX-09 Philippines

Volcanic eruption scenarioVolcanic eruption scenarioARDEX-10 IndoneARDEX-10 Indonesiasia

Earthquake & tsunamiEarthquake & tsunami

ASEAN-Emergency Rapid Assessment Team (ERAT)

• Training Needs Assessment• ASEAN Exercise Design

Workshops• ASEAN Training of Facilitators in

Contingency Planning• Training on Emergency Logistics

Management• Training on Damage and Needs

Assessment• International ASEAN Exchange

Programme

Training Needs Assessment, 06

Exercise Design Workshop, 07

ASEAN Training Programme in Disaster ASEAN Training Programme in Disaster Preparedness and PreparednessPreparedness and Preparedness

• www.acdm-online.net : ACDM Online

• Bridging ICT gaps in ASEAN countries

• Online Southeast Asia Disaster Inventory (OSADI)

• Online Southeast Asia Disaster Map (OSA-Map)Integrated Knowledgebase of Disaster Data,

Risk, Modeling, Monitoring, & GIS for ASEAN Disaster Risk Reduction

ASEAN Disaster Information Sharing and Communication ASEAN Disaster Information Sharing and Communication Network (DISCNet)Network (DISCNet)

Every second Wednesday of October, ASEAN and UNISDR jointly observes the ASEAN Day for Disaster Management ASEAN Day for Disaster Management and the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction with a regional

event in Bangkok, Thailand, and awareness-raising and advocacy activities at country level

ASEAN Day for Disaster ManagementASEAN Day for Disaster Management

2008 ADDM: “Safer Community: Hospital, School and House of My Dream”

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Working beyond the health sector

Narrow the gaps in countries’ preparedness

Advocacy to non-health sectors

Multi-sectoral preparedness and contingency planning

Training & capacity building

Pandemic Preparedness and ResponsePandemic Preparedness and Response

ASEAN Plus Three: with China, Japan & ROKEast Asia Summit (EAS): ASEAN Plus SixUnited States and other ASEAN Dialogue PartnersASEAN Regional Forum (ARF): 26 participating countries,

including ten ASEAN countriesUN agencies, such as UNISDR, UNHCR, OCHA, UNICEF, WFP, etcInternational Financial Institutions such as World Bank & ADBRed Cross and Red Crescent Movement: IFRC, ICRCCentres : PDC, ADPC, ADRC, eCentreOther regional networks in Asia Pacific: SAARC, SOPAC

Collaboration and PartnershipCollaboration and Partnership

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Risk Assessment, Risk Assessment, Monitoring andMonitoring andEarly WarningEarly Warning

AADMER Work ProgrammeAADMER Work Programme2010 – 20152010 – 2015

Suggested Strategic ComponentsSuggested Strategic Components

PreventionPreventionand Mitigationand Mitigation

Preparedness andPreparedness andResponseResponse

Recovery / Recovery / Rehabilitation and Rehabilitation and ReconstructionReconstruction

Partnership andPartnership andResource MobilisationResource MobilisationTraining and KnowledgeTraining and Knowledge

ManagementManagement

Other Cross Cutting Issues Other Cross Cutting Issues (CCA, vulnerable groups)(CCA, vulnerable groups)

CORESTRATEGICCOMPONENTS

CROSS-CUTTINGELEMENTS

Notes: (i) The roles of AHA Centre and ASEAN Humanitarian Assistance Coordinator to be addressed in all the above components.,(ii) Ensure that the cross-cutting elements will be taken into account in the core strategic components

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NEXT STEPS

Embark on the implementation of the AADMER and the five-year work programme

Continue to capture lessons learned from post-Nargis experiences in coordination mechanism

Establish AHA Centre to become the engine of AADMER

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