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The Development of The Development of the ASEAN Co-ordinating the ASEAN Co-ordinating Centre for Humanitarian Centre for Humanitarian

Assistance on disaster Assistance on disaster management (AHA Centre)management (AHA Centre)

The 8The 8thth ARF Inter-Sessional Meeting on ARF Inter-Sessional Meeting on Disaster Relief, Disaster Relief,

Banda Aceh, 5-6 Desember 2008Banda Aceh, 5-6 Desember 2008TABRANITABRANI

Executive Director Interim AHA CentreExecutive Director Interim AHA Centretabrani@bnpb.go.idtabrani@bnpb.go.id

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ASEAN Regional Forum ASEAN Regional Forum MapMap

ASEAN in orange, Dialogue Partners in yellow.ASEAN in orange, Dialogue Partners in yellow.

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ASEAN Regional ASEAN Regional InstrumentsInstruments

ASEANASEAN ASEAN Committee on Disaster ASEAN Committee on Disaster

Management (ACDM) Management (ACDM) ASEAN Agreement on Disaster ASEAN Agreement on Disaster

Management and Emergency Management and Emergency Response (AADMER)Response (AADMER)

ASEAN Coordinating Centre for ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on Disaster Humanitarian Assistance on Disaster Management (AHA Centre)Management (AHA Centre)

ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF)ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF)

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ASEANASEAN

Promoting Regional Cooperation in the Promoting Regional Cooperation in the spirit of equality and partnership thereby spirit of equality and partnership thereby contributing to peace, progress and contributing to peace, progress and prosperity in the Region prosperity in the Region

(Bangkok Declaration, 8 August 1967)(Bangkok Declaration, 8 August 1967)

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ACDMACDM

1971 AEGDM 1971 AEGDM ACDM - 2002 ACDM - 2002 10 ASEAN NDMO10 ASEAN NDMO Enhance Regional cooperation in Enhance Regional cooperation in

DMDM

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ARFARF Established in 1994Established in 1994 10 ASEAN Countries + 17 Dialogue 10 ASEAN Countries + 17 Dialogue

partnerspartners Political and Security ForumPolitical and Security Forum

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ASEAN MAJOR DISASTER ASEAN MAJOR DISASTER REPORTED (1997-2007)REPORTED (1997-2007)

66 (1629)

71 (2852)

82 (3812)

65 (2546)

47 (4227)

49 (6375)Total

7 (207)13 (462)12 (649)11 (893)8 (722)7 (3779)Viet Nam

8 (215)11 (282)12 (295)8 (57)1 (101)7 (373)Thailand

--1 (2)1 (1)-1 (0)Singapore

20 (617)14 (738)18 (1091)23 (464)12 (1029)6 (99)Philippines

1 (21)2 (67)-1 (22)1 (14)2 (103)Myanmar

2 (12)5 (25)6 (84)1 (1)5 (143)8 (136)Malaysia

1 (2)1 (0)5 (87)1 (0)2 (84)-Lao PDR

25 (526)21 (1221)27 (1257)16 (1045)14 (1644)15 (1793)Indonesia

2 (29)3 (56)1 (347)3 (63)3 (490)3 (92)Cambodia

----1 (0)-

Brunei Darussala

m

200220012000199919981997 

Source: EM-DAT

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ASEAN MAJOR DISASTER ASEAN MAJOR DISASTER REPORTED (1997-2007)REPORTED (1997-2007)

751 (218464)82 (2531)

83 (12229)61 (2478)

80 (178243)65 (1542)Total

115 (8668)10 (448)12 (598)16 (418)9 (281)10 (211)Viet Nam

87 (10389)10 (213)3 (280)9 (113)12 (8442)6 (18)Thailand

4 (36)----1 (33)Singapore

180 (10050)19 (195)25 (3081)10 (116)19 (2130)14 (490)Philippines

19 (703)6 (63)2 (59)1 (17)3 (337)-Myanmar

47 (629)3 (102)4 (6)3 (13)6 (97)4 (10)Malaysia

11 (175)-----Lao PDR

253 (186463)27 (1301)33 (8200)17 (1743)

30 (166956)28 (777)Indonesia

26 (1324)3 (206)3 (5)4 (36)1 (0)-Cambodia

1 (0)-----

Brunei Darussala

m

Total20072006200520042003 

Source: EM-DAT

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AADMERAADMER

Signed on 26 July 2005 by Foreign Signed on 26 July 2005 by Foreign Ministers of ASEANMinisters of ASEAN

XI Parts and 36 articlesXI Parts and 36 articles The Regional mechanism for cooperation The Regional mechanism for cooperation

and collaboration in DM and ERand collaboration in DM and ER Establishment of AHA CentreEstablishment of AHA Centre Entry into force: After all AMS's have Entry into force: After all AMS's have

ratifiedratified

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PRINCIPLES:PRINCIPLES: Respect the sovereignty, territorial integrity Respect the sovereignty, territorial integrity

and National unity of the Partiesand National unity of the Parties Strengthen cooperation and coordination in Strengthen cooperation and coordination in

the spirit of solidarity and partnership.the spirit of solidarity and partnership. The requesting/receiving Party shall The requesting/receiving Party shall

exercise direction, control, coordination, exercise direction, control, coordination, supervision of the assistancesupervision of the assistance

Priority to prevention and mitigationPriority to prevention and mitigation Mainstream DRR into Development Policies, Mainstream DRR into Development Policies,

Planning and Programming at all levelsPlanning and Programming at all levels Involve all stakeholdersInvolve all stakeholders

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Disaster Risk Identification, Assessment and Disaster Risk Identification, Assessment and MonitoringMonitoring

Identify Disaster Risk: Hazard, risk Identify Disaster Risk: Hazard, risk assessment, vulnerabilities and capacitiesassessment, vulnerabilities and capacities

NFP communicates to AHA CentreNFP communicates to AHA Centre AHA Centre consolidate, analyse and AHA Centre consolidate, analyse and

disseminatedisseminate

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AADMER : PART VIIIASEAN CO-ORDINATING CENTRE FOR HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE

ARTICLE 20. ASEAN CO-ORDINATING CENTRE FOR HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE

1. The ASEAN Co-ordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on disaster management (AHA Centre) shall be established for the purpose of facilitating co-operation and co-ordination among the Parties, and with relevant United Nations and International organizations, in promoting regional collaboration.

2. The AHA Centre shall work on the basis that the Party will act first to manage and response to disaster. In the event that the party requires assistance to cope with such a situation, in addition

to direct request to any Assisting Entity, it may seek assistance from the AHA Centre to facilitate such request.

3. The AHA Centre shall carry out the function as set out in ANNEX and any other functions as directed by the Conference of the Parties.

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DISASTER PREPAREDNESSDISASTER PREPAREDNESS

Establish Disaster EWEstablish Disaster EW Cooperate to monitor trans-boundary hazardsCooperate to monitor trans-boundary hazards Prepare SOP for Regional Cooperation and Prepare SOP for Regional Cooperation and

National ActionNational Action Conduct Training and Exercise to update SOPConduct Training and Exercise to update SOP

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ASEAN Standby Arrangements For Disaster Relief and Emergency Response

On Voluntary basis, earmark assets and capacities for Regional SA for DR and ER Emergency Response/SAR Directory Military and Civilian Assets Emergency stockpiles of Disaster Relief items DM expertise and technologies

Communicate to AHA Centre AHA Centre consolidate, update, disseminate

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Emergency Response

National Emergency Response Joint Emergency Response through the

Provision of Assistance

AHA Centre Could Coordinate and Facilitate the Assistance

Identify and Notify AHA Centre of Military and Civilian Personnel, experts, equipments, facilities and materials which could be made available for the Assistance

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Technical Cooperation Technical Cooperation and Scientific Researchand Scientific Research

Undertake Technical Undertake Technical CooperationCooperation

Support Scientific and Support Scientific and Technical ResearchTechnical Research

AHA Centre shall facilitate AHA Centre shall facilitate activities for technical activities for technical cooperation and scientific cooperation and scientific researchresearch

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NFP and Competent NFP and Competent AuthoritiesAuthorities

Designate a National Focal Point and Designate a National Focal Point and Competent AuthoritiesCompetent Authorities

Inform AHA CentreInform AHA Centre AHA Centre regularly provide an AHA Centre regularly provide an

update for NFP and CA.update for NFP and CA.

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Standard Operating Procedure Standard Operating Procedure for Regional Standby for Regional Standby

Arrangements and Arrangements and Coordination of Joint Disaster Coordination of Joint Disaster

Relief and Emergency Relief and Emergency Response Operation (SASOP)Response Operation (SASOP)

Guide the Actions of Parties and AHA CentreGuide the Actions of Parties and AHA Centre Implementing ASEAN Standby Arrangements for Implementing ASEAN Standby Arrangements for

Joint Disaster Relief and Emergency ResponseJoint Disaster Relief and Emergency Response Procedures for utilisation of military and civilian Procedures for utilisation of military and civilian

assets and capacitiesassets and capacities Methodology for ARDEX (ASEAN Regional Disaster Methodology for ARDEX (ASEAN Regional Disaster

Emergency Response Simulation Exercise)Emergency Response Simulation Exercise) Guidance for establishing, activating, mobilising, on-Guidance for establishing, activating, mobilising, on-

site coordination, demobilising and reporting of the site coordination, demobilising and reporting of the ASEAN Emergency Rapid Assessment Team (ERAT)ASEAN Emergency Rapid Assessment Team (ERAT)

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4040thth AMM-MANILA 29 JULY 2007 ENDORSED AMM-MANILA 29 JULY 2007 ENDORSED

INDONESIA AS A HOST OF AHA CENTREINDONESIA AS A HOST OF AHA CENTRE

ROAD MAP ADOPTED BY THE 9ROAD MAP ADOPTED BY THE 9thth ACDM ACDM MEETING (VIENTIANE, MARCH 2007) MEETING (VIENTIANE, MARCH 2007) ENDORSED BY AMM, THE GOV. OF ENDORSED BY AMM, THE GOV. OF INDONESIA WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR INDONESIA WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MANAGING THE INTERIM AHA CENTRE MANAGING THE INTERIM AHA CENTRE

Host of AHA Centre

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OCTOBER 2007: INTERIM AHA CENTRE WAS OPERATIONALISED AT BAKORNAS PB, PARTICIPATED IN ARDEX-07/SINGAPORE.

10th ACDM MEETING/SINGAPORE OCT.07 NOTED THE PROGRESS OF THE INTERIM AHA CENTRE AND CONGRATULATED INDONESIA.

LESSON LEARNED: TO VALIDATE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE START-UP FACILITIES OF INTERIM AHA CENTRE

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THE 12th ACDM MEETING ON 29TH AUGUST 2008 DECIDED TO EXTEND THE SERVICE OF THE INTERIM AHA CENTRE BEYOND DECEMBER 2008, PARTICULARLY WHEN THE RATIFICATION PROCESS BY ALL AMS COULD ONLY BE COMPLETED AFTER DECEMBER 2008.

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ActivitiesActivities ARDEX-07 SingaporeARDEX-07 Singapore

In activation stage In activation stage (receive the Initial (receive the Initial Report from the Report from the affected country and affected country and facilitate request/offer facilitate request/offer of assistance)of assistance)

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ARDEX-08 ARDEX-08 ThailandThailand EEstablish and operate stablish and operate

a joint reception (RDC) a joint reception (RDC) with UNDAC at the with UNDAC at the airport incl. briefing airport incl. briefing and de-briefingand de-briefing

Form a joint Form a joint assessment team with assessment team with ERAT and RDRTERAT and RDRT

Participate in Camp Participate in Camp Management Management WorkshopWorkshop

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LOCATIONLOCATION The Interim AHA Centre utilizes the The Interim AHA Centre utilizes the

premises and facilities owned by the premises and facilities owned by the Government of IndonesiaGovernment of Indonesia

Located at 4Located at 4thth Floor of BNPB (National Floor of BNPB (National Disaster Management Agency of Indonesia), Disaster Management Agency of Indonesia), JL. Ir. H. Djuanda No. 36, Jakarta Pusat. JL. Ir. H. Djuanda No. 36, Jakarta Pusat.

E-mail: aha.centre@gmail.comE-mail: aha.centre@gmail.com

Phone: +62-21-3520862Phone: +62-21-3520862

Fax: +62-21-3521374Fax: +62-21-3521374

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FACILITIESFACILITIES The facilities for interim AHA Centre The facilities for interim AHA Centre

provided by the GOI and the other provided by the GOI and the other donorsdonors

Facilities provided by GOI will be Facilities provided by GOI will be used during the interim period and used during the interim period and possibly handed over to AHA Centre possibly handed over to AHA Centre when it is fully operational when it is fully operational (considered by BNPB)(considered by BNPB)

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Next StepNext Step Further StudyFurther Study

Vision and missionVision and mission Goal and strategyGoal and strategy Role and functionRole and function Organisational structureOrganisational structure Operational, technical and staffing requirementsOperational, technical and staffing requirements Criteria of premises, facility and ICT capabilitiesCriteria of premises, facility and ICT capabilities Mapping of existing mechanism, capacities and Mapping of existing mechanism, capacities and

linkageslinkages Financial Plan and Strategy for the operation and Financial Plan and Strategy for the operation and

sustainability of AHA Centre, including resources sustainability of AHA Centre, including resources provided by host government, other ASEAN provided by host government, other ASEAN member states and external resourcesmember states and external resources

A five-year work plan and host government A five-year work plan and host government agreementagreement

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THANK YOUTHANK YOU