Asian Conference on Disaster Reduction 2014

(ACDR2014)Tokyo, Japan, 4-6 March 2014

Kiyoshi NATORIAsian Disaster Reduction

Center (ADRC)

Annual meeting with ADRC’s member countries (30 member countries as of 1 April 2014) started in 1999

Provide an opportunity to share good practices of DRR and lessons learnt among member countries

What is ACDR?

Since its inception, ACDRs were organized by the Government of Japan, UNISDR and ADRC

Maldives

ADRC’s 30 Member Countries

3

Iran

Tokyo, Japan, 4-6 March 2014 119 delegates from 26 countries with

representation from national and local governments, inter-governmental organizations, and representatives of NGOs, academia, and private sectors

ACDR2014

Shared the lessons learnt from the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake (1995), Great East Japan Earthquake (2011) , as well as the recent natural disasters occurred in Asia including Typhoon Haiyan (2013)

AGENDA1. HFA Progress and Challenges towards HFA2 2. Strengthening Local Capacity for DRR3. Human Resource Development and

Training4. Utilization of Space Technology for DRR

Objectives: to identify major challenges/ constraints for promoting each HFA’s Priorities for Action and share major achievement/ good practices for discussion in the ACDR2014.

Target: ADRC Member Countries (30 countries) Survey Period: January – February 2014 Answers to the questionnaires collected from:

Armenia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tajikistan, Viet Nam, and Yemen (20 countries)

Outline of Questionnaire Survey

Localization of DRR (lack of capacity and resources at local level)

Multi-stakeholder coordination Realization of theory into practice; Limited

communication among research institutes and DM agencies

Private sector’s engagement in DRR, especially SMEs

Limited cooperation for regional and trans-boundary risk assessment

More focus on gender and disability Rapid increase of social and environmental issues

such as rapid urbanization, urban population growth, aging society and climate change

Major Issues and Challenges Identified from the Survey

Financial, human and institutional support are still needed to further promote DRR at especially local level

Multi-stakeholder participation in DRR offers greater value

Advocacy for more local actions Revitalizing safe school

initiatives Promotion of region level

cooperation (central Asia)

Outcomes: Session 1HFA Progress and Challenges towards Post-HFA

Engaging local people in the full cycle (from preparedness, response to recovery / reconstruction) of DRR

Localization of DRR initiatives Promoting business continuity planning

(BCP) for small and medium enterprises (SMEs)　→” Saving live and livelihoods” In addition 3 common style of help (“self”,

“public” and “mutual”), “network-help”

Outcomes: Session 2 Strengthening Local Capacity for DRR

Upgrading capacity development programs on DRR

Building on innovative learning opportunities

Taking recovery as opportunity to strengthen capacity development guided by “build back better” principle

Outcomes: Session 3 Human Resource Development and Training

Enhancing utilization of satellite images for DRR

Ensuring effective utilization of space technologies

Outcomes: Session 4 Utilization of Space Technology for DRR

Thank you for your attention

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