Four staff, Mr. Loy Rego, Ms. Hla Hla, Ms. Benjaporn Sutthiprapa and Ms. Suree Sungcharoen were recognised and praised for their long service of ten years or more. Fourteen others, Ms. Clarence M. Carlos, Ms. Wannapa Boonprasom, Mr. Prasarn Pueng-ngoen, Ms. Janette Ugsang, Ms. Cinthuja Leon, Ms. Lolita Bildan, Ms. Budsarin Chuensombat, Ms. Chutima Saengnapabovorn, Ms. Ling Ling Jiang, Mr. N.M.S.I Aranmepola, Ms. Sirikarn Kahattha, Ms. Anchalee Sirivadhanakul, Mr. Frederick John Abo and Mr. A.R. Subbiah were recognized for their contributions of over five years.

Ms. Hla Hla, Senior Manager of the Finance team in her acceptance speech recalled the challenges and rewards of ADPC in meeting its goal and mission with the uncompromising and complete support of its entire staff. Ms. Hnin Nwe Win, Senior Manager of the Disaster Management Systems team expressed her heartfelt thanks and appreciation to ADPC for the opportunities, challenges and friendly professional atmosphere that it offered to all its staff, helping them to develop their careers through the organisation’s successes. Dr. Suvit Yodmani, Executive Director, presently seconded to the Royal Thai Government, presided over the celebration and presented plaques and certificates of appreciation to all eighteen. He also conveyed his gratitude to all the staff for their long-standing loyalty to the organization and thanked them for their contributions that have helped ADPC develop and grow over the past twenty years. The ensuing gala celebrations continued all night. >>more pictures

Communicating Disasters, 21-22 Dec, Bangkok

ADPC’s Information & Knowledge Management unit participated in a regional meeting for media professionals, disaster researchers, managers and development communication specialists from the main Tsunami affected countries in Asia was held on the eve of the disaster’s second anniversary. The meeting was organized by TVE Asia Pacific and UNDP. The meeting focused on the role of media professionals and their use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) before, during and after a disaster; to share lessons learned among media professionals and key players in disaster risk reduction based on the experience of the Tsunami disaster; and to come up with suggestive guidelines for engaging the mass media and new media for more effective communication before, during and after disasters. The discussions, findings and conclusions of the meeting will be captured in a book to be published.

ADPC signs MOU with SAARC >>more

ADPC attends the 3rd United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation highlighting Public-Private Partnerships and South-South Cooperation.
Engineering News, Bangladesh features ADPC >>more

ProVention Consortium-ADPC Workshop on "Innovative Initiatives in Disaster Reduction", 6- 7 Dec 2006, Bangkok >>more

Writeshop to review and finalize the draft manual on Flood Preparedness for the Provincial and District level authorities in the Lower Mekong Delta countries, 23-25 November 2006, Bangkok, Thailand

First Local Climate Forum Convened, 15 Nov 2006, Iloilo, Philippines >>more

6th Meeting of the ADPC Regional Consultative Committee (RCC-6) on Disaster Management in collaboration with the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Government of China, supported by the Government of Australia, 9-11 November 2006, Kunming, China.
>> Agenda
>> RCC5 Report
>> Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction Brochure

6th General Assembly of the Asian Seismological Commission and Symposium, 7-10 Nov 2006, Bangkok. >>more

SUPER TYPHOON DURIAN [REMING/24W/0621]

07 December 2006. Status Report of Relief and Operations (CoE, Hawaii)
Relief and recovery operations continued as of Thursday (December 7) in areas affected by Typhoon Durian (local name: Reming) in the southern part of the northern Luzon region, as weather forecasters warned of a new tropical storm heading towards the central Visayas region. Philippine officials say that up to 1,316 people are dead or missing from landslides triggered by Durian last week. At least 570 people have been confirmed dead, while another 746 people are missing, according to the latest National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) figures on December 6 (Wednesday).

04 December 2006. "REMING" has moved farther away and no longer poses a threat to any part of the country.

03 December 2006.
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has declared a state of national calamity. She has authorized the release of PhP 1.0 Billion to fund relief and rehabilitation efforts sustained from the onslaught of TY Milenyo (Xangsane), TY Paeng (Cimarron) and TY Reming (Durian).

SITUATION
01 DEC 2006 (Extent of Damage and Affected People-120kb in PDF)
02 DEC 2006 (Relief Operation-126kb in PDF)
03-04 DEC 2006 (State of Calamity-103kb in PDF)

As of 5:00 AM local (21:00 GMT) Thu 30 November
Source: JTWC Warning #017 (US Navy/Air Force)

PHILIPPINES. Super Typhoon DURIAN (REMING) weakens slightly to a 240-km/hr Category 4 system as it remains a potentially catastrophic and life-threatening typhoon. Eye becoming larger as it nears Catanduanes & Camarines Sur. Landfall in just a few hours.This system is much stronger than XANGSANE (MILENYO) which crossed almost the same area 2 months ago...All interests in the Northern Samar, Bicol Region & Quezon Provinces should closely monitor the progress of this extremely dangerous typhoon.>>more

ADPC CALENDAR FOR TRAININGS & WORKSHOPS 2007