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Dear Readers,
In the span of last three weeks Typhoon Durian
hit the Philippines, an earthquake struck off
Guatemala's Pacific coast and a magnitude 8.3
quake affected both Russia and Japan, each causing
a number of casualties, except Typhoon Durian,
which claimed over 1000 lives in the resulting
landslides.
We, as disaster management practitioners, must
ask was Typhoon Durian and its devastating effects
a consequence of climate change or the vulnerabilities
of an exposed and at-risk population? The answer
in these situations can rarely be ascribed to
one factor or another, but the consequences
of this typhoon demonstrate yet again the need
for a global focus on risk reduction, with special
emphasis on researching the adverse effects
and impacts of climate change. Efforts are being
made and with an ever-evolving awareness of
disaster preparedness and the active involvement
by stakeholders at all levels, I am confident
that we will together be able to minimize the
risks to which populations are exposed.
On that positive note, I, on behalf of the
ADPC family wish all our partners, colleagues
and friends a very promising seasons greeting.
Dr. Bhichit Rattakul
Executive Director a.i.
Asian Disaster Preparedness Center
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20
years Anniversary Message
Phan
Wannamethee
Secretary General
Thai Red Cross Society
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ADPC invites
disaster information
ADPC would like to highlight activities, initiatives,
projects, studies, good practices and publications
on various aspects of disaster management from
disaster practitioners & organizations in
the Asia and Pacific region. The information received
will be highlighted in the ADPC website, thus
facilitating effective information sharing at
the local, national and regional level.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Information & Knowledge Management Unit,
ADPC
roopa@adpc.net,
adpc@adpc.net
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Eighth
Regional Training Course on
Flood Disaster Risk Management (FDRM-8)
19 -30 March 2007, Bangkok, Thailand
The FDRM-8 has been designed to introduce evolving
techniques like Geographical Information System
(GIS) and Remote Sensing (RS) for the management
of flood disaster. The need to combat the perennial
problem of floods and the resultant destruction
has been at the forefront of concern of most Asian
nations. The Eighth Flood Risk Management Course
offers an integrated approach for dealing with this
situation. The course will also expose the learners
to globally acknowledged practices for dealing with
Flood Disaster Risk Management. Experts from a number
of different countries and organizations will complement
the ADPC faculty in conducting the course.
The course has four modules that impart information
and skills in flood problem analysis, understanding
and appreciation of the various approaches to flood
risk reduction, determination of appropriateness
of strategies and measures to achieve the desired
goal of flood risk reduction. The training methodology
includes interactive lectures, workshops, individual
work, case studies, plenary sessions, panel discussions
and field visit activities. The course fee of US$
2,000 per person includes cost of course materials
(books, CD, handouts), break refreshments and field
visit. Other expenses such as travel, food and accommodation
will be paid by participants.
The brochure and application form are available
on our web site.
If you need further information, please do not
hesitate to contact us at tedadpc@adpc.net, or
Tel: (662) 515-5900-10 ext 333 or 328 or Fax:
(662) 524-5360/524-5382.
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from ADPC, please send in your request for a free
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DECEMBER
2006 ISSUE 27
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Disaster Management Systems (DMS) Development
of School Emergency Management Plan, Sri Lanka
In the third week of December, the DMS team
will be undertaking an initial mission to Colombo
for the start up of a project on the "Development
of School Emergency Management Plan in Sri Lanka."
The project is being implemented by GTZ Sri
Lanka in collaboration with National Institute
of Eduction (NIE); Ministry of Education and
Disaster Management Center, Sri Lanka. ADPC
is providing technical inputs to the team in
the following activities:
Development of Guidelines for safety and emergency
management in schools of Sri Lanka;
Assist the school authority in preparation of
emergency management plans for selected schools
in one of the 9 districts where disaster management
systems are being established; and
Delivering one training workshop for up to 35
school principals and trainers in establishing
school safety and preparing emergency management
plans.
DMS working group meeting on Phuket Tourism
Risk Management Strategy, 18 Dec
A half day working group meeting on the "Phuket
Tourism Risk Management Strategy" will
be held in Phuket, Thailand, jointly organized
by APEC International Centre for Sustainable
Tourism (AICST), Department of Industry, Tourism
and Resources and ADPC with funding support
from AusAID. The meeting would be a continuation
of a series of workshops that have been organized
to develop a Tourism Risk Management Strategy
in Phuket.
Emerging Zoonotic Disease, 5-11 Dec, Cambodia
ADPC conducted a follow-up visit to Phnom Penh,
Cambodia, for the next phase of developing a
risk and capacity assessment tool on zoonotic
diseases. The visit included discussions with
representatives from Communicable Disease Control
(Ministry of Health), National Animal Health
and Production Investigation Centre (Ministry
of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry), Secretariat
of the National Committee for Disaster Management,
Institut Pasteur, UNDP and the Food and Agriculture
Organization. The visit was kindly facilitated
by the World Health Organization Office in Cambodia.
The consultations also led to the identification
of key issues for the development of national
system-level strategies aimed at reducing risk
of zoonotic disease at the animal-human health
interface.
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4th International course on Hospital Emergency
Preparedness and Response (HEPR-4), 4-8 Dec,
Bangkok
ADPC's Public Health Emergencies (PHE) team
organized the HEPR course to assist health personnel,
both administrative and medical, to prepare
health care facilities and personnel to respond
effectively to internal or community emergencies
that involve large numbers of casualties. This
would enable hospitals and health facilities
in general to develop well designed facility-specific
plans to increase their ability to respond to
emergencies.
Hospital staff, health care facility managers
and administrators, who are responsible for
hospital emergency planning, or and any emergencies
involving mass casualties that require the major
resources of a hospital, from Malaysia, Mongolia,
Sri Lanka, Hong Kong and South Africa participated
in this course.
ADPC to convene a workshop on climate forecast
applications, 11-12 Dec, Philippines
ADPC's Climate Risk Management (CRM) team
will convene a workshop entitled "Climate
Forecast Applications for Managing Climate Risks
in Agriculture" in Dumangas, Iloilo Province,
Philippines under the Climate Forecast Applications
(CFA) for Disaster Mitigation Program.
The workshop will bring together CFA program
implementing partners in Dumangas (Iloilo Province,
Philippines) and Indramayu (West Java, Indonesia),
Chief Municipal Agriculturists and Chief Planning
Officers from 20 municipalities in Iloilo Province,
representatives of provincial agricultural planning
offices from Iloilo and Antique Provinces, and
representatives of agricultural cooperatives
and coalitions. The workshop aims to share experiences
between the demonstration sites in Dumangas,
Philippines and Indramayu, Indonesia, and allow
for cross-fertilization of good practices and
lessons on reducing climate risks to small-holder
agricultural systems. This will broaden program
implementation by identifying opportunities
and developing plans of action to replicate
the methodology and tools in other municipalities
of Iloilo and Antique provinces and mainstream
climate forecast application in development
planning at municipal and provincial levels;
and advocate for the replication of methodology
and tools nationally. The CFA program is supported
by the Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance
(OFDA) of USAID. For more information about
the CFA program, visit the website at: http://www.adpc-cfa.h1x.com/.
ADPC conducts integrating Disaster Risk
Management course 11-13 Dec, Indonesia
The course on "Integrating Disaster Risk
Management into other planning activities"
is being conducted at Kupong, Indonesia in coordination
with InWent Germany. The project also includes
a workshop on disaster risk communication &
information flows in Jakarta. Senior officials
from various ministries and the media participated
in this course, funded by the German government.
ADPC to participate in ITU/ESCAP regional
workshop on disaster communications, 12-15 Dec,
Bangkok
ADPC will participate in a regional workshop
on disaster communications sponsored jointly
by the International Telecommunications Union
(ITU) and the UN Environmental and Social Commission
in the Asia and Pacific (ESCAP). The workshop
will serve as a venue for discussing the importance
of disaster management and role of information
and communication technologies in disaster communications
for countries in Asia and the Pacific. ADPC
will share its regional experiences on emergency
communication system and in helping institutionalize
the Tsunami Alert Rapid Notification System
(TARNS) in Thailand through the US Indian Ocean
Tsunami Warning System Program (US IOTWS).
ADPC conducts community-based disaster risk
management course, 18-21 Dec, Colombo
ADPC's Training Resources Group (TRG) will be
organizing a 4 day CBDRM course in Colombo,
Sri Lanka in co-operation with and funded by
RedR.
Damage and loss estimation workshop, 19-21
Dec, Bangladesh
ADPC's Urban Disaster Risk Management (UDRM)
will be organizing a workshop on damage and
loss estimation in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Participants
are expected from government departments and
NGOs that encounter disaster risks of damage
and loss - infrastructure, agriculture, industries,
fisheries, tourism, health, education, housing,
water, telecommunications, etc. The workshop
will be conducted in collaboration with the
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
(BUET). The other collaborative partners are
the Comprehensive Disaster Management Programme-Bangladesh
(CDMP), BRAC University, Bangladesh Disaster
Preparedness Centre (BDPC), and CARE-Bangladesh.
The workshop is organized with the funding support
from the Netherlands Development Organization
(SNV) "Technical Assistance for Tsunami-affected
Countries in Asia."
ADPC to convene a workshop on risk communications,
21-22 Dec, Vietnam
Under the DANIDA-funded Enhancing Community
Resilience to Natural Disasters in Southeast
Asia Project, ADPC will convene a workshop on
risk communications in Hanoi, Vietnam. The workshop
aims to create awareness on current status of
communicating risks for enhancing disaster prevention,
mitigation and preparedness, identifying the
institutions involved and their roles, responsibilities,
programs and activities; identify constraints
and needs and recommend a set of actions, including
a risk communication strategy; and identify
pilot priority activities. Participants will
come from various agencies including the National
Hydro-meteorological Service, Central Committee
on Flood and Storm Control, Ministry of Agriculture
and Rural Development, Ministry of Culture and
Information, Ministry of Industry, Ministry
of Science and Technology, Ministry of Agriculture,
Vietnam Red Cross, and the media.
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Asian Disaster
Management News
(3rd Quarter July-September 2006)
Theme: Flood Preparedness Planning
Focus: Experiences of Flood Preparedness
Planning from Cambodia, Vietnam, Lao PDR
From the grassroots: Taking up Flooding
through a Community-based Early Warning System
Insight: MRC Puts Focus on Improvement of Flood
Early Warning Systems and Flood Information
Products
Insight: Information Dissemination of Hydrometeorological
Hazards
In brief: Standard Operative Procedure for Flood
Response in Bangladesh
Perspectives: Mainstreaming Gender in Flood
Management
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