ASEAN workshop on recovery management was held on 23 - 24 August 2013 in Padang, Indonesia. Attended by more than fifty participants from Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam among other countries, the workshop included exchange of best practices on recovery management among the ASEAN Member States. The participants also made a field visit to Padang earthquake recovery sites.

The workshop aimed towards strengthening recovery management in the ASEAN region through government-led process. Recovery is one of the key components of the ASEAN Agreement on Disaster Management and Emergency Response (AADMER) Work Programme and a key step towards meeting the commitments of this work programme.

Senior Project Manager Mr. Sudhir Kumar from Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) provided technical inputs during the workshop.