ADPC's Partnerships, Development and Information Research (PDIR) division supports the planning, development and growth of ADPC based on systematic evaluation and needs assessment in the region. 

PDIR plays a crucial role in strategic planning, identifying new project opportunities, project development and marketing of ADPC's capacities and services. The division promotes and consolidates partnership with Disaster Management organisations internationally and in countries of the region. 

PDIR also serves as the secretariat for ADPC's Board of Trustees, Advisory Council and the Consultative Committee on Regional Cooperation. PDIR's main activities cover: Assessment of needs in the region, Planning and Development, Marketing and New Program Development, Partner Relations, Monitoring and Evaluation and Network Facilitation.

Information Research have been a corner stone of ADPC's program structure since its establishment. The Center acts as an information-clearing house for specialized information pertaining to disaster management policies and practices in Asia. ADPC maintains a specialized library on disaster management. The ADPC library database has over 6,000 entries, which include publications, reports, case studies, and research papers. ADPC also receives over 60 special newsletters and periodicals from research centers all around the world. It also has over 500 videos besides other audio-visual materials. This collection is supplemented by a unique collection of gray and unpublished literature from ADPC 's own programs and projects and from several years of regional and international networking.

ADPC also endeavors to support the development of national disaster management information systems. ADPC is working with LARED (a Latin American network of organizations and individuals working on disaster management) in Latin America to adapt and implement a disaster information system called DesInventar for use in Asia. The Center also publishes a quarterly newsletter, Asian Disaster Management News. This newsletter, designed to serve as a communication channel for the disaster management community in the Asian and Pacific regions, is disseminated in print to more than 2,000 people. The newsletter can also be accessed through the Center's Website.