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Inclusive Governance, Finance, and Local Action: 17th Meeting of the Regional Consultative Committee (RCC) held in the Philippines

17th meeting of ADPC's Regional Consultative Committee (RCC)

The three-day 17th meeting of Regional Consultative Committee (RCC) is hosted in collaboration with the Office of Civil Defense (OCD), Department of National Defense, Philippines and the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) with an overarching theme of ‘Sustainable Resilience through Inclusive Governance, Finance, and Local Action’.
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SERVIR Southeast Asia Connecting Space to Village

SERVIR Southeast Asia is a geospatial data-for-development program that responds to the needs of Southeast Asian countries

SERVIR works to streamline access to data and imagery from satellites so analysts can integrate this information into tools and models that are accessible to those who need it most.
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Asian Preparedness Partnership (APP) Localizing Humanitarian Response

Localizing Humanitarian Response Strengthening Local organizations and Leadership in the region

The Asian Preparedness Partnership (APP) was established through a partnership between Asian Disaster Preparedness Center and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for improving the preparedness and emergency response to disasters in Asia by strengthening humanitarian leadership and technical capacity of national and sub-national governments, local humanitarian and non-governmental organizations, and the private sector networks so that they can lead and better engage in the humanitarian framework.
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Building Resilience through Inclusive and Climate-adaptive Disaster Risk Reduction in Asia-Pacific

Enhancing capacities of the most vulnerable in society

ADPC launched a five-year multi-stakeholders program──Building Resilience through Inclusive and Climate-adaptive Disaster Risk Reduction in Asia-Pacific (BRDR). With an aim of protecting development gains and enhancing regional cooperation for inclusive and gender-equal risk reduction approaches, the BRDR program is supported by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) and implemented jointly by ADPC, the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB), the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), and the Raoul Wallenberg Institute (RWI). Nepal, Papua New Guinea and the Philippines are the BRDR’s pilot countries.
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South Asia Region Climate Knowledge Hub (SAR-Climate)

Your one-stop portal to all of South Asia's climate change information, news, opinions, and initiatives.

SAR-Climate Knowledge Hub aims to share information on climate adaptation and resilience building in South Asia. It is managed by Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) under the Climate Adaptation and Resilience (CARE) for South Asia project.
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Urban Resilience to Climate Extremes in Southeast Asia

Adapting to Climate Extremes and Reducing Disaster Risk

Urban Resilience to Climate Extremes (URCE) in Southeast Asia" program aims to build resilience of urban communities & systems to current and emerging climate extremes, disasters and emergencies in selected deltaic & coastal cities in the Southeast Asia region. The program is supported by the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) and implemented by the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC).
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iCARE Innovations Fund
Deadline: 28 August 2023

US$ 100,000 available to test and scale-up pilot innovations in the South Asia region.

iCARE Innovations Fund will help in upscaling and co-creating innovations for climate adaptation, resilient infrastructure, and sectoral decision support systems for integrated water resources management and climate-smart agriculture.

Building Resilience Together: NDMA Maldives and ADPC Strengthen Partnership

In a step toward fortifying disaster resilience in the Maldives, Ms. Safeenaz Hassan, Secretary General of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) Maldives, visited the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) headquarters in Bangkok on 20 November 2024.

Strengthening Disaster Management in Bangladesh: A Collaborative Workshop on SOD and NPDM Monitoring Systems

The SOD 2019 (Standing Orders on Disaster) and NPDM 2021-2025 Progress Monitoring and Tracking System (ProMoTS) workshop was held in Dhaka on 13 November 2024 , aimed to enhance Bangladesh's disaster management capabilities by developing a robust monitoring and evaluation system for the SOD and NPDM (National Plan for Disaster Management).

Enhancing Urban Climate Action Ambition through Multilevel Governance

The Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC), in partnership with the Southern Denmark University, Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies (Italy), the University of Sheffield (UK), and the Ministries of Environment of Sri Lanka and Estonia (Parties to COP), organized an official COP29 side event titled “Enhancing Urban Climate Action Ambition through Multilevel Governance

Public Finance at the Forefront: Integrating Disaster Risk into Development & Financial Planning

November 12, 2024, Baku, Azerbaijan, The Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) and Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) today hosted an event at the COP29 in Baku, highlighting the significance of mainstreaming disaster risk considerations into development & financial planning.

Reflections on two decades from tragedy to resilience: retrospect of the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami -National Technical Symposium, Colombo, Sri Lanka

The Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre (ADPC) has played a crucial role in Sri Lanka through its administration of the Asian Preparedness Partnership (APP) and the Sustainable Anticipatory Actions through Preparedness in South Asia (SNAP) program.

Celebrating IDDRR 2024: Next Generation Leaders Join Forces to Enhance Disaster Preparedness

On October 31, 2024, the Bangladesh Preparedness Partnership (BPP) organized a significant workshop in Dhaka to commemorate the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (IDDRR).

Enhancing forecasting, warning and user engagement in Asia-Pacific to minimize disaster risks

The Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) collaborated with the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the UNDRR Stakeholder Engagement Mechanism (Global Network of Civil Society Organizations for Disaster Reduction, GNDR) to address the institutionalization of user engagement in forecasts and warnings.

Friends of ADPC bring to the table together a stronger collaboration for resilient Asia-Pacific Region

Manila, Philippines – The APMCDRR 2024 under the theme "Surge to 2030: Enhancing ambition in Asia Pacific to accelerate disaster risk reduction" concluded in Manila, Philippines with higher commitment in investments and financing mechanisms in disaster risk reduction. The ADPC delegation with its thirteen senior level managers led by Mr. Hans Guttman, Executive Director represented and contributed to several plenaries and technical sessions.

IFRC and ADPC Strengthen Partnership to Boost Disaster Resilience Across Asia

Manila, Philippines, October 2024 – The Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) and The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) have reaffirmed their long-standing commitment to enhancing disaster resilience across Asia by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). This partnership marks a significant milestone, building on over four decades of collaboration to safeguard vulnerable communities from the increasing threat of disasters in the region.

Asia Pacific Resilient Recovery Dialogue – Coming Together to Build Back Better after Disasters

The special session of the APMCDRR 20204 on Asia-Pacific Resilient Recovery Dialogue was organized in Manila, Philippine hosted by the Government of the Philippines, Asian Development Bank (ADB), Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC), The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), and the International Recovery Platform (IRP).

Data-driven Approaches to Gender-Responsive DRR Actions

A special session, co-organized by Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC), The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), and UN Women, underscored the critical need for inclusive and data-driven disaster risk reduction (DRR) in light of escalating disaster risks fueled by climate change.

Advancing and scaling up Anticipatory Action through intergovernmental regional cooperation

Anticipatory action is gaining recognition as an essential component of disaster risk management, offering timely, cost-efficient, and flexible support to vulnerable communities facing hydro-meteorological hazards like as droughts, typhoons, and floods.

Resilient Futures: Bridging Science and Business Solutions

At the Asia Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (APMCDRR) 2024, the session "Resilient Futures: Bridging Science and Business Solutions" highlighted the critical intersection of science and business in building disaster resilience.

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