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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.

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.

ADPC Shares Climate Solution Ideas with Lower Mekong Environment Ministers

The Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) is highly vulnerable to climate change and disasters, which transcend national borders and require coordinated responses. Unexpected recurrence of disasters such as floods and drought have become commonplace in countries such as Cambodia and Vietnam.

BPP Partners Collaborate for a Stronger, Safer Bangladesh: Insights from the Bi-Monthly Meeting

The spirit of collaboration and multi-stakeholder partnership shone brightly during the Bi-Monthly All Partners Coordination Meeting of Bangladesh Preparedness Partnership (BPP), held on 02 October 2024 in Dhaka.

Regional Workshop on Drought Risk Management and Mitigation in South Asia News Article

Colombo, Sri Lanka – September 9, 2024 - South Asia is highly vulnerable to drought and its impact on key sectors like agriculture, water, and hydro-power generation. In response to the growing risks posed by drought, the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC),

Urban Heat Resilience: Bridging Science, Policy, and Sustainable Design - Inception Workshop

Bangkok, Thailand, September 6, 2024 - The bustling city of Bangkok played host to an inception workshop focused on Urban Heat Resilience, bringing together experts in science, policy, and sustainable design to address the pressing issue of urban heatwaves. The "Urban Heat Resilience: Bridging Science, Policy, and Sustainable Design" inception workshop aimed to foster a multidisciplinary dialogue and develop actionable strategies to combat the rising threat of urban heat.

ADPC and the World Bank Kick Off Community-Based Disaster Risk Management Project in Lao PDR with Inception Workshop and Field Assessments

On 4th September 2024, the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC), in collaboration with the Department of Meteorology and Hydrology (DMH) and the Department of Social Welfare (DSW), launched the "Strengthening Community-Based Disaster Risk Management in Lao PDR" project in Oudomxay Province. Funded by the World Bank under the Climate Risk and Early Warning Systems (CREWS) initiative, the project aims to improve Early Warning Systems (EWS) in flood-prone villages by enhancing local disaster preparedness and response capabilities.

ADPC Welcomes New Sri Lankan Ambassador to Thailand

Bangkok, August 30, 2024 – The Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) warmly welcomes H.E. Mrs. E.A.S. Wijayanthi Edirisinghe the newly appointed Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Thailand. Sri Lanka is among the nine founding member countries that has ratified the ADPC Charter along with Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, and Thailand. The Ambassador represents Sri Lanka as member of ADPC Board of Trustee (BoT).

A Validation Workshop for Stocktaking Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems and Anticipatory Actions in Ethiopia

A consultation and validation workshop on Stocktaking Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems (EWS) and Anticipatory Actions in Ethiopia has been organized for 48 key governmental sector offices, and non-government stakeholders including UN agencies, bilateral organizations, INGOs, NGOs, and academic and research institutions. The validation workshop was held from August 23-24, 2024, in Bishoftu, Yatu International Hotel.

Preparing for Recovery: An Imperative for Building Back Better in the Pacific – online Consultation

In preparation for the upcoming Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (APMCDRR), an online consultation was held on August 15, 2024. Focusing on "Preparing for Recovery: An Imperative for Building Back Better in the Pacific”,

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The Asian Preparedness Partnership (APP) is 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 governments, local humanitarian, and the private sector organizations
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