Phang Nga, Thailand –
Twenty Years ago, at 07:58:53, the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami caused widespread destruction and mobilized an enormous effort for humanitarian assistance never seen in the past. The severity of the human suffering was accompanied by widespread destruction of physical, social and productive infrastructure caused by the action of the earthquake and the ensuing tsunami waves that spread havoc covering a wide surface area in the shores of the Indian Ocean and affected several countries including the African coast.
Manila, Philippines – 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).
Bangkok, Thailand – Bangkok, Thailand — The Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC), in collaboration with the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM), Ministry of Interior of the Royal Thai Government, convened the 18th Meeting of the Regional Consultative Committee (RCC) centered on the theme “Sustainable Anticipatory Actions for Resilient Development Goals.”