ADPC adds Korean language to Sendai Framework Monitor (SFM) orientation course

Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) with support from Republic of Korea’s Ministry of Interior and Safety has translated the ‘An orientation to using the online Sendai Framework Monitor’ course into Korean.

Never too small for hope (sari-sari store) - International Day of Rural Women 2020

ADPC commemorates International Day of Rural Women on 15 October 2020 with a story on building rural women's resilience against COVID-19 in the Philippines developed by its Asian Preparedness Partnership (APP) program.

Inclusive solution against COVID-19 - International Day of Rural Women 2020

ADPC commemorates International Day of Rural Women on 15 October 2020 with a story on building rural women's resilience against COVID-19 in Pakistan developed by its Asian Preparedness Partnership (APP) program.

The grain of the matter - International Day of Rural Women 2020

ADPC commemorates International Day of Rural Women on 15 October 2020 with a story on building rural women's resilience in Cambodia developed by its Asian Preparedness Partnership (APP) program.

Climate Adaptation and Resilience (CARE) for South Asia Project: how it will assist Bangladesh

Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) examines how its World Bank-supported Climate Adaptation and Resilience (CARE) for South Asia project will help Bangladesh. Highlights include climate budgeting, addressing data gaps, food security, infrastructure and water resources management.

Combining business resilience with sustainable development during COVID-19

Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) through its Asian Preparedness Partnership (APP) program hosted a webinar on 'Resilience in the Private Sector - Amplifying the Sustainable Development' to address the impact of COVID-19 and disasters on businesses.

Improving early warning systems across the Pacific Ocean

Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) participated in the 4th project steering committee meeting for World Meteorological Organization’s (WMO) initiative on Climate Risk and Early Warnings Systems (CREWS). The meeting provided strategic directions for assessing capacities, gaps and needs of national meteorological and hydrological authorities in Pacific Area countries as part of a recent implementation agreement between ADPC and WMO.

Webinar on Resilience in the Private Sector: Amplifying the Sustainable Development

Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) through its Regional Technical Working Group on ‘Advancing the Private Sector Engagement in Disaster Risk Management’ is organizing an upcoming webinar on 'Resilience in the Private Sector: Amplifying the Sustainable Development'. The webinar will be moderated by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF).

Climate Adaptation and Resilience for South Asia project promotes integrated approaches

Development gains in South Asia are already in peril due to the increasing frequency and intensity of floods, cold and heat waves, droughts, wind storms, and cyclones. In response, Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) has initiated the implementation of a World Bank-funded project, "Climate Adaptation and Resilience for South Asia," or CARE for South Asia.

No one left behind: an inclusive approach to localization

ADPC through its Asian Preparedness Partnership (APP) program and Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (RWI) co-organized the second meeting of the Regional Technical Working Group on 'Inclusive Approaches in Localization' (RTWF-IAL) to discuss a training curriculum for local organizations on early warning, evacuation and camp management.