This brief presents the Framework for Integrating Rights and Equality (FIRE) and its applications in the Building Resilience through Inclusive and Climate-adaptive Disaster Risk Reduction in...
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New UN tool maps floods since 1985 to street level, will aid disaster planning, especially in Global South
Developed by UN University with Google and other partners, free online World Flood Mapping Tool will help plan urban and agricultural development, effective flood defences, disaster readiness,...
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Climate-informed Water Accounting: the need for measuring to plan and manage water resources in South Asia
This brief explores the need for water accounting to help governments better plan and manage water resources that are already threatened by the impacts of climate change. Water management policies...
ADPC Annual Report 2018
ADPC published its Annual Report 2018 that provides a summary of our contributions to build the capacities of governments and communities in disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate resilience (CR)...
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Building resilience though inclusive and climate-adaptive disaster risk reduction (BRDR) program: summary of the inception-phase findings and options
Building resilience through inclusive and climate-adaptive disaster risk reduction Asia-Pacific (BRDR) is a five-year program which aims to improve regional cooperation in disaster risk reduction...
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Developing the elements of a disaster risk financing strategy: Conference outcomes, 8-9 May 2018, Bangkok, Thailand
Foreword 2017 provided a stark reminder of the need to develop a plan for managing the financial impacts of natural catastrophes – as hurricanes in the United States, earthquakes in Mexico and other...
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Stories from the field: Featuring ADPC’s widespread work across the world
This booklet features a collection of stories that reflects the widespread work of ADPC across Asia and the Pacific and beyond. It not only showcases ADPC's extensive work to achieve its vision of...
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Integrating gender into humanitarian action: Good practices from Asia-Pacific 6
This brochure is the sixth compilation of good practices on integrating gender into humanitarian action in the Asia-Pacific region, developed on behalf of the Regional Network Working Group on Gender...
7th International Conference on Building Resilience to be held in Bangkok from 27-29 November
Over 200 state of the art research papers would be shared Bangkok, Thailand – Over 300 international and Thai academics, practitioners, professionals, and policymakers are all set to participate in...
Report of the 13th Annual Meeting of the Regional Consultative Committee on Disaster Management
Publication Overview/Description This publication provides the detailed description of the proceedings of the 13th Regional Consultative Committee (RCC) on Disaster Management that took place in...
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Prepare Asia for disaster response: ADPC to launch an inter-agency platform
Bangkok, Thailand: Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) is to launch Asian Preparedness Partnership (APP): an inter-agency platform of National Disaster Management Organizations, civil society...
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Integrating gender into humanitarian action: Good practices from Asia-Pacific 4
Women’s Leadership in Humanitarian Action Gender inequalities constrain the influence and control that women and girls have over their own lives. Disasters and crises tend to exacerbate pre-existing...
Report on the 3rd Regional Conference on Bridging the Gaps in Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergencies in Asia
The Report on the 3rd Regional Conference on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergencies in Asia. The conference was organized by Asian Disaster Preparedness Center in collaboration with...
Integrating gender into humanitarian action: Good practices from Asia-Pacific 3
Mainstreaming Gender Equality into Humanitarian Action In May 2016, the World Humanitarian Summit convened a High-Level Leaders’ Roundtable “Women and Girls: Catalyzing Action to Achieve Gender...
Risk Reduction and Resilience in Asia: Unpacking the post 2015 Agenda
This report reflects the perspectives of individual practitioners who attended the 8th Practitioner Workshop in Bangkok during 23-25 November 2015 . The publication offers solutions to issues,...
Integrating gender into humanitarian action: Good practices from Asia-Pacific 2
This publication offers concrete examples and gender perspectives that can be successfully included in interventions before, during and after disasters. Although natural disasters do not...
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ADPC Annual Report 2015
2015 at a glance: A year of milestones 2015 marked the beginning of a new era in disaster risk reduction and sustainable development. ADPC embraced the new Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk...
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Integrating Gender into Humanitarian Action: Good practices from Asia 1
Statistics show that women are disproportionately negatively affected by disasters. As an example, the devastating Indian Ocean Tsunami in 2004 took the lives of hundreds of thousands of people in...
Emergency response: Stronger coordination of mental health and psychosocial support needed in Asia
Bangkok, Thailand – Natural disasters touch the lives of over 163 million people in Asia each year, severely affecting individuals, families, communities and the society. Emergencies erode support...
Countries identify actions to build resilient and sustainable development in the face of disasters and climate change in Asia
Bangkok, Thailand – The increasing intensity and frequency of cyclones, flooding and drought have severely impacted the environment, livelihoods and food security in Asia-Pacific. Extreme weather...