Introduction Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) consists of 647 small islands in the Western Pacific. It comprises four semi-autonomous states: Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei and Kosrae. FSM has 273.5 square...
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Humanitarian Resilience Journal - Localization through innovative approaches - Issue #8
PREFACE Humanitarian Resilience Journal is a biannual magazine published with the support of Asian Preparedness Partnership (APP) under the umbrella of Pakistan Resilience Partnership (PRP). This...
Disaster Risk Reduction in Indonesia: Status Report 2020
Indonesia’s Response to COVID-19 and Disaster Risk Reduction Indonesia reported its first confirmed COVID-19 case on March 2, 2020. The government adopted various containment measures, including...
Disaster Risk Reduction in India: Status Report 2020
India’s Response to COVID-19 and Disaster Risk Reduction The first case of COVID-19 in India was reported on January 30, 2020, and the number of cases continued to rise. Prime Minister Modi announced...
Disaster Risk Reduction in Papua New Guinea, Status Report (July 2019)
Introduction Papua New Guinea is among the largest Pacific island states located in Oceania, covering an area of 462,840 km2 . The country also occupies the eastern half of the island of New Guinea,...
Disaster Risk Reduction in Pakistan, Status Report (July 2019)
Introduction Pakistan is located in South Asia, sharing borders with India, Iran, Afghanistan, and China. The total land area covers 770,875 km2 , which is divided into three major geographicregions:...
Disaster Risk Reduction in Nepal, Status Report (July 2019)
Introduction As a country with diverse typography, complex geology and highly varying climate, Nepal is exposed to many natural and human-induced hazards. In a global comparison, Nepal ranks 4th in...
Disaster Risk Reduction in Lao PDR, Status Report (July 2019)
Introduction Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) is a landlocked country located in Southeast Asia, bordering Thailand, Viet Nam, Cambodia, Myanmar, and China in the North. The total land area...
Humanitarian Resilience Journal - Life Saving Humanitarian Interventions - Issue #3
The third issue of the Humanitarian Resilience Journal focuses on “Life Saving Humanitarian Interventions”, with its contributors sharing initiatives undertaken by the humanitarian community in the...
Humanitarian Resilience Journal - Governance in Preparedness - Issue #2
Building on the ideas stimulated by the positive reception of its first issue, the National Humanitarian Network in Pakistan presents the next issue of its humanitarian journal to continue capturing...
Humanitarian Resilience Journal - Governance in Preparedness - Issue #1
The National Humanitarian Network (NHN) of Pakistan presents the first issue of this humanitarian journal to capture perspectives in disaster preparedness and response. Focusing on the theme of...
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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 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...
Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction (CBDRR) Manual in Lao PDR — Scaling-up Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction in Lao PDR
What is the CBDRR Manual? The CBDRR Manual is a practical ‘how-to’ guide on community-based disaster risk reduction for government and non-government agencies in Lao PDR. It is a commonly agreed...
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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...
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Launch of the "Disaster Recovery Toolkit" developed by the Tsunami Global Lessons Learned Project
Ten years have passed since the Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami of December 2004. With a view to gathering, learning and sharing from experiences of the 2004 earthquake and tsunami, and other...
Myanmar Action Plan for Disaster Risk Reduction (MAPDRR)
Chapter 1 : Disaster Management in Myanmar 1.1 Introduction Myanmar is exposed to multiple natural hazards which include Cyclone, Storm surge, Floods, Landslide, Earthquake, Tsunami, Drought, Fire...
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ADPC Strategy 2020
Introduction to ADPC Strategy 2020 As the most hazard prone region in the World, the Asia-Pacific Region cannot afford to ignore nor delay addressing the challenges that confront it in disaster risk...
Bringing hope for hospitals in Nepal
Nepal is advancing national preparedness for emergencies in hospitals and medical facilities with a training course called Hospital Preparedness for Emergencies (HOPE). With the support of the...