Asian Disaster Reduction Center（ADRC）

Latest Disaster Information

2025/01/07 China : Earthquake A magnitude 6.8 earthquake rocked the northern foothills of the Himalayas near one of Tibet's holiest cities on Tuesday, 7 January 2025, killing at least nine people. 2025/01/07 United States of America (the) : Wild Fire Five major wildfires continues to burn across Los Angeles County, northern of Los Angeles and Pasadena cities, in USA since 7 January 2025, resulting in casualties, more evacuations and damage. Media report, as of 9 January, at least five fatalities in Los Angeles County and more than 130,000 people under evacuation order. 2024/12/17 Vanuatu : Earthquake A 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck 30 km west of Port Vila, Vanuatu, on 17 December 2024, at 12:47 PM local time. Preliminary reports indicate observed damages to buildings and infrastructure in Port Vila, with six unconfirmed casualties and injuries reported. 2024/12/15 Mozambique : Tropical Cyclone Tropical Cyclone Chido made landfall in northern Mozambique on 15 December 2024, impacting Cabo Delgado, Nampula and Niassa provinces. According to the National Institute for Natural Disaster (INGD), a total of 380,000 individuals (76,100 households) are estimated to be affected by the cyclone. Over 88,670 houses were completely or partially destroyed. 2024/12/09 Philippines (the) : Volcano On 9 December 2024 at 7:03 UTC, Kanlaon volcano, located on Negros Island, increased its activity with an explosion that produced a plume 3 km high above the summit of the crater and pyroclastic flows descended the slopes on the southeastern flanks of the volcano.

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Newsletter
ADRC Highlight vol.381 [English]
ADRC Highlight vol.380 [Russian]

Publications2024/10/31
NEW![Annual Report] ADRC Annual Report 2023

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Publications2024/10/31
NEW![Databook] Natural Disasters Data Book-2023 edition

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Events2024/11/07
NEW! In line with the 20th Commemoration of the Aceh Tsunami, ADRC collaborated with the Universitas Syiah Kuala (USK) in organizing the International Seminar on Tsunami Disaster Mitigation, 7 November 2024 in Banda Aceh, Indonesia.

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Events2024/11/12
NEW! Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC) organized the Asian Conference on Disaster Reduction 2024 (ACDR2024) on 12-13 November 2024 in Hanoi, Vietnam.

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News2025/01/17
NEW! 17 January 2025 marks 30 years since the 1995 Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake. On this occasion, let us reflect on the past and renew our commitment to earthquake DRR.

The Thoughts of ADRC

ADRC was founded in 1998 in Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture.
The mission is to enhance disaster resilience of its member countries, to create safe communities where people can live with peace of mind, and to create a society that enables sustainable development.
For the purpose, the ADRC is promoting the establishment of multilateral networks through personnel exchanges and a variety of other programs for disaster risk reduction in Asia.

ADRC activities

Information Sharing on DRR

Learning from Disasters and Benefiting from Information
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Human Resource
Development

Disaster Risk Reduction begins with Capacity Building
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Community DRR Activities

Community Participation is a Key to Effective Disaster Reduction
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