FY2005 Annual Report
1. Asian Disaster Reduction Center
1-1. Background to the Establishment of the ADRC
1-3-1. Basic Activities
1-3-2. Past Activities
2. Information Sharing
2-1. International Conferences
2-1-1. Asian Conference on Disaster Reduction 2006
2-1-2. The 8th ADRC Steering Commitee
2-1-3. International Seminar on Post-Disaster Recovery
2-1-4. 2nd Public Symposium on Post Disaster Recovery
2-2. Publication of Total Disaster Risk Management - Good Practices 2006 Supplement -
2-2-1. Purpose
2-2-2. Contents
2-3. Collection of Information
2-3-1. Methodology
2-3-2. Collection of Information from Member Countries
2-4. Information on Disaster Management Systems
2-4-1. Scope of Information
2-4-2. Levels of Information Sources
2-4-3. Methods of Collecting Information
2-4-4. Future Tasks
2-4-5. Publication of "ADRC Member Country Profiles"
2-5. Internet-based Information Sharing
2-5-1. ADRC's Website
2-5-2. Latest Disaster Information Database
2-5-3. Multilanguage Glossary on Disaster Reduction
2-5-4. ADRC Newsletter "ADRC Highlights"
2-6. Framework of Natural Disaster Databases
2-6-1. Current Situation of Disaster Information Sharing
2-6-2. Asia Natural Disaster Data Book in the 20th Century
2-6-3. "GLIDE" proposal by the Asian Disaster Reduction Center
2-7. Disaster Management Internet GIS
2-7-1. Objective of Disaster Management Internet GIS
2-7-2. Development and Improvement of "VENTEN (Vehicle through Electronic Network of disasTer gEographical informatioN)"
2-7-3. Toward Wider Use of Disaster Management Internet GIS
3. Human Resource Develpment
3-1. Activities of Disaster Reduction
3-1-1. Study Tour on National Tsunami Warning System Implementation for High Level Administrators in the Indian Ocean Responsible for Tsunami Warning Activities
3-1-2. Disaster Management Training Course for Central Asia and Caucasus
3-1-3. JICA Seminar on Disaster Management
3-1-4. JICA Regional Seminar on Tsunami Early Warning System
3-1-5. JICA "Disaster Damage Mitigation" Training Course (for Trainees from Turkey)
3-1-6. Disaster Management Training Course for Iran
4. Promoting Cooperation with Member Countries, International Organizations and NGOs
4-1. Cooperative Projects with Member Countries
4-1-1. Capacity Building of the Population of the Kyrgyz Republic in Disaster Reduction and Disaster Preparedness
4-1-2. Urban Search and Rescue Training in Singapore
4-2. Establishment of Regional Networks in Asia
4-2-1. Establishment of Institutional and Human Networks
4-2-2. Asian Disaster Reduction and Response Network (ADRRN)
4-3. Collaboration with International Organizations
4-3-1. Collaboration with UN/ISDR
4-3-2. Collaboration with UN/OCHA Kobe
4-3-3. Collaboration with UNDP
4-3-4. Collaboration with UNESCO
4-3-5. Collaboration with UN/ESCAP
4-3-6. Collaboration with WMO
5. Activities for Countermeasures against the Tsunami in Indian Ocean
5-1. Multi-national Survey Mission to Tsunami Affected Areas in India
5-2. Publication of Tsunami awareness booklets in 9 languages in 8 countries in Asia
5-4. Report on Tsunami Questionnaire Survey in Maldives
5-5. Report of Questionnaire Survey in Indonesia
5-6. Education for Disaster Preparedness in Primary School in Thailand
6. Establishment of the International Recovery Platform (IRP) and its activities
6-1. The Establishment of the IRP and its Background
6-2. The Governance Structure of IRP
7. Pakistan Earthquake (South Asian Earthquake)
8. ADRC's Public Relations
8-1. Promotion through the Mass Media
8-2. Participation to International Conferences
8-3. Participation in Various Disaster Management Exhibitions