FY2016 Annual Report

1. Asian Disaster Reduction Center

1-1. History of the Establishment of the ADRC

1-2. Composition

1-3. Activities

2. Highlights of 2016/2017

2-1. ADRC study visit to the affected areas by Kumamoto Earthquakes

2-1-1. Overview

2-1-2. ADRC Steering Committee meeting in Kumamoto

2-1-3. Study visit to the affected areas by the Kumamoto

2-2. Promotion of World tsunami awareness day

2-2-1. Background of ADRC Tsunami DRR workshops

2-2-2. Workshop focusing on tsunami DRR policies at national level Tsunami Disaster Risk Reduction in APEC economies

2-2-3. Community level tsunami DRR "Lessons learnt from the Indian Ocean Tsunami and way forward"

3. Collection and Dissemination of Disaster Information

3-1. DRR Activities of Member Countries

3-1-1. Information Collection from Member Countries

3-1-2. Natural Disaster Data Book

3-1-3. Disaster Information Sharing Using GLIDE Numbers

3-2. Database on DRR

3-2-1. Latest Disaster Information

3-2-2. Asian Disaster Reduction Center Newsletter: ADRC Highlights

3-1-3. Disaster Information Sharing Using GLIDE Numbers

3-3. Applying Space-Based Technology and Information and Communication Technology to Strengthen Disaster Resilience

3-3-1. Sentinel Asia

3-3-2. Sentinel Asia activities for DRR

3-3-3. Applying Space-Based Technology and Information and Communication Technology to Strengthen Disaster Resilience

4. Human Resource Development

4-1 Human Resource Development and Information Networking on Visiting Researcher (VR)

4-1-1. Background

4-1-2. Objective

4-1-3. Activities of Visiting Researchers in FY2016

4-2 Seminars and Training Course

4-2-1. JICA Knowledge Co-Creation Program: "Comprehensive Disaster Risk Reduction for Central Asia and Caucasus"

4-2-2. JICA Knowledge Co-Creation Program: "Comprehensive Disaster Risk Management"

4-2-3. JICA Knowledge Co-Creation Program: "Raising Awareness of Disaster Reduction"

4-2-4. Japan-Singapore Partnership Program for the 21st Century "Disaster Risk Reduction and Management"

4-3. Short-term Training and visitors

5. Promoting Cooperation with Member Countries, International Organizations and NGOs

5-1. Urban Search and Rescue Training in Singapore

5-2. Capacity Building in Member Countries

5-2-1. Technical Cooperation Project in Nepal

5-2-2. Project on Rehabilitation and Recovery from Nepal Earthquake

5-2-3. Data Collection Survey of Disaster Protection and Prevention in Mongolia

5-2-4. Technical Cooperation Project in Mongolia

5-3. Promoting Cooperation with Member Countries, International Organizations and NGOs

6. International Recovery Platform (IRP): History and Current Activities

6-1. The Establishment of IRP

6-2. The Governance Structure of IRP

6-3. IRP Activities in FY 2016

7. Awareness raising by diverse media and conferences

7-1. Promotion through Mass Media

7-2. Participation in International Conferences and Contribution to Magazines