Accomplishes its Mission

In accomplishing its mission, ADPC develops and implements cross-sectoral programs and projects in the following disaster risk management thematic areas:

• Climate Risk Management

  • reducing the vulnerabilities of communities to climate risks and using climate as a resource by applying climate information to crop and water resource management

  • institutionalizing and building capacity of partner institutions to generate, interpret, translate and communicate climate forecast information with sufficient lead time to enable communities and governments to anticipate and manage risks instead of responding to recurring disaster

• Community-Based DisasterRisk Management

  • Institutionalization of the community based disaster risk management in the policy, planning and implementation of the government ministries and departments and the that of the donors in target countries

  • Implementation of innovative programs to explore new dimensions in the CBDRM practice;

  • Development of frameworks and tools to support the work of decision-makers and practitioners

  • Development of databases and publications to map the CBDRM practices in various regions

  • Development of new training tools to enhance the capacity of practitioners

  • Development of a regional information and technical support center on CBDRM practices

  • Continued support to the ACDM and other regional entities for promoting CBDRM practice

• Disaster Risk Management Systems

  • Strengthening and building the capacities of national, provincial and local disaster management systems, and promoting regional cooperation by supporting and enhancing the effectiveness of existing mechanisms

• Public Health in Emergencies

  • Developing more effective policy, procedures and guidelines for emergency management by the health sector

  • Assisting health agencies, both government and non-government, in health emergency preparedness, mitigation and response

• Training Resources

  • Regional courses, which ADPC conducts every year periodically, to improve the knowledge and skills of professionals on various aspects of disaster management in the light of regional disaster management needs

  • Program based courses, under which ADPC develops and institutionalizes courses at the national level in different countries with the collaboration of national level training organizations on specific aspects of disaster management 

  • Special courses tailored to suit the needs of particular groups of professionals to enhance their capabilities to meet the requirements of their disaster management programs; typically developed upon request from governments, international and UN agencies, NGOs and private sector

• Urban Disaster Risk Management

  • Reducing human, social and economic losses in cities, resulting from disasters

  • Building stakeholders’ capacity

  • Facilitating structural and non-structural interventions

  • Effective emergency response planning process

Towards strengthening its operational efficiency and effectiveness, ADPC has enhanced its capacity to develop and manage regional disaster risk management programs, which now constitute a major component of its operational activities, working in close collaboration with and building the capacities of national and local partner institutions.