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Dear Readers,
Greetings from Asian
Disaster Preparedness Center
(ADPC).
The beginning
of 2008 has not been shy
amidst severe snow storms in
China and Central Asia,
landslides in Indonesia,
tropical cyclone in the Fiji
islands and the continued
Avian Influenza spread in
South Asia.
During the decade of
1996-2006, Asia accounted
for 41 per cent of all
reported disasters, 72 per
cent of industrial
accidents, 61 per cent of
landslides/avalanches, 59
per cent of
earthquakes/tsunamis and 47
per cent of miscellaneous
accidents. Asia accounts
for a disproportionate
number killed through these
disasters, totaling a
recorded 916,856.
Clearly the region requires
continued attention and
focus on
DRR interventions to reduce
impacts and vulnerabilities
and
it remains a growing
challenge to integrate
disaster risk
reduction into development
planning. ADPC will
continue to face challenges
in pursuit of preparedness,
early warning, education &
awareness, innovative risk
reduction applications and
involvement of the concerned
communities.
On that
note, I now
inform
you about our
activities for the month of
January 2008 and I am
pleased to invite you to
browse through our website
www.adpc.net
for more ADPC news updates,
publications, events and
training calendar for 2008.
Dr. Bhichit Rattakul
Executive Director a.i.
Asian Disaster Preparedness
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