2005
has been a very eventful year for ADPC with
many on-going projects and training
activities. With this issue we are happy to
announce the launch of a new project on
Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System
Programme with funding support from USAID.
I would
like to express my sincere gratitude and
appreciation to all ADPC’s supporters and
partners and would also like to thank all
those who have been providing us with
valuable comments and inputs. On behalf of
ADPC, I would like to take this opportunity
to wish you all a very happy and prosperous
new year, 2006.
Suvit Yodmani, Executive Director, Asian
Disaster Preparedness Center
ADPC
partners with IRG-Tetra Tech on the USAID
Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System
Programme (December)
The United States government has launched
the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System (IOTWS)
programme in response to the December 2004
tsunami disaster. This two-year programme
will contribute to the development of
integrated early warning and mitigation
systems that allow countries in the Indian
Ocean region to detect and prepare for
tsunamis and related coastal hazards. The
programme involves a number of key
specialised expertises in tsunami warning
and disaster management, namely USAID/ NOAA,
USGS, USTDA, and USDA Forest Service.
International Resources Group (IRG) and
Tetra Tech, Inc. will provide overall
support to the U.S. programme as its "Lead
Programme Integrator" contractor. IRG-Tetra
Tech's principal sub-contractor, ADPC will
contribute additional on-the-ground
technical resources.
Capacity Building
Programme - Ranong Livelihood Programme,
Ranong – (December 19-22)
ADPC in partnership with AIT, University of
Rhode Island and DDPM is launching a
Capacity Building Programme (CBP) – Ranong
Livelihood Programme to address the capacity
building needs to be carried out that
engages DDPM, local government and the
affected communities to develop the
awareness of risk and the skills, tools and
materials required to manage the risks
identified. The objectives of the programme
are to create an understanding of CBDRM for
resilient communities among provincial and
local government officials and participating
affected-communities; to train selected
individuals in CBDRM methods and tools for
programs in Ranong and beyond including
local trainers and DDPM officials; to
prepare CBDRM handbook; to prepare improved
community layouts and hazard response plans,
and to provide to communities and local
officials first responder skills. The CBP
will be carried out through a series of
capacity building events starting December.
Visit to ADPC for the Delegation of Church
of South India Diaconal Ministry, Bangkok,
(November 28-30)
ADPC invited a group consisting of 8
officials from Church of South India
Diaconal Ministry for a study visit on
damages of the tsunami and the emergency
response and reconstruction in Thailand. The
group also visited Department of Disaster
Prevention and Mitigation, Ministry of
Interior and made a field visit to tsunami
affected areas in Phuket.
Public
Extramural Lecture to Commemorate the
Memorial of the Tsunami, Bangkok (December
13)
To commemorate the memorial of the tsunami,
ADPC in partnership with AIT is organising
extramural public lecture by Khunying
Porntip Rojanasunan, MD, Director of Central
Institute of Forensic Science, Thailand on
December 13, 2005. Dr. Porntip is an
independent, outspoken, leading authority in
the forensic pathology. The lecture will
focus on Dr. Porntip’s personal experiences
and lessons learnt from the Tsunami,
approaches to disaster preparedness and
mitigation, volunteer’s role and the need
for capacity building of volunteers and
expectations and challenges of forensic
science as a research activity.
Tsunami Poster Competition: Creativity for
Awareness, Bangkok (December 16)
ADPC in partnership with Department of
Public Works and Town & Country Planning (DPT),
National Housing Authority (NHA),
Chulalongkorn University, UNDP, Department
of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDMP),
Mahidol University, The Nation, Thammasat
University and Bangkok Metropolitan
Authority (BMA) is organising a poster
competition on 16 December to commemorate
the December 2004 tsunami catastrophe. The
event is open for all high school and
graduate student communities in Bangkok in
order to raise awareness among the youth to
enhance disaster risk management knowledge
and skills and to reduce the impact of
disasters upon communities. The event will
be held at the premises of the Chulalongkorn
University.
International Conference on Philanthropy in
Disasters: TSUNAMI and After, Phuket
(November 29)
ADPC participated in the international
conference on Philanthropy in Disasters:
TSUNAMI and After held in Phuket on November
29. The main objective of the conference is
to develop action programmes related to
regional resource mobilization, and regional
advocacy for multisectoral efforts in
natural disasters. Country-specific
programmes were pursued to enhance
community-level disaster preparedness and to
increase effectiveness of in-country
philanthropic contributions. ADPC Executive
Director attended the conference and made
presentation on Disaster Preparedness:
Mitigating Risk and Impact and
Learning/Re-learning Responses to Disasters.
Community Based Disaster Risk
Management (CBDRM) Course, Afghanistan,
(November 29 – December 21)
The CBDRM training course commenced from
29th November 2005 for local government
officials of the Government of Afghanistan.
ADPC’s CBDRM course run regularly with the
aim of institutionalising community based
disaster risk management in the policy,
planning and implementation of the
government ministries and departments and
that of the donors in target countries. This
is the last activity of the current phase of
the Training and Capacity Building Project
being launched jointly by ADPC with InWent,
Germany. Development of 575 trained human
resources in the government ministries was
one of the key focus areas of the project.
Provincial Training on
Development and Implementation of Flood
Preparedness Programmes at Provincial and
District Levels, Cambodia (November 30 –
December 1)
ADPC conducted
training on Development and Implementation
of Flood Preparedness Programmes at
Provincial and District Levels in Kratie
province of Cambodia. 32 participants from
the Kratie Provincial Committee for Disaster
Management, representing its various member
line departments, such as provincial water
resources management department, provincial
health department, provincial department on
agriculture and rural development,
provincial education department, provincial
department on public works, etc., as well as
from partner NGOs attended the training.
Nutrition for
Children & Mothers in Disasters (NCM),
Teheran, (December 3-14)
ADPC in partnership
with Ministry of Health, Iran and UNICEF is
conducting a capacity development programme
for MoH addressing the nutritional needs of
children and mothers in disaster affected
areas. The programme aims to develop a plan
of action for a training curriculum. The
programme expects to train 50 nutritionist
in management of nutrition programmes in
disasters who will further train other
health staffs in their provinces.
National Workshop on
CBDRM Good Practice Criteria, Impact
Indicators, and Criteria to Determine Family
and Community Vulnerability to Natural
Disasters Indonesia, (December 7-8)
The national workshop
on CBDRM will focus on development of
national standards on community based
disaster risk management. In the workshop,
criteria and indicators for assessment of
vulnerability at family and community levels
will be developed. It is expected that the
formulation of these standards will help to
improve the practice of CBDRM in Indonesia.
Crisis Management
Course (CMC) in Krabi (December 7-16), Trang
(December 17-19)
Crisis Management
Courses are the series of training courses
being offered to government officials from
DDPM in different provinces affected by
Tsunami. This month, ADPC is organising two
training courses on Crisis Management with
the funding support from UNDP in Krabi (CMC
3) and Trang (CMC 4) province of Thailand.
The aim of the training course is to reduce
the likelihood of crisis, minimise the harm
caused by a crisis event and continuously
improve its crisis management ability.
Provincial
Consultative Workshop, Cambodia (December
12-13)
ADPC is organising a
provincial consultative workshop in Prey
Veng province of Cambodia, for the
finalization of "Provincial Flood
Preparedness Plan". The workshop
participants include provincial member
departments of Prey Veng Provincial
Committee for Disaster Management. Around 30
participants will take part in the workshop
and they will review and provide inputs
regarding the provincial flood preparedness
plans that have been developed for Prey Veng.
Provincial Training
on Development and Implementation of Flood
Preparedness Programmes at Provincial and
District Levels, Vietnam (December 19-20)
ADPC is conducting
training on Development and Implementation
of Flood Preparedness Programmes at
Provincial and District Levels in Cantho
province of Vietnam. Approximately around 32
participants are expected to attend the
training representing various member
departments from the Cantho Provincial
Committee on Flood and Storm Control. 2
representatives each from An GIan and Dong
Thap provinces will also be invited to
participate.
District Consultative
Workshops, Cambodia (December 29-30)
ADPC is organising two
day district consultative workshops in Peam
Chor District and Prey Veng Province of
Cambodia for the finalization of "District
Flood Preparedness Plan". The workshop
participants include district member
departments of Peam Chor District Committee
for Disaster Management. Around 30
participants will take part in the workshop
and they will review and provide inputs
regarding the district flood preparedness
plans that have been developed for Peam Chor.
Workshop on CBDRM
Standards in Timor Leste (January 5-6)
A two-day national
workshop on CBDRM standards, impact
indicators and vulnerability criteria is
scheduled to take place in Dili, Timor Leste
on January 5-6, 2006. The purpose of this
workshop is to contribute to the improvement
in the practice of community-based disaster
risk management (CBDRM) in the countries of
South East Asia through providing guidelines
to decision makers and practitioners for
designing, implementing and evaluating the
community-based initiatives and projects.
