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ADPC’s 35^th Regional Training Course on Disaster Management concludes, 14 May-1 Jun, Thailand

 
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Participants with H.E. Ambassador Mohsen Pak Aein, Embassy of Islamic Republic of Iran and Dr. Luis Jorge Perez-Calderon, Deputy Executive Director, ADPC, Thailand

 ADPC’s regional three-weeks training course on Disaster Management concluded on the 1 June. The course provided comprehensive disaster management knowledge and skills, enhanced capabilities and capacities of disaster practitioners who are in key disaster management responsibilities. 22 participants from 13 different countries namely Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Maldives, Qatar, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Thailand, Vietnam completed the course successfully. The course involved active participation during interactive lectures and reflections on a range of key issues raised during discussions and practical activities.

Strengthening the capacities of community based flood management, Jun-Jul, Cambodia

As part of the Flood Emergency Management Strengthening (FEMS) activities, ADPC conducted two preparatory meetings with Provincial Committee for Disaster Management (PCDM), District Committee for Disaster Management (DCDM), Commune Committee for Disaster Management (CCDM), PCC to discus and present the implementation plan in June. This activity will be followed by a meeting for reviewing Community-based Flood Management (CBFM) training materials for the CBFM orientation session. All the activities will be facilitated in Srer Khmer. The CBFM orientation sessions will be conducted in four piloting communes-one commune in each targeted district-altogether four communes in four districts under Flood Emergency Management Strengthening (FEMS) in June-July. 

Raising the awareness of female-headed household in flood risk reduction, Jun-Jul, Cambodia

As part of the Flood Emergency Management Strengthening (FEMS) activities, ADPC conducted two preparatory meetings with PCDM, CCDM, PDoWA, Department of Woman Affairs, commune focal points to present and discus implementation plan, facilitated by PCC. This activity will be followed by facilitating commune focal points, Department of Woman Affairs, PDoWA, DCDM, PCDM to develop plan for further dissemination to Woman Headed Households on flood risk reduction measures, household safety measures.  

Installation of flood mark and billboards in 9 villages of two communes in Sithor Kandal of Prey Veng province, then conduction orientation training for flood mark operators, Jun, Cambodia

As part of the Flood Emergency Management Strengthening (FEMS) activities, ADPC will be installing flood marks in nine villages in Sithor Kandal in June, by Department of Hydrological and River Work technical team. Training will also be conducted on how to read and record flood water from flood mark and maintain the flood mark to CCDM and village authority. The activity is going to take place after the flood marks have been installed in late June, by Department of Hydrological and River Work. 

Flood Preparedness Program (FPP) revision, Jun-Jul, Cambodia

As part of the Flood Emergency Management Strengthening (FEMS) activities, ADPC will be revising the FPP in June-July. 

CBFM orientation session in An Giang and Dong Thap, Jun-Jul, Vietnam

Under ADPC’s Flood Emergency Management Strengthening (FEMS) project in Vietnam, two CBFM training have been organized for staff at district level. These CBFM orientation sessions will be conducted in June-July in Tan Hong and Tan Chau district, Vietnam. 

Teacher Information Kit: Safety Flood School Program, Jun-Jul, Vietnam

Under ADPC’s Flood Emergency Management Strengthening (FEMS) project, as part of the public awareness raising activities, teacher's information will be collected and disseminated to teachers in the target districts to help them orient their students. VCD on preventing children from accident during flood season collected from committee for population, family and children will be included in the kit. These planned activities are in June-July 2007. 

Billboard in Tan Chau district, An Giang and Tan Hong, Jun-Jul, Vietnam

Under ADPC’s Flood Emergency Management Strengthening (FEMS) project, billboards on teaching children to swim and strengthening houses before flood season will be installed in Tan Hong and Tan Chau districts (5 billboards in each district), in June-July 2007. 

On-site mottos and Household Safety Measures (HHSM) poster, Jun, Vietnam

Under ADPC’s Flood Emergency Management Strengthening (FEMS) project, on-site mottos on men on-site, force on-site, material on-site and logistic on-site will be made. These posters will be used to enhance knowledge for local staff in disaster preparedness and confrontation. The household safety measures are to guide community during and after flood.  These posters will be disseminated to communities in target districts. 

Advocating CBDRM into Government policy and programming in Vietnam, 4-9 Jun

To support local and international NGOs in providing assistance to the national government of Vietnam in establishing an effective system of integrating Community Based Disaster Risk Management (CBDRM) into development planning, ADPC with funding support from DIPECHO will conduct two sets of training courses entitled, “Advocacy for CBDRM: Integrating CBDRM into Government Policy and Programming” on 4-6 Jun and 7-9 Jun in Hue and Hanoi respectively. 

One major training output is the formulation of an strategic advocacy plan which includes the identification of possible champions on CBDRM within the existing government system and other stakeholders such as the NGOs, private sectors and the communities will mobilize to take CBDRM to the top level of Disaster Risk Reduction governance of the country and linking the decision making to Disaster Risk Management towards expected goals of the HFA implementation. 

Brainstorming session on finalization of the Flood Preparedness Manual and course content for the Khammouane provincial training course, 12 Jun, Lao PDR

Under the MRC-ADPC-ECHO phase III project “Support to Implementation of Flood Preparedness Programs at Provincial, District and Commune Levels in the Lower Mekong Basin, ADPC will organize a brainstorming session in Vientiane, Lao PDR, to finalize the Lao version of the flood preparedness manual for Khammouance Province and Nong Bok district by experts and to finalize the content of the four days training course to be held on 26-29 Jun in Khammoune Province. 

Regional multi-hazard early warning system: ECR-SEA project mission, 12-22 Jun, Vietnam

ADPC will be on mission to Thanh Hoa and Quang Tri provinces in Vietnam for the project Enhancing Community Resilience Against Disasters in Southeast Asian (ECR-SEA). Activities during the mission include constitution of local working groups for project implementation at provincial and commune levels; complete profiling of pilot communes; and test the application of Typhoon Tracking Map as a tool for risk communication.  The ECR-SEA project is funded by the Danish Agency for International Development (DANIDA). The National Hydrometeorological Service of Vietnam is the key implementing partner.  

Cultural show in Tan Hong district, DongThap, 13-23 Jun, Vietnam

Under ADPC’s Flood Emergency Management Strengthening (FEMS) project, cultural show on Flood Risk Reduction and Preparedness will be performed in nine communes and town in Tan Hong district to enhance community knowledge on preparedness during flood season. 

Regional multi-hazard early warning system: National consultation meeting, Jakarta, 14 Jun, Indonesia

ADPC, on behalf of the US Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning Systems (IOTWS) Program, will conduct a national consultation meeting on policy and institutional assessment for early warning and disaster management in Jakarta in partnership with the Indonesian Government. The consultation meeting aims to share the findings of the disaster risk management policy and institutional assessment report with national stakeholders, which was conducted in Indonesia in late 2006. The meeting will address the gaps in the assessment in consultation with the stakeholders. Assessments of disaster risk management policy and institutional frameworks in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and Thailand were conducted from July to October 2006. National assessment reports will be finalized after the national consultation meetings.   

Project Progress Review (PPR), 15 Jun-6 Jul, Lao PDR, Vietnam, Cambodia

ADPC’s Flood Emergency Management Strengthening (FEMS) project progress review are scheduled as follows:

• 15-20 Jun- meeting with various stakeholders in Bangkok, Vientiane

• 20-26 Jun-PPR in Vietnam

• 27 Jun-6 Jul-PPR in Cambodia

Climate Risk Management: Climate change adaptation targets (CCAT) project initiation, 25 Jun-5 Jul, Mongolia 

ADPC is launching a new project entitled Climate Change Adaptation Targets (CCAT) in Mongolia. The project aims to explore the applicability of climate change adaptation targets as a means to mainstream climate change adaptation measures into development planning. The two project components are 1) assessment of rural livelihood system’s current resilience to climate-related risk and 2) formulation of climate change adaptation targets. In order to lay the groundwork for project implementation, ADPC will be on mission to Mongolia from 25 June-5 July 2007. Activities during the mission include discussion with national stakeholders, data collection, and field work. The CCAT project is undertaken within the framework of a project carried out by ETC International entitled “Netherlands Climate Assistance Program,” which is executed on behalf of The Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs.    

Regional multi-hazard early warning system: Emergency response full scale simulation exercise, 27 Jun, Sri Lanka

Under the US Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System (US IOTWS) Project, ADPC and the US Forest Service will facilitate an emergency response full-scale simulation exercise in Galle District, Sri Lanka. The exercise aims to identify organizational capacity for disaster response using Incident Command System. The strengths and weaknesses of the current system will be identified at the end of the exercise.

4th ADPC Community-Based Disaster Risk Management (CBDRM) Course review, 22-23 May, Thailand

A dialogue during the 4th Community-Based Disaster Risk Management (CBDRM) course review by experienced practitioners from a range of regional and international organizations and selected CBDRM course alumni resulted in a revised curriculum being drafted integrating the reviewer’s inputs on new and emerging CBDRM concepts, models, framework, tools, focus, experiences and best practices. The final curriculum with the enhanced modules will be integrated and adapted into succeeding ADPC CBDRM courses and activities. 

Orientation workshop on flood safety measure for school teachers, Jun-Jul, Cambodia

As part of the Flood Emergency Management Strengthening (FEMS), ADPC is conducting two preparatory meetings with PCDM, DCDM, PDoEYS, DDoEYS, commune focal points-one in Kandal and one in Prey Veng in June. This activity is followed by two orientation sessions for school teachers-one school in Lvea Em district and one school in Peam Chor district. The sessions will be facilitated by schools principals and technical officers. Further dissemination sessions on flood risk reduction to school teachers and students in two selected schools-one school in Lvea Em and one school in Peam Chor district by:

1. including flood safety measures in school curriculums

2. having special sessions at the morning assembly

3. keeping reference books at library

4. Disseminating through IEC materials.

The activities are going to be taken place in June-July. 

Indonesia Disaster Management workshop (DMW), 6-8 Jun, Indonesia

ADPC will participate in the Indonesia Disaster Management Workshop (DMW) that is hosted by BAKORNAS PB in conjunction with the Center of Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance (COE) with the support of the United Nations through the UN Technical Working Group (UNTWG).

In line with the project Partnerships for Disaster Reduction Southeast Asia Phase IV (PDRSEA4), ADPC will provide a presentation on 6 June discussing Community-based Risk Reduction (CBDRR) in Asia as part of the academic sessions on International/Regional Disaster Management & Risk Reduction. This activity will deepen the efforts of ADPC in CBDRR and strengthen our advocacy for integrating CBDRR into local planning and programming by enhancing the leadership role national governments.

ADPC conducts CBDRM courses, 11-15 Jun, Tajikistan

ADPC is conducting a CBDRM course for the Center of Competence for Disaster Reduction (CCDR) with funding from Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC). The target group are DRM practitioners, managers of non-DRM development programs and governmental officials.
ADPC will be facilitating a course on CBDRM for Oxfam Sri Lanka from 25-29 June in Colombo Sri Lanka with funding support from Oxfam GB.
The objectives of the courses are to provide an opportunity for practitioners to learn essential skills and knowledge in community based disaster risk management and to address implementation challenges in a systematic manner. The course will highlight integrating DRR tools into development projects and on other cross cutting issues.

Earthquake Vulnerability Reduction Course, 17-20 Jun, Bangladesh

ADPC in collaboration with CARE Bangladesh will be organizing a course on Earthquake Vulnerability Reduction for engineers working in different cities and municipalities of Bangladesh.  The objective of the course is to enhance the participants' awareness of earthquake vulnerability and their role in promoting its reduction.  This is under the Strengthening Household Abilities to Responding to Development Opportunities (SHOUHARDO) project of CARE Bangladesh, wherein ADPC is providing technical assistance. 

Climate Risk Management: Training of Climate Field School facilitators, 18-22 Jun, Philippines

Under the Climate Forecast Applications (CFA) for Disaster Mitigation Program, training for Climate Field School facilitators will be conducted in Dumangas unicipality, Iloilo Province, Philippines. Target participants are agricultural extension officers and workers who will serve as facilitators of the Climate Field School (CFS) implementation in Dumangas, Iloilo, one of the demonstration sites for the CFA Program. The CFS aims to enhance the capacity of extension workers and farmers to understand and apply climate information in order to reduce flood and drought risks in agriculture. It is one of the flagship projects under the CFA Program and is a collaborative undertaking among the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), Provincial Government of Iloilo, Municipal Government of Dumangas and ADPC, with support of the Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance of the United State Agency for International Development (OFDA-USAID).    

Public Health and Emergency Management in Asia and the Pacific (PHEMAP- 7), 18-29 Jun, Thailand

ADPC’s inter-regional PHEMAP course is specifically designed for people who play critical health emergency management and coordination roles in managing the health risks of emergencies. This course will familiarize health emergency managers with policy-making, risk management, emergency response and recovery planning, international standards and regional cooperation. They will be able to adopt roles as a program manager and operations coordinator by applying tools and processes, such as capacity assessment and development, information management, incident management, and risk communications to improve emergency health services that include environment health, mass casualty management, feeding and nutrition, emergency medical systems, psychosocial support and communicable disease control.

The PHEMAP program objectives are to enhance the knowledge, skills and attitudes of health human resources at national, sub-national and community levels by offering a range of training courses and capacity building activities; to promote and facilitate regional collaboration and national coordination in health emergency management through the development and implementation of formal and informal networks and other activities and to contribute to capacity building in other regions and countries by offering PHEMAP initiatives. The collaborating partners are ADPC, WHO-WPRO, WHO-SEARO and the Royal Government of Norway.  

National Strategic Planning Workshop, 20-22 Jun, Philippines

In collaboration with UNESCAP, ADPC will facilitate a National Strategic Planning Workshop in Manila as part of ADPC’s commitment to strengthen and institutionalize Community-Based Disaster Risk Management (CBDRM) into national government system. This event is one of the essential activities of the project, Partnerships for Disaster Reduction Southeast Asia Phase IV (PDRSEA4) towards drafting a national strategic plan for the Philippines to advocate ownership in national programmes and local entities, enhancing the capabilities of CBDRM practitioners, and the expansion existing partnerships. The main thrust of this activity is to strengthen the role of NDMOs on disaster risk reduction and promote the adoption of CBDRM by multiple development stakeholders.  

Training program on planning and implementation of flood preparedness program, 26-29 Jun, Lao PDR

Under the MRC-ADPC-ECHO phase III project “Support to Implementation of Flood Preparedness Programs at Provincial, District and Commune Levels in the Lower Mekong Basin, ADPC will organize a training program on Planning and Implementation of Flood Preparedness Program for Khammouane Province and Nong Bok District, Lao PDR to enhance the capacities of the Disaster Management Committees to develop and implement Flood Preparedness Program (FPP) in their province and district. 

The orientation training for Flood Marks Operators, Jun, Cambodia

As part of ADPC’s Flood Emergency Management Strengthening (FEMS), the refresher orientation training for flood marks operators will be conducted in Peam Chor district of Prey Veng. The activity is going to take place in June by Department of Hydrological and River Work. 

Community Basic Emergency Response Course, 2-6 Jul, Pakistan

ADPC will hold a Community Level Basic Emergency Response Course (C-BERC) in Hyderabad, Pakistan. C-BERC is a training program designed to enhance the capacity of the community to respond to emergencies and disasters. The program educates the community to be aware of the different hazards and trains them in lifesaving skills so that they are better prepared to respond to emergency situations in their communities.  The objective of C-BERC is to provide citizens with the basic skills required to handle virtually all their own needs and then to be able to respond to the needs of the community in the aftermath of a disaster.  The main subjects include:  managing utilities and putting out small fires; basic medical aid, search-and-rescue, and others.  This course is an activity under Program for Hydro-meteorological Disaster Mitigation in Secondary Cities in Asia (PROMISE) Pakistan.

ADPC successfully conducted the C-BERC at the Sarvodaya Bandaragama Training Center in Bandaragama, Sri Lanka from 21-25 May.  It was supported by Sarvodaya Health Unit and was attended by 24 community members from Kalutara and surrounding areas.  The activity was under PROMISE Sri Lanka.  The Program for Hydro-Meteorological Disaster Mitigation in Secondary Cities in Asia (PROMISE) has demonstration projects in Hyderabad (Pakistan) and Kalutara (Sri Lanka), as well as Chittagong (Bangladesh), Dagupan (Philippines) and Da Nang (Viet Nam).  The program is funded and supported by the US Agency for International Development-Office of US Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID-OFDA).

Workshop on the Improvement of building permit process, 1-12 Jul, Iran

ADPC is collaborating with UNDP Iran in organizing a workshop on "Improvement of building permit process" in Kerman.  The workshop will provide training and guidance on city-level institutional arrangements required for enforcing building codes.  The activity is organized under a joint 5-year program between the Government of Iran and UNDP-Iran.  ADPC is providing specific consulting services for this workshop.