The Partnerships for Disaster Reduction - South East Asia (PDR-SEA) project addresses the regional need for a coordinated endeavor for disaster preparedness, management and mitigation that appropriately responds to the gaps within the regional disaster management scheme. These gaps were identified in the 1999 evaluation of DIPECHO projects under the DIPECHO First Action Plan for South East Asia, and were verified during the first meeting of the ADPC Consultative Committee on Regional Cooperation in Disaster Management held in November 2000 in Bangkok, where representatives of the DIPECHO target countries had an opportunity to present and discuss their country's basic needs on disaster management. Most of the needs and concerns raised were summarized into the aspect of information exchange, which incorporates the aspects of training and education, as well as technology transfer, capacity building and disaster mitigation measures through public awareness campaigns.

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