Workshop Proceedings Report.

The 6th Practitioners Workshop on DRR in Asia and the Pacific was organized by the South East Asia Regional Office (SEARO) of the International Federation for Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies in collaboration with the Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre in Phuket, Thailand from the 15-17th September 2009.
The workshop was held with over 190 participants from 26 countries in Asia and the Pacific representing National Societies, Partner National Societies, IFRC, NGOs, CBOs and international organizations as part of national alliances in asian and pacific countries as well as the regional DRR network, Duryog Nivaran, consisting of government agencies, NGOs, CBOs and international organizations working at the regional level in south east asia.

Participants shared experiences, challenges, reviewed lessons learnt, identified emerging trends and strategies, developed and enhanced partnerships and with the support and coordination of the Thai Red Cross Society, visited sites of successful community based disaster preparedness initiatives in Phang Nga Province of Phuket, which was affected by the 2004 Indian ocean tsunami.
The Workshop was designed to cover 5 main thematic areas.

• Theme 1: Strengthening linkage between CBDRR and Development
• Theme 2: Implementing National Programs on CBDRR
• Theme 3: IFRC Framework for Community Safety and Resilience
• Theme 4: Partnerships for CBDRR
• Theme 5: Innovative approaches for implementing CBDRR

The workshop generated key lessons under each thematic area. Participants also recommended topics to be discussed in subsequent Practitioners workshops.