Monthly Updates Archive

2006 JULY-SEPTEMBER

10 countries participated in ADPC-facilitated regional early warning
meeting, Bangkok (12-14 Jul)

ADPC, in partnership with the Royal Thai Government, and with support from the Danish International Development Agency, US Agency for International Development, and the UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, convened a meeting on "Regional Cooperation on Early Warning for Preparedness and Mitigation of Natural Hazards." The meeting brought together 10 participating countries in the ADPC-facilitated regional multi-hazard early warning arrangement namely Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Lao PDR, Maldives, Myanmar, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam. The meeting participants passed a resolution supporting the implementation of the ADPC-led regional program, which addressed gaps and needs for an end-to-end multi-hazard early warning system.
 

Sri Lankan officials and ADPC went on a study tour to the USA
(19 Aug-2 Sep)

A technical expert from ADPC and Sri Lankan officials went on a study tour in several cities in the United States of America under the US Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System program (US IOTWS). The disaster management study tour was intended to expose participants to disaster management practices in the United States with a focus on the Incident Command System. The study tour was facilitated by the US Forest Service. A few days before the study tour, the Sri Lankan officials also visited Thailand's National Disaster Warning Center to learn about Thailand's early warning and dissemination system for tsunami and other natural hazards.

ADPC facilitated national risk communications workshops in Myanmar
(17-18 Jul), Maldives (11 Jun), and Colombo (21-22 Sep)

Senior technical experts from ADPC facilitated national workshops on risk communication in Yangon, Male, and Colombo with the broad goal of improving community response to warning. The workshops were organized by ADPC in collaboration with national partners and with funding support from the UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR). The workshops brought together stakeholders involved in communicating disaster risks. Discussions during the workshops focused on 1) describing the status of communicating risks for enhancing disaster prevention, mitigation, and preparedness; and 2) identifying constraints and needs of institutions involved in communicating risks. Participants also recommended a set of actions, including a risk communication strategy.

ADPC facilitated a training/workshop on communicating disaster risks in Thailand (16-18 Aug)
ADPC conducted a training/workshop on disaster risk communication through early warning for the staff of Thailand's National Disaster Warning Center. The workshop focused on enhancing capacities to communicate different hazards, including the tsunami. It also allowed participants to meet with key stakeholders to evaluate information needs, get user perspectives, and test warning messages.

ADPC participated in the coastal community resilience core group
meeting in Hawaii, USA (11-17 Jul)

A senior Social Scientist from ADPC participated in the coastal community resilience (CCR) core group meting in Hawaii, USA. As Program Integrator for the US Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System (IOTWS) program, ADPC shared technical inputs towards the development of CCR Guidebook and other collaborative efforts to implement CCR in the Indian Ocean region. The meeting was attended by representatives from ADPC, NOAA, PRiMO, Tetra Tech, and the University of Rhode Island.

ADPC facilitated coastal community resilience (CCR) national workshops
in Indonesia (9-13 Aug) and Sri Lanka (14-19 Aug)

As part of the US IOTWS Program Integrator team, ADPC has been providing technical support for carrying out two national workshops on Coastal Community Resilience (CCR) initiatives in Indonesia and Sri Lanka. Along with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, University of Rhode Island, Tetra Tech, and other partners, a Senior Social Scientist from ADPC is leading the overall coordination of these national level workshops. The workshops were carried out in order to provide inputs for the development of CCR program, develop CCR guidelines, generate dialogue and consultation, and foster collaborative effort to build community resilience in these countries.

ADPC assessed status of observational network and numerical
weather prediction in Cambodia (27 Aug-1 Sep)

Under the "Enhancing Community Resilience to Natural Disasters in Southeast Asia" project, technical experts from the Climate Risk Management team conducted a mission to Cambodia to prepare action plans for regional and national level implementation with project partners. In order to design a capacity building plan to improve the capacity of Cambodia to do severe weather forecasting, ADPC conducted an assessment of the status of observational networks in each country as well as their capacities to conduct numerical weather forecasting.

ADPC conducting disaster management policy and institutional assessment
in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and Thailand (Jul to Oct)

Technical experts from ADPC, together with USAID consultant Nan Borton, are conducting an assessment of disaster risk management policy and institutional framework in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and Thailand. The assessment identifies gaps and possible interventions through the US Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System program (US IOTWS) program. The results of the study will be shared to relevant national authorities.

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