Asian Disaster Reduction Center

ADRC
Japan
Regional Intergovernmental Organizations

Mission

The Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC) was established in Kobe, Hyogo prefecture, in 1998 with the mission of enhancing the disaster resilience of its member countries, building safe communities, and creating a society where sustainable development is attainable. ADRC works to build disaster-resilient communities and to establish networks among countries through personnel exchanges and a variety of other programs.

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Meetings and conferences
Incheon
In person
4th Asian ministerial conference on disaster risk reduction side event: A tool for better recovery
Risks must be prevented in the recovery process to avoid repeating the disaster. In this context, essential capacities to integrate disaster risk reduction - climate change adaptation (DRR-CCA) in recovery must be developed before a disaster occurs. Some
Risks must be prevented in the recovery process to avoid repeating the disaster.
Documents and publications
Case Study
Total disaster risk management: good practices 2009

This annually released booklet aims at further promoting disaster risk reduction activities by demonstrating positive examples collected from different countries.

Asian Disaster Reduction Center
This annually released booklet aims at further promoting disaster risk reduction activities by demonstrating positive examples collected from different countries.
Documents and publications
Joint research on the assessment methodology for recovery community development - final report

This report is a collection of the study group seminar proceedings and interviews conducted with disaster recovery experts, accompanied with analysis and reference materials towards identifying an assessment methodology for recovery community development.

United Nations Centre for Regional Development
Asian Disaster Reduction Center
Disaster Reduction and Human Renovation Institute
International Recovery Platform
This report is a collection of the study group seminar proceedings and interviews conducted with disaster recovery experts, accompanied with analysis and reference materials towards identifying an assessment methodology for recovery community development.
Documents and publications
Case Study
Total disaster risk management: good practices 2007 supplement

This user-friendly handbook provides an overview of several 'natural' disasters that occurred in the world in 2006.

Asian Disaster Reduction Center
This user-friendly handbook provides an overview of several 'natural' disasters that occurred in the world in 2006.
Documents and publications
Case Study
Total disaster risk management: good practices 2005

This book, consisting of two parts, the theory of Total Disaster Risk Management (TDRM) and good practices for disaster risk management, was compiled for the purpose of promoting TDRM as a comprehensive approach to disaster risk reduction worldwide.

Asian Disaster Reduction Center
This book, consisting of two parts, the theory of Total Disaster Risk Management (TDRM) and good practices for disaster risk management, was compiled for the purpose of promoting TDRM as a comprehensive approach to disaster risk reduction worldwide.
Meetings and conferences
Kobe
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In person
International Recovery Forum 2009: Building Back Better and Greener
International Recovery Forum 2009: Building Back Better and Greener
International Recovery Forum 2009: Building Back Better and Greener
Documents and publications
Survey report on the reconstruction following the earthquake in Marmara, Turkey on August 17, 1999

This report provides tables with data and statistics documenting damage to infrastructure, an overview of response activities, and inventory of recovery and reconstruction efforts of Marmara Earthquake in 1999.

Asian Disaster Reduction Center
This report provides tables with data and statistics documenting damage to infrastructure, an overview of response activities, and inventory of recovery and reconstruction efforts of Marmara Earthquake in 1999.
Meetings and conferences
Kobe
In person
International Recovery Forum 2008: Capacity Development for Better Recovery
International Recovery Forum 2008: Capacity Development for Better Recovery
International Recovery Forum 2008: Capacity Development for Better Recovery

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Voluntary Commitments

The organization has no registered commitments.

The Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.

Contact information

http://www.adrc.asia/
[email protected]
+81 782625540
Fax:
+81 782625546