Five years of AHA Centre: Experiences, Challenges and Future Outlook of Disaster Management in ...

55 Pages·2016·9.36 MB·English

by  Andrew Mardanugraha

Five years of AHA Centre: Experiences,
Challenges and Future Outlook
of Disaster Management in the ASEAN
Malyn Tumonong
Senior Disaster Monitoring & Analysis Officer, AHA Centre
United Nations/India Workshop on the Use of Earth Observation Data
in Disaster Management and Risk Reduction: Sharing the Asian Experience
8-10 March 2016
Hyderabad, India
1 BACKGROUND
OUTLINE
2 EXPERIENCES
3 CHALLENGES
4 FUTURE OUTLOOK
One ASEAN, One Response
BACKGROUND
One ASEAN, One Response
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) consists of 10 countries with 600 million
people. Every year, on average, the ASEAN region experiences losses related to natural
disasters estimated at US$ 4.4 billion*
59,534,300 people
676,577km2
5,922,100 people
236,800km2
92,226,600 people
300,000 km2
LAO PDR
66,903,000 people
86,024,600 people
513,120km2
331,051km2
14,957,800 people
406,200 people
181,035km2
28,3006,700 people 5.765km2
330,252km2
4,987,600 people
710km2
231,369,500 people
1,860,360km2
* Source: Advancing Disaster Risk Financing and Insurance in ASEAN Countries, World Bank, GFDRR, ASEAN , and UNISDR
Connecting ASEAN for Disaster Readiness
One ASEAN One Response
The turning points…..
Providing the momentum for the
development of an ASEAN
Agreement on Disaster Management
and Emergency Response (AADMER)
2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami
Testing ASEAN’s solidarity and
relevance as a regional grouping

2008 Cyclone Nargis
One ASEAN, One Response
To have a more united and coordinated responses toward disaster within the region ,
ASEAN Foreign Ministers signed AADMER on 26 July 2005
Signed in July 2005, ratified by all ten countries in
ASEAN, entered into force on 24 December 2009
Objective: Reduce disaster losses in ASEAN region,
and jointly respond to disaster emergencies
A legal framework for all ASEAN Member
States and serves as a common platform in
responding to disasters within ASEAN
ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian
Assistance (AHA Centre) as the operational
coordination body and engine of AADMER
One ASEAN, One Response
AADMER is a comprehensive agreement that covers various aspects of Disaster
Management
Disaster Risk Identification, Assessment &
Monitoring
Disaster Prevention and Mitigation
Disaster Preparedness
Emergency Response
Rehabilitation
Technical Cooperation & Scientific Research
AHA Centre
One ASEAN, One Response
At the 19th of ASEAN Summit, witnessed by ASEAN Heads of States, the agreement on the
establishment of AHA Centre was signed by the ASEAN Foreign Ministers on 17 November
2011 in Bali Indonesia
One ASEAN One Response
The ASEAN Committee on Disaster Management (ACDM) is the founding fathers of the
AHA Centre and serves as the Governing Board of the AHA Centre
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM MYANMAR
National Disaster Management Centre Relief And Resettlement
Department
CAMBODIA PHILIPPINES
National Committee for Disaster National Disaster Risk Reduction And
Management Management Council And Administrator
INDONESIA SINGAPORE
National Disaster Management Agency Singapore Civil Defense Force
LAO PDR THAILAND
National Disaster Management Department of Disaster Prevention
Office Department Of Social Welfare and Mitigation
MALAYSIA VIET NAM
National Security Council Department of Natural Disaster
Prevention and Control (DNDPC)
The ASEAN SECRETARIAT as the Secretariat to the ACDM and ex-oficio member of the Governing Board of
the AHA Centre
One ASEAN One Response
The AHA Centre established as a separate entity from the ASEAN Secretariat, both
organisations work closely together
Conference of Parties
Secretary-General of
of AADMER
ASEAN as Humanitarian
Assistance Coordinator
Governing Board
(ACDM)
Consultant, Advisor,
Executive Director
Technical Assistant
Head of
Head of
Operations Division
Corporate &

Programme
Information,
Disaster
Preparedness Administration Communication Programme
Monitoring &
& Response and Finance & Technology Officer(s)
Analysis

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