JAKARTA, 28 April 2022 – The ASEAN Secretariat organised the Trends and Foresight for ASEAN Disaster Management forum to discuss adaptive approaches to disaster management on 21 April. This is the second event of a series of forums under the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) Research and Development Platform Programme which brings evidence-based research and insights to … New Approach on ASEAN Disaster Management
Transboundary tropical cyclones have severe impact in Southeast Asia, affecting key sectors including agriculture. This impact could be further exacerbated by climate change, which leads to increasing wind speeds in future transboundary tropical cyclones. The study entitled “Transboundary Disaster Risk Assessment and Scenario Planning for Tropical Cyclone and Droughts in the ASEAN Region” and published … Insights on Transboundary Tropical Cyclone and Drought Risks
In Southeast Asia, a region frequently battered by typhoons, earthquakes, and floods, a new spirit of collaboration is taking root. The ASEAN Declaration on One ASEAN, One Response: ASEAN Responding to Disasters as One in the Region and Outside the Region, signed during the 28th ASEAN Summit on 6 September 2016 in Lao PDR, aims … One ASEAN, One Response: A Stronger Web for Disaster Relief
The report on Strengthening ASEAN Multi-hazard End to End Early Warning System (EWS) for Natural Disasters – An Assessment of Current Capacity prepared under the guidance of the ASEAN Committee on Disaster Management Working Group on Prevention and Mitigation (ACDM WG P&M) sheds light on the state of early warning systems (EWS) across ASEAN. The … A Stronger ASEAN Through Early Warning: A New Assessment