ASEAN COOPERATION ON DISASTER MANAGEMENT

1. ASEAN COOPERATION ON DISASTER MANAGEMENT ADELINA KAMAL Head, Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance Division ASEAN Secretariat

2. OVERVIEW OF AADMER 1 ASEAN’S EXPERIENCE 2 CONTENT MOVING FORWARD 3 NEXT STEPS 4 Toward a disaster-resilient and safer community by 2015

3. Affect 584 million or nearly 1/10 of world population Source: http://www.emdat.be Number of disasters in ASEAN from 2001-2009: • Flood – 213 (13% of world total) • Storm – 132 (13%) • Earthquake – 42 (15%) • Landslide – 42 (24%) • Epidemic – 36 (6%) • Volcanic eruption – 15 (26%) • Drought – 12 (7%) • Wildfire – 7 (5%)

4. FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS, 8 OUT OF 10 ASEAN MEMBER STATES HAVE EXPERIENCED DISASTERS WITH ALMOST 500 THOUSAND PEOPLE DEAD OR MISSING, RECONSTRUCTION COSTS OF MORE THAN USD 10 BILLION AND MORE THAN 17 MILLION PEOPLE AFFECTED 584 million people home of mega disasters Toward a disaster-resilient and safer community by 2015

5. Countries..International Agencies..Private Sectors..and individuals immediately Provide assistance… UN Toward a disaster-resilient and safer community by 2015

6. Within a week…CLOUD OF confusion TAKE PLACE… most are due to Lack of coordination capacity and information availability Who has the authority? Where is the most critical area? Our team is not allowed to get in Why can’t I get my visa? What is the right numbers for casualties? ? Who is doing what and where? Can we do this? under our mandate? How can I get access to information? Why can’t media get the right information? Toward a disaster-resilient and safer community by 2015

7. To have a more united and coordinated response toward disasters within the region, ASEAN has agreed to AADMER (ASEAN Agreement on Disaster Management and Emergency Response) A legal framework for all ASEAN Member States and serves as a common platform in responding to disasters within ASEAN Objective: Reducing disaster losses in ASEAN countries, and jointly respond to disaster emergencies Initiated in mid 2004, mandate given 3 weeks before tsunami and signed by Foreign Ministers of ASEAN in July 2005 after 4 months of negotiation Manifests ASEAN’s commitment to the implementation of HFA Will enter into force on 24 Dec 2009 ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance (AHA Center) as the operational coordination body and engine of AADMER ASEAN Leaders have designated Secretary-General of ASEAN as the ASEAN Humanitarian Assistance Coordinator for natural disasters and pandemic in ASEAN Toward a disaster-resilient and safer community by 2015

8. OVERVIEW OF AADMER 1 ASEAN’S EXPERIENCE 2 CONTENT MOVING FORWARD 3 NEXT STEPS 4 Toward a disaster-resilient and safer community by 2015

9. ASEAN is developing its capacity, knowledge and experience trough multiple disasters within the region for the implementation of the agreement ASEAN MEMBER STATES ASEAN Humanitarian Assistance (AHA) Centre POST NARGIS, MYANMAR Tsunami Aceh, Indonesia Rapid assessment Coordination mechanism PONJA Periodic Reviews and SIM PONREPP Pledging conferences Information system Monitoring and evaluation Nias Earthquake, Indonesia • Lessons learned • Accumulation of experience • Capacity improvement • Human resources Jogja Earthquake, Indonesia Delta, Cyclone Nargis, Myanmar Typhoon Ketsana , Philippines, Viet Nam, Cambodia, Laos Typhoons Parma and Mirinae, Philippines ASEAN Regional Disaster Knowledge Management West Sumatra Earthquake Toward a disaster-resilient and safer community by 2015

10. LESSONS LEARNT FROM POST-NARGIS

11. Cyclone Nargis • First timefor ASEAN’s collective response to a major disaster within the ASEAN region • First time for ASEAN to establish an ASEAN-led coordinating mechanism and play a significant role in the international humanitarian arena • First time for mechanisms and tools under AADMER tested and utilised in a real situation

12. ASEAN’s Roles • Where ASEAN’s contributions are most important: • Reassurance – creating a humanitarian space to build trust and confidence that was not there • Regionality – leverage and latitude • Linkage– support from the whole ASEAN’s system, support and network with partners • Platform - policy and institutional framework

13. ASEAN’s Experiences • ASEAN is building confidence within and without • More conversant and confident in taking care of its own problems, one less region to worry about • Regional body playing a significant role in international humanitarian arena • ASEAN’s assertive role will shape the humanitarian constellation in the region

14. Mechanisms and Tools

15. ASEAN Agreement on Disaster Management and Emergency Response • Disaster Risk Identification, Assessment & Monitoring • Disaster Prevention & Mitigation • Disaster Preparedness • Emergency Response • Rehabilitation • Technical Cooperation & Scientific Research • AHA Centre - TOR Signed by ASEAN Foreign Ministers at Vientiane, Lao PDR, on 26 July 2005

16. ASEAN Committee on Disaster Management National Disaster Management Centre, Ministry of Home Affairs, Brunei Darussalam Relief and Resettlement Department, Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement, Myanmar Current Chair National Committee for Disaster Management, Cambodia National Disaster Coordinating Council, Philippines National Agency for Disaster Management (BNPB), Indonesia Singapore Civil Defence Force, Ministry of Home Affairs, Singapore National Disaster Management Office, Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare, Lao PDR Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, Ministry of Interior, Thailand National Security Division, Prime Minister’s Department, Malaysia Central Committee of Flood and Storm Control, Viet Nam

17. SOP for Regional Standby Arrangements and Coordination of Joint Disaster Relief and Emergency Response Operations (SASOP)

18. ASEAN Regional Disaster Emergency Response Simulation Exercise (ARDEX) • Annual conduct of ARDEX to enhance Member Countries’ capabilities in joint disaster relief and emergency operations • Lessons learnt serve as inputs for review, and enhancement for the ASEAN SASOP Article 8.3.cConduct training and exercises to attain and maintain the relevance and applicability of the Standard Operating Procedures

19. ARDEX-05 Malaysia Collapsed Structure Disaster Scenario ARDEX-06 Cambodia Flood Disaster Scenario ARDEX-07 Singapore Massive Collapse of Structures Scenario ARDEX-08 Thailand Typhoon, technological disaster scenario ARDEX-09 Philippines Volcanic eruption scenario ARDEX-10 Indonesia Earthquake & tsunami

20. ASEAN-Emergency Rapid Assessment Team (ERAT)

21. ASEAN Training Programme in Disaster Preparedness and Preparedness • Training Needs Assessment • ASEAN Exercise Design Workshops • ASEAN Training of Facilitators in Contingency Planning • Training on Emergency Logistics Management • Training on Damage and Needs Assessment • International ASEAN Exchange Programme Training Needs Assessment, 06 Exercise Design Workshop, 07

22. ASEAN Disaster Information Sharing and Communication Network (DISCNet) • www.acdm-online.net : ACDM Online • Bridging ICT gaps in ASEAN countries • Online Southeast Asia Disaster Inventory (OSADI) • Online Southeast Asia Disaster Map (OSA-Map) Integrated Knowledgebase of Disaster Data, Risk, Modeling, Monitoring, & GIS for ASEAN Disaster Risk Reduction

23. ASEAN Day for Disaster Management Every second Wednesday of October, ASEAN and UNISDR jointly observes the ASEAN Day for Disaster Management and the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction with a regional event in Bangkok, Thailand, and awareness-raising and advocacy activities at country level 2008 ADDM: “Safer Community: Hospital, School and House of My Dream” 1 2 3 4 5

24. Pandemic Preparedness and Response • Working beyond the health sector • Narrow the gaps in countries’ preparedness • Advocacy to non-health sectors • Multi-sectoral preparedness and contingency planning • Training & capacity building

25. Collaboration and Partnership • ASEAN Plus Three: with China, Japan & ROK • East Asia Summit (EAS): ASEAN Plus Six • United States and other ASEAN Dialogue Partners • ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF): 26 participating countries, including ten ASEAN countries • UN agencies, such as UNISDR, UNHCR, OCHA, UNICEF, WFP, etc • International Financial Institutions such as World Bank & ADB • Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement: IFRC, ICRC • Centres : PDC, ADPC, ADRC, eCentre • Other regional networks in Asia Pacific: SAARC, SOPAC

26. OVERVIEW OF AADMER 1 ASEAN’S EXPERIENCE 2 CONTENT MOVING FORWARD 3 CRITICAL NEXT STEPS 4 Toward a disaster-resilient and safer community by 2015

27. AADMER Work Programme2010 – 2015 Suggested Strategic Components Risk Assessment, Monitoring and Early Warning Prevention and Mitigation CORE STRATEGIC COMPONENTS Preparedness and Response Recovery / Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Training and Knowledge Management Partnership and Resource Mobilisation CROSS-CUTTING ELEMENTS Other Cross Cutting Issues (CCA, vulnerable groups) Notes: (i) The roles of AHA Centre and ASEAN Humanitarian Assistance Coordinator to be addressed in all the above components.,(ii) Ensure that the cross-cutting elements will be taken into account in the core strategic components

28. OVERVIEW OF AADMER 1 ASEAN’S EXPERIENCE 2 CONTENT MOVING FORWARD 3 NEXT STEPS 4 Toward a disaster-resilient and safer community by 2015

29. Next Steps Embark on the implementation of the AADMER and the five-year work programme 1 Continue to capture lessons learned from post-Nargis experiences in coordination mechanism 2 3 Establish AHA Centre to become the engine of AADMER Toward a disaster-resilient and safer community by 2015

30. THANK YOU Toward a disaster-resilient and safer community by 2015