This document maps out the broad strategic direction that will guide the implementation of ASEAN Agreement on Disaster Management and Emergency Response (AADMER)over the next ten years.

The work programme was launched in the 3rd AADMER Partnership Conference in April 2016, Semarang, Indonesia.

The ASEAN Agreement on Disaster Management and Emergency or AADMER has been effectively facilitating regional cooperation between and among ASEAN Member States since its entry into force on 24 December 2009. As the legally-binding regional agreement in ASEAN, AADMER has directly contributed to the building of ASEAN Community, and the enhancement of disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation of the
peoples and communities in ASEAN.

The ASEAN Leaders signed the “ASEAN Declaration on One ASEAN One Response: ASEAN Responding to Disasters as One in the Region and Outside the Region” at the 28th ASEAN Summit in Vientiane. The declaration is based on the principle of harnessing the individual and collective strengths of different sectors and stakeholders in ASEAN to effectively respond to disasters inside and outside the region.

This PPT presentation was delivered on ASEAN Committee on Disaster Management (ACDM) in Vientiane, Lao PDR, on 6 April 2017.

Purpose:   Overview:   Usage: Learning from experience Audience: National Society leadership, Technical staff

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) shares the present update on its contributions to date towards the ASEAN Agreement on Disaster Management and Emergency Response (AADMER) Work Programme for the years 2016–2020. The IFRC remains committed to develop a specific plan together with ASEAN to detail its future commitments towards the AADMER Work Programme.

This four-page case study describes IFRC’s works to support the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to build community resilience. It highlights the importance of ASEAN in disaster management and key component of IFRC/s work at the national and regional levels. It also discusses IFRC’s support to the implementation of the ASEAN Agreement on Disaster Management (AADMER) Work Plan and the way forward to implement the work in the region.

Purpose: The 2-page snapshot offers an overview of how the Regional Resilience Initiative (RRI) contributes to reducing the impact of disasters on vulnerable communities in Southeast Asia. Launched in 2014, with funding from the Canadian government and Canadian Red Cross,…

This brochure reports on the contribution of national Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies to the ASEAN School Safety Initiative (ASSI). The ASSI is a project endorsed by the ASEAN Committee on Disaster Management to be one of the flagship projects of ASEAN in the areas of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation. It is a multi-stakeholder initiative, which endeavours to make schools safer by applying and maintaining common standards to school buildings and facilities, conducting teacher and student trainings, school management and planning for disasters.