Asian Disaster Reduction Center（ADRC）

Latest Disaster Information

2024/12/17 Vanuatu : Earthquake A 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck 30 km west of Port Vila, Vanuatu, on 17 December 2024, at 12:47 PM local time. Preliminary reports indicate observed damages to buildings and infrastructure in Port Vila, with six unconfirmed casualties and injuries reported. 2024/12/09 Philippines (the) : Volcano On 9 December 2024 at 7:03 UTC, Kanlaon volcano, located on Negros Island, increased its activity with an explosion that produced a plume 3 km high above the summit of the crater and pyroclastic flows descended the slopes on the southeastern flanks of the volcano. 2024/12/03 Indonesia : Flood Floods and landslides hit a number of areas in Cianjur Regency, West Java Province, on 3 December 2024, due to heavy rainfall. The disasters caused significant damage in several sub-districts and resulted in casualties. According to the National Agency for Disaster Countermeasure (BNPB), as of 6 December, two people died and six are still missing in the Simpenan district of the Sukabumi regency, in West Java province. 2024/12/01 India : Tropical Cyclone The passage of the tropical cyclone FENGAL over the Puducherry union territory and the neighbouring Tamil Nadu state, south-eastern India on 1 December, caused very heavy rainfall, strong winds, storm surges, floods and landslides that have resulted in an increased number of casualties and damage. 2024/11/26 Thailand : Flood Continuous heavy rains brought by the northeast monsoon since the last week have caused floods and flash floods over the southern region of Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia as reported by the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) .

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Newsletter
ADRC Highlight vol.380 [English]
ADRC Highlight vol.380 [Russian]

Publications2024/10/31
NEW![Databook] Natural Disasters Data Book-2023 edition

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Publications2024/10/31
NEW![Annual Report] ADRC Annual Report 2023

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Events2024/11/12
NEW! Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC) organized the Asian Conference on Disaster Reduction 2024 (ACDR2024) on 12-13 November 2024 in Hanoi, Vietnam.

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Events2023/11/20
Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC) successfully organized the Online Tsunami Seminar FY2023 on 15 November 2023.

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News2023/06/29
Aiming to acquire "Eruboshi" certification, we formulated the "General Incorporated Foundation Asian Disaster Reduction Center Action Plan".

The Thoughts of ADRC

ADRC was founded in 1998 in Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture.
The mission is to enhance disaster resilience of its member countries, to create safe communities where people can live with peace of mind, and to create a society that enables sustainable development.
For the purpose, the ADRC is promoting the establishment of multilateral networks through personnel exchanges and a variety of other programs for disaster risk reduction in Asia.

ADRC activities

Information Sharing on DRR

Learning from Disasters and Benefiting from Information
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Human Resource
Development

Disaster Risk Reduction begins with Capacity Building
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Community DRR Activities

Community Participation is a Key to Effective Disaster Reduction
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