Transcript Asian Disaster Reduction & Response Network (ADRRN)

Asian Disaster Reduction
& Response Network (ADRRN)
Founded in 2002 and now has 34 members from Asia & 1 from Australia
Steering committee
Secretariat MERCY Malaysia
Funding
VISION
• "Safe community environments and disaster resilient societies“
MISSION
• "Promote coordination and collaboration among NGOs and other
• stakeholders for effective and efficient disaster reduction and
• response in the Asia-Pacific region“
Safe community environments and disaster resilient societies
OBJECTIVES
• To develop an interactive network of NGOs
committed to achieving excellence in the field of
disaster reduction and response.
• To raise the relevant concerns of NGOs in the AsiaPacific region to the larger community of NGOs
globally, through various international forums and
platforms
• To promote best practices and standards in disaster
reduction and response
• To provide a mechanism for sharing reliable
information and facilitating capacity building among
network members and other stakeholders
Safe community environments and disaster resilient societies
THE ADRRN IN 2007-2008
PARTNERSHIP IN THE FIELD
• Tsunami
• Capacity building of local governments/NGOs in the
earthquake affected areas of Pakistan
• Building Resilience to Tsunamis in the Indian Ocean with ISDR
funded by EC (“Selamat” toolkit)
• Bangladesh Cyclone Sidr
• Cyclone Nargis
NETWORKING/CAPACITY BUILDING
• Website
• •E-groups
• Training each other
Safe community environments and disaster resilient societies
PUBLICATIONS
• NGO reporting towards achievement of HFA in Asian region
• Partners handbook
CONFERENCES
• Participated in many international conferences including Global
Platform meeting organized by UN/ISDR (Vice Chair of GPDRR),
2nd Asian Ministerial Meeting in India, IOTWS etc
WORKSHOPS
• Organized two Building Safer Organizations (BSO)
Investigation and Management Workshops with HAP
• Accountability Workshops
• Annual meeting for members
Safe community environments and disaster resilient societies
5 Year Strategy
• Membership expansion to have partners in
every country in Asia-Pacific
• Expand Associate Membership
• Research, Evaluation and Publications
Unit
• International Partnerships e.g. GOLFRE,
ALNAP
Safe community environments and disaster resilient societies