Safe community environments and disaster resilient societies

Asian Disaster Reduction& Response Network (ADRRN)

Founded in 2002 and now has 34 members from Asia & 1 from AustraliaSteering committeeSecretariat MERCY MalaysiaFunding

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 Asia-Pacific 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