ASEAN Risk Monitor and Disaster Management Review (ARMOR)

Abstract: Indonesia presented concepts of sustainable resilience to increase resilience in the face of disaster risks at the 7 Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction 2023. This presentation was followed by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Leaders Declaration on Sustainable Resilience (ASEAN, 2023), which aims to promote sustainable resilience as an enabling framework to enhance collaboration in strengthening climate and disaster resilience for sustainable development. This article assesses the latest disaster risk of the ASEAN region and incorporates the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as components to build resilience. This assessment seeks to understand the impact of sustainable development efforts on the ASEAN riskscape. This year, the ASEAN Risk Index for Situational Knowledge (ASEAN RISK) shows that Myanmar, the Philippines, and Indonesia are the ASEAN Member States (AMS) most at risk of disasters. Compared to the 1 edition of the st ASEAN Risk Monitor...

When Disasters and Pandemic Collide: What does it mean to ASEAN, now and into the future? With the publication of the third edition of the ASEAN Risk Monitor and Disaster Management Review (ARMOR) – titled When Disasters and Pandemic Collide: What does it mean to ASEAN, now and into the future? – the AHA Centre continues to provide well-researched and in-depth analysis of issues relating to disaster management in the ASEAN region. ARMOR has now established itself as a regular source of knowledge, seeking to share information on innovations and best practices on disaster management and crisis management in what is one of the most disaster-prone regions in the world. In the study of disaster management, it is not sufficient to produce research for research sake, simply adding to the many journals of interest only to academics. It is essential that such research is made available, as a comprehensive and readily available source of reference to support development and implementation o...

The ASEAN Risk Monitor and Disaster Management Review (ARMOR) is important for several reasons. Firstly, until this point there has been no authoritative publication that provides risk profile information specifically regarding the ASEAN region. Secondly, with an ever-growing body of accumulated knowledge and information on disaster in the region, there is an urgent need to provide critical analysis and synthesis that can inform policy making and disaster management operations, both within the region and outside. Finally, ARMOR will importantly become the first regular publication to showcase best practices, trends and innovations in disaster management in ASEAN.