ARMOR 5th Edition - Beyond Borders: Expanding the Horizons of Disaster Management in ASEAN

ARMOR 5th Edition - Beyond Borders: Expanding the Horizons of Disaster Management in ASEAN

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Southeast Asia's disaster risk landscape is increasingly transboundary in nature. More than 90% of disasters in the region are hydrometeorological, and climate change is intensifying the frequency and severity of hazards such as tropical cyclones, floods, and droughts, many of which cross national borders. Tropical Cyclone YAGI, which struck Lao PDR, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand, and Viet Nam in 2024, underscored this reality, as did the 4th Disaster Scenario of the ASEAN Joint Disaster Response Plan (AJDRP) on transboundary flooding in the Lower Mekong Basin, projected to affect more than 8.8 million people across Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand, and Viet Nam. In response, ASEAN Member States (AMS) are working to strengthen early action, regional cooperation, and transboundary response mechanisms, from expanding disaster scenarios under the AJDRP to exploring disaster financing, promoting Sex, Age, and Disability Disaggregated Data (SADDD), and leveraging Artificial Intelligence...

ASEAN Risk Monitor and Disaster Management Review 4 th Edition

Publish Date : 30 Aug 2024
The 4th edition of ARMOR, through the contributors in this edition, will underline the importance of strengthening sustainable disaster resilience in Southeast Asia, and offer suggestions and improvements that can be made to existing approaches and initiatives. The contributions offer multifaceted insights that encompasses culture, education, the use of data and technology, as well as government policies to highlight the steps needed to achieve sustainable disaster resilience in the region.
ASEAN Risk Monitor and Disaster Management Review 4 th Edition
ASEAN Disaster Risk Sustainable Resilience: Incorporating Sustainable Development Goals into ASEAN Riskscape

ASEAN Disaster Risk Sustainable Resilience: Incorporating Sustainable Development Goals into ASEAN Riskscape

Publish Date : 30 Aug 2024
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 and Disast...

ARMOR 3rd Edition - When Disasters and Pandemic Collide: What does it mean to ASEAN, now and into the future?

Publish Date : 01 Jun 2022
The ASEAN region’s disaster risk remains among the highest in the world—and has been further exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Between 11 March 2020 and 30 November 2021, the region struggled to manage the public health emergency. During this same time, record-high numbers of disasters occurred across the region. This article assesses the latest disaster risk of the ASEAN region and explores how COVID-19 impacted its disaster riskscape and disaster management and emergency response. Myanmar, the Philippines, and Indonesia remained the most-at-risk ASEAN Member States (AMS) to disasters. Moreover, the region’s disaster risk has increased since the first edition of the ASEAN Risk Monitor and Disaster Management Review (ARMOR) in 2019. The main drivers of the higher disaster risk were increased vulnerability and reduced coping capacities. The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated the region’s disaster risk by an average of 33% —a significant negative impact. This required adjustment...
ARMOR 3rd Edition - When Disasters and Pandemic Collide: What does it mean to ASEAN, now and into the future?
ARMOR 2nd Edition - Time is Running Out: Why ASEAN Must Act Now against Climate Emergencies

ARMOR 2nd Edition - Time is Running Out: Why ASEAN Must Act Now against Climate Emergencies

Publish Date : 01 Aug 2020
This 2nd edition of the ASEAN Risk Monitor and Disaster Management Review (ARMOR), Time is Running Out: Why ASEAN Must Act Now against Climate Emergencies, aims to advance the publication’s objective of providing authoritative information specifically regarding the ASEAN region. The region has a growing need for critical analysis and synthesis of data to inform policy decisions and disaster management operations. With ARMOR, the AHA Centre addresses this need and supports the implementation of the ASEAN Vision 2025 on Disaster Management by taking ownership of knowledge, ensuring application of disaster management science, and providing a platform for emerging researchers to contribute collectively to disaster management in the region. The AHA Centre also acts as the network coordinator for developing disaster management standards and facilitating a platform for knowledge exchange for the next generation of regional disaster management leaders.

ARMOR 1st Edition - Bridging Science and Decision Making

Publish Date : 01 Mar 2019
Southeast Asia is a diverse region with interconnected communities constantly facing risks related to varying hazards. In 2018, the combined nominal GDP of Southeast Asian countries ranked fifth globally, amounting to USD 2.89 trillion. However, due to the constant risk of natural hazards, the region’s exposed capital stocks amount to USD 8.35 trillion, or three times its combined economy. A catastrophic disaster in the region would certainly push the ASEAN region’s Member States back in their tracks. In order to reduce disaster impact and risk, overall understanding of disaster risk – including all of its dimensions of vulnerability, capacity, exposure of persons and assets, hazard characteristics, and environment – is important for decision-makers, policy-makers, and the general community to plan initiatives aimed at improving resiliency. This paper explores two risk scores, INFORM and RVA, to determine the risk level of each ASEAN Member State. The risk score described is a ...
ARMOR 1st Edition - Bridging Science and Decision Making
The ASEAN Disaster Information Network (ADINet) is a repository of information concerning hazards and disasters that have happened in the region. The platform is open for public, which means that the public can submit information about any hazard and disaster to the AHA Centre. Thereafter, the AHA Centre will verify and validate any submitted information to ensure the accuracy of the data inputs. The AHA Centre can also add new information when relevant and as necessary. ADINet has been recording disaster information in the region since the AHA Centre was operational in 2012.

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