I 2017 APCC-ASEAN Disaster Management Final Regional Symposium

The APEC Climate Center (APCC) held the APCC-ASEAN Disaster Management Final Regional Symposium on the 4th and 5th of December 2017 in Jakarta, Indonesia. The Symposium was held as part of the ASEAN Science-Based Disaster Management Platform (ASDMP) project funded by ASEAN-ROK Cooperation Fund (AKCF). AKCF serves to support the cooperative development between ROK and ASEAN. During this project, APCC developed a web-based platform (ASDMP), enabling the effective integration and management of information on disaster research across ASEAN nations. By employing this platform and easily using the information on disaster research across ASEAN, disaster management officers in this region can effectively implement disaster research management and support policy establishment.

I Theme

Promoting and supporting multi-disciplinary dialogues for disaster management practice and policy

I Period & Venue

December 4 - 5, 2017 / JS Luwansa Hotel, Jakarta, Indonesia

I Host

APEC Climate Center

I Opening Ceremony

[Opening and Congratulatory Remarks]

• Dr. Hong-Sang Jung, Executive Director, APEC Climate Center

• H.E. Vongthep Arthakaivalvatee, Deputy Secretary-General, ASEAN

• H.E. Prasong Vongkhamchanh, Chair, ASEAN Committee on Disaster Management

• Mr. Sang-beom Lim, Charge d'affaires a.i. Mission of the Republic of Korea to ASEAN

• Ms. Adelina Kamal, Executive Director, AHA Centre

Official Project Outcome Handover Ceremony and Ceremonial Photo

Official Launch of Research Roadmap

Official Launch and Demonstration of ASDMP Platform

I Session I. Global Perspective of Disaster Risk Reduction, Focusing on the ASEAN Region

Chaired by Dr. Ian Davis, Visiting Professor of Kyoto University, Lund University, and Oxford Brooks University

• Keynote 1 Ten Priorities for Disaster Management within the ASEAN Region (Prof. Ian Davis, Visiting Professor of Kyoto University, Lund University, and Oxford Brooks University)

• Keynote 2 The Key Role of DRR in the Overall 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (Dr. Andrew McElory, Pacific Sub-Office Head, UNISDR)

• Keynote 3 Regional Perspective on Science and Technology Innovation in Reducing Climate and Disaster Risk (Mr. Aslam Perwaiz, Deputy Executive Director, Asian Disaster Preparedness Center)

I Session 2. Current DRR Research Efforts

Chaired by Prof. Manzul Kumar Hazarika, Director, Asian Institute of Technology Geoinformatics Center

• Disaster Research and Management: Applied scientific for community water resource management (Dr. Sutat Weesakul, Director, Hydro and Agro Informatics Institute of Thailand)

• Typhoon Hazards in Central Vietnam - environmental signatures, sustainable coastal development and resilience to coastal hazards (Prof. Chris Gouramanis, Assistant Professor, National University of Singapore)

• Landslid Early Warning Systems - Challenges and opportunities for transnational cooperation in the Asia Pacific region (Dr. Benjamin Thiebes, Consultant and Expert on Landslide, UNESCAP)

• Disaster Risk Reduction Projects in the Agriculture Sector (Dr. Hideki Kanamaru, Natural Resources Officer, Food and Agriculture Oraganization)

• Climate Information-based Water-Agriculture Risk Assessment in Thailand (Dr. Boksoon Myoung, Research Fellow, APCC)

• Development of Smart Groundwater Management System in the Kingdom of Tonga: Utilizing climate information in response to shortage of water (Dr. Sunkwon Yoon, Research Fellow, APCC)

• Sensitive Effectiveness of a Structural Adaptation for Reservoir Systems to Climate Stresses (Dr. Daeha Kim Research Fellow, APCC)

• Development of Real-time Urban Inundation Forecasting System using Remote Sensing Information (Dr. Seungsoo Lee, Research Fellow, APCC)

[Poster Session Activity]

• Poster 1 Smart Disaster Management Initiatives (Mr. Ahmad Fairuz Mohd Yusof, Disaster Management Unit Head, Selangor State Government Office, Malaysia)

• Poster 2 Multidisciplinary Input for Informed Policy and Decision Making (Ms. Nurul Syazwani Yahaya, Graduate Researcher, Southeast Asia Disaster Prevention Research Institute)

• Poster 3 Information Services for Climate-Resilience Water Management (Ms. Jittiporn Chantarojsiri, Collaboration Section Head, Hydro and Agro Informatics Institute of Thailand)

I Session 3. National Frameworks on Disaster Management and Scientific Gaps

Chaired by Mr. Aslam Perwaiz, Deputy Executive Director, Asian Disaster Preparedness Center

• ACDM Presentation: Lao PDR (Dr. Prasong Vongkhamchanh, Chair of ACDM)

• ACDM Presentation: Malaysia (Mr. Zakaria Mohamad, Fellow, Malaysia University of Technology) 

• ACDM Presentation: Myanmar (Mr. Lin Htut, Director, Relief and Resettlement Department, Myanmar)

• ACDM Presentation: Thailand (Ms. Suttapak Suksabi, Policy and Plan Analyst, Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Policy Division, Thailand)

• ACDM Presentation: Vietnam (Dr. Tuan Le Quang, Senior Official & Assistant to Director of STICD-VNDMA, Vietnam) 

Chaired by Ms. Donna Lagdameo, Senior Policy Advisor, Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre

• Keynote 4 Implementing a National Disaster Risk Assessment under the Sendai Framework of DRR (Prof. Manzul Kumar Hazarika, Director, Asian Institute of Technology Geoinformatics Center)

• Keynote 5 Bridging Science, Policy, and Practice (Ms. Donna Lagdameo, Senior Policy Advisor, Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre)

[Group Discussion]

Wrap-up Discussion by Session Chairs

Closing Remarks

• Dr. Hong-Sang Jung, Executive Director, APEC Climate Center