Asian Disaster Reduction Center（ADRC）

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NEW!Business Continuity Management Booklet for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (pdf, 611KB)

ACDR2013's presentation documents & pictures are now available.

The Asian Conference on Disaster Reduction (ACDR) 2013 was held in Kobe, Japan on 23 January 2013.

NEW!The Islamic Republic of Iran joined as the 30th ADRC member country in December 2012.

Heavy rains pounded parts of north India on 17 June 2013, resulting in the deaths of at least 26 people.

At least 22 people have been killed in landslides and flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rain in remote parts of northwestern and western Nepal.

Monsoon rain and strong winds have killed at least 27 people in Sri Lanka.

The intense summer heat claimed 440 lives in Andra Pradesh, India in three days from 24 May 2013.

A quake, measured at a magnitude of 5.6 struck eastern Afghanistan on 24 April 2013, killing 13 people.