Asian Disaster Reduction Center（ADRC）

Latest Disaster Information

2023/05/05 Japan : Earthquake At 14:42 (JST) on 5 May (Fri), an earthquake with a maximum intensity of 6+ (JMA scale) was recorded. Epicentre: Noto region, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan Magnitude: 6.3 Depth : approximately 10 km 2023/05/02-2023/05/03 Rwanda : Flood, landslide The death toll reached to 127 on 3 May 2023 after catastrophic flooding and landslides that occurred in the parts of the Western, Northern, and Southern Provinces of Rwanda from 2 to 3 May 2023. 2023/03/31 United States of America (the) : Tornado Tornadoes, strong winds, hailstorms and thunderstorms affected south-eastern USA and the mid-west (in particular Arkansas, Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Mississippi and Tennessee) from 31 March to 3 April 2023, causing several severe weather-related incidents (particularly due to tornadoes) that have resulted in an increased number of casualties and severe damage. 2023/03/24 United States of America (the) : Tornado At least 26 people are dead and dozens more are hurt after powerful storms and at least one tornado pummeled the southern United States on the night of 24 March 2023. The confirmed tornado touched down in Mississippi, where the damage and death toll have been most severe. 2023/03/21 Pakistan : Earthquake The U.S. Geological Survey reported a magnitude 6.5 earthquake with epicenter 40km south-southeast of Jurm district in Afghanistan at a depth of 187km hit the region on 21 March 2023. Three aftershocks of magnitude 3.9 were recorded so far in the Hindukush region bordering Afghanistan, Pakistan and Tajikistan. In Pakistan, the provincial Disaster Management authority (PDMA) of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) reported nine fatalities and 44 injuries across the province.

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Newsletter
ADRC Highlight vol.361 [English]
ADRC Highlight vol.359 [Russian]

Publications2022/12/09
NEW! [Annual Report] ADRC Annual Report 2021

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Publications2022/12/09
NEW! [Databook] Natural Disasters Data Book-2021 edition

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Events2023/03/11
NEW!Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC) organized the Asian Conference on Disaster Reduction 2022 (ACDR2022) on 11-12 March 2023 in Sendai, Japan.

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Events2022/10/22
As a side event of the “BOSAI KOKUTAI 2022”, ADRC organized a workshop titled "Differences of DRM in Japan as seen by Foreign Residents in Japan - DRM Cooperation Starting from Understanding the Differences -".

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News2022/12/01
[Applications are closed.] ADRC extends contract staff recruitment deadline. Applications are open for him until January 25 2023.

The Thoughts of ADRC

ADRC was founded in 1998 in Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture.
The mission is to enhance disaster resilience of its member countries, to create safe communities where people can live with peace of mind, and to create a society that enables sustainable development.
For the purpose, the ADRC is promoting the establishment of multilateral networks through personnel exchanges and a variety of other programs for disaster risk reduction in Asia.

ADRC activities

Information Sharing on DRR

Learning from Disasters and Benefiting from Information
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Human Resource
Development

Disaster Risk Reduction begins with Capacity Building
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Community DRR Activities

Community Participation is a Key to Effective Disaster Reduction
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