ADRC has been collecting information on the magnitude 7.7 earthquake
that occurred near Mandalay, Myanmar, on 28 March 2025.
Relevantinformation is updated regularly and is available on the following website.
Myanmar Earthquake Summary Report:
https://www.adrc.asia/publications/disaster_report/index.php
7-9 March 2025
The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (SFDRR), a set of guidelines for disaster risk reduction-related initiatives, was formulated at the Third World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in March 2015. The World Bosai Forum has been held every two years since 2017 as one of the activities to promote it, bringing together all sectors -industry, government and academia, both domestic and international, to discuss DRR measures. The World Bosai Forum 2025 focused on the concepts of "Increasing Disaster Risks Due to Global Warming and Climate Change" and "Future Prospects."
ADRC had a booth at the EXPO site in the Forum and introduced the ADRC's efforts such as promotion of DRR in Asia in cooperation with various stakeholders, advancement of DRR measures using ICT (for example, QZSS, a disaster risk information transmission system), and disaster information sharing via mobile phones using GIS and SNS as ADRC conducted projects in Mt. Fuji and Malaysia. In addition, six VRs from member countries (India, Republic of Korea, Turkiye, Fiji, Malaysia and Maldives) introduced the disaster situation and disaster risk management systems of their countries.
At the Forum, 45 organisations exhibited their own efforts and activities for DRR. Many people involved in DRR visited the ADRC booth, including representatives from JICA, universities and other academic institutions, private companies, NGOs and foreign exchange students, and the ADRC researchers and visiting researchers gave explanations and exchanged opinions with them.
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27 February 2025
In the 4th Webinar Series on Climate Change Projection for Disaster Risk Reduction in Asia Pacific Region
with Malaysia, on 27 February 2025, Dato' Ir Mohd Zaki bin Mat Amin (Director General, National Water
Research Institute Malaysia) reported that by 2100, climate change in Malaysia is projected with increase:
(i) annual surface temperature between 1.85 -2.08 ,
(ii) annual rainfall between 14%-25%, and
(iii) sea level between 0.71m-0.74m.
These figures imply that if Malaysia does nothing to mitigate climatechange, its regions will experience
more occurrences of drying rivers(e.g., Bukit Merah in February 2022),pluvial flooding (e.g.,Selangor,
December 2022), and fluvial flooding (e.g., Batu Pahat,August 2021).
In view of this projection, other speakers from Malaysia sharedinformation on some ongoing initiatives. Mr Ambun Dindang
(DeputyDirector General, Malaysian Meteorological Department) said
that his department considered climate change projection data in monitoringand forecasting severe weather due to
monsoon surges. Ms Lavanya Rama Iyer (Director of Policy and Climate Change, WWF-Malaysia) said that
the World-Wide Fund for Nature in Malaysia has integrated climateresilience and governance into their programmes.
Gs. Dr Norfashareena
binti Muhamad (Head, Southeast Asia Disaster Prevention Research Initiative) said that their disaster databases
integrated climate change data and made it available for local scale application.
Furthermore, Dato' Ir Mohd Zaki bin Mat Amin said that the Government of Malaysia expects to release
two relevant documents in 2025 - the Climate Change Act of Malaysia and the Malaysia National Adaptation
Plan (MyNAP).
Members of the Area Theme 4 of the Advanced Study of Climate Change Projection (SENTAN) also
spoke in the webinar to explain the project,the technologies and tools, and the studies on climate change
projections. The speakers included Prof. MORI Nobuhito of Kyoto University, Dr NAKAEGAWA
Toshiyuki of Japan Meteorological Agency, Dr MURATA Akihiko of Japan Meteorological Agency,
Mr MORI Noriyuki of International Center for Water Hazard and Risk Management, and Prof.
TACHIKAWA Yasuto of Kyoto University. Dr IKEDA Makoto and Dr Gerald Potutan,
both from ADRC, co-facilitated the event.
(Reference)
4th Webinar Series:
https://www.adrc.asia/sentanpro/202502/webinar04.html</p
SENTAN Program:
https://www.jamstec.go.jp/sentan/eng/
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28 February 2025
ADRC publishes the Natural Disaster Data Book annually to provide a statistical and analytical overview of disasters. The Data Book covers occurrences of disaster events, deaths, affected people, and economic losses, focusing on seven disaster types: drought, earthquake, extreme temperature, flood, storm, wildfire, and volcanic activity.
The latest edition for 2023, as well as previous Data Books, can be found at the following website (in English only).
Natural Disasters Data Book 2023:
https://www.adrc.asia/publications/databook/DB2023_e.php
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28 February 2025
It is important to archive records and lessons learned for future generations and for other regions where major disasters are anticipated. ADRC has been supporting the effort to collect good practices for applying satellite remote sensing technologies to disaster management. One such record of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake entitled "A Record of the International Collaboration in Space-Based Responses to the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake" was released by the Cambridge Scholars Publishing in November 2023, written by Dr KAKU Kazuya, Visiting Researcher of the ADRC.
The book provides a record of the generous and friendly support provided to Japan by other countries and the international community. In the wake of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, 27 satellites from 14 countries and regions repeatedly and collaboratively observed the disaster area from space to support disaster response activities. Through the response to the earthquake and subsequent tsunami, it was empirically proven that space-based responses with international collaboration can effectively support relief efforts during mass catastrophes.
The book examines activities related to the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and others conducted by Sentinel Asia (SA) and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) between 2006 and 2014 to derive the requirements for applying satellite remote sensing to disaster response support. It could serve as a reminder to those seeking to ensure preparedness for future calamities. The book could also be a textbook on the application of satellite remote sensing in disaster management.
For more information, see the below links.
Hardback and paperback:
https://www.cambridgescholars.com/product/978-1-5275-4636-3
E-book:
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