15-16 June 2023 (Da Nang, Viet Nam) 
On 15-16 June 2023, the 5th ASEAN Committee on Disaster Management (ACDM) + Japan meeting was held in Da Nang, Viet Nam. As part of the programme, Mr SASAHARA, executive director of the Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC) gave two presentations entitled "Promotion of Database Linkage and Capacity Enhancement through Utilization of GLIDE" and "Pilot Project on Utilization of State-of-Art Communication Technologies for CBDRM and Disaster Emergency Management". AHA Center as well as the representative of Malaysia and some others expressed their interest in these projects. Other activities at the meeting included a report on the progress of each activity under the ASEAN-Japan Work Plan on Disaster Management 2021-2025.
ADRC also participated in the site visit held on the last day of the ACDM meeting. In the morning, the participants observed a disaster management drill carried out by the residents of Binh Hai Commune, Quang Nham Province. Based on the scenario that an early warning for an approaching typhoon was given, the exercise included the provision of pre-response funds and equipment and reinforcement of roofs of vulnerable houses conducted by a youth disaster management team. In the afternoon, the delegation visited a site where mangrove conservation and reforestation project are being implemented by the Green Climate Fund in Bau Ca Cai region, Quang Ngai Province.
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