27-30 May 2025 in Seoul, Republic of Korea
Under the auspices of the Cabinet Office Government of Japan, ADRC
has been participating in the Typhoon Committee's Working Group on
Disaster Risk Reduction (WGDRR) meetings
and actively collaborates with other members in implementing joint activities. The GLIDE number system, pioneered by ADRC, is an integral part of the WGDRR's annual operations plan (AOP) wherein members use the GLIDE number in reporting their respective typhoon disasters.
The 20th WGDRR annual meeting was held on 27-30 May 2025 in Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Around 50 participants from members and representatives from UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), World Meteorological Organization (WMO), Typhoon Committee Secretariat (TCS), DRR members (China, Hong Kong China, Japan, Lao PDR, Macao China, Malaysia, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Thailand, USA (Guam), Vietnam) and Advisory Working Group (AWG) members participated in the meeting. The main objective of the meeting is to review this year AOPs and discuss the AOPs of 2026. Participants presented their membership report and exchanged valuable insights on disaster risk and reduction issues.
During the meeting, the members renewed their interest to continue using GLIDE (e.g., Japan Meteorological Agency, which is proposing to harmonize the assignment of local typhoon IDs) while the partners expressed their deeper commitment to strengthening linkages with GLIDE (e.g., WMO, which is continually updating the classification of hazards and typhoon databases).
For the forthcoming Typhoon Committee events, the WGDRR will be engaged in the following: (i) 20th Integrated Workshop (IWS), 3-5 December 2025 in Macao, China; and (ii) 58th Session of the Typhoon Committee, March 2026 in Jeju Island, Republic of Korea.
(2025/06/30 15:40)