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In September 2024, two powerful storms, namely Tropical Cyclone Yagi and Tropical Storm Soulik, tore through northern Laos, leaving behind widespread destruction. Homes were destroyed, roads were washed out, and communities were left struggling to recover. It was one of the most devastating natural disasters the country has faced in recent years, highlighting Laos’s vulnerability … Resilience in the Face of Disaster: How Lao PDR Responded to the 2024 Floods

28 March 2025, Myanmar was shaken by a devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake. The tremor struck at 12:50 pm local time (2:20 pm Malaysian time), with its epicentre in Sagaing Region, northwest Myanmar. As people were still reeling from the impact, a powerful 6.4 aftershock followed soon after, leaving widespread destruction in its wake.

The ASEAN Agreement on Disaster Management and Emergency Response (AADMER) was signed in 2005 and entered into force in 2009. Conceived to systematically and collectively reduce the adverse impacts of disasters in the region, AADMER provides a framework for risk identification, prevention, preparedness, emergency response, and recovery. The establishment of the AHA Centre in 2011 … Myanmar’s Collaborative Disaster Response Efforts with ASEAN Member States

When the ASEAN Leaders signed the ASEAN Agreement on Disaster Management and Emergency Response (AADMER) in 2005, few could have foreseen how central it would become to our regional identity. Two decades on, the agreement remains relevant and is a key driving factor in the formulation of strategies and policies in ASEAN. It has given … Two Decades of AADMER and the Road Ahead

Drawing lessons learned from previous experiences in responding to major disasters, the Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) system has shifted its policy focus from a relief-centric approach to a more proactive, holistic, and integrated disaster system. Informed by the global trends in addressing the adverse impacts of climate change and threats of hazards, … Building Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction and Management: The Philippine Experience

Cambodia currently serves as the Chair of the ASEAN Committee on Disaster Management (ACDM). ACDM Chair and Secretary General of the National Committee for Disaster Management of Cambodia Kim Virak discussess ASEAN’s progress under the ASEAN Agreement on Disaster Management and Emergency Response (AADMER), its growing role in shaping global disaster management, and how Cambodia’s … No Country Faces Disasters Alone