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Asia
Japan: Tokyo conducts disaster drill at stations, companies
3 Feb 2012, Mainichi Daily news, the
Organized by the Tokyo metropolitan government, the drill was based on the scenario that a magnitude 7.3 quake had halted public transportation following the Great East Japan Earthquake 2011...
- 41st Regional training course on disaster management23 Jan - 10 Feb 2012, Thailand (Bangkok)
- Community-based disaster risk management01-05 Feb 2012, Nepal (Kathmandu)
- 2nd Asia-Pacific water summit APWS05-06 Feb 2012, Thailand (Bangkok)
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General Facts
- Population: 3,938 million (2005)
- Density: 124 per sq km
- Total Area: 31,870 sq km (X 1,000)
Source of data: OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database
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Munich Re: Worldwide distribution of natural catastrophes in 2011Jan 2012, Munich Re
Fire in Asia Pacific: 1997-2010Jan 2011, OCHA-ROAP
- Children and young people partners for disaster risk reduction2011, AIDMI
- From risk to resilience - UNISDR's international day for disaster reduction 20112011, SEEDS
- ID Risques, un podcast radio sur les risques majeurs2011, IDEAL Connaissances; MEDDTL, France - gov
- Area coordinatorPakistan (North Sindh, Kamkot), ACTED
- Programme manager - Disaster risk reductionTajikistan (Penjakent 80%, Dushanbe 20%), Mission East
- Disaster risk reduction officerPakistan (Mirpur Khas), Save the Children Pakistan
External Online Resources
- Adaptation Partnership: Review of existing and planned adaptation actions (by region and country)
- Aviation-weather disaster risk reduction
- Desinventar: Inventory system of the effects of disasters
- Disaster risk reduction (DRR) project portal for Asia and the Pacific
- East Asia and Pacific: A primer on reducing vulnerabilities to climate change impacts and strengthening DRM
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See also
- African diplomatic corps in Japan (ADC)
- All-China Women's Federation (ACWF)
- Arab Gulf Programme for United Nations Development Organisations (AGFUND)
- Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
- Asian Disaster Reduction Centre (ADRC)
- Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (AFPPD)
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- Australia-Indonesia Facility for Disaster Reduction (AIFDR)
- Climate Vulnerable Forum (V11)
- Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO)
- Environmental Centre for Arab Towns (ECAT)
- ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee
- International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)
- Mekong River Commission for Sustainable Development (MRC)
- National Safety Council of India (NSC)
- Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC)
- Regional Consultative Committee on Disaster Management (RCC)
- Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard Early Warning System for Africa and Asia, the (RIMES)
- Regional support office for East and South-East Asia (ECHO S & SE Asia)
- SAARC Disaster Management Centre (SDMC)
- South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)
- United Cities and Local Governments Asia-Pacific (UCLG ASPAC)