Group 2Agreement on Disaster

Management and Emergency Response (AADMER)

A common ground for Disaster risk identification, assessment and monitoring;

Disaster risk prevention and mitigation; Disaster preparedness; Emergency

response; Rehabilitation

1. What is ASEAN role in coordinating ADDMER? What more can be done to make it a successful

initiatives?• Promoting/disseminating AADMER including

civil society and military• AHA Center establishment as active roles on

this promoting • Government summits / INGO consortiums to

promote AADMER• Directory from each country connect to AHA

center• Building NGO network

• To move from framework for implementation• Roles of ASEAN and AHA center – be more

coordinated, not duplicate and create confusion on the ground activities + work with existing stakeholders

• Roles of UN agencies, Civil Society, Red Cross Society, private/enterprise

• Strategic moving: look into strategic documents of ASEAN member countries to be complied with AADMER legal documents

1. What is ASEAN role in coordinating ADDMER? What more can be done to make it a successful initiatives?

(cont.)

2. What is expected from Civil Society for AADMER implementation?

• Additional resources from Red Cross Society to support/mobilize other Civil Society movement

• AADMER to work with national government to set up guidelines to work with local government/NGOs

• Set implementing rules & guidelines + system for classification & standard/criteria

• Enhancing effectiveness of NGOs• Utilizing the networks• AADMER to share the lessons learnt • Accountability of projects (M&E and implementation)• Involve private sectors (high capacity, technology, knowledge and

resources)• NDMOs to play important roles• What are the standards for response and implementation?• What is the progress? Further discussion needed• What is the next steps?

3. What National defense system can contribute to AADMER?

• Joint training with CSO i.e. life saving, search & rescue

• ASEAN standby arrangement (AADMER to guide/ evaluate the gaps and capacities to be filled in)

• Risk & hazard maps available at NDMOs• Military to work with CSO in Disaster response

stage (on specific time frame)• Roles on military in all 4 stages including relief

and response (Thailand)