ASEAN and partners enhance disaster resilience, commemorate 20th Anniversary of Indian Ocean Tsunami

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, 25 October 2024 – ASEAN, together with partners, reaffirmed the commitment to strengthen cooperation in enhancing disaster resilience in the region at the 12th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Disaster Management (AMMDM) and 13th Meeting of Conference of the Parties to the ASEAN Agreement on Disaster Management and Emergency Response (AADMER), and their related meetings.

The meetings took place on 24-25 October, hosted by Brunei Darussalam as the Chair of AMMDM in 2024, and chaired by H.E. Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Ahmaddin bin Haji Abdul Rahman, Minister of Home Affairs of Brunei Darussalam, and vice-chaired by H.E. General Kun Kim, Senior Minister and First Vice President of the National Committee of Disaster Management of the Kingdom of Cambodia.

The ASEAN Commemorative Event of the 20th Anniversary of the Indian Ocean Tsunami in Brunei Darussalam, ASEAN Day on Disaster Management 2024 and the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction were also held at the sidelines of the meetings.

Taking place as a joint session, the 12th AMMDM and 13th Meeting of COP to AADMER noted with satisfaction the progress in the implementation of the AADMER Work Programme 2021-2025. Under theme of Brunei Darussalam’s AMMDM Chairmanship “Building a Resilient ASEAN through Inclusive and Sustainable Disaster Recovery”, the Meeting launched the ASEAN Ministerial Declaration on Building a Resilient ASEAN through Inclusive and Sustainable Disaster Recovery. As 2024 marks the 20^th Anniversary of the Indian Ocean Tsunami, the ASEAN Ministerial Statement on the Commemoration of the 20^th Anniversary of Indian Ocean Tsunami was also issued.

The Meeting noted the achievements in 2024 across all Priority Programmes of the AADMER Work Programme (AWP) 2021-2025, such as the ASEAN Capacity Building Roadmap 2025-2030 on Disaster Management, the ASEAN Disaster Risk Communication Framework (ADRCF), the continued strengthening of the Disaster Emergency Logistics System for ASEAN (DELSA), the ASEAN Emergency Response and Assessment Team (ASEAN-ERAT) trainings, the AHA Centre Executive Leadership in Emergency and Disaster Management for ASEAN Programme (ACE-LEDMP) trainings, the ASEAN Strategic Policy Dialogue on Disaster Management (SPDDM) 2024, and the first ASEAN Standards and Certification for Experts in Disaster Management (ASCEND) Competency Assessment.

The Meetings exchanged views towards full and effective implementation of the AADMER Work Programme (AWP) 2021-2025, and advancing the implementation of the ASEAN Declaration on ‘One ASEAN, One Response’ particularly through the roles of the ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on disaster management (AHA Centre), and developing a new AWP 2026-2030.

The meetings with dialogue partners, i.e. the 4th AMMDM Plus China, 4th AMMDM Plus Japan and the 3rd AMMDM Plus Republic of Korea (ROK), were held on 24 October, reiterated commitment and resolve to intensify collaboration with ASEAN in building disaster resilience and advancing disaster risk reduction in the region.

The ministerial meetings were preceded by the 45th Meeting of ASEAN Committee on Disaster Management (ACDM), 20th Meeting of the Governing Board of the AHA Centre, 6th Meeting of ASEAN Disaster Resilience Platform (ADRP), 8th Meeting of the ACDM Plus China, 8th Meeting of the ACDM Plus Japan, 7th Meeting of the ACDM Plus ROK.

The next AMMDM and COP to AADMER Meeting will be hosted by Cambodia as the Chair of AMMDM in 2025.

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More details:

• The Chairman’s Statement for the 12th AMMDM and 13th COP to AADMER, here.
• The video of the ASEAN Commemoration of the 20th Year of Indian Ocean Tsunami, here
• The video for the ASEAN Magazine Special Issue No. 39–40, “20 Years Since the Indian Ocean Tsunami.” here
• The video of the Commemoration of the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (IDDR), here.
• ASEAN Ministerial Statement on the Commemoration of the 20th Anniversary of Indian Ocean Tsunami, here.
• ASEAN Ministerial Declaration on Building a Resilient ASEAN Through Inclusive and Sustainable Disaster Recovery, here.
• The ASEAN Magazine Special Edition: 39 – 40, 20 years after the Indian Ocean Tsunami, here.

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