The ASEAN Committee on Disaster Management (ACDM) convened its 42nd annual meeting in the central coastal city of Da Nang on June 13 under the chair of Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Hoang Hiep.
In his opening remarks, the deputy head of the steering committee for natural disasters prevention and control affirmed that Vietnam, holding the rotary chairmanship of the committee this year, is promoting the theme of “From Response to Anticipatory Action and Resilience: ASEAN Journey towards Global Leadership in Disaster Management”.
The theme emphasises an orientation switch from passive response to proactive prevention, Hiep noted.
More than 60 foreign delegates from ASEAN member states, the ASEAN Secretariat, ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on Disaster Management (AHA Centre), the bloc’s development partners – China, the Republic of Korea, and Japan – and a number of international organisations in the region are attending the event.
The meeting discussed the implementation progress of the ASEAN Agreement on Disaster Management and Emergency Response (AADMER) Work Programme for 2021-2025; and reviewed the building and carrying out of documents, mechanisms, and activities involving regional cooperation in the field.
Also tabled are youth’s ideas for a resilient region, a communications framework for disaster risks facing the bloc, and the AHA Centre’s financial regulation, among other matters.
Lasting until June 16, the event also features the 18th meeting of the AHA Centre Governing Board, 3rd ASEAN Disaster Resilience Platform (ADRP) meeting, and meetings between the ACDM and the development partners.
Source: Lao News Agency