ISDR Asia Partnership

Overview of 

Regional Stocktaking and 

Mapping of Disaster Risk Reduction 

Interventions in Asia and the Pacific

Initiative of the ISDR Asia Partnership 

Supported by the Asian Development Bank under a Regional TA

February 2009- June 2010

Presentation at Workshop on                                     

Review of Initiatives on Hazard, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment

ISDR Asia Partnership

Background

At the September 2007 meeting of the IAP, 

Stocktaking was identified 

by the IAP members as one of the 8 priority functions 

At the 2

nd

Meeting of the Expanded IAP held during the 2

nd

Ministerial 

Meeting, November 2007 in New Delhi, a 

Working Group was 

established for the initiative

and ADB expressed interest to support it. 

Concept note prepared by UN/ISDR with inputs from IAP members and 

submitted to ADB.  

Project started from February 2009

Reporting on this at IAP meeting, September, 2008, Kuala Lumpur and 

March 2009, Bangkok

ISDR Asia Partnership

Regional Stocktaking and Mapping of 

DRR Interventions would 

contribute

to:

– Improved 

regional planning and 

programming 

on DRR

– Highlight 

areas of cooperation 

among 

regional and sub-regional organisations

– Add to the 

periodic progress reviews and 

reporting processes 

at regional and sub-

regional levels

– Assist 

donors and decision-makers to channel 

resources and efforts 

that can meet their own 

policy and programmatic imperatives

Why IAP?

• IAP acts as the 

inter-agency 

forum supporting the 

functions

of the Asia 

Regional Platform on DRR

• As a 

regional coordination 

mechanism 

is an 

appropriate vehicle to assist 

coherent regional strategy 

setting, and programming 

and progress reviews 

through improved 

information exchange.

Importance of this IAP initiative

ISDR Asia Partnership

Expected Outputs

Develop work plan for 

information collection 

from various regional 

agencies

Prepare a 

data collection 

template

on DRR intervention 

to obtain information from 

wider stakeholders

Regional Stock take

; 

Document on DRR 

interventions in all sub 

regions of Asia and 

Pacific

Identify and 

review 

available sources

and 

information on hazards, 

vulnerability and risks 

Based on collated 

information an 

analytical 

overview of the regional risk 

patterns 

would be prepared 

highlighting potential 

information gap

Inventory of Risk 

Assessment

describing 

the wider context in which 

regional initiatives are 

undertaken

Develop a 

template for 

an interactive 

knowledge map 

to 

update information

On-line tool to collect & 

reflect the information 

collated on hazard and 

vulnerability information and 

regional DRR initiatives. 

Maps 

and charts 

to present the 

analysis

Interactive Knowledge 

Maps 

linked to web sites 

such as Prevention Web and 

with a regular update 

strategy

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ISDR Asia Partnership

Beneficiaries

The primary beneficiaries of the 

initiative will be:

– National DRR stakeholders

; 

national governments, UN 

agencies, research institutions, 

universities, private sector and 

donor agencies

– Regional stakeholders 

in DRR 

such UN Agencies, inter-

governmental organizations, 

research and technical 

organizations, NGOS and in 

particular the IAP members

Results of the project will help in 

enhanced  regional planning, 

programming and cooperation

.

Will benefit by receiving more 

coherent regional assistance and 

greater clarity on the type of support 

that may be able to access from the 

regional level to achieve their DRR 

goal

ISDR Asia Partnership

It would help the countries and stakeholders in knowing:

– Who are the 

partners

involved in DRR? 

– What are they working on (

Thematically

)? 

– Where are they working (

Geographical coverage

)?

– Which 

geographical areas needs more level of intervention 

considering its 

level of risk?

– Which thematic area should receive more focus?
– Which all 

initiatives

from other sub-regions 

we could learn from

?

– In 

which geographical area more financial resources 

are being put in? Where 

not?

– In 

which thematic area there is more partners involved

? Which all needs 

stronger partnership?

– In

which area (geographical/thematic) we can partner 

with others to scale up?

Importance of this IAP initiative

ISDR Asia Partnership

Framework

The analytical 

framework of the 

stocktaking will be 

guided by the HFA

and its 5 priorities for 

action and by the 

Indicators

as in the 

HFA Monitor

ISDR Asia Partnership

Methodology-Building on past efforts

Stocktaking and Mapping 

initiatives are 

NOT NEW 

to 

Asia or Pacific

This project will build on these efforts 

and learn from their strengths and 

shortcomings

Past and ongoing efforts on 

Risk Assessment  

1.Global Risk Identification Programme

(GRIP)

2.DesInventar

in 5 Asian Countries by UNDP

3.Risk Assessment Analysis for Asia Pacific

by 

UNOCHA

4.Disaster events database 

by ASEAN

5.Hazard and Vulnerability Atlas

by Pacific 

Disaster Center

Past and ongoing initiative on 

stocktaking 

and databases

1.Pacific Disaster Net 

(SOPAC)

2.Overview of DRR in Asia and Pacific 

(ISDR, ADPC and ADRC)

3.IRP Database

4.CBDRM Database 

(ADPC)

5.Prevention Web 

(ISDR system)

6.WWW, Indonesia 

(UNDP)

Principles for 

data collection

– Broad and inclusive 

overview of the 

information on DRR and related 

initiatives

– Recording of information in 

neutral and 

uncontroversial 

manner

– Building on and adding to the existing 

stocktaking and mapping initiatives

– Adopting a 

user friendly approach 

to 

encourage participation for information 

sharing and access

– Development of a sustainable tool 

which will serve to update information 

periodically in the region

– Focus on regional initiatives

ISDR Asia Partnership

Implementation mechanism

-

Regional Stocking and Mapping is being 

implemented under the  

auspices of the IAP 

and the Asian Regional Platform

-Implementation is guided by a 

Project  Steering Committee 

comprised 

of the members from IAP working group on 

regional stocktaking and mapping ; ADB, 

ADPC, ADRC, IFRC, OCHA , UNDP, UN/ISDR, 

WB, SOPAC

-Project steering committee is 

chaired by 

UN/ISDR

-Working under the close guidance of the 

IAP, 

ADPC as a technical agency is the 

executing agency on behalf of the IAP

-

ADPC is working with ISDR Regional Office 

with weekly meeting between the both

-

ADB will monitor the activities 

through 

regular progress reports

Purpose of PSC

•

Overall guidance, technical and 

advisory support to the EA;

•

Monitoring project implementation 

and progress;

•

Taking decisions on project direction; 

•

Sharing progress reports and results 

with the wider IAP; 

•

Establishing linkages with information 

providers and other key stakeholders 

that need to be involved;

•

Contribute own information to the 

stocktaking initiative; and 

•

Capture and disseminate lessons 

learned.

ISDR Asia Partnership

Implementation mechanism

•

1

st

Meeting of the PSC

Meeting held on 

30

th

of April, 2009 in Bangkok

•

Meeting chaired by UN/ISDR and 

attended by ADB, ADPC, ADRC, IFRC, 

SOPAC, UN/ISDR and UNOCHA

•

ToR of the PSC 

finalized 

•

Meeting reported the progress till date 

and inputs on implementation plan

ToR of PSC

•

Attached as the annex to the ToR of 

IAP Working Group on Stocktaking 

and Mapping and responsible for 

guiding implementation of this 

particular initiative of the IAP

•

Confirms the membership of PSC 

namely; ADB, ADPC, ADRC, IFRC, 

SOPAC, UN/ISDR, UN/OCHA, UNDP 

and WB

•

Purpose of PSC, Secretariat and 

Frequency of Meeting

•

Tenure- February 2009-July 2010

ISDR Asia Partnership

• Long term tool 

– Identify 

gaps in DRR 

(geographic and thematic)

– Program synergy 

in national and provincial programs

– Harmonized work plans 

at the Regional and National (?) level

• Interactive knowledge map (long term tool) owned and 

maintained by ISDR System in Asia Pacific

• Continued hosting and maintenance by Prevention web 

(ISDR), UNESCAP, UNDP BCPR, ADRC, ADPC, UNOCHA, SOPAC

• Presentation and utilization by Regional Meetings for reporting 

and periodic work plans; AMCDRR, IAP, UNESCAP, RCC, ACDR

System Monitoring and Sustainability

Key considerations for successful implementation of 

the initiative

•

Regional stocktaking and inventory of risk profile is 

meant to 

support the National systems

•

Though the focus is on Regional Actors, this should 

be 

linked to the national system

•

In the long run 

effective National risk profile and 

stocktaking is the key

•

Current resources do not permit focus at the 

national level. Subsequent phases can look into 

national level. 

•

Should feed into the 

Global and Regional 

Assessment Report/s