Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre (ADPC)

• 27 Jul 2024

On July 25th, 2024, India assumed the Chair of the Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre (ADPC), an autonomous International Organization for cooperation in and implementation of disaster risk reduction and building climate resilience in Asia and the Pacific region.

Key Points

• India, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka and Thailand are the founding members of ADPC.
• As a representative of the Government of India, Rajendra Singh, a Member, of the National Disaster Management Authority took over the Chair of ADPC from China for the year 2024-25 in Bangkok, Thailand.
• India also chaired the 5th Board of Trustee (BoT) meeting of ADPC held on 25th July, 2024 in Bangkok, Thailand.

ADPC

• It was established in 1986 as a regional disaster preparedness center (DMC) in Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) in Bangkok, Thailand.
• It has grown its activities over the past three decades and in 2005, ADPC's international Charter was signed by nine founding member countries: Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka and Thailand.
• The Charter was put into effect in 2018 through the ratification by all the founding members. As of January 2020, ADPC is operating as an autonomous international organization governed by the Board of Trustees.
• The vision of ADPC is "safer communities and sustainable development through disaster risk reduction" and its geographical remit is Asia and the Pacific.