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The Asian Disaster Reduction & Response Network (ADRRN) is a network of national civil society organizations across the Asia- Pacific region. Over the years, ADRRN’s work has
focussed around local leaders, accountability and innovation – the very issues currently being championed in the sector globally.
Born in 2002 at a meeting of Asian CSOs in Kobe, Japan, ADRRN has rapidly evolved with reaching across 21 countries from an awareness raising network to a prominent regional voice in advocacy and capacity building. Today it is known as the ‘Civil Society Voice of Asia’.
ADRRN’s forward-looking vision focuses on transforming Asia’s resilience, moving from the most vulnerable to the most resilient region. It aims to achieve this goal by 2030 and our vision paves the way towards this. For over the years, ADRRN’s work has focussed around localization, accountability and innovation – the very issues currently being championed in the sector globally.
ADRRN's 2020 strategic objectives are:
1. Continue to be a leading representative platform with increased outreach involving larger number of NGOs and local CSOs in the region.
2. Facilitate effective implementation of global frameworks at the national and local level, and facilitate disaster risk governance and enhance accountability.
3. Enhancing range of knowledge and practice on resilience.
1. Creation of the Asia Local Resilience Forum, a regional structure for national and local CSOs to share and learn from various countries and their experiences in resilience and response initiatives.
2. Regional level campaigns in line with the global frameworks and successful local experiences.
3. Local methodologies for global framework implementation and monitoring with local evidence including the annual community resilience survey.
4. 'Networked' response after major disasters in the region, with capacity building programs for local- level leadership on cluster systems and awareness generation for local communities on the humanitarian system functioning.
5. Research and promotion of grass root innovations and the creation of a knowledge base of such material, including a possible annual Asia innovation challenge.
6. Strong fellowship programs, peer-reviews and workshops for members based on the mapping of expertise, capabilities, resources and relationships of members and other partners; promoting mutual learning and exchange of good practices and information.
7. Thematic working groups for focused action on each objective.
8. Enhancement of members' monitoring and evaluation capacity.
9. Promotion of civil society roles in assessment, planning and implementation of disaster risk reduction initiatives, with particular emphasis on minority and vulnerable groups.
10. Improving financing to national organizations with greater fund access and flexibility to adapt to need-based use.
11. Development of effective communication strategies and online information sharing platform.
12. Fostering of partnerships with local and national networks, private sector and government.
13. Promotion of social accountability benchmarks at local, national, and regional level
14. Facilitation and conduct of civil society training programs.
15. Establishment of Thematic Hubs which include Localization Hub (India), Innovation Hub (Japan), Quality and Accountability Hub (Pakistan), Disaster Preparedness Hub (Malaysia), and Leadership in Emergency Action, Preparedness and Surge Hub (India).
Dr. Amod Mani Dixit, Chairperson
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Fathimath Afiya, Vice Chairperson
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Takeshi Komino, Secretary General
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Hafiz Amirrol, Network Coordinator
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Rita Thakuri, Membership Management
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Noorazila Ahmad, Finance Administrator
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https://www.adrrn.net/
ADRRN members work closely with the National governments in various Asian countries to advocate on issues of vulnerable communities.
Promoting grassroots innovations by combining scientific knowledge and local wisdom.
A range of learning activities to enhance efficiency and effectiveness. This includes various aspects of accountability, leadership, cluster coordination and global frameworks.
ADRRN works on increasing accountability in DRR programs through capacity building of various members and partners.
ADRRN carries out activities to build capacity and preparedness of members and partners for effective response.
1. Translating Global Frameworks To Local Level
Help members and associated stakeholders to integrate global frameworks directions into their local actions and implementation.
2. Collaboration And Partnerships
Bring stakeholders from a cross-section of areas into the framework of its networking relationship. This includes ample opportunities for cross- learning, enhancing effectiveness and building global visibility, influence and support.
3. Amplifying Local Voices
Create and implement proper mechanisms, partnerships, mapping strategies and advocacy programs to ensure effective participation and voice. This includes national policy nodes, regional and global arenas, and a focus on youth and women.
4. Capacity Enhancement For Effectiveness And Efficiency
Capacity building of all members, broader CSOs, communities and related stakeholders. This includes technical, operational, financial, managerial and strategic actions.
5. Strengthening Accountability
Enhance evidence-based accountable leadership and management of humanitarian action.
6. Innovation
Challenge the status quo and encourage innovative solutions. ADRRN promotes a network-wide culture of proactive thinking.
Voluntary Commitments
The Sendai Framework Commitments (SFVC) online platform serves to incentivize stakeholders to inform the public about their work, to provide a vehicle for sharing commitments and initiatives and for motivation toward the implementation of the Sendai Framework. In turn, UNDRR can monitor and take stock of the progress and impact.
Asian Disaster Reduction and Response Network is involved in the following commitments:
