The Column Vol 82
ROAD TO ARDEX-23:
FINAL EXERCISE PLANNING TEAM (EPT) MEETING AND REFEREE TRAINING FOR THE ASEAN REGIONAL DISASTER EMERGENCY RESPONSE SIMULATION EXERCISE 2023
The Final Exercise Planning Team (EPT) Meeting and Referee Training for the ASEAN Regional Disaster Emergency Response Simulation Exercise 2023 (ARDEX-23) recently took place from 8 to 11 May 2023 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
ROAD TO ARDEX-23:
FINAL EXERCISE PLANNING TEAM (EPT) MEETING AND REFEREE TRAINING FOR THE ASEAN REGIONAL DISASTER EMERGENCY RESPONSE SIMULATION EXERCISE 2023
The Final Exercise Planning Team (EPT) Meeting and Referee Training for the ASEAN Regional Disaster Emergency Response Simulation Exercise 2023 (ARDEX-23) recently took place from 8 to 11 May 2023 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
MONTHLY DISASTER REVIEW AND OUTLOOK
MAY 2023 | DISASTER MONITORING & ANALYSIS (DMA) UNIT AHA CENTRE
For the month of May 2023, a total of 88 disasters were reported. The ASEAN Member States that were affected are Indonesia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand, and Viet Nam. Most of the disasters (70%) occurred in Indonesia but only accounted for 8% of the affected persons (around 154,000). Notably, Myanmar accounted for most of the affected persons despite reporting only 1 disaster event—Tropical Cyclone MOCHA with 63% of the total reported affected persons for the month of May.
AHA CENTRE PODCAST SERIES: AT THE CROSSROADS
The AHA Centre, with support from Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ), worked to broaden its communications and outreach, including on social media. One of the results of this cooperation was a series of podcasts released in mid-2021 as part of the AHA Centre’s 10th Anniversary celebration. The podcast series entitled “AHA Centre at the Crossroads” involved discussions with the AHA Centre’s founders, builders, colleagues and partners, and discussed the AHA Centre’s 10-year journey from inception to transition. The guests described their experiences in working together with the Centre and expressed their hopes for the future in the next decade of action.
