The Column Vol 84
ARDEX-23:
STRENGTHENING ASEAN’S COLLECTIVE RESPONSE CAPACITY
Hundreds of disaster management and humanitarian actors from 10 ASEAN Member States and other countries gathered in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, to witness the biggest disaster emergency response simulation exercise in the region, namely ARDEX.
ARDEX-23:
STRENGTHENING ASEAN’S COLLECTIVE RESPONSE CAPACITY
Hundreds of disaster management and humanitarian actors from 10 ASEAN Member States and other countries gathered in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, to witness the biggest disaster emergency response simulation exercise in the region, namely ARDEX.
MONTHLY DISASTER REVIEW AND OUTLOOK
AUGUST 2023 | DISASTER MONITORING & ANALYSIS (DMA) UNIT AHA CENTRE
For the month of August 2023, a total of 99 disasters were reported. The ASEAN Member States that were affected are Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, and Viet Nam. Most of the disasters (59.6%) occurred in Indonesia and accounted for 42.66% of the affected persons (around 1M persons) the second-highest number of affected persons for August 2023. The Philippines accounted for most of the affected persons despite reporting only 12 disaster events — the Effects of Southwest Monsoon enhanced by Tropical Cyclone SAOLA, Tropical Cyclone HAIKUI, and Tropical Cyclone YUN-YEUNG with 46% of the total reported affected persons for the month of August 2023.
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OPAK FAULT
Several geological studies have revealed that Southeast Asia is prone to earthquakes. This is inseparable from the fact that Southeast Asia is at the crossroads of three tectonic plates: the Pacific Ocean/Philippine Ocean Plate to the east, the Indo-Australian Plate to the south, and the Eurasian Plate to the northwest.
