Regional Organisations

TypeNameAcronymWebsiteCountryYearNotes
Regional OfficeUnited Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction - Asia Pacific Outreach OfficeUNISDRhttp://www.unisdr.orgNone2005UN Agency Regional Office
Regional OfficeUnited Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs - Regional Office for AsiaUNOCHAhttp://ochaonline.un.orgNone2001UN Agency Regional Office
Regional OfficeUnited Nations Development Programme-Regional Disaster Reduction and ResponseUNDPhttp://www.undp.orgNone2002UN Agency Regional Office
Regional OfficeUnited Nations Environment Programme-Regional Office for Asia and the PacificUNEPhttp://www.unep.orgNone1972UN Agency Regional Office
Regional OfficeUnited Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the PacificUNESCAPhttp://www.unescap.orgNone1947UN Agency Regional Commission
Regional OfficeWorld Food ProgrammeWFPhttp://www.wfp.orgNone1962UN Agency Regional Office
Regional OfficeFood and Agriculture OrganisationFAOhttp://www.fao.orgNone1945UN Agency Regional Office
Regional OfficeUnited Nations Children's FundUNICEFhttp://www.unicef.orgNone1946UN Agency Regional Office
Regional OfficeWorld Health OrganisationWHOhttp://www.who.intNone1948UN Agency Regional Office for Western Pacific, UN Agency Regional Office for Southeast Asia
Regional OfficeUnited Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural OrganizationUNESCOhttp://www.unesco.orgNone1945UN Agency Asia and Pacific Regional Office
Regional OfficeUnited Nations Development Fund for WomenUNIFEMhttp://www.unifem.orgNone1976UNIFEM South Asia Regional Office, UNIFEM East and Southeast Asia Regional Office
Regional OfficeInternational Labour OrganisationILOhttp://www.ilo.orgNone1919UN Agency Regional Office
Regional OfficeUnited Nations Centre for Regional DevelopmentUNCRDhttp://www.uncrd.or.jpNone1999Disaster Management Planning Hyogo Office
Regional OfficeInternational Federation of the Red Cross Red Crescent Asia-Pacific DM UnitIFRChttp://www.ifrc.orgNone1995IFRC Asia-Pacific Regional (Zone) Delegation
Regional OrganisationAssociation of South East Asian NationsASEANhttp://www.aseansec.orgNone1967Regional Organization
Regional OrganisationASEAN Committee on DMACDMNone2003ASEAN Committee
Regional OrganisationSouth Asian Association for Regional CooperationSAARChttp://www.saarc-sec.orgNone1985Regional Organization with 8 member states: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka
Regional OrganisationSAARC Disaster Management CentreSAARC DMChttp://www.saarc-sdmc.nic.inNone2006SAARC Centre
Regional OrganisationApplied Geoscience and Technology Division (SOPAC) of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC)SOPAChttp://www.sopac.orgPacific1972 (1995 - regional mandate for DRM)21 Member Countries and Territories; Facilitator of the Pacific Regional Disaster Risk Management Network
Regional OrganisationAsian Disaster Preparedness Center -ADPChttp://www.adpc.netNone1986Regional Organization
Regional OrganisationAsian Disaster Reduction CenterADRChttp://www.adrc.asiaNone1998Regional Organization
Regional OrganisationMekong River CommissionMRChttp://www.mrcmekong.orgNone1995Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand, Vietnam
Regional OrganisationStockholm Environment Institute Asia officeSEIhttp://www.sei-international.orgNone2004Regional Organization
Regional OrganisationWorld Wide Fund Greater Mekong ProgrammeNone2005Sub Regional Coordination Organization
Regional OrganisationInternational Union for the Conservation of Nature Asia Regional OfficeIUCN AROhttp://www.iucn.orgNone2002Regional Coordination Organization
Regional CenterMRC-Regional Flood Management and Mitigation CentreRFMMCNone2005Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand, Vietnam
Regional CenterPacific Disaster CenterPDChttp://www.pdc.orgNone1995US Government Affiliate with University of Hawaii as Managing Partners since December 2006
Regional CenterCentre of Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance - HawaiiCOE-DMHAhttp://www.coe-dhma.orgNone1994A part of US Department of Defense
Regional CenterEast West CenterEWChttp://www.eastwestcenter.orgNone1960US Government Affiliate with PDC Managing Partner (2001-2006)

Committees, Forums, Mechanism, Meetings and Networks

TypeNameAcronymYearAddressNotes
NetworkAsian Disaster Reduction and Response NetworkADRRN2001ADRRN Secretariat, Mercy Malaysia, Level 2 Podium Block Kompleks Dayabumi, Jalan Sultan Hishamuddin 50050 Kuala Lumpur MalaysiaNetwork of 17 NGOs across South and Southeast Asia
NetworkDuryog Nivaran-Network of NGOs in South Asia1995Duryog Nivaran Secretariat, Practical Action, No. 5 Lionel Edirisinghe Mawatha, Kirulapone, Colombo 00500 Sri LankaNetwork of 20 NGOs across South Asia
Committees/Mechanism/ForumAsian Ministerial Meeting on DRRUN/ISDR, United Nations Secretariat Building, 7th Floor, Section B, Rajdamnern Nok Avenue, Bangkok 10200 ThailandRegional Platform for DRR
Committees/Mechanism/ForumISDR Asia Partnership2003UN/ISDR, United Nations Secretariat Building, 7th Floor, Section B, Rajdamnern Nok Avenue, Bangkok 10200 ThailandISDR, ADRC, ADPC, UNDP, UNESCAP, UNOCHA Expanded in 2007 to 20 agencies
Committees/Mechanism/ForumASEAN-Expert Group on DMAEGDM1978ASEAN Secretariat 70 A, Jln Sisingamangaraja Jakarta 12110 IndonesiaASEAN Committee
Committees/Mechanism/ForumASEAN Ministerial Meeting on DMAMMDM2004ASEAN Secretariat 70 A, Jln Sisingamangaraja Jakarta 12110 IndonesiaASEAN Committee
Committees/Mechanism/ForumASEAN Senior Officials on EnvironmentASOEN1980ASEAN Secretariat 70 A, Jln Sisingamangaraja Jakarta 12110 IndonesiaASEAN Committee
Committees/Mechanism/ForumASOEN-Haze Technical Task Force ASEAN Senior Officials on EnvironmentHTTF1996ASEAN Secretariat 70 A, Jln Sisingamangaraja Jakarta 12110 IndonesiaASEAN Committee
Committees/Mechanism/ForumASEAN Regional Forum inter-sessional meeting on Disaster ReliefARF-ISMDR1997ASEAN Secretariat 70 A, Jln Sisingamangaraja Jakarta 12110 IndonesiaASEAN +13 Dialogue Partner Countries
Committees/Mechanism/ForumAPEC Task Force on Disaster Preparedness200535 Heng Mui Keng Terrace Singapore 119616APEC (21 Pacific Rim Countries including 9 ASEAN countries) Australian and Indonesian Government co chairs
Committees/Mechanism/ForumESCAP-WMO Typhoon Committee (Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific) (World Meteorological Organization)1968Typhoon Committee Secretariat Avenida de 5 de Outubro, Coloane, Macao, China Regional Committee of 14 member countries primarily from South East Asia
Committees/Mechanism/ForumESCAP-WMO Tropical Cyclone Panel1973United Nations Building, Rajdamnern Nok Avenue, Bangkok 10200 ThailandRegional Committee of 10 member countries primarily from Southeast Asia
Committees/Mechanism/ForumRegional Consultative Committee (RCC) on Disaster Management-ADPC2000SM Tower, 24th Floor, 979/69 Paholyothin Road, Samsen Nai Phayathai, Bangkok 10400 Thailand30 Heads of NDMOs from 26 Asian Countries
Committees/Mechanism/ForumRegional Multi Hazard End-to-End Early Warning System2005Outreach Building, 1st Floor, Asian Institute of Technology, Klong Luang, Pathumthani, ThailandRegional Mechanism of 15 Countries
Committees/Mechanism/ForumSAARC-Technical Committee on Meteorology, Environment and Forestry1986SAARC Secretariat Post Box No. 4222, Kathmandu, Nepal SAARC Committee
Committees/Mechanism/ForumBay of Bengal Initiative for Multi Sectoral Technical and Economic CooperationBIMSTEC2002Institute of Trade Strategies Building, No. 20, 5th Floor, University of Thai Chamber of Commerce, 126/22-25 Vibhavadee, Rangsit Road, Din Daeng Bangkok 10400 ThailandSub Regional mechanism for selected South-South East Asian Member Countries Member Countries: Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Bhutan, Nepal
Committees/Mechanism/ForumConsultative Meetings of Regional Organizations and Regional Offices of UN Agencies2001Co-organized by ADRC, UNOCHA, ADPC, WHO, UNDP and attended by 21 entities
Committees/Mechanism/ForumSouth East Asian Disaster Management Practitoners Forum1999Convened by ADPC, IFRC, UNESCAP and ECHORegular Forum of 30 CBDRM practitioner organizations and national networks from 6 Southeast Asian Countries
Committees/Mechanism/ForumRegional Committee of Red Cross and Red Crescent National Societies in Southeast Asia: Regional Disaster Management Committee in South Asia: Disaster Management Working Group 11 National Societies, including ASEAN and Timor Leste 7 National Societies: India, Pak>>> 11 National Societies, including ASEAN and Timor Leste 7 National Societies: India, Pakistan, B<<<
Committees/Mechanism/ForumDisaster Environment Working Group for AsiaDEWGA2007Convened by ADPC, CARE, IUCN, Kyoto University, SEI, WWF (UNEP and UNISDR)Cross-sectoral partnership of 6 organizations
Committees/Mechanism/ForumMangroves for the FutureMFF2006BangkokRegional Steering Committee composed of 6 member countries and core partners/donors