ASIAN DISASTER PREPAREDNESS CENTRE (Syllabus: GS Paper 3 – Disaster Management)

Context: Recently, India has taken over as the Chair of Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre (ADPC) for 2024-25.

Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre

• Established in: 1986.
• Mission and Focus: ADPC works on cooperation and implementation of disaster risk reduction and building climate resilience in Asia and the Pacific.
• Safer Communities and Sustainable Development: The vision is to achieve safer communities and sustainable development through disaster risk reduction in Asia and the Pacific.
• Founding Members: India, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Thailand.
• Governing Bodies: The governing and advisory bodies of ADPC are the Board of Trustees, Executive Committee, Advisory Council, and Regional Consultative Committee (RCC).
• International Charter: The ADPC Charter was signed by nine founding member countries and became effective in 2018 after ratification by all founding members.
• Autonomous Operation: As of January 2020, ADPC operates as an autonomous international organization governed by the Board of Trustees.
• Headquarters: Bangkok, Thailand, with sub-centers in various countries of operations.