ADPC - Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (HQ)

Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) is an intergovernmental organization that works to build the resilience of people and institutions to disasters and climate change impacts in Asia and the Pacific. Established in 1986, it provides comprehensive technical services to countries in the region across social and physical sciences to support sustainable solutions for risk reduction and climate resilience. ADPC supports countries and communities in Asia and the Pacific in building their DRR systems, institutional mechanisms and capacities to become resilient to numerous hazards, such as floods, landslides, earthquake, cyclones, droughts, etc. ADPC is governed by its nine founding member countries: Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Thailand.

Disaster Reduction Goal
- Support countries in Asia and the Pacific to mainstream DRR and CR in development;
- Support communities and countries in Asia and the Pacific to establish systems and capacities that reduce disaster and climate risk impacts;
- Serve as a pro-active and responsive regional resource center for DRR and CR;
- Promote and share DRR and CR knowledge and experience as a strong partner and networker;
- Serve as an incubator for innovation to address challenging and emerging issues in DRR and CR.