ASEAN Regional Mechanism on Disaster Management

2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami provided

momentum for AADMER development &
2008 Cyclone Nargis tested ASEAN solidarity
and relevance as a regional grouping

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AADMER was signed in July 2005 by ASEAN Foreign Ministers, ratified by all ten countries
in ASEAN and entered into force on 24 December 2009

• A legal framework that serves as a common

platform for all ASEAN Member States with
objective to reduce disaster losses in ASEAN
region, and jointly respond to disaster
emergencies
• A comprehensive agreement that covers
various aspects of Disaster Management such
as Risk Assessment, Prevention and Mitigation,
Preparedness, Emergency Response, Recovery,
Technical Cooperation & Scientific Research
• A foundation that provides mandate and role
of the ASEAN Coordinating Centre for
Humanitarian Assistance (AHA Centre) as the
operational coordination body and engine of
AADMER

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To operationalize AADMEER, ASEAN also established ASEAN Coordinating Centre for
Humanitarian Assistance on disaster management (AHA Centre)

The AHA Centre shall be established for the

purpose of facilitating co-operation and co-
ordination among the parties, and with
relevant United Nations and international
organisations, in promoting regional
collaboration (AADMER article 20.1 and
Agreement on the establishment of AHA
Centre Article 3.1)

The AHA Centre shall work on the basis that

the Party will act first to manage and
respond to disasters. In the event that the
Party requires assistance to cope with such
situation, in addition to direct request to any
Assisting Entity, it may seek assistance from
the AHA Centre to facilitate such request
(AADMER article 20.2 Agreement on the
establishment of AHA Centre Article 3.2)

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The ASEAN Committee on Disaster Management (ACDM) is the founding fathers of the
AHA Centre and serves as the Governing Board of the AHA Centre

BRUNEI DARUSSALAM MYANMAR

National Disaster Management Centre Relief And Resettlement
Department

CAMBODIA PHILIPPINES
National Committee for Disaster National Disaster Risk Reduction And
Management Management Council

INDONESIA SINGAPORE
National Disaster Management Agency Singapore Civil Defense Force

LAO PDR THAILAND

National Disaster Management Department of Disaster Prevention
Office Department Of Social Welfare and Mitigation

MALAYSIA VIET NAM

National Security Council Department of Natural Disaster
Prevention and Control (DNDPC)

The ASEAN SECRETARIAT as the Secretariat to the ACDM and ex-oficio member of the Governing Board of
the AHA Centre

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AADMER also requires the development of an effective Standard Operating Procedure
for Regional Standby Arrangements and coordination of joint disaster relief and
emergency response operation (SASOP)

Guides and templates to initiate the establishment of the

ASEAN Standby Arrangements for Disaster Relief and
Emergency Response

Procedures for joint disaster relief and emergency response

operations

Procedures for the facilitation and utilisation of military and

civilian assets and capacities,(personnel, transportation and
communication equipment, facilities, good and services, and
the facilitation of their trans-boundary movement)

Methodology for the periodic conduct of the ASEAN Regional

Disaster Emergency Response simulation exercises (ARDEX)
which shall test the effectiveness of this procedures

Connecting ASEAN for Disaster Readiness

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And.. the AHA Centre is also tasked to perform most of the aspects under SASOP
NOTIFICATION OF DISASTER
 The AHA Centre to analyse the initial report and
notify other Party/Entity of the disaster
 The AHA Centre to analyse each Siituation
Report and immediately notify the other party
/entity of the significant developments (a)
periodically or (b) by 10:00 am (Jakarta time)
REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE
• The AHA Centre to forward the request to
other party/entity
• The AHA Centre will explore other possible
assistance
CENTRE
OFFER OF ASSISTANCE
The AHA Centre to forward the offer to the
receiving Party
DISASTER SITUATION UPDATE
The AHA Centre to receive report within 24
to 48 hours of arrival of assistance at
disaster site
JOINT ASSESSMENT OF REQUIRED
ASSISTANCE
 The AHA Centre to facilitate mobilisation of
ERAT
 The AHA Centre to receive updates on any
plans and findings of joint assessment
 The AHA Centre to receive copy of the
Contractual Agreement for Assistance
AHA
CENTRE MOBILISATION OF ASSETS AND
CAPACITIES
AHA The AHA Centre to facilitate the processing of
exemption for provision of assistance and
facilities , transit of personnel and equipment
DEMOBILISATION OF ASSISTANCE AND
REPORTING
The AHA Centre to receive and update of this
development
The AHA Centre to be received within 2 weeks
of departure from the affected country
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SASOP Updates and Recent Developments

SASOP Chapter 6
This SOP was developed by the ASEAN Defence Senior Officials
Meeting (ADSOM) and endorsed by the 9th ASEAN Defence Ministers’
Meeting (ADMM) on 16 March 2015 in Langkawi, Malaysia “as a
constructive input for Chapter VI of SASOP in providing for a more
systematic utilisation of militaries capacities in joint disaster relief
operations”.

SASOP Chapter 6 has been endorsed during the 29th ACDM Meeting
on 11 October 2016 in Manado, Indonesia.

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SASOP Chapter 6: Guiding
Principles and Concepts
1. Respect for national sovereignty.
2. FMA remain under their own national command and
control.
3. Militaries in HADR shall not carry arms or use
vehicles, items and substances not compliant with
laws of the Affected State.
4. Humanitarian principles should be followed.
5. Assisting States shall support purely immediate needs
to avoid long term dependence on FMA.
6. Assisting States shall pave the way for civilian
agencies to take over the initial critical phases of
HADR.

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What did we learn from Typhoon „Haiyan‟?

Emergency Response Phase

• Enhancing ASEAN’s collective response to

disasters: The magnitude and complexity of the
disaster required mobilisation of resources from
all relevant sectors and mechanisms in ASEAN,
including stronger civil-military coordination.
• Enhancing ASEAN’s coordination role: The
capacity and mandate of the Secretary-General of
ASEAN as the ASEAN Humanitarian Assistance
Coordinator and AHA Centre should be further
enhanced.
• Increasing ASEAN’s visibility: Increase the
visibility and improve communicating its response
to the public and key stakeholders.

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Moving forward: “ONE ASEAN ONE RESPONSE” towards ASEAN responding
together as one, inside the region and outside the region

ASEAN
X.0

Responding beyond the region

ASEAN
3.0 AHA Centre to facilitate the
ASEAN’s response outside
the region
Facilitating beyond AMS
ASEAN
2.0 Establish and operationalise
coordination mechanism
with relevant mechanisms
ASEAN responding as one
ASEAN in ASEAN such as East Asia
1.0 Establish and Summit (EAS) to respond to
operationalise coordination disasters in the ASEN region
mechanism with military,
Operationalisation CSO, private sector, Red
Cross and others, to
Set up and operationalise facilitate and coordinate
AHA Centre the overall ASEAN’s
response

2011-2014 2015-2020 and beyond

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One ASEAN One Response
ASEAN Declaration on “ONE ASEAN ONE RESPONSE:” ASEAN responding to
Disasters together as One in the Region and Outside the Region

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