Disaster Law at the regional level: Engaging with ASEAN

  

Disaster Law at the Regional Level:

Engaging with ASEAN

  

ASEAN Community Building

ASEAN: ASEAN: A People-oriented Community A People-oriented Community

  

Narrowing the Development Gap (NDG)

Narrowing the Development Gap (NDG)

ASEAN Political-Security Community (APSC) ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) If the ASEAN Community were a house:

  “Rules-based” ASEAN

  DETERMINED to share a bold and forward-looking future for ASEAN which will enhance and strengthen the ASEAN Community and enable the realisation of a politically cohesive, economically, integrated, socially responsible, and a truly people-oriented, people-centred and rules-based

Nay Pyi Taw Declaration on the

  ASEAN

  ASEAN Community’s Post-2015 Vision Nay Pyi Taw, 12 November 2014

  Establish a whole-of-nation (government, communities, individuals and the private sector including civil society and non-government organisations) resilience-based approach to enhance the capacity of States to reduce risk, prepare for, respond to, and recover from, natural disasters

  East Asia Summit Statement on Rapid Disaster Response Nay Pyi Taw, 17 November 2014

  Continue establishing a people-oriented, people- centred and rules-based ASEAN Community where all people, stakeholders and sectors of society can contribute to and enjoy the benefits from more integrated and connected Community encompassing enhanced cooperation in the political- security, economic, and socio-

Kuala Lumpur Declaration

  cultural pillars for sustainable,

  on a People-Centred,

  equitable and inclusive People-Oriented ASEAN development.

  Kuala Lumpur, 27 April 2015

  

DECLARATION ON RESILIENCE, ADOPTED BY THE ASEAN

LEADERS AT THE ASEAN SUMMIT IN APRIL 2015

  The “ASEAN Declaration on

  Institutionalising the Resilience of ASEAN and its Communities and Peoples to Disasters and Climate Change” aims to develop a cross-

  pillar and cross-sectoral resilience

  Informal AMMDM, March

  building in the context of disaster risk

  2015, Sendai

  management, climate change adaptation and sustainable development. The Declaration was endorsed by the Informal ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Disaster Management (AMMDM) one _th day before the World Conference in

  Sendai started, and adopted by the

  2015, KL th

ASEAN is Resilient as One

  ASEAN Leaders at the 26 ASEAN Summit on 27 April 2015 in KL,

  “ONE ASEAN, ONE RESPONSE”, th TO BE LAUNCHED AT THE 27 ASEAN SUMMIT IN NOVEMBER 2015 _nd

  We noted with satisfaction the outcomes of the 2 ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Disaster Management (AMMDM) convened in Bandar Seri Begawan on 16 October 2014, including the adoption of the strategy

  "One ASEAN, One Response: ASEAN Responding to Disasters as One". This Strategy, which will be

  launched in 2015, will ensure ASEAN to respond effectively and efficiently to regional disasters. We encouraged the promotion of synergy and coordination among the relevant internal ASEAN mechanisms related to humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, using AADMER as the regional policy backbone and common platform. We welcomed the progress made by the Joint Task Force to Promote Synergy on HADR, which under the chairmanship of the (ACDM held two meetings in _TH Bandar Seri Begawan in May and October 2014, with

  the participation of the representatives from SOM,

  November 2014,

  ADSOM, SOMHD, SOMSWD and other relevant ASEAN

  Myanmar

  sectoral bodies”

  

ASCC Blueprint Post-2015

  Engages and benefits the people (Good governance)* A committed, participative and socially-responsible community through an accountable and inclusive mechanism for the benefit of all ASEAN peoples, upheld by the principles of good governance

  Inclusive Sustainable Resilient Dynamic An inclusive A sustainable A resilient A dynamic and community that community that community with harmonious promotes high promotes social enhanced capacity community that is quality of life, development and and capability to aware and proud of equitable access environmental adapt and respond its identity, culture, and opportunity for protection through to social and and heritage with all and promotes effective economic the strengthened and protects mechanisms to vulnerabilities, ability to innovate human rights of meet the current disasters, climate and proactively women, children, and future needs of change as well as contribute to the the elderly, the people emerging threats, global community persons with and challenges disabilities, migrant workers, and other

• Endorsed by the ASCC Council, March 2015

  vulnerable and marginalised groups

  NOTIFICATION OF DISASTER The AHA Centre to analyse the initial JOINT ASSESSMENT OF

   report and notify other Party/Entity of REQUIRED ASSISTANCE the disaster

   The AHA Centre to facilitate

   he AHA Centre to analyse each mobilisation of ERAT

  Siituation Report and immediately  The AHA Centre to receive notify the other Party /Entity of the updates on any plans and findings significant developments (a) of joint assessment periodically or (b) by 10:00 am (Jakarta time)

   The AHA Centre to receive copy of the Contractual Agreement for

  REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE Assistance

  

A H A

• The AHA Centre to forward the

  MOBILISATION OF ASSETS

C E N T R E

request to other Party/Entity

  AND CAPACITIES

• The AHA Centre will explore

  The AHA Centre to facilitate the other possible assistance A H A processing of exemption for provision

  C E N T R E of assistance and facilities, transit of personnel and equipment

  OFFER OF ASSISTANCE DEMOBILISATION OF

  The AHA Centre to forward the ASSISTANCE AND REPORTING offer to the receiving Party

  The AHA Centre to receive and DISASTER SITUATION update of this development

  UPDATE The AHA Centre to be received The AHA Centre to receive within 2 weeks of departure from the report within 24 to 48 hours of affected country arrival of assistance at disaster site

  Connecting ASEAN for Disaster Readiness One ASEAN, One Response

  

Development of the post-2015 AADMER work programme

  ASEAN ASEAN Declarations and Declarations and Elements of the Elements of the Statements on Statements on

  Post-2015 AADMER Post-2015 AADMER disaster disaster Work Programme Work Programme management management ASEAN

• Contextual

  ASEAN

• Contextual

  Community Vision Analysis Community Vision Analysis 2025 2025

• Characteristics • Characteristics

  M&E of the Successor M&E of the Successor and Strategies and Strategies AADMER Work AADMER AADMER Work AADMER Programme 2010- Work Programme 2010- Work

• Action Plans • Action Plans

  2015 Programme 2015 Programme

• Implementation • Implementation

  Assessment of Assessment of Mechanisms Mechanisms the 21 Concept the 21 Concept Notes Notes

• Resources • Resources • Communication

  Strategic “think-

• Communication

  Strategic “think- pieces” pieces”

• Monitoring and
• Monitoring and

  Evaluation Evaluation M&E of AWP 2010- 2015 (on- going) AADMER

  Post-2015 Visioning Workshop (August 2015) Adoption by 27 th

  ACDM, Decembe r 2015, Cambodi a

  

Development of the post-2015 AADMER work programme

  

Question 1

• How can cooperation between ASEAN and National Societies be enhanced through disaster law initiatives? (e.g.

  research? training? technical support to

  member states to develop/implement

  their national DM laws and procedures?)

     

  

Question 2

• • What are some priorities for action in

  the next five years, and how can this be reflected in the new AADMER work programme?

  

Question 3

• How can regional cooperation on disaster law raise the profile of Southeast Asia at the global level

  e.g. National Societies and member

  states working together to implement the Sendai Framework for DRR?