APDRC - Asia Pacific Disaster Resilience Centre

APDRC is the very first Red Cross Reference Centre in Asia and the Pacific, jointly initiated by the Republic of Korea National Red Cross (KNRC) and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) ​​Asia Pacific Regional Office.

Investing in resilience is the best method we have for protecting the lives, livelihoods and dignity of the world’s most vulnerable people."
-- IFRC Secretary General, Elhadj As Sy

APDRC News

1st Interactive Innovation Workshop

As the first step of APDRC's Resilience Innovation Initiative(RII), the 1st Interactive Innovation Workshop was held on 11-12 May 2017.
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Roadmap to Community Resilience

APDRC successfully hosted the Global ToT Workshop on the Roadmap to Community Resilience on 15-17 March 2017.  
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Disaster Risk Management Training

Jointly with the Korean Ministry of Public Safety and Security (MPSS), APDRC organised a simulation exercise.
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​Announcements

        The Asia Pacific Disaster Resilience Centre (APDRC) is now looking for competent individuals from the Asia Pacific National Societies who can perform the role of program managers. While being an integral part of the APDRC, these positions will be project specific and eventually managed in a rotation basis to accommodate the interests of the Asia Pacific National Societies. 

​For more information please contact apdrc@apdisasterresilience.org

Engagements

EVENTS	DATES	LOCATIONS
Flood Resilience Innovation Challenge in Indonesia	23-24 February 2017	Jakarta, Indonesia
Global Training of Trainers Workshop ​on the Road Map to Community Resilience 글로벌 지역사회 복원력 로드맵 강사과정	15-17 March 2017	Seoul, Korea
Training of Trainers on the Practice-Based DRM: ​Coordination 재난현장 자원봉사협업 역량강화 훈련 강사과정	17 April 2017	Seoul, Korea
Resilience Innovation Initiative: The First Interactive Innovation Workshop 복원력혁신구상- 제1차 상호혁신워크숍	11-12 May 2017	Seoul, Korea
Asia Pacific Regional Training of Trainers Workshop on the Road Map to Community Resilience 아태지역 지역사회 복원력 강사과정	17 - 19 April 2018	Katmandu, Nepal
2018 Annual Meeting of RCRC Resource and Refernece Centres 2018 적십자 레퍼런스센터 연례회의	31 May to 1 June 2018	Rome, Italy
Virtual Reality (VR) Experiential Learning for Disaster Safety (Fire in a theatre, Ship sinking) VR 재난복원력 안전 체험교육(극장화재, 선박사고)	April - December  2018	Mongolia, Philippines, Indonesia, Nepal ​and South Korea
The 9th Asia Ministrial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (AMCDRR) 재난위험경감아시아각료회의	3- 6 July 2018	Ulaanbataar, Mongolia
Resilience Innovation Initiative: ​The 2nd Interactive Innovation Workshop 복원력혁신구상 - 제2차 상호혁신워크숍	17-18 October 2018 (tbc)	Seoul, Korea
The 10th IFRC Asia Pacific Regional Conference 제10차 아태지역 적십자 회의	11 -14 Novebmer 2018	Manila, Philippines
2018 APDRC Steeting Committee Meeting 2018 센터 운영위원회	13 November 2018	Manila, Philippines
Global Lessons Learned Workshop on the Road Map to Community Resilience 글로벌 지역사회 복원력 수범사례 워크숍	26 -28 November 2018	Seoul, Korea
2018 Technical Advisory Group Meeting 2018 센터 기술자문그룹 회의	December 2018 (tbc)	Seoul, Korea
Value

Korean Red Cross (English Page)

One Billion Coalition for Resilience

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

Livelihoods Centre

Red Cross Caribbean Disaster Risk Management Reference Centre

Red Cross Nuclear Disaster Resource Center

Global Disaster Preparedness Center

International Committee of the Red Cross

Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre

Psychosocial Centre

Global First Aid Reference Centre

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APDRC at SUNY Korea
The APDRC is managed by the Republic of Korea National Red Cross and is housed in the State University of New York (SUNY) Korea, located in the special district of Songdo, Incheon, Korea