EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Located on the northwest coast of the island of Borneo, Brunei Darussalam (hereafter “Brunei”) is a geographically small Sultanate, made up of two parts separated by a strip of...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is made up of 10 member-states: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR), Malaysia, Myanmar,...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Papua New Guinea (PNG) is the largest Pacific Island country in Oceania. The country of 9.3 million people (2022 est.) is made up of the eastern half of the island of New Guinea,...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The experiences of the people of the People’s Republic of China (hereafter “China” or “PRC”), Japan, the Republic of Korea (hereafter “South Korea,” “Korea,” or “ROK”), and Taiwan...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Mongolia is a landlocked country whose more than 3 million people are spread unevenly across its landmass. It is very susceptible to climate change that exacerbates already...
About the Center for Excellence in Disaster Management & Humanitarian Assistance Overview The Center for Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance (CFE-DM) is a United States...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Over the last two decades, India has developed two complementary lines of effort in disaster management (DM). The first one significantly reorganized and improved its domestic...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Thailand is exposed to flooding, landslides, drought, earthquakes, tsunamis, heat waves, forest fires, and epidemics. Thailand is also exposed to technological hazards such as...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Indonesia is located along the Pacific Ring of Fire and faces many natural threats including earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, flooding, and droughts. The country records...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Vietnam is one of the most hazard-prone countries in the Asia-Pacific Region. With an extensive coastline of 3,260 kilometers (km), 2025.67 miles (mi) the country is regularly...