Persons with disabilities and other vulnerable groups are at higher risk of death, injury and additional impairments, because of exclusion from disaster risk reduction policies, plans and programs. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, 2015-2030 support that perspectives of persons with diverse disabilities should be integrated into and their participation should be ensured at all decision-making processing concerning all stages of disaster risk reduction.

To contribute to providing solutions to this issue, APCD has included a new section on our website in order to share useful information on Disability-inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction (DiDRR). We would like to disseminate good practices for families and communities to effectively cope and respond, and to build up resilient future.

We also believe there are many good practices in many countries and communities which could share their lessons learned which will be of benefit and knowledge creation for other areas and countries. We invite all good practices and lessons learned to be shared in our website. The following email addresses: hiroko@apcdfoundation.org and watcharapol@apcdfoundation.org  are ready to receive them. We would be happy to select the appropriate ones to share on our website.

DiDRR Activity Updates from APCD Network

• Philippines: Report on Training on Disaster Risk Reduction Management, Preparedness and Mitigation with Basic Life Support Training among Persons with Disability (PWD) Focal Persons and Person with Disability Affairs Office
• Japan: DiDRR activities by Porque, the organization of persons with Psychosocial Disabilities in Japan
• Vietnam: Enhancing Accessibility for Persons with Disabilities in Disaster Prevention at Hanoi Association of Persons with Disabilities
• Pakistan: Report Disability & DRM NEXUS Workshop Bridging DiDRR and Inclusive Humanitarian Resource with Legal Frameworks

Useful materials and tools for promoting DiDRR

• E-Learning: Learning on Disability-Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction – UNESCAP
• Guidebook: Regional Guide for Schools to Prepare for Tsunamis – UNDP
• Tool kit: Tsunami Evacuation during COVID-19: A Guide for School Administrators - UNDP
• Guideline: National Guidelines for Tsunami Evacuation in Thailand (Thai language)  - UNDP
• E-learning: Responding to Educational Needs of Learners with Disabilities in Emergencies: An online Teacher Training Course - UNESCO
• Handbook: Town Watching Handbook for Disaster Education Enhancing experiential learning – European Union, International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, and Kyoto University

• Tool:
  -  UNDP Tsunami Story Books (English, Thai, Japanese) - UNDP   
  -  Feel. See. Hear. Run. Toolkit for Tsunami Preparedness - UNDP   

• Video

  - Earthquake Disaster Mitigation Guide for Families and people with Disabilities
   

              - (Thai Language): Strengthening School Preparedness for Tsunamis in Thailand - UNDP Thailand  

• Article:
  - When disasters strike, people with disabilities must not be left behind - UNDRR   
  - 2023 Global Survey on Persons with Disabilities and Disasters - UNDRR   
  -  Inclusive participation of persons with disabilities in emergency preparedness and response practice guide - WFP   
  - Collecting disability disaggregated data in disaster risk reduction: Findings and lessons learned - Christian Blind Mission Centre for Disability in Development    

APCD DiDRR activities update

• APCD honored to serve as a resource person for the Disability-Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction (DIDRR) session, organized by the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) on 15 May 2024 at Pullman Hotel, in Bangkok
   
• APCD Speakers were invited to the "Resilience Building Learning Meeting" organized by IFES-AGENDA on September, 25, 2024
   
• APCD Representatives at Thailand Smart City EXPO 2024 organized by Digital Economy Promotion Agency (DEPA) on 6 November 2024 at Queen Sirikit National Convention Center, Bangkok
   
• APCD and Association for the Mentally ILL of Thailand (AMIT) participated the Launch of UN ESCAP Disability-Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction E-Learning Tool in Kathmandu, Nepal on 24-28 June 2024.