In the first week of September 2024, the ASEAN region was hit by 20 significant disasters caused by natural hazards, including floods, storms, and landslides. These events caused massive devastation, affecting 2.83 million people and claiming 46 lives. Unfortunately, this week was not an outlier. Each week, thousands—sometimes millions—across Southeast Asia face the impacts of natural disasters.
With this grim reality, one question becomes crucial: is disaster risk information reaching those who need it in time to make life-saving decisions? While there are world-leading examples of effective disaster risk communication (DRC) in ASEAN, there is still much room for improvement in ensuring that critical information gets to decision-makers at the right time.
The ASEAN Disaster Risk Communication Framework aims to tackle this problem by helping governments and other stakeholders understand better how to communicate disaster risk effectively. By sharing best practices and establishing clear principles, the framework hopes to accelerate progress in how the region communicates about disasters.
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