REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON THE ESTBALISHMENT OF ASEAN HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE CENTRE (AHA CENTRE) Jakarta, December 2006 NATIONAL COORDINATING BOARD FOR DISASTER MANAGENT (BAKORNAS PB)

Special ASEAN Leaders’ Meeting on Earthquake and Tsunami, 6 January 2005, Jakarta EMERGENCY RELIEF REHABILITATION AND RECONSTRUCTION PREVENTION AND MITIGATION REGIONAL MECHANISM  The utilization of military and civilian personnel in disaster relief operation And ASEAN Humanitarian Assistance  ASEAN Disaster Information Sharing and Communication Network  A regional instrument on disaster management and emergency response ESTABLISH A REGIONAL EARLY WARNING SYSTEM PROMOTE PUBLIC EDUCATION AND AWARENESS DEVELOP AND PROMOTE NATIONAL AND REGIONAL HUMAN AND INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY

RELEVANT DECISIONS 1.At the 38th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting (AMM), Indonesia expressed its interest to host the ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on disaster management (AHA Centre) in Jakarta. 2.The 38th AMM tasked the ASEAN Standing Committee to look into the offer and settle this issue as soon as possible. 3.The Meeting also noted that one of the activities under the current phase of the ASEAN-UNHCR project include the conduct of a preliminary study on the AHA Centre. The Meeting noted that Indonesia will discuss details of the study with the ASEAN Secretariat 4.At the 8 th ADCM meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, September 2006, the Meeting noted the ASEAN Secretariat Information Paper on the Assessment of Resources and Capacities in ASEAN Member Countries and Organisations in the Region to Support the AHA Centre. 5.The 8 th ACDM Meeting also recognised the need to have consultations and exchange of ideas regarding the establishment of the AHA Centre. The Meeting therefore agreed to hold a regional workshop in the second week of December 2006 in Indonesia

ASEAN AGREEMENT ON DISASTER MANAGEMENT AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE Article 19 ASEAN Co-ordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance 1.The ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance (AHA Centre) shall be established for the purposes of facilitating co-operation and co-ordination among the Parties, and with relevant United Nations and international organizations, in promoit in promoting regional collaboration on disaster management and emergency responses. 2.The AHA Centre shall work on the basis that the Party will act first to manage and respond to disasters. In the event that the Party requires assistance to cope with such a situation, in addition to direct request to any assisting Entity, it may seek assistance from the AHA Centre to facilitate such request. 3.The AHA Centre shall carry out the functions as set out in ANNEX and any other functions as directed by the Conference of the Parties.

Assess national tsunami risk ASEAN MEMBERS COUNTRIES AHA CENTRE Cooperation Coordination Facilitation INTER NATIONAL ACTORS

INDONESIAN PRESPECTIVES ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF ASEAN CENTRE FOR HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (AHA CENTRE) Indonesia’s commitment to host AHA Centre Initial steps by consolidating the input from various agencies Key words “ facilitation, co-operation and co-ordination” Coordination means fostering available knowledge and capacity Shaping direction and coherence of collective efforts to response to any hazards/disaster Sources of Credibility : Information should be trustful Initial response set the tone The timing of messages “A Learning Centre” : re-examine, re-asses and re-calibrate Develop communication protocol Role to bridge cross-cultural and cross-disciplinary boundaries Sense and Meaning making

AHA CENTRE DISASTER EVENTS SENSE MAKINGMEANING MAKING Cooperation Coordination Facilitation Accountable