ABU Disaster Risk Reduction Broadcast Media Initiative

ABU ACTIVITIES IN EARLY WARNINGS

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DISASTER RISK REDUCTION

ABU Disaster Risk Reduction Broadcast Media Initiative

ABU AT A GLANCE

- professional association of broadcasters and broadcast industry actors

- 252 members in 62 countries

- potential to reach 3.5 billion people

- mandate to support media development

- embracing media for development

ABU INVOLVEMENT IN EW AND DRR

2004 INDIAN OCEAN TSUNAMI

- Provided 25 000 portable FM radio receivers in Maldives, Sri Lanka and India

- Assessment of damaged broadcast facilities of several members throughout the region

- Consultancy missions to restore broadcast transmissions of several members

ABU Disaster Risk Reduction Broadcast Media Initiative

ABU INVOLVEMENT IN EW AND DRR2006 BEIJING DECLARATION

- 2006 ABU General Assembly adopts Declaration on EWBS implementation in the Asia-Pacific Region

- ABU establishes an EWBS Study Group under its Technical Department under Transmission Topic Area

- ABU start working with ITU for use of satellite and terrestrial broadcast infrastructures for public warnig, disaster mitigation and relief

ABU Disaster Risk Reduction Broadcast Media Initiative

ABU Disaster Risk Reduction Broadcast Media Initiative

EWBS PROJECT OUTCOMESRADIO IN A BOXHANDBOOK

ABU Disaster Risk Reduction Broadcast Media Initiative

ABU/ TSUNAMI FUND PROJECT ON EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS – 2020/2012

Raising awareness among broadcast organisations on:

- the need and importance of a communication system between the authorities and affected public

- adopting internal Standard Operational Procedures in case of disasters – Broadcast Plan

- training editors and reporters about media role before, during and after disaster

ABU Disaster Risk Reduction Broadcast Media Initiative

ABU DISASTER RISK REDUCTION BROADCAST MEDIA INITIATIVE

OBJECTIVES- Identify disconnections between broadcasters and

DWC/DMO- establish/strenghten country EW/DRR Task Groups to help

integrate broadcasting services and broadcasting transmission services into the meetings, deliberations and plans of DMOs

- Establish/streamline SOP between DWC and broadcasters- Establish internal SOP in participating broadcasters in the

form of EW and Disaster Preparedness Broadcast Plan- Create/strenghten specific units responsible for liasing with

DWC for different natural hazards

ABU Disaster Risk Reduction Broadcast Media Initiative

ABU DISASTER RISK REDUCTION BROADCAST MEDIA INITIATIVE

SPECIAL FOCUS

Another key goal of the Initiative is to sensitize the broadcast media to their potential in helping convey DRR messaging to the vulnerable populations and communities that are most at risk – women, children, people with disabilities and elder people

Producing Guide for Communicating with People with Disabilities in Emergency together with GAATES

ABU Disaster Risk Reduction Broadcast Media Initiative

INITIATIVE COUNTRIES

India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka,

Thailand, and Viet Nam

BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS FOR FUTURE PROJECTS

ABU Disaster Risk Reduction Broadcast Media Initiative