JAKARTA, Oct. 15 -- The ASEAN Secretariat announces the release of The ASEAN Magazine Issue No. 46, "20 Years of AADMER - ASEAN's Vision for Global Leadership in Disaster Resilience."

This special issue marks two decades since the ASEAN Agreement on Disaster Management and Emergency Response (AADMER) came into force in 2005. The AADMER is a binding agreement that has strengthened regional cooperation among ASEAN Members in disaster management.

To address the increasing complexity and severity of regional disasters, AADMER facilitates cooperation among Member States. The issue looks back on 20 years of progress across the priority areas of the AADMER Work Programme: prevention and mitigation; preparedness, response, and recovery; and glo...