IRP Regional Workshop held in Yogyakarta

The International Recovery Platform (IRP), the Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC),
and the Department of Architecture and Planning of Gadjah Mada University (DAP/UGM)
organized the IRP Regional Workshop “Action by Stakeholders for Effective Management of
Post-Disaster Recovery” from 3-5 November 2009 at Gadjah Mada University in Yogyakarta,
Indonesia. The ASEAN Secretariat and the National Disaster Management Agency of
Indonesia (BNPB) also co-organized the event.
The Workshop was aimed at disseminating recovery lessons drawn from the Yogyakarta
2006 earthquake to help enhance recovery operations across Southeast Asia. Around 200
participants comprising policymakers, practitioners, and academics from ASEAN region and
Japan attended the workshop. The workshop facilitated the identification of constraints and
gaps in recovery operations and explored specific measures to address them in a more
collaborative approach.