Program Introduction
Asia faces severe natural disaster challenges, and many of them have already caused grave transnational consequences. In recent years, many countries have started promoting state-level disaster preparedness and relief projects, while also transforming local communities into critical disaster resilience unit. We hope to collaborate with related institutions, research facilities, hospitals, medical centers, and schools to search for a common resilience project to combat regional disasters in Asia.
TAEF primarily partners with cross-sectoral stakeholders, including associations, research institutions, hospitals, medical centers, universities as well as local communities to explore resilience strategies for addressing regional disasters in Asia and beyond. In 2019, TAEF initiated the Asia Regional Resilience Consortium (ARC) by signing a declaration of cooperation with Taiwan Association of Disaster Prevention Industry (TADPI), the Messe Frankfurt Ltd Taiwan Branch, and Taipei Medical University (TMU). As the first civil disaster prevention alliance in Taiwan to bring together partners from the think tank, industry and healthcare sectors, the consortium aims to collaborate with partners from South and Southeast Asia, as well as like-minded countries, to improve disaster response and resilience in the region.
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Program Highlights
Since the establishment of the Asia Regional Resilience Consortium (ARC) in 2019, TAEF has co-organized the Asian Disaster Prevention Forum annually with our partners. Through the sharing of disaster prevention experiences and related topics across Asian countries, the forum aims to develop sustainable resilience capabilities. Additionally, starting in 2023, TAEF has assisted the National Fire Agency Training Center in organizing international training programs for Southeast Asian fire officials, including those from the Philippines and Vietnam, to come to Taiwan for exchanges and training.