Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation

APEC

Regional Intergovernmental Organizations

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Mission

APEC is the premier Asia-Pacific economic forum. It was established in 1989 to support sustainable economic growth and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific region.

"We are united in our drive to build a dynamic and harmonious Asia-Pacific community by championing free and open trade and investment, promoting and accelerating regional economic integration, encouraging economic and technical cooperation, enhancing human security, and facilitating a favorable and sustainable business environment. Our initiatives turn policy goals into concrete results and agreements into tangible benefits."

The organization has no registered commitments.

allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.

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Hazards

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Publication

12 March 2021

Financial protection of critical infrastructure services

This report presents a preliminary operational framework for economies to improve the financial resilience of critical infrastructure services - it builds on existing principles and approaches to disaster risk financing.

News

20 June 2019

Finance is a shield in times of disaster

Crises are imminent as Asia-Pacific typhoon season kicks in, but APEC is implementing policies across the region to insure against economic damage.

News

14 August 2018

Papua New Guinea: The social aspect of disaster risk reduction

The next stage in the evolution of disaster risk reduction is making most of the use of information, which can be achieved by extracting information and input from the public through new tools, such as big data and social media posts and videos. Chile's surveying methods to determine drivers of vulnerability offers an excellent assessment model to Papua New Guinea.

Publication

29 July 2018

APEC: Strategy for disaster risk reduction and emergency preparedness and response in the Asia Pacific region: 2009 to 2015

This Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction and Emergency Preparedness and Response in the Asia-Pacific Region identifies three core objectives or end-states for APEC to pursue in the period to 2015, which aligns with the timeframe of the United Nat

News

5 March 2018

APEC enhances warning systems as disaster records shatter

Emergency management officials from the APEC member economies are fast-tracking the buildup of digital safeguards in the natural disaster prone Asia-Pacific, determined to boost vulnerable communities and livelihoods as yet another historic catastrophe in the region unfolds. The aim is to raise regional preparedness and recovery as threat levels escalate.

News

9 June 2016

Asia-Pacific: climate prediction tool to mitigate damage of extreme weather

The Multi-Model Ensemble (MME) climate-predicting tool will soon help Asia-Pacific economies mitigate the effects of extreme weather. Temperature and rainfall pattern forecasts for up to three months will allow governments, industries, and communities to plan for and mitigate against the effects of extreme weather and climate events.

News

19 February 2016

APEC builds financial defenses against growing disaster risk

Pacific Rim economies’ exposure to the increasing threat of natural disasters has provided impetus for governments and the private sector to jointly address the need for more robust financial safeguards in the region. Finance officials from the 21 APEC member economies, ramped up their collaboration to improve risk assessments and insurance coverage during meetings that just concluded in Lima...

Meetings and conferences

In person

20 February 2016 - 21 February 2016

Lima

APEC Emergency Preparedness Working Group Meeting

Background: The Asia-Pacific region comprises 52 percent of the earth's surface area and 40 percent of the world's population, and experiences over 70 percent of the world's natural disasters.