International Relations in Humanitarian Affairs in responding to disasters - ASEAN experiences

While ASEAN has substantially become an important regional actor in a globalized world, how ASEAN has taken disaster response into consideration in its development as well as reaching its coordination, collaboration and cooperation with other actors as well as the rest of the world? Elaborating hints and clues to address this question might unpack huge challenges and opportunities for international relations in Humanitarian Affairs.

Overview on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)’s history- establishment and development
ASEAN Agreement on Disaster Management and Emergency Response (AADMER) and AADMER Working Programs
ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on disaster management (AHA Centre),
ASEAN Emergency Response and Assessment Team (ERAT),
Standard Operating Procedure for Regional Standby Arrangements & Coordination of Joint Disaster Relief and Emergency Response Operations (SASOP)Disaster Emergency Logistic System for ASEAN (DELSA)

• Learners will have an overview on ASEAN’ architecture for disaster management and emergency response;
• Learners will be able identify opportunities for bolstering international relations between ASEAN and other regions, countries, actors in the world in terms of humanitarian affairs

Lecture
Individual presentation on pre-assigned topics
Group discussions

Group presentations
Essays (1,500-2000 words) 

ASEAN, Charter of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Singapore, Nov. 2007
ASEAN, 2005, AADMER
United Nations, 2015, Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030