"Are You Ready" Art Exhibition on Disaster Risk Reduction
The "Are You Ready?" art exhibition presents a wide range of artworks that show the challenges and solutions related to disaster risk reduction in Asia and the Pacific. It highlights the role of art as a powerful form of education to raise awareness and inspire action to build more resilient communities, as is the theme of the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction 2024. The exhibition also commemorates the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami, 20 years on.
Duration: The "Are You Ready?" art exhibition runs from Sunday 13 to Friday 18 October 2024, from 10:00 to 22:00, alongside the Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (APMCDRR) in Manila, the Philippines.
Location: You will find the exhibition at the Music Hall, SM Mall of Asia on Seaside Blvd in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines. See the location on Google Maps here.
The art exhibition is organized by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) with the support of the Philippine Government and SM Prime, and with contributions from the UNESCO Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.
It features two parts:
Are you Ready? Surge to 2030: Enhancing Ambition in Asia-Pacific to Accelerate Disaster Risk Reduction
The Asia-Pacific region is the most disaster-prone in the world and the frequency and intensity of disasters are increasing. There has been an 80% increase in the number of people affected by disasters since 2015, and the most vulnerable countries are on the front lines of disaster and climate impacts.
We must change this, and the good news is we can. Disaster risk reduction saves lives – significantly fewer people are dying from disasters such as cyclones, floods and storms because of better warning, planning and resilience.
We have the knowledge and the tools, but we need to accelerate to meet the scale of the challenge. The Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (APMCDRR), taking place in Manila concurrently with this exhibition, brings together countries from the Asia-Pacific region. It demonstrates that international cooperation and solidarity on disaster resilience is strong. Governments and other partners are monitoring, reviewing and enhancing cooperation for the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, the international agreement for a resilient future by 2030, at the regional level. They will share innovative solutions and commit to doing more, especially on finance for disaster risk reduction, inclusivity of all people, and strengthening local resilience.
This exhibition presents a wide range of artworks to highlight challenges and solutions related to disaster risk reduction in Asia and the Pacific. The artworks are displayed to encourage engagement with the three thematic pillars of the APMCDRR.
We invite you to reflect on the individual and collective actions we need for a resilient, thriving future. Natural hazards like tsunamis and earthquakes cannot be stopped, but we have the power to prevent death and devastation. Everyone must act today. Are You Ready?
This exhibition is organized by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), with the support of the Government of the Philippines and SM Prime, and with contributions from the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).
We thank the contributing artists:
- Auntora Mehrukh Azad
- Tiffany Chung
- Common Room
- Nathalie Dagmang
- Arum Dayu
- Liz Ebengo
- Manabu Ikeda
- Tsubasa Kato
- Daniel H Lin
- Teody Boylie R Perez
- Sidney Régis
- Tsherín Sherpa
- Do Ho Suh
- Veejay Villafranca
- Chris Wainwright
- Catherine Sarah Young
Are You Ready? Tsunami: Sea Change for Resilience
Commemorating the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, 20 years on
On 26 December 2004, an earthquake in the Indian Ocean caused a devastating tsunami that killed around 230,000 people in 14 countries. It remains one of the deadliest disasters in recent human history.
The people who lived through this tragedy are forever changed by it.
That is why this year, World Tsunami Awareness Day is honoring the memory of the Indian Ocean Tsunami on its 20th anniversary and highlighting major advances in protecting people since.
This exhibition tells the powerful accounts of tsunami survivors alongside contemporary and historical artworks that capture the sea change of perspective that the aftermath brought, with unprecedented global collaboration on disaster resilience.
Everyone must be tsunami ready - recognize the warning signs, be protected by early warning systems and be able to act quickly and get to high ground. We must have resilient infrastructure, so livelihoods are not destroyed and build back better when tsunamis hit.
Tsunamis are rare but the deadliest of all natural hazards. Ensuring every person is ready in case one strikes is the central objective of this exhibition co-organised by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO, and partners. Being prepared can be the difference between life and death when a tsunami strikes.
Learn to recognize the tsunami signs and remember to immediately Get to High Ground or Get Inland. Are you Tsunami Ready?
We thank the contributing artists:
- Amrita Das
- Pushpa Kumari
- David Alois Schmid
- Yuko Shimizu
- Artist unknown, Japanese
- Chris Wainwright
- Jave Yoshimoto
