We are pleased, therefore, to present the Asia-Pacific Disaster Report 2012: Reducing Vulnerability and
Exposure to Disasters, to the ministers, policymakers and other participants at the Fifth Asian Ministerial
Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. We believe these findings will prove useful
in the pursuit of sustainable development and in the implementation of future disaster risk reduction agendas.
Our organizations, and those other dedicated partners with whom we work, look forward to joining you in
making a safer and continuously prosperous Asia-Pacific region.