The development of the ASEAN Agreement on Disaster Management and Emergency Response is now ongoing. Following the mandate given by the ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Disaster Management in early December 2004, the ACDM met on 22-24 March 2005 in Bali, Indonesia to discuss and negotiate the draft regional agreement. The second negotiation session was held on 9-10 May 2005 in Jakarta, Indonesia. It is expected that the ASEAN Agreement on Disaster Management and Emergency Response will be finalised and signed by mid 2005.