Participants, persons with disabilities, organizers and APCD resource persons in a group photo at the training on "Disability-Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction Plan of Local Governments" at Burapha University, Chonburi.

Mr. Somchai Rungsilp, Manager of the Community Development Department, gave a special lecture on "Disability-Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction (DIDRR)".

A lecture on "UN Role and DIDRR", was delivered by Mr. Watcharapol Chuengcharoen, Chief of Networking & Collaboration, which covered key principles and regional UN frameworks on disaster management.

APCD resource person team conducted a session on "Developing a Disability-Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction Plan at Community." Participants worked in small groups to draft the inclusive plans for their communities.

Participants took part in a fire evacuation drill to put disaster preparedness into practice

A photo of Organizer team from Burapha University and the APCD resource persons at the training.

APCD Served as Resource Persons for the Training on "Disability-Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction Plan of Local Governments"

APCD served as a resource organization for the training on "Disability-Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction Plan of Local Governments" on 8–9 October 2026 at the International College, Burapha University, Chonburi. The Academic Service Center (ASC) and the International College (IC), Burapha University, organized the training under the Lifelong Learning and Future Skills Promotion Project. It brought together local government officials, persons with disabilities and other stakeholders to strengthen their understanding of disability-inclusive disaster risk reduction (DIDRR). The APCD team included Mr. Somchai Rungsilp, Manager of the Community Development Department; Mr. Watcharapol Chuengcharoen, Chief of Networking & Collaboration; and Ms. Rinrada Thepkaew, Coordinator, Asia Center of Excellence of CBR/ CBID.

On 8 October, Mr. Somchai gave a special lecture on DIDRR on behalf of the Executive Director of APCD. On 9 October, Mr. Watcharapol spoke on the role of the United Nations in DIDRR. Mr. Somchai then led a session on developing a disability-inclusive disaster risk reduction plan. In the workshop that followed, participants drafted community DIDRR plans and received feedback from the APCD team and the Burapha University academic resource person. The day ended with a fire evacuation drill led by APCD Team, followed by a Q&A game facilitated by Ms. Rinrada and an evaluation of the training.