Both meetings also focused on disaster management, with the ARF ministers reaching a common understanding on furthering regional cooperation. The ASEAN Coordinating Center for Humanitarian Assistance in Jakarta is expected to play a central role in building a disaster-related information network across the region, and in developing concrete measures for disaster management.
两场会议也都将焦点放在灾难应对方面，参加东盟区域论坛的各国部长们也在进一步区域合作方面达成了共识。位于雅加达的东盟人道主义援助协调中心将在建立一个与该区域灾难相关的信息网络方面扮演核心角色，并为针对各类灾害研究出一些切实的应对方案。