WE, the participating countries of the East Asia Summit (EAS), met on 27 October 2025, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, under Malaysia’s 2025 ASEAN Chairmanship on the occasion of the 20th East Asia Summit;

RECOGNISING the increasing complexity of the disaster risks landscape that continues to grow globally in frequency and intensity, driven by threats to our natural environment, rapid urbanisation, and socio-economic conditions that exacerbate the impacts of disasters, thereby emphasising the urgent need to strengthen the ASEAN Community’s resilience to disasters;

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