This research describes the model of disaster governance in Southeast Asia through the Association of South East Asia Nations (ASEAN) framework as the regional organization. Through ASEAN Agreement on Disaster Management and Emergency Response (AADMER) and supported by ASEAN Social Culture and Political Security Community approaches AADMER involves inter-sectors actors (ASEAN, Dialogue Partner Countries and Civil Society Organizations) as the specific effort in order to support regional disaster management cooperation. South East Asia as the vulnerable region has strategic and integrated regional policies as the effort to minimize disaster risk factors. This research is using descriptive-analytical approach as the tool of analysis and supported with secondary data for the methological approaches. The focus of this research  is to discovering a model of disaster governance in Southeast Asia region through collaboration from ASEAN, Dialogue Partner Countries (represented by ASEAN Regional Forum Cooperation and ASEAN Defense Minister Meeting Plus) and Civil Society Organization. ASEAN has been developed disaster governance by the utilization of AADMER as the policy foundation, maximize the involvement of non-state actor completed with extensive network through involved civil and military cooperation which demonstrate pluracentric rather than unicentric approach and governing without government process describe the model of disaster management cooperation in region. The model assists to explain pattern, characteristic and meaning of regional disaster governance in South East Asia that associated to neoliberlism institutionalism about institution existence and completed the explanation about international cooperation execution.

International agreements on disaster risk reduction (DRR) are a significant reference for disaster-prone countries to ameliorate their DRR programmes with the main objective of creating a disaster resilient community. On the one hand, from the series of international agreements on DRR implemented by the Government of Indonesia, which is one of the world's most disaster-prone countries, the ASEAN Agreement on Disaster Management and Emergency Response (AADMER) made a significant contribution on DRR efforts in the country. On the other hand, since the effects of disaster are quite localised, local government is the first responder during catastrophic events. This research investigates the institutional vulnerability aspects faced by local governments in Indonesia regarding the implementation process of AADMER. It addresses two central questions: (1) What are the challenges of the implementation of international agreement on DRR at the local level in Indonesia? and (2) What are the institutional vulnerability aspects faced by local governments in Indonesia to implement AADMER? The finding shows that despite Indonesia's national government perceiving AADMER as one of the principal references for the country's DRR programmes, when it comes into implementation at the local level, there is a lack of commitment due to institutional capability issues. The result suggests that institutional capacity, law domestication and the role of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) affect the institutional vulnerability aspects of the local government to meet the DRR programme initiated by AADMER.