WHEN: 13 October 2021 | TIME: 16:00 - 17:30 (GMT +7.00) I REGISTER HERE
Celebrated every year on 13th October, the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction is an opportunity to acknowledge the progress being made toward reducing disaster risk and losses in lives, livelihoods and health. The 2021 edition will focus on “International cooperation for developing countries to reduce their disaster risk and disaster losses”.
The year 2021 promises to be a make or break year when it comes to delivering on the policy agenda agreed in 2015. Without real action on climate in the next ten years, extreme weather events will be overwhelming, especially for developing countries.
Disasters impact low- and middle-income countries disproportionately, particularly in terms of mortality, numbers of people injured, displaced and homeless, economic losses (as a percentage of GDP) and damage to critical infrastructure. We cannot eradicate poverty and hunger if we don’t step up investments in disaster risk reduction. International cooperation for developing countries through Official Development Aid (ODA) and capacity building is essential to boost disaster resilience in the face of extreme weather events and other natural and man-made hazards.
Commemorating this day, the Disaster Preparedness, Mitigation and Management (DPMM) is organizing together with the EU SWITCH-Asia Regional Policy Advocacy Component (RPAC) implemented by UNEP a special event on “Climate Risk Reduction and Resilience Pathways”.
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