EU Commission representative, Nacira Boulehouat, praised the European Forum’s multi-stakeholder approach and the diverse range of participants.

Ms. Boulehouat also welcomed the focus on disaster loss data collection for improving disaster risk management and promised continued support to implementation of the Sendai Framework both inside and outside the EU.

Gianluca Silvestrini of the European Council, praised the high level of stakeholder engagement and called for greater participation of politicians in future European Forums.

In his closing remarks, Angelo Borrelli, head of Italy’s Civil Protection Agency, highlighted the importance of good communication and coordination across government departments to enable faster response times to disasters and improved management of disaster risk. Mr. Borrelli also stressed the need to address the challenge of ageing infrastructure which is addressed in the Rome Declaration.

At the closing ceremony it was announced that Portugal will host the next European Forum on Disaster Risk Reduction in 2020.

Date:

23 Nov 2018

Sources:

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR)

Countries:

Italy

Regions:

Europe