Hon. Jutta Schmitz, Ambassador Liaison Office for the UN Campus from the Bonn Federal Foreign Office of Germany, commented: “Unfortunately, in many countries including Germany, there are still gaps in disaster-related data and national loss accounting systems. These gaps need to be filled as soon as possible to enable proper planning and monitoring.”

Also speaking at the opening, Mr. Thomas Helfen, Head of Division Peace and Security - Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany, highlighted the important links between implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction and other key development agendas and processes, especially the Paris Agreement on Climate Change.

Date:

20 Dec 2018

Sources:

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Europe (UNISDR EUR)

Themes:

Capacity Development, Risk Identification & Assessment, Disaster Risk Management

Regions:

Europe