The project will also strengthen institutions responsible for disaster risk management and convene experts on transboundary issues. The Centre for Disaster Risk Reducton and Emergency Situations (CESDRR) will be actively engaged to generate regional risk scenarios and to strengthen regional cooperation. National Red Crescent Societies will implement dedicated work streams supported by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.

The focus of today’s Conference was on accelerating implementation of the Sendai Framework across the world’s most disaster prone region.

Ms. Mizutori said: “The world looks to the UN member States present here today for this kind of leadership in reducing disaster risk because they are on the front line of extreme weather events, and also prone to other risks such as earthquakes and landslides on a scale that is unmatched by any other region.

“This level of exposure exacerbates the additional risk of “Natech” accidents, where natural hazards impact on key installations causing fires or release of toxic materials.”

The conference was attended by representatives of disaster management agencies from the host country, Tajikistan, and Afghanistan, China, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

Date:

21 Aug 2019

Sources:

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Europe (UNDRR ROE)

Hazards:

Drought, Earthquake, Flood, Storm Surge

Countries:

Afghanistan, China, India, Iran, Islamic Rep of, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan

Regions:

Asia