3rd Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction
From : 08.05.2011 Till : 13.04.2011 Location : Geneva, Switzerland
The third session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction is gearing up as planning begins in earnest. The 2009 session witnessed a dramatic increase in political will to manage disaster risk compared to the first session in 2007. Many tools and successful pilot projects exist, but the main challenge is to scale up these actions and systematically modify development programmes and budgeting to reduce the risk in all sectors. The context of increasing urban risk and depleted ecosystems, coupled with the role of local governments and local partnerships to address this and transform policies and knowledge into concrete actions are crucial factors to be tackled. The preparation of the third session of the Global Platform is based on multi-stakeholder participation. It will be done with inputs from and in close coordination with all different ISDR mechanisms and partnerships.
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Posted on: 04.05.2011