Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Shri Nityanand Rai at the helm of a high-level Indian delegation participated in the Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (APMCDRR) 2024 being held at Manila, Philippines. President Bongbong Marcos has formally opened the conference with the theme "Surge to 2030: Raising ambition in Asia Pacific to accelerate disaster risk reduction.
Apmcdrr-2024 Session Summary
Key Agenda:
- Asian and Pacific policymakers to corporation exchange views on disaster risk reduction, particularly in the context of climate change.
- Shri Nityanand Rai announced India's commitment to taking inclusive and proactive measures to reduce the risk of disaster.
- Discussion on 10-point DRR agenda of PM Modi
Focus Areas:
- Early Warning Systems:Sophisticated EWS for disaster alerts.
- Disaster Proof Infrastructure: Building infra that can survive disasters
- Financial Arrangement: Establishment of targeted financial system for disaster risk reduction activity
- Technological Progress towards Early Warning Systems: Options like the ITEWC (Indian Tsunami Early-warning Centre) provides tsunami warnings to 25 nations.
- Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI): launched by India to provide technical assistance and capacity building for investments in disaster resilient infrastructure.
- Financial Investments in Disaster Risk Reduction:According to the 15th Finance Commission USD30 billion was allocated for National Disaster Risk Management Fund (NDRMF) and State Disaster Risk Management Fund (SDRMF) during 2021-22 to 2025-26
Month: Current Affairs - November 14, 2024
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