Meetings and conferences
Madrid
Spain
5th Annual meeting of the European Forum for Disaster Risk Reduction (EFDRR)
Organizer(s)
Dirección General de Protección Civil y Emergencias
European Forum for Disaster Risk Reduction
Council of Europe (COE)
European Commission’s Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (DG ECHO)
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Europe & Central Asia
Format
In person
Date
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The European Forum for Disaster Risk Reduction (EFDRR) is intended to serve as the forum for exchanging information and knowledge, coordinating efforts throughout the Europe region and for providing advocacy for effective action to reduce disasters. Moreover, it shall be devoted to contemporary issues of importance needed to promote a good political climate for implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action.
The purpose of the meeting is to facilitate discussion, exchanges and synergies towards disaster risk reduction activities in Europe and to provide inputs from European HFA Focal Points to the post-2015 framework for disaster risk reduction consultations.