1 December 2008

Governments meet to discuss disaster risk reduction action plans

Source(s): United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Asia and Pacific

Concerned about the increasing vulnerability of Asian communities, high-level representatives from more than 80 Asian countries will gather tomorrow ( Tuesday 2 December) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for a three-day Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction to discuss policies and measures that can reduce the impact of disasters in this part of the world.