TOKYO, Japan, Nov. 11, 2014, CNS – Japan will next March host the Third World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDRR).
Katsunobu Takada, the principal deputy director, Global Issues Cooperation Division said Caribbean countries should ensure that they are represented at the March 14-18 talks.
“Generally speaking many experts say if we are prepared well we can minimise the economic loss,” he said, adding that his advice would also be that regional countries should seek to allocate a percentage of their national budget towards disaster risk reduction.
The March meeting is a UN-conference to discuss international strategy on risk reduction.
Japan hosted the first two meetings and the 2015 meeting in Sendai is aimed at completing the assessment and review of the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action.
It will also consider the experience gained through the regional and national strategies and institutions and plans for disaster risk reduction and to adopt a post 2015 framework for disaster risk reduction.
Japan has provided US$11.65 million to Caribbean countries during the period 2010-12 to deal with the impact of climate change.
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