APEC moves to strengthen disaster risk management

APEC moves to strengthen disaster risk management

Member economies have gained so much experience in terms of effectively responding to major disasters and dealing with risks on multiple fronts

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Senior disaster management officials from APEC member economies are intensifying regional cooperation for a more resilient disaster risk reduction in the face of the current pandemic, climate change, and other risks.

“Member economies have gained so much experience in terms of effectively responding to major disasters and dealing with risks on multiple fronts,” Xiaoning Zhang, co-chair of the APEC Emergency Preparedness Working Group, noted in a press release received here on Monday.

“However, we need to improve our risk disaster governance to fit the current situation by encouraging risk-informed development…

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