Voices of leadership from South Asia
Southasiadisasters.net, issue no. 129, April 2015
This issue offers a view of what top leadership in South Asia are thinking about managing disaster risk for sustainable development. It highlights the country statements issued by the dispensations of various South Asian nations at the third World Conference of Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDRR). A compendium of these statements helps in understanding the South Asian perspective on disaster risk reduction (DRR).
This issue's contents includes: (i) Voices of leadership from South Asia; (ii) Regional cooperation for a resilient South Asia; (iii) Business of reducing risk; (iv) Building back better for a culture of preparedness; (v) Towards inclusive disaster risk reduction; (vi) Addressing climate change for a safer future; (vii) Building resilience of vulnerable communities; (viii) Towards a risk sensitive development agenda; (ix) International assistance for DRR in developing countries; (x) Addressing vulnerability through policy level mechanisms; and (xi) Way ahead.