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China: 5th national forum on comprehensive disaster reduction and sustainable development

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May 12 will be the 6th “disaster prevention and reduction day” of China. The theme of this year is “Urbanization and Disaster Prevention”. As an important part of the series activities of May 12, the 5th National Forum on Comprehensive Disaster Reduction and Sustainable Development was held in Beijing on May 8. Over 200 specialists, experts and managers participated in the forum.

This forum was sponsored by the Expert Committee of National Disaster Reduction Commission and supported by Ministry of Civil Affairs (MCA) and China Meteorological Administration (CMA). The participants jointly discussed the disaster reduction framework of UN after 2015, further reform and disaster reduction and relief mechanism construction, extreme weather and climate event, disaster risk management and adaptation and other relevant topics.

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http://www.cma.gov.cn/en/NewsReleases/News/201405/t20140509_245731.html

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