Informal consultations begin on the possible inclusion of disaster risk reduction into new MDG goals

Countries are asking for disaster resilience to be better reflected in development goals and targets post-2015, asserts Islands Business International. Resilience to disasters and climate shocks was not part of the framework of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Governments represented at the United Nations Global Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction conference now underway in Geneva discuss the possible inclusion of disaster risk reduction (DRR) in the post 2015 development agenda framework that will replace the current Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which expire in 2015.