US: Hoboken, New Jersey Mayor Zimmer heading to UN meeting in Geneva on disaster risk reduction
Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer will be sharing her experience dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction conference that runs from May 19 to 23 in Geneva, Switzerland. She will be participating in a panel on "Building Resilience into Urban Planning and Investments".
"I look forward to learning new ideas from mayors and other experts from around the world to help Hoboken become as resilient as possible," Zimmer told The Jersey Journal, as reported by NJ.com.