India, Nov. 22 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
Excellencies,
Natural disasters continue to pose a major challenge to humanity. This year as well, they have impacted a large portion of the global population. These events clearly highlight the need to strengthen international cooperation for effective disaster preparedness and response.
To support this idea, India formed the Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group during its G20 Presidency. I also congratulate South Africa for giving priority to this important agenda.
Friends,
Our approach to disaster resilience must move from being 'response-centric' to being 'development-centric.' This was the idea behind India's initiative to establish the Coalition for Disaster Resilie...