India backs enhanced collaboration on disaster, climate risk across Asia-Pacific

India has reaffirmed its dedication to working closely with the Asian and Pacific Centre for Development of Disaster Information Management (APDIM) and its regional partners to reduce disaster and climate risks across the Asia-Pacific region.

This affirmation came during the recently concluded 10th session of the APDIM on Inclusive Disaster Risk Data Governance, which was held at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.

India will champion a comprehensive capacity-building agenda covering risk assessment, early warning dissemination and climate-resilient infrastructure planning, Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai, who led the Indian delegation, said.

The session concluded with a shared commitment to enhance regional collaboration and implement innovative strategies for disaster risk reduction in the Asia-Pacific region.

The outcomes of this meeting will guide APDIM’s overall programme of work and also contribute to advancing the goals of the Sendai Framework and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

The 10th session of the Governing Council was attended by delegation heads and representatives from member states, including Bangladesh, Iran, Maldives, Kazakhstan, Mongolia and Turkey, along with observer representatives from Tajikistan.

The session was also attended by Stephen Cooper, Director of Administration at the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP); Letizia Rossano, Director of APDIM; Mostafa Mohanghegh, Senior Coordinator of APDIM; and other officials from the APDIM Secretariat, Iran and observer organisations.