6th Session of the Africa Regional Platform and 5th High-Level Meeting of Disaster Risk Reduction
22-25 November 2016 | Port Louis, Mauritius
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![]() Khemraj Servansingh, Mauritius, presented the Programme of Action for the Implementation of the Sendai Framework for DRR 2015-2030 in Africa to the High-Level Meeting. |
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The 5th High-Level Meeting on DRR convened on 25 November and is responsible for agreeing and adopting the outcomes of the Platform. Ministers and high-level representatives considered and agreed to key outcomes of the Platform, including the Programme of Action for Implementation of the Sendai Framework for DRR 2015-2013 in Africa and the Mauritius Declaration on the Implementation of the Sendai Framework in Africa. The Programme of Action includes specific targets on: increasing the number of countries with DRR in their education systems; increasing integration of DRR in countries’ regional and national sustainable development and climate adaptation frameworks; expanding the scope and number of sources for domestic financing in DRR; increasing the number of countries with risk-informed preparedness plans; and substantially increasing the number of regional networks for knowledge management and capacity development. The meeting closed at 5:35 pm. |
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IISD Reporting Services, through its ENB+ Meeting Coverage, has provided a summary report from the 6th AFRP and the 5th High-Level Meeting on DDR, which is available in HTML and PDF. | ||
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