The 3rd Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) took place from 9-13 May in Geneva (Switzerland) under the theme “Invest Today for a Safer Tomorrow – Increased Investment in Local Action.” Highlights included, but were not limited to:
- The session on climate change adaptation and DRR, where panelists discussed opportunities to harmonize DRR and adaptation in national policies, and in the design and implementation of resilience-building programmes.
- The mountains of risk roundtable, where panelists highlighted the threats of climate change to mountain communities and the need to: mainstream a discussion on mountains into UNCSD (Rio+20); and establish a platform for transboundary cooperation on mountain DRR.
Global Platform Chair's Summary
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