Disaster-related Declaration

UN/ISDR has announced the Chengdu Declaration of Action, a five-point strategy addressing natural resource and environmental management, climate change and disaster risks,  adopted on 13 August, in Chengdu (China). Points of the Declaration include focusing on upcoming international meetings such as UNCSD (Rio+20), and working with national governments to include urban sustainable development and resilience as a national priority in the outcome of the Conference.