2 Government hosts 2nd meet of BRICS ministers for disaster management. 3 Meet will focus on challenges for disaster risk management. Even as several states in the country are dealing with flood-like situation, the government is hosting the 2nd meeting of BRICS ministers for disaster management in Udaipur, Rajasthan. Interestingly, UN office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) had awarded Rijuju last year as Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) champion for the Asia region. MEET TO FOCUS ON CHALLENGES OF CLIMATE CHANGEThe meeting will also focus on challenges for disaster risk management, mainstreaming disaster risk reduction in key development sectors, capacity building at local level and strengthening of response mechanism.

Source: India Today August 22, 2016 07:18 UTC