A global consultative conference on disaster risks reduction andpost-2015 development agenda was held in Indonesia on February 19 bythe host government in coordination with the United Nations DevelopmentProgramme (UNDP).
Participants, who were Indonesian andUN officials, foreign ambassadors and representatives of the diplomaticcorps in Jakarta, discussed challenges to post-2015 development andshared their viewpoints and experiences in implementing MillenniumDevelopment Goals relating to natural disasters and conflicts.
The delegates stressed the important role of Asia-Pacific countries inthis field, as the nations are becoming a key driving force for globaleconomic growth while the region will suffer the most impacts of theclimate change in the future.
The conference discussedseveral specific proposals on minimising natural disaster consequences,including the goals of reducing the fatality of natural disasters by 50percent by 2030 and economic losses caused by such disasters by 20percent.
Addressing the gathering, Indonesian PresidentSusilo Bambang Yudhoyono highlighted the importance of the UN’spost-2015 development agenda as Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) willbe reviewed and assessed in 2015 and the world will continue facing alot of global challenges, particularly natural disasters as aconsequence of climate change.
According to the president,during the 2000-2009 period, more than 2.2 billion people in the worldsuffered from the impacts of natural disasters, nearly 840,000 of themdied. Besides, economic damages caused by natural disasters haveincreased by 200 percent over the past 25 years.-VNA
Participants, who were Indonesian andUN officials, foreign ambassadors and representatives of the diplomaticcorps in Jakarta, discussed challenges to post-2015 development andshared their viewpoints and experiences in implementing MillenniumDevelopment Goals relating to natural disasters and conflicts.
The delegates stressed the important role of Asia-Pacific countries inthis field, as the nations are becoming a key driving force for globaleconomic growth while the region will suffer the most impacts of theclimate change in the future.
The conference discussedseveral specific proposals on minimising natural disaster consequences,including the goals of reducing the fatality of natural disasters by 50percent by 2030 and economic losses caused by such disasters by 20percent.
Addressing the gathering, Indonesian PresidentSusilo Bambang Yudhoyono highlighted the importance of the UN’spost-2015 development agenda as Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) willbe reviewed and assessed in 2015 and the world will continue facing alot of global challenges, particularly natural disasters as aconsequence of climate change.
According to the president,during the 2000-2009 period, more than 2.2 billion people in the worldsuffered from the impacts of natural disasters, nearly 840,000 of themdied. Besides, economic damages caused by natural disasters haveincreased by 200 percent over the past 25 years.-VNA
