India assumes chair of Asian Disaster Risk Reduction Council
- In Reports
- 07:41 PM, Jul 27, 2024
- Myind Staff
India has been elected to take on as the Chair of the Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre (ADPC) for the year 2024–2025. The ADPC is an independent international organisation that coordinates efforts to reduce disaster risk and increase climate resilience throughout Asia and the Pacific. Rajendra Singh, Member & HoD, National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), assumed the role of Chair of the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) from People's Republic of China on Thursday, 2024–25, in Bangkok, Thailand, according to an official release from the Union Home Ministry.
"Under Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, India is playing a global and regional leadership role in the field of Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR). India has taken a number of global initiatives in this direction, especially that of establishing an international Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI)," according to a statement released.
India and eight neighbouring countries -- Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka and Thailand are the founding members of ADPC.
India also chaired the 5th Board of Trustee (BoT) meeting of ADPC held on July 25, 2024 in Bangkok, Thailand," it added.
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