From 2005-01-18 to 2005-01-22

Venue: Kobe, Hyogo, Japan

Summary:
The World Conference on Disaster Reduction (WCDR) is a milestone event to increase the profile of disaster risk reduction in development planning and practice. The conference will provide an opportunity to promote a strategic and systematic approach at the national level to address vulnerabilities and to reduce risk to natural hazards. The conference will build on the findings of the review of implementation of the Yokohama Strategy and Plan of Action of 1994, aiming at: · assessing achievements and identifying good practices · defining the remaining challenges, critical needs and opportunities in disaster reduction initiatives worldwide and examining emerging issues · developing a set of objectives and areas of action for disaster risk reduction to implement the objectives of the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation for Sustainable Development, as essential conditions to achieve the relevant Millennium Development Goals.

Organizers: International Strategy for Disaster Reduction – ISDR
Contact Name: WCDR secretariat
E-mail: isdr-wcdr@un.org
URL: http://www.unisdr.org/wcdr/