An Environment & Society Forum conference

From Caribbean Hurricanes to Indian floods: Experience and Lessons Learned for Disaster Reduction

Hosted by the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) and ActionAid International

Wednesday 18th January 2006

International experts agree that disaster risk reduction is not sufficiently prioritised by the world’s governments and such disasters are affecting progress towards the Millennium Development Goals. Evidence for this was presented at a disaster forum, hosted by the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) on Wednesday 18 January, 2006.

This forum featured experts from the international disaster community, including representatives from research, government and policy to practitioners on the ground, NGO’s and businesses. The forum coincided with the first anniversary of the Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015, aimed at disaster reduction, and  outlined challenges to provide suggestions for how the framework can achieve its goals successfully.

The forum  was jointly organised by the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) and Action Aid International as part of the Society’s Environment and Society Forum series.

Conference details, including a summary statement can be found on the right hand side of this page.