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UN PhotoCommittee on Disaster Risk Reduction, Ninth Session (Day 1 - Afternoon)
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The Ninth Session of the ESCAP Committee on Disaster Risk Reduction will be held from 26 to 28 November 2025 at the United Nations Conference Centre in Bangkok.
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The Committee will discuss on the following issues:
a. Reviewing the expanding disaster risk landscape in Asia-Pacific, with focus on intensifying heat
b. Building disaster risk reduction capacity and resilience through innovations in science and technology for the regional implementation of the Secretary-General's Call to Action on Extreme Heat and Executive Action Plan on Early Warnings for All, 2023-2027
c. Providing an overview of the work of the secretariat and entities of the United Nations system on disaster risk reduction in Asia and the Pacific.
* Providing the platform for member States and stakeholders to engage in policy dialogue, share good practices, and explore innovative solutions for resilience and disaster risk reduction amidst escalating climate and heat impacts
* The session is organized by the Information and Communications Technology and Disaster Risk Reduction Division
View moreView lessa. Reviewing the expanding disaster risk landscape in Asia-Pacific, with focus on intensifying heat
b. Building disaster risk reduction capacity and resilience through innovations in science and technology for the regional implementation of the Secretary-General's Call to Action on Extreme Heat and Executive Action Plan on Early Warnings for All, 2023-2027
c. Providing an overview of the work of the secretariat and entities of the United Nations system on disaster risk reduction in Asia and the Pacific.
* Providing the platform for member States and stakeholders to engage in policy dialogue, share good practices, and explore innovative solutions for resilience and disaster risk reduction amidst escalating climate and heat impacts
* The session is organized by the Information and Communications Technology and Disaster Risk Reduction Division