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New Delhi: Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India is playing a global and regional leadership role in the field of Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR).
India has taken several global initiatives in this direction, especially that of establishing an international Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI).
As a representative of the Government of India, Shri Rajendra Singh, Member & HoD, National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), has taken over the Chair of the Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre (ADPC) from People’s Republic of China for the year 2024-25 in Bangkok, Thailand on Thursday, 25th July 2024.
ADPC is an autonomous International Organization for cooperation in and implementation of disaster risk reduction and building climate resilience in Asia and the Pacific region. India and eight neighbouring countries viz. 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 25th July 2024 in Bangkok, Thailand.
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