UN drafts targets to cut disaster-induced losses by 2030
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Japan Times Ltd., the
A new global framework to be adopted at the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDRR) next month in Sendai is setting targets to sharply reduce the number of related deaths, economic losses and infrastructure damage by 2030, a draft plan shows, reports Japan Times.
If realized, it would be the first time the United Nations has unveiled specific targets and a time line on decreasing the risks posed by disasters, based on the draft obtained Saturday. Delegates at the WCDRR will discuss the new framework at the U.N. conference in Sendai, which was hit hard by the March 2011 quake and tsunami. It will replace the 10-year Hyogo Framework for Action.