A statement in which the CSO Task Force, a group of civil society organizations in Asia that includes networks, international NGOs, national NGOs and grassroots organizations, currently led by the Asian Disaster Reduction and Response Network (ADRRN), proposes the following actions, contingent on governments and other stakeholders recognizing the role of CSOs as equal partners: (i) actions related to the three sub-themes of the conference (community resilience, public investments and private sector engagement); (ii) actions related to evolving Post 2015 framework for disaster risk reduction (HFA2) priorities towards risk prevention, risk reduction and strengthening resilience; and (iii) specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and time bound actions.
