Japan and the World Bank partner to share knowledge on disaster risk management with countries around the world

The Government of Japan (GoJ) and the World Bank have launched 'Learning from Mega Disasters: A Program of Knowledge Sharing and Knowledge Exchange,' which will help Japan share its lessons from disaster risk management and reconstruction with the rest of the world, reports India Current Affairs.

"This partnership will enable Japan to turn the lessons learned from its recent disaster and its long experience in dealing with extreme events into an opportunity for countries to better integrate disaster risk reduction and resilience into development plans and investments," said Saroj Kumar Jha, the Manager of the GFDRR.