The third World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDRR)
The third World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction was held from 14 to 18 March 2015 in Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Countries from around the world reviewed and updated the Hyogo Framework for Action, endorsed in 2005 at the Second World Conference held in Kobe. Health issues and strategies to protect the health of people in disasters will be much more important in the revised framework. During the Conference, there were events for the general public, including symposiums and exhibitions on themes related to health and disaster risk reduction and management.
On March 17, WHO, UNAIDS, UNFPA, and UNISDR co-organized a public forum “PROTECTING PEOPLE’S HEALTH FROM DISASTER RISKS”. Over 30 speakers from all over the world and from the fields of disaster prevention, public health, medicine, and more spoke on comprehensive disaster risk reduction and management for health. The full day Forum was organized in 7 sessions covering many topics in health emergency management.