Preparing for the worst can save lives. That is why we need early warning systems, disaster education and resilient structures.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Special Thematic Session of the General Assembly on Water and Disaster that took place yesterday.
The list of participants to talk about water-related disasters was impressive. They included:
- Mr. Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary-General
- Mr. Vuk Jeremić, the President of the United Nations General Assembly
- HIH Crown Prince Naruhito of Japan, Honorary President of UNSGAB
- HRH Willem-Alexander, the Prince of Orange, the Netherlands, Chair of UNSGAB
The topic of water (or the lack of) will definitely come up again during Day 2’s featured event called “Drought Resilience in a Changing Climate”.
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