Community Resilience Tops U.N.’s Disaster Relief Agenda

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Kalinga Seneviratne

A women-led village council prepares a “social map” of the local community. Credit: Naimul Haq/IPS

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BANGKOK, Jun 26 2014 (IPS) - The Bangkok Declaration on Disaster Risk Reduction in Asia and the Pacific adopted at the close of the 6th Asian Ministerial Conference On Disaster Risk Reduction (AMCDRR) here today emphasised community-based solutions, and reflects a growing global desire to focus more on grassroots actions in the face of catastrophic climate change.