Regional Conference on Strengthening Resilient Food and Agriculture Systems – Implementing the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Agriculture Sector in Asia and the Pacific
SECOND ANNOUCEMENT Regional Conference "Strengthening resilient food and agriculture systems – Organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), Viet Nam Date: 15 - 16 March 2018
The Conference expects the Minister of Disaster Management and Relief of Bangladesh, Deputy Minister of Food, Agriculture and Light Industry and Deputy Chief of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) of Mongolia, the Secretary of State for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Cambodia and several Deputy and Assistant Secretaries and Under-Secretaries from other countries. More than 100 participants from governments, academia, NGOs, UN organizations from countries in Asia as well as other regions have registered to participate in the Conference. The global launch of the FAO report ‘2017 – The Impact of Disasters and Crises on Agriculture’ will be inaugurated by the ministers, deputy ministers co-chairing this conference, along with the regional chiefs of FAO and UNISDR in the opening plenary of the conference. This FAO global report, part of FAO’s commitment to take forward the implementation of the Sendai Framework for DRR, analyses the impact of natural hazards’ induced disasters, food chain crises and conflicts on the agriculture sectors (crop, livestock, fishery-aquaculture, and forestry) and provides an insight into the changing nature of risks to the same. Concept notes: Concept notes of the three Plenary sessions
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