CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -India to Co-chair Consultative Group of GFDRR.

Detailed explanation-2: -Established in 2006, the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) is a global partnership that helps low- and middle-income countries better understand and reduce their vulnerability to natural hazards and climate change.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) is a global partnership that helps developing countries better understand and reduce their vulnerabilities to natural hazards and adapt to climate change.

Detailed explanation-4: -10121, also known as “an act strengthening the Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management System, providing for the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Framework and institutionalizing the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Plan, appropriating funds therefor and for other purposes".

Detailed explanation-5: -The DRRM framework will provide a common direction towards addressing underlying causes of vulnerability to help reduce and manage the risks of disasters.