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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
First ‘National Conference on Coastal Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience-2020’ was recently organized in which city?
A
Kochi
B
Vishakhapatnam
C
New Delhi
D
Mumbai
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Recently, the first ‘National Conference on Coastal Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience (CDRR&R) – 2020’ was held in New Delhi. The one-day conference was organised by the National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM).

Detailed explanation-2: -The First World Conference on Natural Disasters in Yokohama, Japan from May 23 to 27, 1994, adopted the Yokohama Strategy for a Safer World: Guidelines for Natural Disaster Prevention, Preparedness and Mitigation and its Plan of Action, endorsed by the UN General Assembly in 1994.

Detailed explanation-3: -Through its resolution A/RES/58/214, the United Nations General Assembly convened a World Conference on Disaster Reduction, to be held in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan, from 18 to 22 January 2005.

Detailed explanation-4: -NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DISASTER MANAGEMENT - Delhi, India | Professional Profile | LinkedIn.

Detailed explanation-5: -The theme will be “it’s all about governance” which is closely linked with Target E of the Sendai Framework: Substantially increase the number of countries with national and local disaster risk reduction strategies by 2020.

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