GPDRR 2025 Geneva: India on disaster risk reduction
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What happened
- Dr P K Mishra joined the G20 DRR Working Group roundtable at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction 2025 in Geneva [PIB].
- At a ministerial roundtable on DRR financing he called for a global facility for catalytic funding with technical assistance [PIB].
Background
- He said disaster risk financing must be nationally owned and driven [PIB].
Why it matters
- Developing countries need money for prevention, not just relief.
How to use this in Mains
- As per PIB (2025-06-05): dr P K Mishra joined the G20 DRR Working Group roundtable at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction 2025 in Geneva.
- Developing countries need money for prevention, not just relief.
Quotable data pointDr P K Mishra joined the G20 DRR Working Group roundtable at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction 2025 in Geneva.
PIB: India at GPDRR 2025, 5 Jun 2025
Exam angle
UPSC
Prelims: GPDRR, UNDRR.
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Answer (b) & explanation
PIB.
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Official source: PIB: India at GPDRR 2025, 5 Jun 2025
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