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Second meeting of the small group on Disaster Risk Reduction and Natech

Second meeting of the small group on Disaster Risk Reduction and Natech

28 May 2021 14:00 - 16:00
Geneva (online) Switzerland

The small group on Disaster Risk Reduction and Natural Hazards Triggering Technological Accidents (Natech) that has been established under the Bureau of the Industrial Accidents Convention, held a meeting together with partners to discuss the initial planning for a UNECE/EIB/OECD/partner country joint session at the European Forum on Disaster Risk Reduction (EFDRR 2021), which is planned to take place 24-26 November 2021 in Matosinhos, Portugal and online.

The group also exchanged initial ideas for a joint UNECE/OECD seminar on Natech risk management under the framework of the twelfth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UNECE Industrial Accidents Convention.

The third meeting of this group will take place end of June 2021 in Geneva and online.