On October 31, JICA Vice President Junichi Yamada met with Mami Mizutori, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), at JICA Headquarters.
At the beginning of the meeting, Special Representative Mizutori thanked JICA for its cooperation in implementing the Sendai Framework for Disaster Reduction.
In response, Vice President Yamada thanked Special Representative Mizutori for his visit to Tunisia and Tonga, where he exchanged views with JICA overseas offices and observed JICA projects.
The two parties confirmed the importance of disaster risk reduction by discussing cooperation in recent flood control projects, including the flood control project in Metro Manila, the Philippines, and exchanged views on promoting investment in advance disaster prevention at upcoming international conferences and efforts to combat climate change.
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