SECRETARY OF ARMENIAN SECURITY COUNCIL: DISASTER RISK REDUCTION IN ARMENIA NEEDS REFORMS
ArmInfo
2010-02-03 08:54:00
Secretary of the Armenian National Security Council Artur Baghdasaryan
received the delegation of the UNDP Crisis Prevention and Recovery
Bureau headed by Nagel Kalson on Tuesday, the Security Council told
ArmInfo.
N. Kalson said the program aims to evaluate disaster risk reduction
opportunities and develop an action plan to prevent disasters. For his
part, Baghdasaryan said that Armenia is in the high disaster risk zone
and reforms to reduce these risks must be bolstered. A. Baghdasaryan
is sure that tangible results will be achieved via effective system
of crisis management.