Early Warning

Official declarations for the VIII Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean can be submitted from 15 January to 20 February.

The registration period for participation in the VIII Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean (RP23) has been extended until January 26, 2023.

The agenda features 37 sessions, including 4 high-level sessions, 8 parallel sessions, 2 special sessions, 8 learning labs and 15 side events.

The launch of the RP23 marked the start of the 5th Risk Reduction Week, in commemoration of the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction.

“In hosting what is now a virtual gathering we are already demonstrating the indispensable qualities of partnership and determination as we live through the most pressing disaster of our times,” Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness said in a video address to the opening ceremony of the Vll Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean.