Sendai to host UN disaster reduction conference in 2027

Such a meeting will be held in Japan for the first time. The UN agency and the Japanese government will formally agree on the event soon.

The Asia-Pacific ministerial conference is held roughly every two years, allowing countries in the region to share findings and challenges about disaster prevention and response so that they could reduce damage from disasters.

The last gathering, held in the Philippines, was attended by over 7,000 people from more than 40 countries, including those from government bodies and research institutes.

According to the city government of Sendai, the 2027 conference is expected to review the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, adopted at a UN conference in 2015, and discuss new steps for cooperation.

The city government also aims to share lessons learned from the March 2011 massive earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan and the state of recovery in the affected areas.