28 Mar 2019

Small island states urged to reduce disaster risk

From , 4:01 pm on 28 March 2019

A Commonwealth conference to strengthen small states' access to disaster finance and help build their resilience against external shocks is underway in Samoa this week.
 
The Global Biennial Conference on Small States comes on the back of the Commonwealth's first research conference on small states which is focused on disaster-risk reduction.
 
Christine Rovoi has more.

Delegates at the Commonwealth conference in Apia today.

Delegates at the Commonwealth conference in Apia today. Photo: Commonwealth Secretariat

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