"SENDAI, Japan – Death, injury, displacement and destruction following natural disasters could be reduced by 2030 under a new framework adopted by countries attending the 3rd UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction, in Sendai.

As the conference wrapped its five-day meeting Wednesday after a marathon round of negotiations that continued for over 30 hours straight, representatives from 186 of the UN’s 193 Member States agreed on the new global disaster plan that aims to reduce deaths and economic losses.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged US$4 billion to support implementation of the “Sendai Cooperation Initiative for Disaster Risk Reduction” over the next four years to enhance the disaster risk reduction efforts of developing countries."

Environment News Service had the story March 19, 2015. [2]