Information
- Submitted by: Japan
- Topic: Disaster risk reduction
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- Location:
- Date of completion: 2022-12-31
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Action network
- This voluntary initiative came from Partnerships for SD (CSD11/WSSD)
International Flood Network
Partner(s)
Governments:
Government of Japan - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
Government of China
Government of Malaysia
Government of Netherlands
Government of Republic of Korea
Major Groups:
UN System:
ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee (Philippines)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) (Switzerland)
Other intergovernmental organizations:
Asian Development Bank (ADB) (Philippines)
Description/achievement of initiative
The objectives of IFNet are to help break the vicious cycle of poverty, assist developing countries to achieve sustainable development and contribute to economic stability by improving the coordination and effectiveness of measures to manage flood and reduce the loss of life and property damage that they cause.