NDRF to host Advance Coordination Conference ahead of the South Asian Annual Disaster Management Exercise, SAADMEx-2015

The Advance Coordination Conference ahead of the South Asian Annual Disaster Management Exercise (SAADMEx-2015), organised by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), will begin here tomorrow. The Head of Disaster Response from the SAARC member countries besides representatives from National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM), NDRF and Senior Officers from the nodal Ministries will be attending the two-day Conference where modalities and requirements for the main exercise to be conducted at the NDRF Base, Ghaziabad, during November 23-26, 2015 will be discussed. 

On the first day, Director, NIDM will make a Presentation on “Vulnerability Profile of South Asia” which will be followed by Country Presentations on “Disaster Response Mechanism and Capability in Response and Relief” by delegations from each of the eight SAARC nations, -Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. 

Government of India is organising the SAADMEx-2015 to provide a platform for sharing of best practices on all aspects of disaster risk reduction, strengthening regional response and coordination for disaster management among the SAARC nations.