"Reducing Typhoon Disaster Risks"... 18th UN Typhoon Committee Disaster Prevention Subcommittee Meeting in Ulsan

From 13th to 16th at Ulsan Lotte Hotel, 40 Participants from 11 Member Countries

'Technology Utilization for Disaster Risk Reduction Future and Climate Change Adaptation'

The 18th UN Typhoon Committee Disaster Risk Reduction Subcommittee Annual Meeting, which deals with technologies to reduce the risks of typhoon disasters, will open on the 13th in Ulsan.

Co-hosted by Ulsan City and the National Disaster Management Research Institute, this meeting will be held for four days until the 16th at Lotte Hotel Ulsan.

This meeting is hosted by Korea as the chair country of the UN Typhoon Committee Disaster Risk Reduction Subcommittee (Chair: Director of the National Disaster Management Research Institute). It is held under the theme "The Future of Disaster Risk Reduction - Utilizing Technology for Climate Change Adaptation."

Participants include officials from 11 of the 14 member countries of the Typhoon Committee, representatives from international organizations such as the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC), and the Typhoon Committee Secretariat (TCS), as well as representatives from disaster-related agencies of various countries including the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Tokyo and Shanghai Typhoon Centers, China Meteorological Administration, and Hong Kong Observatory, totaling over 40 people.

Typhoon Committee Organization and Subcommittee Structure.

The main agenda items include △ sharing research achievements on the utilization of climate change-related technologies in disaster risk reduction among member countries △ advisory group meetings to discuss the operational strategy of the Typhoon Committee △ reviewing the 2023 annual operational plan achievements of the Disaster Risk Reduction Subcommittee and discussing future development strategies.

Kim Doo-gyeom, Mayor of Ulsan, said, "This meeting is the first face-to-face international typhoon-related conference held in four years since the outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020," adding, "We will strive to minimize damage from natural disasters by utilizing technologies for climate change adaptation to prevent disasters in advance."

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