Question

Which of the following is not correct:

• A. UNISDR has organised Yokohama, Hyogo and Sendai conferences on Disaster Management.
• B. 1990 was declared as the International Decade of Natural Disasters Reduction by UN.
• C. Prior to 1990s, Disaster Management focussed solely on emergency response.
• D. The Rio Earth summit recognized the role of man in climate change and associated natural disasters.

Answer 1

The correct option is A UNISDR has organised Yokohama, Hyogo and Sendai conferences on Disaster Management.

World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction by UN. This has resulted in:
Yokohama Strategy 1994
Hyogo Framework for action 2005
Sendai Framework for action 2015
UNISDR was declared the nodal agency to conduct the summits at Hyogo and Sendai. It did not organise Yokohama conference