UN disaster office head says Japan can play role in climate risk reduction

Japan, as a disaster-prone country, can play a key role in helping other countries prepare to reduce the risks from climate change, the head of the U.N. office in charge of disaster management said.Japan is one of a few countries contributing to official development assistance or ODA projects designed to help set up early warning systems in developing countries, Mami Mizutori, head of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, said in a recent interview with Kyodo News.Some 96 percent of disaster-related governmental development aid worldwide is allocated to response and recover…READ FULL ARTICLE