On Friday, 24 February, at the end of a two-day regional dialogue organised as part of the ‘European Forum for Disaster Risk Reduction’ (EFDRR) in Bucharest, the United Nations, the European Commission, and Romanian authorities stressed that reliable and accurate communication with the general public about disaster risk is essential to saving lives, protecting livelihoods, and building resilient societies.
The purpose of the event—which brought together delegates and young people...