Hosted by the Ministry of Emergency Management of China, the BRICS Expert Level Workshop on Disaster Management was held virtually in Beijing on July 26, 2022. Representatives of disaster management agencies, experts and scholars of BRICS countries, as well as those representing disaster management agencies of Argentina, Kazakhstan, Nigeria and Nepal and relevant international agencies, attended the workshop. The participants shared their experience and best practices in key areas of disaster management, such as comprehensive disaster risk monitoring, early warning and assessment, the building-up of emergency rescue forces, post-disaster recovery and reconstruction, and the role of science, technology and informatization in supporting disaster risk reduction.

In its statement, the Chinese side called on BRICS countries to further improve the disaster management cooperation mechanism and jointly enhance their respective capacities of disaster management. China highlighted the need to promote the BRICS Plus cooperation in practical and results-oriented way to support the leading role played by UN agencies in global disaster governance, and to actively implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Global Development Initiative. Representatives of other participating parties expressed their willingness to strengthen communication and coordination concerning national disaster risk reduction strategies and policies, develop technical cooperation and exchanges, and work together to respond to disaster risks and challenges.