Cape Town [ South Africa ], October 1 (ANI): The Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh addressed the first Working Session on 'Strengthening Disaster Resilience and Responses' at the 11th G20 Parliamentary Speakers' Summit (P20) in Kleinmond, South Africa , on Wednesday.

He highlighted a range of institutional responses by India to improve disaster management and coordination in the wake of frequent challenges posed by climate change. Reiterating India 's steadfast commitment to strengthening global disaster resilience, he also called for greater cooperation in financing Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) in vulnerable countries.

Harivansh emphasised that the Disaster Management Act of 2005 has provided India with a robust institutional framework for mitigating, responding to

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