EU-Chile: Laying the foundations for closer cooperation in disaster management

Kristalina Georgieva, European Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response, and Fernando Schmidt, Deputy Minister of External Relations of Chile, would meet in Brussels to discuss ways to reinforce the cooperation in disaster management between the European Union and Chile.

At the meeting, a Letter of Intent would be signed between the European Commission and the National emergency Office of Chile (ONEMI). The Letter envisaged enhanced cooperation between the two in disaster risk reduction. It provided for closer collaboration in improving disaster prevention and preparedness, mainstreaming disaster risk reduction and adaptation to climate change at bilateral and regional levels.

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ESO: Key Source: Relations between Chile and the European Union http://www.europeansources.info/record/relations-between-chile-and-the-european-union/

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