Rabat Declaration for Disaster Risk Reduction

The ministers and heads of delegations of the Arab Member States of the United Nations and representatives of regional, inter-governmental, and non-governmental organizations participating in the Fifth Arab Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in Rabat, the Kingdom of Morocco, announced the adoption of Rabat Declaration for Disaster Risk Reduction, calling upon all Arab governments, partners, and stakeholders to integrate and align disaster risk reduction strategies and programmes with sustainable development policies at all relevant social, developmental, and health levels.

The Rabat Declaration acknowledges the need to strengthen cooperation between Arab States countries, UN organizations, Arab and intergovernmental organizations, non-governmental organizations, among others, in the face of multiple challenges posed by natural and biological hazards such as earthquakes, floods, landslides, storms, droughts, epidemics, fires, including forest fires, agricultural crops, and other man-made disasters that directly affect the environment, populations, human movements and infrastructure. The declaration also acknowledges achievements in the creation of frameworks and policies for disaster risk reduction and emphasizes a greater push for policies and programs to address evolving risks.