SLOVENIA AND THE 3RD UNITED NATIONS WORLD CONFERENCE ON DISASTER RISK REDUCTION, SENDAI, JAPAN, 2015
Abstract
Slovenia was actively involved in the work of the 3rd United Nations World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (14-18 March 2015, Sendai, Japan). It is the turning event in the field of disaster risk reduction in the world. The article provides short comments on the work at the world conference and loudly debates the situation in Slovenia in the field of disaster risk reduction.
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