Capetown, Oct. 1 -- The Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha 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, an official statement said.

He highlighted a range of institutional responses by India to improve disaster management and co-ordination 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 co-operation in financing Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) in vulnerable countries.

He emphasized that the Disaster Management Act of 2005 has provided India with a robust institutional fr...