Armenia`s seismic safety and disaster risk management priority for  ADB

ArmInfo.The seismic safety and disaster risk management sphere is a priority for the Asian  Development Bank (ADB), and therefore it is especially important that various state structures are actively involved in these processes.

As reported by the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs,  this statement was made on April 25 by Luc Fochman, Deputy Director  of the ADB Permanent Mission to Armenia, during a meeting with Deputy  Minister of Internal Affairs Armen Mkrtchyan.

In this regard, the Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs highly  appreciated the extensive work carried out within the framework of  the program to develop a financing strategy for improving seismic  safety and public infrastructure management  in the country,   emphasizing the significance of cooperation with ADB in the field of  disaster risk management. Mkrtchyan also presented the " Disaster  Risk Management Strategy for 2023-2030 " and the adoption of the new  law "On Disaster Risk Management and Population Protection".

During the meeting, the parties drew attention to the need to improve  the seismic resistance of industry infrastructures, within the  framework of which the Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs emphasized  the active participation and cooperation of interested departments.  In turn, the members of the delegation presented the  work carried  out in specific areas, addressing the current situation, risk  analysis, the main activities of the Project, and expected results.