AKIPRESS.COM - Mongolia’s capital city Ulaanbaatar and its 21 Provinces have joined the world’s leading global collaboration to strengthen urban resilience. Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030) welcomed its newest members at an official ceremony at Mongolia’s Parliament House. The event re-emphasized the ongoing need for scaled up disaster resilience action in an era of escalating climate risk, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction reports.

Mongolia’s Head of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Major General Ariunbuyan. G. said it was important to strengthen the capacity of local governments and maintain a strong coordinated national-local approach to address such a challenging riskscape.

"Joining MCR2030 will contribute to ensuring Mongolia's sustainable development, reduce risks, protect lives, and provide opportunities to live in a healthy and safe environment," he noted.

NEMA, in partnership with the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), is organizing an MCR2030 technical workshop to support the provincial governments to increase their disaster resilience action.