Vishakapatnam
The second World Congress for Disaster Management was held in Vishakapatnam during 19-22 November. It was held in collaboration with Government of Andhra Pradesh and various local, national, regional and international organisations. It was held six years after the first congress (held in 2008 in Hyderabad). The congress debated on the process of implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030, which was adopted at the third United Nations World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in March 2015..