On Wednesday, 24 May 2017, the 2017 Global Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) opened in Cancún, Mexico.
Enrique Peña Nieto, President of Mexico, addressed delegates during the opening ceremony. Also in attendance was Amina Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the UN. High-level delegates then convened in a closed-door Leaders’ Forum.
Produced by Asheline Appleton and filmed/edited by Nemo Allen.
You can find our written reports and photographs for the 2017 Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction at: http://enb.iisd.org/isdr/globalplatform/2017/24may.html
