As many as 51 countries in the Asia-Pacific region today resolved to work for handling all kinds of disasters by strengthening the apparatus and to tackle such exigencies through global frameworks.<br/><br/>In a statement, 'New Delhi Declaration', the participating nations of the three-day Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction 2016 spelt out the commitment towards preventing and reducing disaster risk and strengthening the resilience of communities. <br/><br/>The conference also announced an Asian Regional Plan for implementation of the Sendai Framework which focuses on how to reduce disaster risk at national and local levels. The conference also arrived at a longer-term road map of cooperation and collaboration, spanning the 15-year horizon of the Sendai Framework, as well as a two-year action plan to further disaster risk reduction with specific, actionable activities.<br/><br/>It said, voluntary action statements of stakeholder groups towards a shared responsibility approach in implementation of Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, SFDRR.<br/><br/>The conference also commemorated the first World Tsunami Awareness Day. The observance of the day stressed on the importance of early warning systems and preparedness of communities in order to mitigate damage from the often devastating natural hazard.<br/><br/>It was the first Asian Ministerial Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction after the advent of SFDRR.