Hijran Huseynova: Women"s participation plays a key role in disaster risk management

The involvement of women and awareness within families play a key role in disaster risk management and in increasing the resilience of cities to climate threats, Hijran Huseynova, Chair of the Parliamentary Committee on Family, Women and Children Affairs, at an event within the framework of WUF13, said.

Report quotes her as saying monitoring carried out in the field confirms it.

"Therefore, the early warning component must be strengthened not only from a technical perspective but also through social awareness-raising activities," she emphasized.

She noted the importance of creating a safe urban environment for children and preparing them for climate risks.

Huseynova also stressed that holding WUF13 in Baku opens new opportunities not only for Azerbaijan but also for the entire Caspian region and Central Asia.