Preparing for the 6th AMCDRR

This issue of Southasiadisasters.net highlights pertinent areas of disaster risk management from Asia to prepare for the upcoming 6th Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction which is scheduled on 22–26 June, 2014. The theme of this year's conference is Promoting Investments for Resilient Nations and Communities. The articles in this issue provide an overview of key challenges and best practices in the field of disaster risk reduction from Asia. Voices of local community members on the importance of livelihood support against disasters have also been highlighted with the purpose of making them heard to policy makers and experts.