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The Forum is exchanging information on the status of disaster prevention institutions and activities in early warning, media role, legislation, education and other subjects. It also intends to assist in the coordinated activities by international bodies such as the UNISDR, World Meteorological Organization (WMO), and some NGOs.

In 1987 the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe established an intergovernmental Open Partial Agreement called EUR-OPA Major Hazards Agreement, which to date has been joint by 25 countries. The main objective of the agreement is “to reinforce and promote cooperation between member states in a multi-disciplinary connect to ensure better prevention, protection and organisation of relief in the event of major natural or technological disasters by calling upon present day resources and knowledge to ensure efficient and interdependent management of major disasters.”

In November 2000, the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe launched the “Disaster Preparedness and Prevention Initiative” (DPPI) in an effort to contribute to the development of a cohesive regional strategy for disaster preparedness and prevention for its 12 member States (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Greece, Moldova, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovenia and Turkey). The DPPI has been conceived as an activity that seeks to provide a framework for South Eastern European nations to develop programs and projects leading to strengthened capabilities in preventing and responding to natural and man-made disasters. It also brings together donor countries and international governmental and non-governmental organizations to coordinate ongoing activities and identify unmet needs in order to improve the efficiency of national disaster management systems within the regional cooperation framework.

The OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) is one of the key forums in which the major bilateral donors work together to increase the effectiveness of their common efforts to support sustainable development. The DAC Network on Environment and Development Co-operation (ENVIRONET) focuses on environmental issues at the interface of development co-operation and environment.