Tunisian official stresses importance of preventive measures in tackling natural disasters

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Tunisian official stresses importance of preventive measures in tackling natural disasters

STORY: Tunisian official stresses importance of preventive measures in tackling natural disasters DATELINE: Oct. 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:22 LOCATION: Tunis CATEGORY: SOCIETY/HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Arab-African Conference on Science and Technology for Disaster Risk Reduction STORYLINE: Tunisian Higher Education and Scientific Research Minister Moncef Boukthir said on Monday that tackling climate change requires a range of preventive measures to deal with disasters, including earthquakes and floods. He made the remarks at the opening of the Arab-Africa Conference on Science and Technology for Disaster Risk Reduction, which kicked off in Tunis on Monday under the theme "Towards a Resilient Future: Arab-Africa science, technology, policy & private sector nexus for disaster risk reduction." The minister said that reducing natural disasters requires the stepping up of scientific research into natural disaster forecasting and the reinforcement of national and international cooperation in sharing infor

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