2025 Belt and Road Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction and Emergency Management

The Belt and Road Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction and Emergency Management (BRIDRREM Conference), as a platform for policy dialogue, aims to strengthen policy and strategy communication in disaster risk reduction, workplace safety and emergency rescue, and promote information exchange, technological development, sharing of outcomes and capacity building for the safe and sustainable development of the Belt and Road countries.

November 4, Tuesday

All Day

Arrival of delegates in Sanya, Hainan Province

November 5, Wednesday

09:00-11:00	Bilateral Meetings(Multiple sessions, 120 mins)
15:00-17:00	Bilateral Meetings (Multiple sessions, 120 mins) Minister Wang Xiangxi meets with ministerial-level representatives from relevant countries and international organizations Vice Ministers Xu Jia'ai and Song Yuanming will hold separate meetings
19:00-20:30	Welcome Dinner

November 6, Thursday

Morning	Council Meeting (Approx. 120 mins) Chaired by H.E. Wang Xiangxi, Minister of Emergency Management of China and President of the BRIDRREM Council
08:30-08:35	Brief on the development of the BRIDRREM (5 mins)
08:35-08:45	Screening of a promotional video on BRIDRREM achievements (10 mins)
08:45-08:51	Deliberation and approval of key matters: (1)Approval of the Amendments to the Charter; (2)Approval of the admission of new members and partners; (3)Approval of Dr. Gonzalez, Director of National System for the Prevention, Mitigation and Attention to Disasters of Nicaragua, as the Vice President of the BRIDRREM Council; (4)Announcement on the launch of the Belt and Road Center for Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprises (SCORE) and the Working Group on Mining Standards Internationalization under the BRIDRREM (6 mins).
08:51-09:36	Round-robin remarks by Council members and partners (2-3 mins each, 15 persons, total 45 mins) Deputy Minister of Emergency Situations, Azerbaijan Adil Abdullayev Minister of Emergency Situations, Belarus Vadim Sinyavsky Secretary-General National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM), Cambodia Kim Virak Regional Director, Biobio Region, National Disaster Prevention and Response Service (SENAPRED), Chile Alejandro Sandoval Secretary General of Ministry of the Interior, Comoros Mohamed Ali Abdallah Chief of Operational Department, Civil Defense, Cuba Argenis Perales Pérez Assistant to Minister of Local Development for International Cooperation, Egypt Hosam Alkaweesh Minister of Interior, The Gambia Abdoulie Sanyang Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs, Georgia Shalva Tadumadze Vice Minister of Emergency Management, Honduras José Benedicto Santos Deputy Minister of Interior & Head of National Disaster Management Organization, Iran Hossein Sajedi Niya Minister of Emergency Situations, Kyrgyzstan Boobek Azhikeev Minister of Labour and Social Welfare, Laos Phosay Sayasone Deputy Director of Environmental Affairs Department responsible for Environmental Planning, Monitoring, and Research, Ministry of Natural Resources and Climate Change, Malawi Benon Bibbu Yassin Chief Executive Officer, National Disaster Management Authority, Maldives Hisan Hassan
09:36-09:46	Tea Break (10 mins)
09:46-10:35	Continued round-robin remarks by Council members and partners (2-3 mins each, 16 persons, total 48 mins) Chief of National Emergency Management Agency, Mongolia Ariunbuyan Gombojav Vice-President of National Institute of Disaster Management, Mozambique Gabriel Belem Monteiro Co-Minister of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement, Myanmar Soe Win Co-Director of National System for the Prevention, Mitigation and Attention to Disasters, Nicaragua Ms. Xochilt Cortes Counsellor (Political), Embassy of Pakistan, China Haseeb Gohar Director of Directorate of Civil Protection, Ministry of the Interior and Public Security, Senegal Abdoulaye Noba Assistant Head of Sector for Emergency Management, Ministry of the Interior, Serbia Ivan Baras Deputy Secretary of Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management & Meteorology, Solomon Islands Karl Kuper Chief Secretary of Prime Minister's Office & Secretary to Cabinet, Tonga Paula Mau Director of National Emergency System, Uruguay Leandro Palomeque Campos Minister of Emergency Situations, Uzbekistan Kudratkhodjaev Botir Minister of Local Government and Public Works, Zimbabwe Daniel Garwe Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations, Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) Kamal Kishore Executive Director, Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) Aslam Perwaiz Secretary General, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) Jagan Chapagain (Video)
10:35-10:40	Deliberation and adoption of the draft Joint Statement of the Ministerial Conference (5 mins)Council Meeting Concludes
10:40-11:15	Transfer to Drill Site
11:15-12:00	Observation of Hainan Province Water Rescue Drill
12:00-12:30	Observation of the Fire Rescue Equipment Demonstration
12:30	Buffet Lunch
Afternoon	Ministerial Conference(90 mins) Chaired by H.E. Wang Xiangxi, Minister of Emergency Management, P. R. China and President of the BRIDRREM Council
15:00-15:20	Address by leadership of the State Council (20 mins)
15:20-15:27	Address by leadership of the People's Government of Hainan Province (7 mins)
15:27-15:57	Addresses by ministerial-level representatives from some countries (5 mins each, 6 persons, total 30 mins) Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations, Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) Kamal Kishore Minister of Emergency Situations, Belarus Vadim Sinyavsky Co-Minister of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement, Myanmar Soe Win Co-Director of National System for the Prevention, Mitigation and Attention to Disasters, Nicaragua Ms. Xochilt Cortes Minister of Local Government and Public Works, Zimbabwe Daniel Garwe Chairman of the Committee for Emergency Situations and Civil Defense, Tajikistan Colonel General Rajabali Rahmonali
16:20-16:15	Tea Break (15 mins)
16:15-16:55	Continued addresses by ministerial-level representatives from some countries (5 mins each, 8 persons, total 40 mins) UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Tom Fletcher (Video) Secretary-General National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM), Cambodia Kim Virak Minister of Interior, The Gambia Abdoulie Sanyang Minister of Emergency Situations, Kyrgyzstan Boobek Azhikeev Minister of Labour and Social Welfare, Deputy Chairperson and Standing Person of the Central Disaster Management Committee, Laos Phosay Sayasone Chief of National Emergency Management Agency, Mongolia Ariunbuyan Gombojav Minister of Emergency Situations, Uzbekistan Kudratkhodjaev Botir Minister of Local Development for International Cooperation, Egypt Ms. Manal Awad (Video)
16:55-17:00	Release of the Joint Statement of the Ministerial Conference (3 mins, adopted by acclamation)Summary of the Meeting
17:00-18:00	Bilateral Meetings
19:30-20:30	Dinner

November 7, Friday

09:00-11:00	Thematic Meetings Disaster Management Work Safety Emergency Rescue (Three thematic meetings are being held simultaneously.)
Afternoon	Departure of delegates