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Dr Amina J Muhammad, I pray for you all the days, may Almighty Allah be with you at all the time, may he guide you, protect you and give you more courage in all that you lay your hands on, you are my mentor, my hero, and last my roll model, I want to fellow your foot steps, Pls consider me as part of your supporters. Abbas Abdullahi Maiyama Kebbi state

United Nations and UN-Habitat Champion Ms. Dato Maimunah Mohd Sharif, Honourable members, Excellencies Minister Ms. Hakima El Haite, M. Inia Seruiratu, TBC, Anne Barre, Dan Lewis UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed, TBC, President Miroslav Lajčák, Mr Brahim HAFIDI, President Parks Tau, President Ronan Dantec and Bernard Soulage, Almut Jirku, Local government leaders must prioritise climate change action (CCA) to mitigate and prepare for urban disaster risk reduction (DRR). Non-avoidable risk-impact assessment in urban planning and design #forumbandarsedunia9 Local implementation calls for the recognition and strengthening of local actors as agents for sustainable urban development and the promotion of decentralised government systems. National development plans and policies need to be drafted according to local realities. To secure ownership, local populations need to be included in planning and decision making processes. This requires the strengthening of urban capacities and administrations in order for them to fulfil their responsibilities and be responsive to local needs. Every council’s planning committees casting plans way ahead of the next World Habitat Conference 2036. Change proposed By adopting SDG18 DISASTER RISK RESILIENCE will provide insightful examples for cities not only on the planning and implementing of the risk-sensitive plans but also on engaging multi-sectoral dialogue in resilience building processes; Risk-Informed Subnational Development Planning at all levels to put in place strong governance foundations so that risk-informed development can be sustained in near future planning and budgeting processes, tools, plans and policies, which in turn contributes directly to the implementation of Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, the New Urban Agenda and SDGs. Global Goal No. 18 as a new family member and Independent UN Partner for Decentralized Urban Cooperation to Assess and Enhance Strategic Effectiveness of UN in partnership with the UN-Habitat. The SDG18 would deliver risk-informed development through a comprehensive range of services, e.g. strengthen financial and institutional capacity within the Global Goals. Please find attached in link our issue paper -Urban Climatic Disaster Response - Adopt SDG18 tvb-climatechallenge.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/ClimateChangeCentreReading-UN_Habitat_Urban-Climatic-Disaster-Response-Adopt-SDG18.pdf This call is as in affect an early warning system as a way of raising awareness and mobilising public interest, more than that public demand for changes to reduce disaster risk. Climate Change Centre Reading “Bigger picture thinkers make better humans”