The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), under India's Ministry of Home Affairs, is hosting the BRICS Ministerial Meeting on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) on 24 July 2026 in New Delhi under India's BRICS Chairship. The meeting is chaired by Minister of State (Home) Shri Nityanand Rai and includes participation from ministers and head of delegations from 10 BRICS member countries.
The ministerial meeting represents a significant milestone in BRICS cooperation on disaster risk reduction, reflecting the growing recognition that disasters pose systemic risks to sustainable development, climate resilience, economic stability, and human security. The cooperation has evolved from the Udaipur Declaration (2016), which established a Joint Task Force on Disaster Risk Management, to the Kazan Declaration (2024), which institutionalized the BRICS Disaster Risk Reduction Group (DRRG) and adopted the BRICS DRR Work Plan (2025–2028).
Guided by the theme "Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability," the meeting culminates a year-long process of technical consultations and consensus-building among BRICS member countries. The agenda includes a High-Level Policy Dialogue on "Advancing Climate Smart and Disaster Resilient Infrastructure Systems: Partnerships, Innovation and Financing for Resilient Development" and a Ministerial Roundtable on "Accelerating Implementation of the BRICS Disaster Risk Reduction Work Plan (2025–2028)."
The ministers will adopt the BRICS Joint Statement on Disaster Risk Reduction, reaffirming the collective commitment of BRICS member countries toward strengthening disaster resilience, enhancing cooperation, promoting innovation, supporting sustainable development, and implementing the BRICS DRR Work Plan (2025–2028). India's chairship reflects its long-standing commitment to strengthening global disaster resilience through inclusive governance, institutional capacity, science-based policymaking, and international cooperation.