High Level Advisory Board of the OECD International Network on Financial Management of Large-scale Catastrophes

Paris, 8 September 2006

The High Level Advisory Board of the OECD International Network on Financial Management of Large-Scale Catastrophes held its inaugural meeting on 8 September 2006 at the OECD Headquarters in Paris. The OECD Secretary General, Mr Angel Gurría, addressed the Board. The OECD Network is a strategic forum for the discussion of key issues related to the financial management of large scale catastrophes at a global level, with a view to providing policymakers with state-of-the-art expertise and policy advice.

Documentation and links

• Opening remarks by the OECD Secretary-General
   
• News release: Governments must prepare better for future disasters, says OECD, 8 September 2006 [ English / français ]
   
• More about the Network