Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard Early Warning System (RIMES) ( UPSC Prelims)

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Declaration on Disaster Preparedness was approved at the 4th Ministerial Conference of RIMES in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
      ○ This is an intergovernmental body that offers early warning services, disaster risk reduction strategies, and capacity building to its Member States.
        ○ It developed in response to the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.
      ○ The organization includes 22 member states and 26 collaborating states.
      ○ It functions from its regional early warning centre located at the Asian Institute of Technology in Thailand.