BRICS countries will enhance the resilience of city infrastructure and team up to prepare for emergencies and reduce disaster risk at the community level, Krishna S. Vatsa, Member and Head, National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), told TASS after a meeting of emergency response agencies. "We have adopted a joint statement," he said, adding that it outlines key areas of cooperation, including science, technology, and innovation. "We should be able to exchange our experiences Lessons and technologies through which these resilience, majors could be implemented across the barriers, infrastructure sectors in different countries. These are also among the important areas where the cooperation among the countries contribute significantly to the richness of the disaster management system." The meeting of the heads of emergency departments of the BRICS countries was chaired by India.