#sendai framework

Of the 7 #SendaiFramework targets, Target D focuses on reducing disaster damage to critical infrastructure. Here's what that means:

The cost-benefit of investing in prevention and resilience has been repeatedly demonstrated. Yet, investments in #DRR continue to remain low for the world’s most vulnerable countries. Findings of the Sendai Framework Midterm Review,

The world’s risk landscape is evolving at an unprecedented speed and scale. The systemic nature of risk and the shocks that cascade across sectors, systems and geographies, demand a re-examination of approaches to understanding, managing and reducing risk, whether man-made, natural, environmental, climate-related, biological, or technological. While progress has been made in implementing the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction since its adoption in 2015, no country is on track to achieve the outcome and goal by 2030. Failure to implement the Sendai Framework, to reduce risk in social, economic, and environmental systems, renders impossible the attainment of the goals and targets of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and other intergovernmental agreements and conventions, including the Paris Agreement, and the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. The understanding of the economic, social, political and ecological drivers of risk is improving, but meaningful governance transformations are still needed to enable crosssector, trans-disciplinary disaster risk management and prevention efforts. Risk knowledge must be systematically incorporated into decision-making, governance, investments and behaviours. In doing so, countries can shape more risk-informed, resilient and inclusive development pathways.

The Midterm Review of the Sendai Framework

The midterm review of the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 (MTR SF) takes stock of implementation, assesses progress and challenges; identifies shifts in context, new and emerging issues since 2015; and examines options for accelerated and amplified action in risk-informed decision-making, investment, and behaviour. The MTR SF is an opportunity to identify and implement renovations, innovations and course corrections to policy, practice, investment and cooperation to prevent, mitigate and reduce existing and emerging risks before 2030.

The HLM provides a platform for Member States, the United Nations system partners and other stakeholders to reflect on the findings and recommendations of the MTR SF and formulate a forward-looking and risk-informed approach to more effectively address systemic risk.

The meeting will adopt a political declaration to renew commitment and accelerate implementation of the Sendai Framework up to 2030. The HLM is expected to: ▫ Raise global awareness and generate political will and momentum to integrate risk reduction in all decision-making, investment, and behaviour in alignment with the Sendai Framework to reduce disaster risk and build resilience across sectors. ▫ Showcase solutions and best practices to address gaps and obstacles and announce commitments and plans to accelerate implementation. ▫ Encourage the adoption and application of a risk-informed and prevention-oriented approach, through multi-sector practices on disaster risk management and resilient development planning. ▫ Showcase the value proposition of the full implementation of the Sendai Framework for the least developed countries, landlocked developing countries, and small island developing States. ▫ Enhance national, sub-regional and international cooperation to realise riskinformed decision-making, investment, and behaviour to inform strategic foresight to prevent or prepare for future global crisis.

High-Level Meeting on the Midterm Review of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030. Theme: "Working Together to Reduce Risk for a Resilient Future" 

Plenary - Charting liveable pathways for humans and nature (continued, with a possibility to continue the Plenary until 8pm)

The world's risk landscape is evolving at an unprecedented speed and scale.  The systemic nature of risk and the shocks that cascade across sectors, systems and geographies, demand a re-examination of approaches to understanding, managing and reducing risk, whether man-made, natural, environmental, climate-related, biological, or technological. 

The High-Level Meeting provides a platform for Member States, the United Nations system partners and other stakeholders to reflect on the findings and recommendations of the Midterm Review of the Sendai Framework and formulate a forward-looking and risk-informed approach to more effectively address systemic risk.  

The meeting will adopt a political declaration to renew commitment and accelerate implementation of the Sendai Framework up to 2030. 

Official high-level launch of the Global Assessment Report for Disaster Risk Reduction Special Report on Drought 2021 (GAR SRD2021)

Droughts have deep, widespread and underestimated impacts on societies, ecosystems, and economies. They incur costs that are borne disproportionately by the most vulnerable people.   As we move towards a 2˚C warmer world, urgent action is required to better understand and more effectively manage drought risk to reduce the devastating toll on human lives and livelihoods, and ecosystems.

The GAR Special Report on Drought 2021 explores the systemic nature of drought and its impacts on achievement of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, the SDGs and human and ecosystems health and wellbeing.

The GAR Special Report on Drought 2021 will be launched on 17 June 2021, the World Day for Combating Desertification and Drought in conjunction with the UN Convention to Combat Desertification.

National Disaster Management Plan Launched by PM Modi

On 1st June 2016, Indian Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi launched National Disaster Management Plan (NDMP)to provide framework and direction to government agencies so that they can involve their efforts to make nation disaster-resilient and reduce the loss of lives. This is the first ever national plan prepared in the country and for the country. On this occasion, Minister of State for Home…