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Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015 - 2030

Sendai Framework

for Disaster Risk Reduction

2015 - 2030

Sendai Framework

for Disaster Risk Reduction

2015-2030

Table of Contents

Foreword

Sendai Framework

for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030

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Foreword

The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 was adopted at the Third

UN World Conference in Sendai, Japan, on March 18, 2015. It is the outcome of stakeholder

consultations initiated in March 2012 and inter-governmental negotiations from July 2014

to March 2015, supported by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction at the

request of the UN General Assembly.

The Sendai Framework is the successor instrument to the Hyogo Framework for Action

(HFA) 2005-2015: Building the Resilience of Nations and Communities to Disasters. The

HFA was conceived to give further impetus to the global work under the International

Framework for Action for the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction of 1989,

and the Yokohama Strategy for a Safer World : Guidelines for Natural Disaster Prevention,

Preparedness and Mitigation and its Plan of Action, adopted in 1994 and the International

Strategy for Disaster Reduction of 1999.

The Sendai Framework is built on elements which ensure continuity with the work done

by States and other stakeholders under the HFA and introduces a number of innovations

as called for during the consultations and negotiations. Many commentators have

identified the most significant shifts as a strong emphasis on disaster risk management

as opposed to disaster management, the definition of seven global targets, the reduction

of disaster risk as an expected outcome, a goal focused on preventing new risk, reducing

existing risk and strengthening resilience, as well as a set of guiding principles, including

primary responsibility of states to prevent and reduce disaster risk, all-of-society and

all-of-State institutions engagement. In addition, the scope of disaster risk reduction has

been broadened significantly to focus on both natural and man-made hazards and related

environmental, technological and biological hazards and risks. Health resilience is strongly

promoted throughout.

The Sendai Framework also articulates the following: the need for improved understanding

of disaster risk in all its dimensions of exposure, vulnerability and hazard characteristics; the

strengthening of disaster risk governance, including national platforms; accountability for

disaster risk management; preparedness to “Build Back Better”; recognition of stakeholders

and their roles; mobilization of risk-sensitive investment to avoid the creation of new risk;

resilience of health infrastructure, cultural heritage and work-places; strengthening of

international cooperation and global partnership, and risk-informed donor policies and

programs, including financial support and loans from international financial institutions.

There is also clear recognition of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction and the

regional platforms for disaster risk reduction as mechanisms for coherence across agendas,

monitoring and periodic reviews in support of UN Governance bodies.

UNISDR has been tasked to support the implementation, follow-up and review of the

Sendai Framework.

Margareta Wahlström,

United Nations Special Representative of

the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction

Sendai Framework

for Disaster Risk Reduction

2015-2030

Contents

Preamble

Expected outcome and goal

Guiding principles

Priorities for action

Priority 1: Understanding disaster risk

Priority 2: Strengthening disaster risk governance

to manage disaster risk

Priority 3: Investing in disaster risk reduction for resilience

Priority 4: Enhancing disaster preparedness for effective

response and to “Build Back Better” in recovery, rehabilitation

and reconstruction

Role of stakeholders

International cooperation and global partnership

I. Preamble

1. The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030 was adopted at the Third

United Nations World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction, held from 14 to 18 March 2015 in

Sendai, Miyagi, Japan, which represented a unique opportunity for countries:

(a) To adopt a concise, focused, forward-looking and action-oriented post 2015 framework

for disaster risk reduction;

(b) To complete the assessment and review of the implementation of the Hyogo Framework

for Action 2005–2015: Building the Resilience of Nations and Communities to Disasters;1

institutions and plans for disaster risk reduction and their recommendations, as well

as relevant regional agreements for the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for

Action;

(d) To identify modalities of cooperation based on commitments to implement a post 2015

framework for disaster risk reduction;

(e) To determine modalities for the periodic review of the implementation of a post 2015

framework for disaster risk reduction.

2. During the World Conference, States also reiterated their commitment to address disaster

risk reduction and the building of resilience2 to disasters with a renewed sense of urgency within

the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication, and to integrate, as appropriate,

both disaster risk reduction and the building of resilience into policies, plans, programmes and

budgets at all levels and to consider both within relevant frameworks.

Hyogo Framework for Action: lessons learned, gaps identified and future challenges

3. Since the adoption of the Hyogo Framework for Action in 2005, as documented in national

and regional progress reports on its implementation as well as in other global reports, progress

has been achieved in reducing disaster risk at local, national, regional and global levels by

countries and other relevant stakeholders, leading to a decrease in mortality in the case of

some hazards.3 Reducing disaster risk is a cost-effective investment in preventing future losses.

Effective disaster risk management contributes to sustainable development. Countries have

enhanced their capacities in disaster risk management. International mechanisms for strategic

advice, coordination and partnership development for disaster risk reduction, such as the Global

Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction and the regional platforms for disaster risk reduction, as

well as other relevant international and regional forums for cooperation, have been instrumental

in the development of policies and strategies and the advancement of knowledge and mutual

learning. Overall, the Hyogo Framework for Action has been an important instrument for raising

public and institutional awareness, generating political commitment and focusing and catalysing

actions by a wide range of stakeholders at all levels.

1. A/CONF.206/6 and Corr.1, chap. I, resolution 2.

2. Resilience is defined as: “The ability of a system, community or society exposed to hazards to resist, absorb,

accommodate to and recover from the effects of a hazard in a timely and efficient manner, including through the

preservation and restoration of its essential basic structures and functions”, United Nations Office for Disaster Risk

Reduction (UNISDR), “2009 UNISDR Terminology on Disaster Risk Reduction”, Geneva, May 2009 (http://www.unisdr.

org/we/inform/terminology).

3.Hazard is defined in the Hyogo Framework for Action as: “A potentially damaging physical event, phenomenon or human

activity that may cause the loss of life or injury, property damage, social and economic disruption or environmental

degradation. Hazards can include latent conditions that may represent future threats and can have different origins:

natural (geological, hydrometeorological and biological) or induced by human processes (environmental degradation and

technological hazards).

4. Over the same 10 year time frame, however, disasters have continued to exact a heavy toll

and, as a result, the well-being and safety of persons, communities and countries as a whole have

been affected. Over 700 thousand people have lost their lives, over 1.4 million have been injured

and approximately 23 million have been made homeless as a result of disasters. Overall, more

than 1.5 billion people have been affected by disasters in various ways, with women, children

and people in vulnerable situations disproportionately affected. The total economic loss was

more than $1.3 trillion. In addition, between 2008 and 2012, 144 million people were displaced by

disasters. Disasters, many of which are exacerbated by climate change and which are increasing

in frequency and intensity, significantly impede progress towards sustainable development.

Evidence indicates that exposure of persons and assets in all countries has increased faster

than vulnerability4 has decreased, thus generating new risks and a steady rise in disaster-

related losses, with a significant economic, social, health, cultural and environmental impact

in the short, medium and long term, especially at the local and community levels. Recurring

small-scale disasters and slow-onset disasters particularly affect communities, households and

small and medium-sized enterprises, constituting a high percentage of all losses. All countries

– especially developing countries, where the mortality and economic losses from disasters

are disproportionately higher – are faced with increasing levels of possible hidden costs and

challenges in order to meet financial and other obligations.

5. It is urgent and critical to anticipate, plan for and reduce disaster risk in order to more

effectively protect persons, communities and countries, their livelihoods, health, cultural

heritage, socioeconomic assets and ecosystems, and thus strengthen their resilience.

6. Enhanced work to reduce exposure and vulnerability, thus preventing the creation of

new disaster risks, and accountability for disaster risk creation are needed at all levels. More

dedicated action needs to be focused on tackling underlying disaster risk drivers, such as the

consequences of poverty and inequality, climate change and variability, unplanned and rapid

urbanization, poor land management and compounding factors such as demographic change,

weak institutional arrangements, non-risk-informed policies, lack of regulation and incentives

for private disaster risk reduction investment, complex supply chains, limited availability of

technology, unsustainable uses of natural resources, declining ecosystems, pandemics and

epidemics. Moreover, it is necessary to continue strengthening good governance in disaster

risk reduction strategies at the national, regional and global levels and improving preparedness

and national coordination for disaster response, rehabilitation and reconstruction, and to use

post-disaster recovery and reconstruction to “Build Back Better”, supported by strengthened

modalities of international cooperation.

7. There has to be a broader and a more people-centred preventive approach to disaster

risk. Disaster risk reduction practices need to be multi-hazard and multisectoral, inclusive and

accessible in order to be efficient and effective. While recognizing their leading, regulatory and

coordination role, Governments should engage with relevant stakeholders, including women,

children and youth, persons with disabilities, poor people, migrants, indigenous peoples,

volunteers, the community of practitioners and older persons in the design and implementation

of policies, plans and standards. There is a need for the public and private sectors and civil

society organizations, as well as academia and scientific and research institutions, to work more

closely together and to create opportunities for collaboration, and for businesses to integrate

disaster risk into their management practices.

8. International, regional, subregional and transboundary cooperation remains pivotal in

supporting the efforts of States, their national and local authorities, as well as communities

and businesses, to reduce disaster risk. Existing mechanisms may require strengthening in

order to provide effective support and achieve better implementation. Developing countries, in

particular the least developed countries, small island developing States, landlocked developing

countries and African countries, as well as middle-income countries facing specific challenges,

need special attention and support to augment domestic resources and capabilities through

bilateral and multilateral channels in order to ensure adequate, sustainable, and timely means of

implementation in capacity-building, financial and technical assistance and technology transfer,

in accordance with international commitments.

4. Vulnerability is defined in the Hyogo Framework for Action as: “The conditions determined by physical, social, economic

and environmental factors or processes, which increase the susceptibility of a community to the impact of hazards”.

9. Overall, the Hyogo Framework for Action has provided critical guidance in efforts to reduce

disaster risk and has contributed to the progress towards the achievement of the Millennium

Development Goals. Its implementation has, however, highlighted a number of gaps in addressing

the underlying disaster risk factors, in the formulation of goals and priorities for action,5 in the

need to foster disaster resilience at all levels and in ensuring adequate means of implementation.

The gaps indicate a need to develop an action-oriented framework that Governments and

relevant stakeholders can implement in a supportive and complementary manner, and which

helps to identify disaster risks to be managed and guides investment to improve resilience.

10. Ten years after the adoption of the Hyogo Framework for Action, disasters continue to

undermine efforts to achieve sustainable development.

11. The intergovernmental negotiations on the post 2015 development agenda, financing for

development, climate change and disaster risk reduction provide the international community

with a unique opportunity to enhance coherence across policies, institutions, goals, indicators

and measurement systems for implementation, while respecting the respective mandates.

Ensuring credible links, as appropriate, between these processes will contribute to building

resilience and achieving the global goal of eradicating poverty.

12. It is recalled that the outcome document of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable

Development, held in 2012, entitled “The future we want”,6 called for disaster risk reduction

and the building of resilience to disasters to be addressed with a renewed sense of urgency

in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication and, as appropriate, to be

integrated at all levels. The Conference also reaffirmed all the principles of the Rio Declaration

on Environment and Development.7

13. Addressing climate change as one of the drivers of disaster risk, while respecting the

mandate of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change,8 represents an

opportunity to reduce disaster risk in a meaningful and coherent manner throughout the

interrelated intergovernmental processes.

14. Against this background, and in order to reduce disaster risk, there is a need to address

existing challenges and prepare for future ones by focusing on monitoring, assessing and

understanding disaster risk and sharing such information and on how it is created; strengthening

disaster risk governance and coordination across relevant institutions and sectors and the

full and meaningful participation of relevant stakeholders at appropriate levels; investing in

the economic, social, health, cultural and educational resilience of persons, communities and

countries and the environment, as well as through technology and research; and enhancing

multi-hazard early warning systems, preparedness, response, recovery, rehabilitation and

reconstruction. To complement national action and capacity, there is a need to enhance

international cooperation between developed and developing countries and between States and

international organizations.

15. The present Framework will apply to the risk of small-scale and large-scale, frequent and

infrequent, sudden and slow-onset disasters caused by natural or man-made hazards, as well as

related environmental, technological and biological hazards and risks. It aims to guide the multi-

hazard management of disaster risk in development at all levels as well as within and across all

sectors.

5. The Hyogo Framework priorities for action 2005-2015 are: (1) ensure that disaster risk reduction is a national and

a local priority with a strong institutional basis for implementation; (2) identify, assess and monitor disaster risks and

enhance early warning; (3) use knowledge, innovation and education to build a culture of safety and resilience at all

levels; (4) reduce the underlying risk factors; and (5) strengthen disaster preparedness for effective response at all levels

6. A/RES/66/288, annex.

7. Report of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, Rio de Janeiro, 3-14 June 1992, vol. I,

Resolutions Adopted by the Conference (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.93.I.8 and corrigendum), resolution 1,

annex I.

8. The climate change issues mentioned in this Framework remain within the mandate of the United Nations Framework

Convention on Climate Change under the competences of the Parties to the Convention.

II. Expected outcome and goal

16. While some progress in building resilience and reducing losses and damages has been

achieved, a substantial reduction of disaster risk requires perseverance and persistence, with a

more explicit focus on people and their health and livelihoods, and regular follow-up. Building on

the Hyogo Framework for Action, the present Framework aims to achieve the following outcome

over the next 15 years:

The substantial reduction of disaster risk and losses in lives, livelihoods and health and in

the economic, physical, social, cultural and environmental assets of persons, businesses,

communities and countries.

The realization of this outcome requires the strong commitment and involvement of political

leadership in every country at all levels in the implementation and follow-up of the present

Framework and in the creation of the necessary conducive and enabling environment.

17. To attain the expected outcome, the following goal must be pursued:

Prevent new and reduce existing disaster risk through the implementation of

integrated and inclusive economic, structural, legal, social, health, cultural, educational,

environmental, technological, political and institutional measures that prevent and reduce

hazard exposure and vulnerability to disaster, increase preparedness for response and

recovery, and thus strengthen resilience.

The pursuance of this goal requires the enhancement of the implementation capacity and

capability of developing countries, in particular the least developed countries, small island

developing States, landlocked developing countries and African countries, as well as middle-

income countries facing specific challenges, including the mobilization of support through

international cooperation for the provision of means of implementation in accordance with their

national priorities.

18. To support the assessment of global progress in achieving the outcome and goal of the

present Framework, seven global targets have been agreed. These targets will be measured at

the global level and will be complemented by work to develop appropriate indicators. National

targets and indicators will contribute to the achievement of the outcome and goal of the present

Framework. The seven global targets are:

(a) Substantially reduce global disaster mortality by 2030, aiming to lower the average per

100,000 global mortality rate in the decade 2020–2030 compared to the period 2005–

2015;

(b) Substantially reduce the number of affected people globally by 2030, aiming to lower

the average global figure per 100,000 in the decade 2020–2030 compared to the period

2005–2015;9

2030;

(d) Substantially reduce disaster damage to critical infrastructure and disruption of basic

services, among them health and educational facilities, including through developing their

resilience by 2030;

(e) Substantially increase the number of countries with national and local disaster risk

reduction strategies by 2020;

(f) Substantially enhance international cooperation to developing countries through adequate

and sustainable support to complement their national actions for implementation of the

present Framework by 2030;

(g) Substantially increase the availability of and access to multi-hazard early warning systems

and disaster risk information and assessments to people by 2030.

9. Categories of affected people will be elaborated in the process for post-Sendai work decided by the Conference.

III. Guiding principles

19. Drawing from the principles contained in the Yokohama Strategy for a Safer World: Guidelines

for Natural Disaster Prevention, Preparedness and Mitigation and its Plan of Action10 and the

Hyogo Framework for Action, the implementation of the present Framework will be guided by

the following principles, while taking into account national circumstances, and consistent with

domestic laws as well as international obligations and commitments:

(a) Each State has the primary responsibility to prevent and reduce disaster risk, including

through international, regional, subregional, transboundary and bilateral cooperation.

The reduction of disaster risk is a common concern for all States and the extent to which

developing countries are able to effectively enhance and implement national disaster

risk reduction policies and measures in the context of their respective circumstances and

capabilities can be further enhanced through the provision of sustainable international

cooperation;

(b) Disaster risk reduction requires that responsibilities be shared by central Governments and

relevant national authorities, sectors and stakeholders, as appropriate to their national

circumstances and systems of governance;

livelihoods and productive assets, as well as cultural and environmental assets, while

promoting and protecting all human rights, including the right to development;

(d) Disaster risk reduction requires an all-of-society engagement and partnership. It also

requires empowerment and inclusive, accessible and non discriminatory participation,

paying special attention to people disproportionately affected by disasters, especially the

poorest. A gender, age, disability and cultural perspective should be integrated in all policies

and practices, and women and youth leadership should be promoted. In this context, special

attention should be paid to the improvement of organized voluntary work of citizens;

(e) Disaster risk reduction and management depends on coordination mechanisms within

and across sectors and with relevant stakeholders at all levels, and it requires the full

engagement of all State institutions of an executive and legislative nature at national and

local levels and a clear articulation of responsibilities across public and private stakeholders,

including business and academia, to ensure mutual outreach, partnership, complementarity

in roles and accountability and follow-up;

(f) While the enabling, guiding and coordinating role of national and federal State Governments

remain essential, it is necessary to empower local authorities and local communities

to reduce disaster risk, including through resources, incentives and decision-making

responsibilities, as appropriate;

(g) Disaster risk reduction requires a multi-hazard approach and inclusive risk-informed

decision-making based on the open exchange and dissemination of disaggregated data,

including by sex, age and disability, as well as on easily accessible, up-to-date, comprehensible,

science-based, non-sensitive risk information, complemented by traditional knowledge;

(h) The development, strengthening and implementation of relevant policies, plans, practices

and mechanisms need to aim at coherence, as appropriate, across sustainable development

and growth, food security, health and safety, climate change and variability, environmental

management and disaster risk reduction agendas. Disaster risk reduction is essential to

achieve sustainable development;

(i) While the drivers of disaster risk may be local, national, regional or global in scope, disaster

risks have local and specific characteristics that must be understood for the determination

of measures to reduce disaster risk;

(j) Addressing underlying disaster risk factors through disaster risk-informed public and

private investments is more cost-effective than primary reliance on post-disaster response

and recovery, and contributes to sustainable development;

10. A/CONF.172/9, chap. I, resolution 1, annex I.

(k) In the post-disaster recovery, rehabilitation and reconstruction phase, it is critical to prevent

the creation of and to reduce disaster risk by “Building Back Better” and increasing public

education and awareness of disaster risk;

(l) An effective and meaningful global partnership and the further strengthening of

international cooperation, including the fulfilment of respective commitments of official

development assistance by developed countries, are essential for effective disaster risk

management;

(m) Developing countries, in particular the least developed countries, small island developing

States, landlocked developing countries and African countries, as well as middle-income

and other countries facing specific disaster risk challenges, need adequate, sustainable and

timely provision of support, including through finance, technology transfer and capacity-

building from developed countries and partners tailored to their needs and priorities, as

identified by them.

IV. Priorities for action

20. Taking into account the experience gained through the implementation of the Hyogo

Framework for Action, and in pursuance of the expected outcome and goal, there is a need for

focused action within and across sectors by States at local, national, regional and global levels in

the following four priority areas:

Priority 1: Understanding disaster risk.

Priority 2: Strengthening disaster risk governance to manage disaster risk.

Priority 3: Investing in disaster risk reduction for resilience.

Priority 4: Enhancing disaster preparedness for effective response and to “Build Back Better”

in recovery, rehabilitation and reconstruction.

21. In their approach to disaster risk reduction, States, regional and international organizations

and other relevant stakeholders should take into consideration the key activities listed under

each of these four priorities and should implement them, as appropriate, taking into consideration

respective capacities and capabilities, in line with national laws and regulations.

22. In the context of increasing global interdependence, concerted international cooperation, an

enabling international environment and means of implementation are needed to stimulate and

contribute to developing the knowledge, capacities and motivation for disaster risk reduction at

all levels, in particular for developing countries.

Priority 1: Understanding disaster risk

23. Policies and practices for disaster risk management should be based on an understanding

of disaster risk in all its dimensions of vulnerability, capacity, exposure of persons and assets,

hazard characteristics and the environment. Such knowledge can be leveraged for the purpose

of pre-disaster risk assessment, for prevention and mitigation and for the development and

implementation of appropriate preparedness and effective response to disasters.

National and local levels

24. To achieve this, it is important:

(a)To promote the collection, analysis, management and use of relevant data and practical

information and ensure its dissemination, taking into account the needs of different categories

of users, as appropriate;

(b)To encourage the use of and strengthening of baselines and periodically assess disaster risks,

vulnerability, capacity, exposure, hazard characteristics and their possible sequential effects

at the relevant social and spatial scale on ecosystems, in line with national circumstances;

information, including risk maps, to decision makers, the general public and communities

at risk of exposure to disaster in an appropriate format by using, as applicable, geospatial

information technology;

(d) To systematically evaluate, record, share and publicly account for disaster losses and

understand the economic, social, health, education, environmental and cultural heritage

impacts, as appropriate, in the context of event-specific hazard-exposure and vulnerability

information;

(e) To make non-sensitive hazard-exposure, vulnerability, risk, disaster and loss-disaggregated

information freely available and accessible, as appropriate;

(f) To promote real time access to reliable data, make use of space and in situ information,

including geographic information systems (GIS), and use information and communications

technology innovations to enhance measurement tools and the collection, analysis and

dissemination of data;

(g) To build the knowledge of government officials at all levels, civil society, communities and

volunteers, as well as the private sector, through sharing experiences, lessons learned,

good practices and training and education on disaster risk reduction, including the use of

existing training and education mechanisms and peer learning;

(h) To promote and improve dialogue and cooperation among scientific and technological

communities, other relevant stakeholders and policymakers in order to facilitate a science-

policy interface for effective decision-making in disaster risk management;

(i) To ensure the use of traditional, indigenous and local knowledge and practices, as

appropriate, to complement scientific knowledge in disaster risk assessment and the

development and implementation of policies, strategies, plans and programmes of specific

sectors, with a cross-sectoral approach, which should be tailored to localities and to the

context;

(j) To strengthen technical and scientific capacity to capitalize on and consolidate existing

knowledge and to develop and apply methodologies and models to assess disaster risks,

vulnerabilities and exposure to all hazards;

(k) To promote investments in innovation and technology development in long-term, multi-

hazard and solution-driven research in disaster risk management to address gaps, obstacles,

interdependencies and social, economic, educational and environmental challenges and

disaster risks;

(l) To promote the incorporation of disaster risk knowledge, including disaster prevention,

mitigation, preparedness, response, recovery and rehabilitation, in formal and non-formal

education, as well as in civic education at all levels, as well as in professional education and

training;

(m) To promote national strategies to strengthen public education and awareness in disaster

risk reduction, including disaster risk information and knowledge, through campaigns,

social media and community mobilization, taking into account specific audiences and their

needs;

(n) To apply risk information in all its dimensions of vulnerability, capacity and exposure of

persons, communities, countries and assets, as well as hazard characteristics, to develop

and implement disaster risk reduction policies;

(o) To enhance collaboration among people at the local level to disseminate disaster risk

information through the involvement of community-based organizations and non-

governmental organizations.

Global and regional levels

25. To achieve this, it is important:

(a) To enhance the development and dissemination of science-based methodologies and tools

to record and share disaster losses and relevant disaggregated data and statistics, as well

as to strengthen disaster risk modelling, assessment, mapping, monitoring and multi-

hazard early warning systems;

(b) To promote the conduct of comprehensive surveys on multi-hazard disaster risks and the

development of regional disaster risk assessments and maps, including climate change

scenarios;

access to and the sharing and use of non-sensitive data and information, as appropriate,

communications and geospatial and space-based technologies and related services;

maintain and strengthen in situ and remotely-sensed earth and climate observations;

and strengthen the utilization of media, including social media, traditional media, big data

and mobile phone networks, to support national measures for successful disaster risk

communication, as appropriate and in accordance with national laws;

(d) To promote common efforts in partnership with the scientific and technological community,

academia and the private sector to establish, disseminate and share good practices

internationally;

(e) To support the development of local, national, regional and global user-friendly systems and

services for the exchange of information on good practices, cost-effective and easy-to-use

disaster risk reduction technologies and lessons learned on policies, plans and measures for

disaster risk reduction;

(f) To develop effective global and regional campaigns as instruments for public awareness

and education, building on the existing ones (for example, the “One million safe schools and

hospitals” initiative; the “Making Cities Resilient: My city is getting ready” campaign; the

United Nations Sasakawa Award for Disaster Risk Reduction; and the annual United Nations

International Day for Disaster Reduction), to promote a culture of disaster prevention,

resilience and responsible citizenship, generate understanding of disaster risk, support

mutual learning and share experiences; and encourage public and private stakeholders to

actively engage in such initiatives and to develop new ones at the local, national, regional

and global levels;

(g) To enhance the scientific and technical work on disaster risk reduction and its mobilization

through the coordination of existing networks and scientific research institutions at all

levels and in all regions, with the support of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk

Reduction Scientific and Technical Advisory Group, in order to strengthen the evidence-

base in support of the implementation of the present Framework; promote scientific

research on disaster risk patterns, causes and effects; disseminate risk information with

the best use of geospatial information technology; provide guidance on methodologies

and standards for risk assessments, disaster risk modelling and the use of data; identify

research and technology gaps and set recommendations for research priority areas in

disaster risk reduction; promote and support the availability and application of science

and technology to decision-making; contribute to the update of the publication entitled

“2009 UNISDR Terminology on Disaster Risk Reduction”; use post-disaster reviews as

opportunities to enhance learning and public policy; and disseminate studies;

(h) To encourage the availability of copyrighted and patented materials, including through

negotiated concessions, as appropriate;

(i) To enhance access to and support for innovation and technology, as well as in long-term,

multi-hazard and solution-driven research and development in the field of disaster risk

management.

Priority 2: Strengthening disaster risk governance to manage disaster risk

26. Disaster risk governance at the national, regional and global levels is of great importance for

an effective and efficient management of disaster risk. Clear vision, plans, competence, guidance

and coordination within and across sectors, as well as participation of relevant stakeholders,

are needed. Strengthening disaster risk governance for prevention, mitigation, preparedness,

response, recovery and rehabilitation is therefore necessary and fosters collaboration and

partnership across mechanisms and institutions for the implementation of instruments relevant

to disaster risk reduction and sustainable development.

National and local levels

27. To achieve this, it is important:

(a) To mainstream and integrate disaster risk reduction within and across all sectors and

review and promote the coherence and further development, as appropriate, of national

and local frameworks of laws, regulations and public policies, which, by defining roles and

responsibilities, guide the public and private sectors in: (i) addressing disaster risk in publically

owned, managed or regulated services and infrastructures; (ii) promoting and providing

incentives, as relevant, for actions by persons, households, communities and businesses;

(iii) enhancing relevant mechanisms and initiatives for disaster risk transparency, which

may include financial incentives, public awareness-raising and training initiatives, reporting

requirements and legal and administrative measures; and (iv) putting in place coordination

and organizational structures;

(b) To adopt and implement national and local disaster risk reduction strategies and plans,

across different timescales, with targets, indicators and time frames, aimed at preventing

the creation of risk, the reduction of existing risk and the strengthening of economic, social,

health and environmental resilience;

management capacity to deal with the identified risks at the local and national levels;

(d) To encourage the establishment of necessary mechanisms and incentives to ensure

high levels of compliance with the existing safety-enhancing provisions of sectoral laws

and regulations, including those addressing land use and urban planning, building codes,

environmental and resource management and health and safety standards, and update

them, where needed, to ensure an adequate focus on disaster risk management;

(e) To develop and strengthen, as appropriate, mechanisms to follow up, periodically assess

and publicly report on progress on national and local plans; and promote public scrutiny

and encourage institutional debates, including by parliamentarians and other relevant

officials, on progress reports of local and national plans for disaster risk reduction;

(f) To assign, as appropriate, clear roles and tasks to community representatives within

disaster risk management institutions and processes and decision-making through relevant

legal frameworks, and undertake comprehensive public and community consultations

during the development of such laws and regulations to support their implementation;

(g) To establish and strengthen government coordination forums composed of relevant

stakeholders at the national and local levels, such as national and local platforms for

disaster risk reduction, and a designated national focal point for implementing the Sendai

Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030. It is necessary for such mechanisms

to have a strong foundation in national institutional frameworks with clearly assigned

responsibilities and authority to, inter alia, identify sectoral and multisectoral disaster

risk, build awareness and knowledge of disaster risk through sharing and dissemination

of non-sensitive disaster risk information and data, contribute to and coordinate

reports on local and national disaster risk, coordinate public awareness campaigns on

disaster risk, facilitate and support local multisectoral cooperation (e.g. among local

governments) and contribute to the determination of and reporting on national and local

disaster risk management plans and all policies relevant for disaster risk management.

These responsibilities should be established through laws, regulations, standards and

procedures;

(h) To empower local authorities, as appropriate, through regulatory and financial means to

work and coordinate with civil society, communities and indigenous peoples and migrants

in disaster risk management at the local level;

(i) To encourage parliamentarians to support the implementation of disaster risk reduction by

developing new or amending relevant legislation and setting budget allocations;

(j) To promote the development of quality standards, such as certifications and awards

for disaster risk management, with the participation of the private sector, civil society,

professional associations, scientific organizations and the United Nations;

(k) To formulate public policies, where applicable, aimed at addressing the issues of prevention

or relocation, where possible, of human settlements in disaster risk-prone zones, subject to

national law and legal systems.

Global and regional levels

28. To achieve this, it is important:

(a) To guide action at the regional level through agreed regional and subregional strategies and

mechanisms for cooperation for disaster risk reduction, as appropriate, in the light of the

present Framework, in order to foster more efficient planning, create common information

systems and exchange good practices and programmes for cooperation and capacity

development, in particular to address common and transboundary disaster risks;

(b) To foster collaboration across global and regional mechanisms and institutions for the

implementation and coherence of instruments and tools relevant to disaster risk reduction,

such as for climate change, biodiversity, sustainable development, poverty eradication,

environment, agriculture, health, food and nutrition and others, as appropriate;

subregional platforms for disaster risk reduction and the thematic platforms in order to

forge partnerships, periodically assess progress on implementation and share practice

and knowledge on disaster risk-informed policies, programmes and investments, including

on development and climate issues, as appropriate, as well as to promote the integration

of disaster risk management in other relevant sectors. Regional intergovernmental

organizations should play an important role in the regional platforms for disaster risk

reduction;

(d) To promote transboundary cooperation to enable policy and planning for the implementation

of ecosystem-based approaches with regard to shared resources, such as within river

basins and along coastlines, to build resilience and reduce disaster risk, including epidemic

and displacement risk;

(e) To promote mutual learning and exchange of good practices and information through, inter

alia, voluntary and self-initiated peer reviews among interested States;

(f) To promote the strengthening of, as appropriate, international voluntary mechanisms

for monitoring and assessment of disaster risks, including relevant data and information,

benefiting from the experience of the Hyogo Framework for Action Monitor. Such

mechanisms may promote the exchange of non-sensitive information on disaster risks to

the relevant national Government bodies and stakeholders in the interest of sustainable

social and economic development.

Priority 3: Investing in disaster risk reduction for resilience

29. Public and private investment in disaster risk prevention and reduction through structural

and non-structural measures are essential to enhance the economic, social, health and cultural

resilience of persons, communities, countries and their assets, as well as the environment.

These can be drivers of innovation, growth and job creation. Such measures are cost-effective

and instrumental to save lives, prevent and reduce losses and ensure effective recovery and

rehabilitation.

National and local levels

30. To achieve this, it is important:

(a) To allocate the necessary resources, including finance and logistics, as appropriate, at

all levels of administration for the development and the implementation of disaster risk

reduction strategies, policies, plans, laws and regulations in all relevant sectors;

(b) To promote mechanisms for disaster risk transfer and insurance, risk-sharing and retention

and financial protection, as appropriate, for both public and private investment in order to

reduce the financial impact of disasters on Governments and societies, in urban and rural

areas;

through structural, non-structural and functional disaster risk prevention and reduction

measures in critical facilities, in particular schools and hospitals and physical infrastructures;

building better from the start to withstand hazards through proper design and construction,

including the use of the principles of universal design and the standardization of building

materials; retrofitting and rebuilding; nurturing a culture of maintenance; and taking into

account economic, social, structural, technological and environmental impact assessments;

(d) To protect or support the protection of cultural and collecting institutions and other sites of

historical, cultural heritage and religious interest;

(e) To promote the disaster risk resilience of workplaces through structural and non-structural

measures;

(f) To promote the mainstreaming of disaster risk assessments into land-use policy

development and implementation, including urban planning, land degradation assessments

and informal and non-permanent housing, and the use of guidelines and follow-up tools

informed by anticipated demographic and environmental changes;

(g) To promote the mainstreaming of disaster risk assessment, mapping and management

into rural development planning and management of, inter alia, mountains, rivers, coastal

flood plain areas, drylands, wetlands and all other areas prone to droughts and flooding,

including through the identification of areas that are safe for human settlement, and at the

same time preserving ecosystem functions that help to reduce risks;

(h) To encourage the revision of existing or the development of new building codes and

standards and rehabilitation and reconstruction practices at the national or local levels,

as appropriate, with the aim of making them more applicable within the local context,

particularly in informal and marginal human settlements, and reinforce the capacity to

implement, survey and enforce such codes through an appropriate approach, with a view

to fostering disaster-resistant structures;

(i) To enhance the resilience of national health systems, including by integrating disaster risk

management into primary, secondary and tertiary health care, especially at the local level;

developing the capacity of health workers in understanding disaster risk and applying and

implementing disaster risk reduction approaches in health work; promoting and enhancing

the training capacities in the field of disaster medicine; and supporting and training

community health groups in disaster risk reduction approaches in health programmes,

in collaboration with other sectors, as well as in the implementation of the International

Health Regulations (2005) of the World Health Organization;

(j) To strengthen the design and implementation of inclusive policies and social safety-net

mechanisms, including through community involvement, integrated with livelihood

enhancement programmes, and access to basic health-care services, including maternal,

newborn and child health, sexual and reproductive health, food security and nutrition,

housing and education, towards the eradication of poverty, to find durable solutions in

the post-disaster phase and to empower and assist people disproportionately affected by

disasters;

(k) People with life-threatening and chronic disease, due to their particular needs, should be

included in the design of policies and plans to manage their risks before, during and after

disasters, including having access to life-saving services;

(l) To encourage the adoption of policies and programmes addressing disaster-induced human

mobility to strengthen the resilience of affected people and that of host communities, in

accordance with national laws and circumstances;

(m) To promote, as appropriate, the integration of disaster risk reduction considerations and

measures in financial and fiscal instruments;

(n) To strengthen the sustainable use and management of ecosystems and implement

integrated environmental and natural resource management approaches that incorporate

disaster risk reduction;

(o) To increase business resilience and protection of livelihoods and productive assets

throughout the supply chains, ensure continuity of services and integrate disaster risk

management into business models and practices;

(p) To strengthen the protection of livelihoods and productive assets, including livestock,

working animals, tools and seeds;

(q) To promote and integrate disaster risk management approaches throughout the tourism

industry, given the often heavy reliance on tourism as a key economic driver.

Global and regional levels

31. To achieve this, it is important:

(a) To promote coherence across systems, sectors and organizations related to sustainable

development and to disaster risk reduction in their policies, plans, programmes and

processes;

(b) To promote the development and strengthening of disaster risk transfer and sharing

mechanisms and instruments in close cooperation with partners in the international

community, business, international financial institutions and other relevant stakeholders;

and the private sector to develop new products and services to help to reduce disaster risk,

in particular those that would assist developing countries and their specific challenges;

(d) To encourage the coordination between global and regional financial institutions with a

view to assessing and anticipating the potential economic and social impacts of disasters;

(e) To enhance cooperation between health authorities and other relevant stakeholders to

strengthen country capacity for disaster risk management for health, the implementation

of the International Health Regulations (2005) and the building of resilient health systems;

(f) To strengthen and promote collaboration and capacity-building for the protection of

productive assets, including livestock, working animals, tools and seeds;

(g) To promote and support the development of social safety nets as disaster risk reduction

measures linked to and integrated with livelihood enhancement programmes in order to

ensure resilience to shocks at the household and community levels;

(h) To strengthen and broaden international efforts aimed at eradicating hunger and poverty

through disaster risk reduction;

(i) To promote and support collaboration among relevant public and private stakeholders to

enhance the resilience of business to disasters.

Priority 4: Enhancing disaster preparedness for effective response and to “Build Back Better”

in recovery, rehabilitation and reconstruction

32. The steady growth of disaster risk, including the increase of people and assets exposure,

combined with the lessons learned from past disasters, indicates the need to further strengthen

disaster preparedness for response, take action in anticipation of events, integrate disaster

risk reduction in response preparedness and ensure that capacities are in place for effective

response and recovery at all levels. Empowering women and persons with disabilities to publicly

lead and promote gender equitable and universally accessible response, recovery, rehabilitation

and reconstruction approaches is key. Disasters have demonstrated that the recovery,

rehabilitation and reconstruction phase, which needs to be prepared ahead of a disaster, is a

critical opportunity to “Build Back Better”, including through integrating disaster risk reduction

into development measures, making nations and communities resilient to disasters.

National and local levels

33. To achieve this, it is important:

(a) To prepare or review and periodically update disaster preparedness and contingency

policies, plans and programmes with the involvement of the relevant institutions,

considering climate change scenarios and their impact on disaster risk, and facilitating, as

appropriate, the participation of all sectors and relevant stakeholders;

(b) To invest in, develop, maintain and strengthen people-centred multi-hazard, multisectoral

forecasting and early warning systems, disaster risk and emergency communications

mechanisms, social technologies and hazard-monitoring telecommunications systems;

develop such systems through a participatory process; tailor them to the needs of users,

including social and cultural requirements, in particular gender; promote the application of

simple and low-cost early warning equipment and facilities; and broaden release channels

for natural disaster early warning information;

transportation and telecommunications infrastructure, educational facilities, hospitals and

other health facilities, to ensure that they remain safe, effective and operational during and

after disasters in order to provide live-saving and essential services;

(d) To establish community centres for the promotion of public awareness and the stockpiling

of necessary materials to implement rescue and relief activities;

(e) To adopt public policies and actions that support the role of public service workers to

establish or strengthen coordination and funding mechanisms and procedures for relief

assistance and plan and prepare for post-disaster recovery and reconstruction;

(f) To train the existing workforce and voluntary workers in disaster response and strengthen

technical and logistical capacities to ensure better response in emergencies;

(g) To ensure the continuity of operations and planning, including social and economic recovery,

and the provision of basic services in the post-disaster phase;

(h) To promote regular disaster preparedness, response and recovery exercises, including

evacuation drills, training and the establishment of area-based support systems, with

a view to ensuring rapid and effective response to disasters and related displacement,

including access to safe shelter, essential food and non-food relief supplies, as appropriate

to local needs;

(i) To promote the cooperation of diverse institutions, multiple authorities and related

stakeholders at all levels, including affected communities and business, in view of the

complex and costly nature of post-disaster reconstruction, under the coordination of

national authorities;

(j) To promote the incorporation of disaster risk management into post-disaster recovery and

rehabilitation processes, facilitate the link between relief, rehabilitation and development,

use opportunities during the recovery phase to develop capacities that reduce disaster

risk in the short, medium and long term, including through the development of measures

such as land-use planning, structural standards improvement and the sharing of expertise,

knowledge, post-disaster reviews and lessons learned and integrate post-disaster

reconstruction into the economic and social sustainable development of affected areas.

This should also apply to temporary settlements for persons displaced by disasters;

(k) To develop guidance for preparedness for disaster reconstruction, such as on land-use

planning and structural standards improvement, including by learning from the recovery

and reconstruction programmes over the decade since the adoption of the Hyogo

Framework for Action, and exchanging experiences, knowledge and lessons learned;

(l) To consider the relocation of public facilities and infrastructures to areas outside the risk

range, wherever possible, in the post-disaster reconstruction process, in consultation with

the people concerned, as appropriate;

(m) To strengthen the capacity of local authorities to evacuate persons living in disaster-prone

areas;

(n) To establish a mechanism of case registry and a database of mortality caused by disaster

in order to improve the prevention of morbidity and mortality;

(o) To enhance recovery schemes to provide psychosocial support and mental health services

for all people in need;

(p) To review and strengthen, as appropriate, national laws and procedures on international

cooperation, based on the Guidelines for the Domestic Facilitation and Regulation of

International Disaster Relief and Initial Recovery Assistance.

Global and regional levels

34. To achieve this, it is important:

(a) To develop and strengthen, as appropriate, coordinated regional approaches and

operational mechanisms to prepare for and ensure rapid and effective disaster response in

situations that exceed national coping capacities;

(b) To promote the further development and dissemination of instruments, such as standards,

codes, operational guides and other guidance instruments, to support coordinated action in

disaster preparedness and response and facilitate information sharing on lessons learned

and best practices for policy practice and post-disaster reconstruction programmes;

regional multi-hazard early warning mechanisms, where relevant, in line with the Global

Framework for Climate Services, and facilitate the sharing and exchange of information

across all countries;

(d) To enhance international mechanisms, such as the International Recovery Platform, for the

sharing of experience and learning among countries and all relevant stakeholders;

(e) To support, as appropriate, the efforts of relevant United Nations entities to strengthen and

implement global mechanisms on hydrometeorological issues in order to raise awareness

and improve understanding of water-related disaster risks and their impact on society, and

advance strategies for disaster risk reduction upon the request of States;

(f) To support regional cooperation to deal with disaster preparedness, including through

common exercises and drills;

(g) To promote regional protocols to facilitate the sharing of response capacities and resources

during and after disasters;

(h) To train the existing workforce and volunteers in disaster response.

V. Role of stakeholders

35. While States have the overall responsibility for reducing disaster risk, it is a shared

responsibility between Governments and relevant stakeholders. In particular, non-State

stakeholders play an important role as enablers in providing support to States, in accordance

with national policies, laws and regulations, in the implementation of the present Framework

at local, national, regional and global levels. Their commitment, goodwill, knowledge, experience

and resources will be required.

36. When determining specific roles and responsibilities for stakeholders, and at the same time

building on existing relevant international instruments, States should encourage the following

actions on the part of all public and private stakeholders:

(a) Civil society, volunteers, organized voluntary work organizations and community-based

organizations to participate, in collaboration with public institutions, to, inter alia, provide

specific knowledge and pragmatic guidance in the context of the development and

implementation of normative frameworks, standards and plans for disaster risk reduction;

engage in the implementation of local, national, regional and global plans and strategies;

contribute to and support public awareness, a culture of prevention and education on

disaster risk; and advocate for resilient communities and an inclusive and all-of-society

disaster risk management that strengthen synergies across groups, as appropriate. On this

point, it should be noted that:

(i) Women and their participation are critical to effectively managing disaster risk and

designing, resourcing and implementing gender-sensitive disaster risk reduction

policies, plans and programmes; and adequate capacity building measures need to be

taken to empower women for preparedness as well as to build their capacity to secure

alternate means of livelihood in post-disaster situations;

(ii) Children and youth are agents of change and should be given the space and modalities

to contribute to disaster risk reduction, in accordance with legislation, national practice

and educational curricula;

(iii) Persons with disabilities and their organizations are critical in the assessment of

disaster risk and in designing and implementing plans tailored to specific requirements,

taking into consideration, inter alia, the principles of universal design;

(iv) Older persons have years of knowledge, skills and wisdom, which are invaluable assets

to reduce disaster risk, and they should be included in the design of policies, plans and

mechanisms, including for early warning;

(v) Indigenous peoples, through their experience and traditional knowledge, provide

an important contribution to the development and implementation of plans and

mechanisms, including for early warning;

(vi) Migrants contribute to the resilience of communities and societies, and their knowledge,

skills and capacities can be useful in the design and implementation of disaster risk

reduction;

(b) Academia, scientific and research entities and networks to focus on the disaster risk factors

and scenarios, including emerging disaster risks, in the medium and long term; increase

research for regional, national and local application; support action by local communities

and authorities; and support the interface between policy and science for decision-making;

financial regulators and accounting bodies, as well as philanthropic foundations, to

integrate disaster risk management, including business continuity, into business models

and practices through disaster-risk-informed investments, especially in micro, small and

medium-sized enterprises; engage in awareness-raising and training for their employees

and customers; engage in and support research and innovation, as well as technological

development for disaster risk management; share and disseminate knowledge, practices

and non sensitive data; and actively participate, as appropriate and under the guidance of

the public sector, in the development of normative frameworks and technical standards

that incorporate disaster risk management;

(d) Media to take an active and inclusive role at the local, national, regional and global levels

in contributing to the raising of public awareness and understanding and disseminate

accurate and non-sensitive disaster risk, hazard and disaster information, including on

small-scale disasters, in a simple, transparent, easy-to-understand and accessible manner,

in close cooperation with national authorities; adopt specific disaster risk reduction

communications policies; support, as appropriate, early warning systems and life-saving

protective measures; and stimulate a culture of prevention and strong community

involvement in sustained public education campaigns and public consultations at all levels

of society, in accordance with national practices.

37. With reference to General Assembly resolution 68/211 of 20 December 2013, commitments

by relevant stakeholders are important in order to identify modalities of cooperation and to

implement the present Framework. Those commitments should be specific and time-bound in

order to support the development of partnerships at local, national, regional and global levels

and the implementation of local and national disaster risk reduction strategies and plans. All

stakeholders are encouraged to publicize their commitments and their fulfilment in support

of the implementation of the present Framework, or of the national and local disaster risk

management plans, through the website of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction.

VI. International cooperation and global partnership

General considerations

38. Given their different capacities, as well as the linkage between the level of support provided

to them and the extent to which they will be able to implement the present Framework,

developing countries require an enhanced provision of means of implementation, including

adequate, sustainable and timely resources, through international cooperation and global

partnerships for development, and continued international support, so as to strengthen their

efforts to reduce disaster risk.

39.International cooperation for disaster risk reduction includes a variety of sources and is a

critical element in supporting the efforts of developing countries to reduce disaster risk.

40. In addressing economic disparity and disparity in technological innovation and research

capacity among countries, it is crucial to enhance technology transfer, involving a process of

enabling and facilitating flows of skill, knowledge, ideas, know-how and technology from

developed to developing countries in the implementation of the present Framework.

41. Disaster-prone developing countries, in particular the least developed countries, small

island developing States, landlocked developing countries and African countries, as well as

middle-income countries facing specific challenges, warrant particular attention in view of their

higher vulnerability and risk levels, which often greatly exceed their capacity to respond to and

recover from disasters. Such vulnerability requires the urgent strengthening of international

cooperation and ensuring genuine and durable partnerships at the regional and international

levels in order to support developing countries to implement the present Framework, in

accordance with their national priorities and needs. Similar attention and appropriate assistance

should also be extended to other disaster-prone countries with specific characteristics, such as

archipelagic countries, as well as countries with extensive coastlines.

42. Disasters can disproportionately affect small island developing States, owing to their unique

and particular vulnerabilities. The effects of disasters, some of which have increased in intensity

and have been exacerbated by climate change, impede their progress towards sustainable

development. Given the special case of small island developing States, there is a critical need

to build resilience and to provide particular support through the implementation of the SIDS

Accelerated Modalities of Action (SAMOA) Pathway11 in the area of disaster risk reduction.

43. African countries continue to face challenges related to disasters and increasing risks,

including those related to enhancing resilience of infrastructure, health and livelihoods. These

challenges require increased international cooperation and the provision of adequate support to

African countries to allow for the implementation of the present Framework.

11. General Assembly resolution 69/15, annex.

44. North-South cooperation, complemented by South-South and triangular cooperation, has

proven to be key to reducing disaster risk and there is a need to further strengthen cooperation

in both areas. Partnerships play an additional important role by harnessing the full potential of

countries and supporting their national capacities in disaster risk management and in improving

the social, health and economic well-being of individuals, communities and countries.

45. Efforts by developing countries offering South-South and triangular cooperation should not

reduce North-South cooperation from developed countries as they complement North-South

cooperation.

46. Financing from a variety of international sources, public and private transfer of reliable,

affordable, appropriate and modern environmentally sound technology, on concessional and

preferential terms, as mutually agreed, capacity-building assistance for developing countries

and enabling institutional and policy environments at all levels are critically important means of

reducing disaster risk.

Means of implementation

47. To achieve this, it is necessary:

(a) To reaffirm that developing countries need enhanced provision of coordinated, sustained

and adequate international support for disaster risk reduction, in particular for the least

developed countries, small island developing States, landlocked developing countries and

African countries, as well as middle-income countries facing specific challenges, through

bilateral and multilateral channels, including through enhanced technical and financial

support and technology transfer on concessional and preferential terms, as mutually

agreed, for the development and strengthening of their capacities;

(b) To enhance access of States, in particular developing countries, to finance, environmentally

sound technology, science and inclusive innovation, as well as knowledge and information-

sharing through existing mechanisms, namely bilateral, regional and multilateral

collaborative arrangements, including the United Nations and other relevant bodies;

technology pools and global systems to share know-how, innovation and research and

ensure access to technology and information on disaster risk reduction;

(d) To incorporate disaster risk reduction measures into multilateral and bilateral development

assistance programmes within and across all sectors, as appropriate, related to poverty

reduction, sustainable development, natural resource management, the environment,

urban development and adaptation to climate change.

Support from international organizations

48. To support the implementation of the present Framework, the following is necessary:

(a) The United Nations and other international and regional organizations, international and

regional financial institutions and donor agencies engaged in disaster risk reduction are

requested, as appropriate, to enhance the coordination of their strategies in this regard;

(b) The entities of the United Nations system, including the funds and programmes and

the specialized agencies, through the United Nations Plan of Action on Disaster Risk

Reduction for Resilience, United Nations Development Assistance Frameworks and

country programmes, to promote the optimum use of resources and to support developing

countries, at their request, in the implementation of the present Framework, in coordination

with other relevant frameworks, such as the International Health Regulations (2005),

including through the development and the strengthening of capacities and clear and

focused programmes that support the priorities of States in a balanced, well-coordinated

and sustainable manner, within their respective mandates;

implementation, follow-up and review of the present Framework by: preparing periodic

reviews on progress, in particular for the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, and,

as appropriate, in a timely manner, along with the follow-up process at the United Nations,

supporting the development of coherent global and regional follow-up and indicators,

and in coordination, as appropriate, with other relevant mechanisms for sustainable

development and climate change, and updating the existing web-based Hyogo Framework

for Action Monitor accordingly; participating actively in the work of the Inter-Agency and

Expert Group on Sustainable Development Goal Indicators; generating evidence-based and

practical guidance for implementation in close collaboration with States and through the

mobilization of experts; reinforcing a culture of prevention among relevant stakeholders

through supporting development of standards by experts and technical organizations,

advocacy initiatives and dissemination of disaster risk information, policies and practices,

as well as by providing education and training on disaster risk reduction through affiliated

organizations; supporting countries, including through national platforms or their

equivalent, in their development of national plans and monitoring trends and patterns in

disaster risk, loss and impacts; convening the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction

and supporting the organization of regional platforms for disaster risk reduction in

cooperation with regional organizations; leading the revision of the United Nations Plan

of Action on Disaster Risk Reduction for Resilience; facilitating the enhancement of, and

continuing to service, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction Scientific and

Technical Advisory Group in mobilizing science and technical work on disaster risk reduction;

leading, in close coordination with States, the update of the publication entitled “2009

UNISDR Terminology on Disaster Risk Reduction”, in line with the terminology agreed upon

by States; and maintaining the stakeholders’ commitment registry;

(d) International financial institutions, such as the World Bank and regional development

banks, to consider the priorities of the present Framework for providing financial support

and loans for integrated disaster risk reduction to developing countries;

(e) Other international organizations and treaty bodies, including the Conference of the Parties

to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, international financial

institutions at the global and regional levels and the International Red Cross and Red Crescent

Movement to support developing countries, at their request, in the implementation of the

present Framework, in coordination with other relevant frameworks;

(f) The United Nations Global Compact, as the main United Nations initiative for engagement

with the private sector and business, to further engage with and promote the critical

importance of disaster risk reduction for sustainable development and resilience;

(g) The overall capacity of the United Nations system to assist developing countries in disaster

risk reduction should be strengthened by providing adequate resources through various

funding mechanisms, including increased, timely, stable and predictable contributions to

the United Nations Trust Fund for Disaster Reduction and by enhancing the role of the Trust

Fund in relation to the implementation of the present Framework;

(h) The Inter-Parliamentary Union and other relevant regional bodies and mechanisms for

parliamentarians, as appropriate, to continue supporting and advocating disaster risk

reduction and the strengthening of national legal frameworks;

(i) The United Cities and Local Government organization and other relevant bodies of local

governments to continue supporting cooperation and mutual learning among local

governments for disaster risk reduction and the implementation of the present Framework.

Follow-up actions

49. The Conference invites the General Assembly, at its seventieth session, to consider the

possibility of including the review of the global progress in the implementation of the Sendai

Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030 as part of its integrated and coordinated

follow-up processes to United Nations conferences and summits, aligned with the Economic and

Social Council, the High-level Political Forum for Sustainable Development and the quadrennial

comprehensive policy review cycles, as appropriate, taking into account the contributions of the

Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction and regional platforms for disaster risk reduction

and the Hyogo Framework for Action Monitor system.

50. The Conference recommends to the General Assembly the establishment, at its sixty-ninth

session, of an open-ended intergovernmental working group, comprising experts nominated by

Member States, and supported by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, with

involvement of relevant stakeholders, for the development of a set of possible indicators to

measure global progress in the implementation of the present Framework in conjunction with

the work of the Inter-Agency and Expert Group On Sustainable Development Goal Indicators.

The Conference also recommends that the working group consider the recommendations of the

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction Scientific and Technical Advisory Group on

the update of the publication entitled “2009 UNISDR Terminology on Disaster Risk Reduction”

by December 2016, and that the outcome of its work be submitted to the Assembly for its

consideration and adoption.

Index

Academia

responsibilities of: 19(e); 36(b)

partnership with: 7; 25(d)

Access

to data: 24(f); 25(c)

to early warning: 18(g); 33(b)

to live-saving services: 30(k)

to risk information/risk assessment: 18(g) (See also

information, freely accessible and available)

Accessibility: See universally accessible response;

inclusiveness.

Accountability for reducing/managing risk: 19(e) (See also

public policies to enhance transparency)

Accounting of disaster losses: 24(d); 36(c)

Accounting bodies, responsibilities of: 36(c)

Advocacy: 36(a); 48(c)

Affected areas, development of: 33(j) (See also areas outside

of risk range)

Affected persons: 4; 18; 19(d); 30(j)

African countries, needs of: 8; 17; 19(m); 41; 43; 47(a)

Age perspective on policy: 19(d); 19(g)

Agriculture: 28(b)

All-of-society engagement: 19(d); 36(a) (See also stakeholders,

engagement with)

Analysis: see data analysis.

Animals: 30(p); 31(f)

Anticipatory approach: 30(f); 31(d)

Archipelagic countries: 41

Area-based support systems

for response: 33(h)

for disaster-related displacement: 33(h)

Areas outside of risk range: 33(l)

Assessment

of capacity: 24(b); 27(c)

of land degradation: 30(f)

of pre-disaster risk: 23

of risk: 14; 23; 24(b); 25(a); 25(b); 25(g)

of social impact of disaster: 24(d); 31(d)

methodologies and models for: 24(j)

periodic assessment of national/local progress: 27(e)

economic impact assessments: 30(c)

environmental impact assessments: 30(c)

social impact assessments: 30(c)

structural impact assessments: 30(c)

technological impact assessment: 30(c) (See also periodic

review of Sendai Framework; national periodic

assessment of progress )

Assets, reducing loss of: 16

Assistance, its regulation in recovery phase: 33(p)

Awareness-raising: 3; 19(k); 24(m); 25(f); 27(a); 33(d); 36(a);

36(c); 36(d)

Baseline: 24(b)

Basic services in post-disaster phase: 33(g)

Big data: 25(c)

Bilateral cooperation: See cooperation at bilateral level

Biodiversity: 28(b)

Biological hazards: 15

“Build Back Better”: 6; 19(k); 32

Building better from the start: 30(c)

Building codes: 27(d); 30(h)

Business

continuity of: 36(c)

resilience of: 30(o); 31(i)

responsibility of business sector: 19(e); 36(c)

incorporating disaster risk in business management

practices:7; 30(o)

Budget allocations: 2; 27(i)

Capacity strengthening

for response and emergencies: 33(f)

of persons to reduce/manage risk: 23; 33(j)

of technical and scientific capacity: 24(j) (See also tailor

made plans for capacity-building of developing

countries)

Case registry for morbidity: See morbidity.

Central government, responsibility of: 19(b); 19(f) (See also

governance, federal system)

Centres

for public awareness: 33(d)

for stockpiling rescue/relief material: 33(d)

Child health: 30(j)

Children: 4; 7; 36(a)(ii)

Chronic disease: 30(k) (See also health)

Citizens, voluntary work of: 19(d)

Citizenship: see responsible citizenship.

Civic education: 24(l) (See also education campaigns by

media)

Civil society, coordination with public sector: 7; 27(h); 27(j);

36(a) (See also knowledge of civil society)

Climate change

and disaster risk reduction: 4; 6; 11; 12; 19(h); 28(b); 28(c);

47(d)

as a risk driver: 12; 42

scenarios for: 25(b); 33(a)

Climate variability: 6

Coastlines/coastal flood plains: 28(d); 30(g); 41

Coherence: 11; 12; 48(c) (See also sustainable development

and disaster risk reduction; health and disaster risk

reduction, climate change and disaster risk reduction;

environmental management and disaster risk reduction;

tools and instruments for disaster risk reduction; relief,

rehabilitation and development, link between; post-

2015 development agenda; development assistance and

disaster risk reduction)

Commitments for implementation: 1(d); 48(c)

by developed countries: 19(l)

by States: 2

by stakeholders: 35; 37; 48(c)

political commitments: 3

Communications

mechanisms: See disaster risk communications

mechanisms; emergency communications

mechanisms; participatory process for developing

communications systems.

policies: 36(d)

Community

knowledge of communities: 24(g); 36(a)

protection of communities: 5

roles of community representatives within disaster risk

reduction institutions: 27(f)

training of community health groups: 30(i)

working with communities/community based

organizations: 24(o); 27(h); 35

Community of practitioners, engagement with Government: 7

Compounding factors: 6 (See also risk factors)

Concessions

for use of copyrighted material: 25(h)

for technology transfer: 47(a)

for use of environmentally sound technology: 45

Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework

Convention on Climate Change: 48(e)

Consultations with the public: 36(d)

Contingency plans: 33(a)

Continuity of operations and planning, post-disaster: 33(g)

Cooperation

at bilateral level: 8; 19(a); 47(a)

at international level: 6; 8; 17; 18(f); 19(a); 19(i); 25(c); 38;

39; 40; 41; 42; 43; 44; 45; 46; 47(a); 47(b); 47(c); 47(d);

at regional level: 8; 19(a); 28(a); 34(f)

at subregional level: 8; 19(a); 28(a); 28(c)

between stakeholders: 3; 31(c); 31(e); 33(i)

of multilateral nature: 47(a)

on transboundary issues: 8; 19(a)

on international disaster relief: 33(p)

forums for cooperation: 3

Coordination

of preparedness/response: 33(b)

between institutions: 14

between sectors: 14; 19(e)

between stakeholders: 19(e); 27(h)

under national authorities: 33(i); 35; 36(c); 36(d)

coordinated regional approaches: 34(a) (See also regional

operational mechanisms)

Coping capacities of nations: 34(a)

Copyrighted/patented material, availability of: 25(h) (See

concessions for use of copyrighted/patented material)

Cost-effectiveness of disaster risk reduction: 3 (See also

hidden cost of disaster)

Countries

protection of: 5

countries facing specific disaster risk challenges: 19(m);

30(c); 47(a)

Critical facilities, resilience of: 30(c) (See also infrastructure;

schools, resilience of; hospitals, physical infrastructure,

universal design, standardization of building materials,

retrofitting, culture of maintenance)

Cross-sectoral approach: 15; 24(i); 27(a); 47(d)

Culture: 19(d)

of maintenance: 30(c)

of prevention: 25(f); 36(a); 36(d);

disaster impact on: 48(c)

regard for: 33(b)

cultural assets: 19(c)

cultural and collecting institutions: 30(d)

cultural measures for reducing risk: 17

cultural heritage, impact of disaster on and protection of:

5; 24(d); 30(d)

cultural resilience: 14

Data

disaggregated: 19(g)

non-sensitive: See non-sensitive information/data

real-time: 24(f)

data analysis: 24(a); 24(f) (see also Big data)

data collection: 24(a); 24(f)

data management: 24(a)

data usage: 19(g); 24(a); 24(f); 25(a); 25(g); 25(c); 27(f); 33(b);

36(c) (See also end-users of data/information)

data dissemination/exchange of: 19(g); 24(f); 24(o); 36(c);

36(d); 48(c)

mortality database: 33(n)

Decentralization: see resources; decision-making, local level.

Decision-making

in disaster risk management: 24(h)

local level: 19(f)

inclusive nature of: 19(g)

Demographic change: 6; 30(f)

Developed countries, commitments: 19(l)

Developing countries

need for enhanced capability/capacity: 8; 19(a); 19(m); 38;

39; 40; 41; 42; 43; 44; 45; 46; 47(a);

support for: 19(m); 38; 39; 40; 41; 42; 43; 44; 45; 46; 47(a);

48(b); 48(d)

Development assistance and disaster risk reduction: 47(d)

Development and risk: 15

Dialogue, with science: 24(h); 25(d); 27(j)

Dimensions of disaster risk: 23

Disability

disaggregated data on: 19(g)

persons living with: 7; 32; 36(a)(ii)

perspective on disaster risk: 19(d)

Disaster information: see information on disaster

Disaster losses

evaluation: 24(d)

public accounting for: 24(d)

recording: 24(d)

sharing of information on: 24(d); 24(e)

Disaster medicine: 30(i)

Disaster-prone countries: 40

Disaster-resistant structures: 30(h)

Disaster risk communications mechanisms: 33(b) (See also

emergency communications mechanisms)

Disaster risk creation: See prevention of disaster risk creation.

Disaster risk effects

on a spatial scale: 24(b)

on a social scale: 24(b)

Disaster risk management: 3; 19(e); 23; 24(h); 27(d); 28(c)

certification for: 27(j)

challenges to: 24(k)

incorporation into post-disaster recovery/rehabilitation:

33(j)

obstacles: 24(k)

research in: 24(k); 25(i)

Disaster risk reduction

instruments for: 26

integration across policies/plans/programmes/budgets: 2

progress on: 3

social measures for reducing risk: 17

Disaster risk zones/disaster prone areas: 27(k); 33(m)

Disease: See chronic and life threatening disease; health

Disparity of means among countries: 40

Displacement

level of: 4

risk of: 28(d)

support systems for: 33(h) (See also safe shelter; relief

supplies, food and non-food; temporary settlements)

Dissemination

of information/data: See data

of tools: 25(a)

Domestic law: see national law

Domestic resources/capabilities: 8

Drills

for disaster preparedness: 34(f)

for evacuation: 33(h)

Drivers of risk: see risk drivers

Drought prone areas: 30(g)

Drylands: 30(g)

Early warning

access to: 18(g)

design of: 36(a)(iv); 36(a)(v); 36(d)

enhancing/strengthening of: 14; 25(a)

investing in: 33(b); 34(c)

low cost equipment/facilities for: 33(b)

regional early warning systems compatible with national

systems: 34(c)

(See also information release channels:)

Earth and climate observations: 25(c)

Economic and Social Council: 49

Economy

economic growth: 19(h)

economic impact of disaster: 4; 24(d); 31(d)

economic impact assessments: See assessment of

economic impact

economic challenges to implementation: 24(k)

economic loss, level of: 4

economic loss, reduction of: 18(c)

economic measures for reducing risk: 17

economic recovery planning: 33(g)

economic resilience: 14

protection of economic assets: 5

Ecosystems

decline of: 6

protection of: 5

ecosystems-based approach to disaster risk reduction:

28(d); 30(n)

ecosystem functions that reduce risk: 30(g)

effects on ecoysystems of not reducing risk: 24(b)

Education

on disaster risk and reduction: 19(k);

for professionals: 24(l)

educational campaigns by media: 36(d)

educational curricula: 36(a)(ii)

educational measures for reducing risk: 17

educational resilience: 14

impact of disaster on education: 24(d); 24(g); 24(l); 24(m);

36(a); 48(c)

Educational facilities

reduce damage to: 18(d)

resilience of: 33(c)

(See also One Million Safe Schools and Hospitals initiative)

Educational challenges to implementation: 24(k)

Emergency communications mechanisms: 33(b)

Emerging disaster risk: 36(b)

Empowerment: see local authorities, local communities, the

poorest.

Enabling environment

for achieving the Sendai outcome: 16

for disaster risk reduction within institutions: 46

for disaster risk reduction within local/national/regional/

global policy space: 46

End-users, of data/information: 24(a); 25(e); 33(b); 36(c); 36(d)

Enforcement of building codes: 30(h)

Environment

and resilience: 14

impact of disaster on: 24(d)

understanding of: 23

environmental challenges to implementation: 24(k)

environmental change: 30(f)

environmental hazards: 15

environmental impact of disasters: 4

environmental impact assessments: See assessment of

environmental impact

environmental management and disaster risk reduction:

19(h); 28(b); 47(d)

environmental measures for reducing risk: 17

protection/management of environmental assets/

resources: 19(c); 27(d)

transfer of/access to environmentally sound technology:

46; 47(b)

Epidemics, risk of: 28(d)

Epidemics, as risk driver: 6

Essential services during/after disaster: 33(c)

Existing risk: 27(b)

Expected outcome: 16

Experience-sharing: 24(g); 25(f)

Experts, mobilized by UNISDR: 48(c)

Exposure to risk

of persons and assets: 4; 17; 23;

assessment of: 24(b)

information on: 25(e)

reduction of: 6

Evacuation in the context of preparedness: 33(m) (See also

drills)

Evidence, to be generated by UNISDR: 48(c)

Financial

allocations: 30(a)

impact of disasters: 30(b)

institutions, cooperation with: 31(d); 36(c)

instruments: 30(m)

protection: 30(b)

regulators: 36(c)

Financing

sources of: 45

for developing countries: 19(m); 45

Fiscal instruments: 30(m)

Flood-prone areas: 30(g)

Follow-up

actions (at the United Nations): 49; 50

tools: 30(f)

of the Sendai Framework: 16; 19(e); 27(e); 48(c)

Food

and nutrition: 28(b); 30(j)

food security: 19(h); 30(j)

food supplies: See relief supplies, food and non-food

Forecasting, people-centred multi-hazard: 33(b)

Forecasting, people-centred multisectoral: 33(b)

Forums for government coordination: 27(g) (See also national

and local platforms)

Forums for cooperation: See cooperation

Federal system: see governance

Frequent disasters: 15

“Future We Want”: 12

Gaps

in implementation: 9; 24(k)

in research: 25(g)

GDP: 18(c)

General Assembly: See United Nations General Assembly

Gender

perspective on policy: 19(d); 32; 36(a)(i)

gender equitable response: 32

regard for gender requirements: 33(b)

Geospatial information technology: 24(c); 25(c); 25(g) (See also

space data/technology)

GIS: 24(f)

Global Compact: (See United Nations Global Compact)

Global Framework for Climate Services: 34(c)

Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction: 3; 28(c); 48(c); 49

Good practices, sharing: 24(g) (See also lessons learned)

Goodwill: 35

Governance for disaster risk reduction: 6; 14; 26

Governance, federal system: 19(b); 19(f)

Government

executive branch: 19(e)

legislative branch: 19(e)

Growth (economic): 19(h); 29

Guidance

for reconstruction: 33(k)

from UNISDR: 48(c)

Hazard

definition of: Footnote 3

understanding of hazard characteristics: 23; 24(b)

hazard-monitoring telecommunications system: 33(b)

(See also exposure to hazard)

Health

and disaster risk reduction: 16; 19(h); 28(b)

impact of disaster on: 4; 24(d)

protection of: 5; 19(c)

health authorities, cooperation with: 31(e)

health and safety standards: 27(d)

health measures for reducing risk: 17

health programmes and disaster risk reduction: 30(i)

health resilience: 14

health systems: 31(e)

health workers, developing capacity of: 30(i)

healthcare, basic services in: 30(j)

resilience of health facilities: 18(d); 33(c) (See also One

Million Safe Schools and Hospitals initiative)

safety/effectiveness/operationality of health facilities

during/after disasters: 33(c)

(See also disease; maternal health; newborn health; child

health)

Hidden cost of disaster: 4

High-Level Political Forum for Sustainable Development: 49

Historical sites, protection of: 30(d) (See also religious sites)

Homelessness: 4

Hospitals: 30(c); 33(c) (See also health facilities; One Million

Safe Schools and Hospitals initiative)

Host community, resilience: 30(l)

Households

affected by disaster: 4

resilience of : 31(g)

Housing, as a social safety net mechanism: 30(j)

Hyogo Framework for Action and monitor: 1(b); 1(c); 3; 9; 10;

16; 19; 28(f); 33(k); 48(c); 49

Human rights, promotion/protection of: 19(c)

Human settlements

informal: 30(h) (See also informal housing)

marginal: 30(h)

safe areas: 27(k); 30(g)

Hunger eradication: 31(h)

Hydrometeorological issues, global mechanisms for: 33(e)

Implementation of Sendai Framework, institutional support

for: 48; 48(a); 48(b); 48(c); 48(d); 48(e); 48(f); 48(g); 48(h);

48(i)

Incentives: 19(f); 27(a); 27(d)

Inclusiveness: 7; 19(d); 19(g); 36(a); 47(b) (See also universally

accessible response)

Indicators, development of: 18; 27(b); 48(c); 50 (See also

Open-ended intergovernmental working group for the

development of indicators)

Indigenous

knowledge/practices: 24(i); 36(a)(v) (See also traditional

knowledge)

peoples, coordination/engagement with Government and

public sector: 7; 27(h)

Inequality and disaster risk reduction: 6

Informal housing: 30(f)

Information

disaggregated: 25(e)

freely available and accessible: 24(e)

in situ : 24(f); 25(c)

non-sensitive: See non-sensitive information/data

on disaster: 24(e)

on event-specific hazard-exposure: 24(d)

on event-specific vulnerability: 24(d)

information-sharing arrangements: 14; 34(c); 34(d); 47(b);

47(c)

information and communications technology: 24(f); 25(c)

early warning information release channels: 33(b)

Infrastructure: 18(d); 27(a)

critical: 33(c)

educational facilities: 33(c)

health facilities: 33(c)

hospitals: 30(c); 33(c)

investment in: 30(c)

telecommunications: 33(c)

transportation: 33(c)

water: 33(c)

Infrequent disasters: 15

Injury: 4

Innovation

drivers of: 29

inclusive nature: 47(b)

investment in and access to: 24(k); 25(i)

development of new products and services: 31(c)

Institutions, weaknesses of: 6

Institutional measures for reducing risk: 17

Insurance: 30(b) (See also risk transfer, risk sharing, risk

retention, and financial protection)

Inter-Agency and Expert Group on Sustainable Development

Indicators: 48(c); 50

Inter-Parliamentary Union: 48(h)

Interdependent risk factors: See risk factors

Intergovernmental organizations: 28(c)

International cooperation: See cooperation, international.

International Day for Disaster Reduction: 25(f)

International disaster relief, regulation of: 33(p)

International financial institutions

cooperation with: 31(b)

loans/support for disaster risk reduction: 48(d); 48(e)

International Health Regulations (2005): 30(i); 31(e); 48(b)

International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement: 48(e)

International Recovery Platform: 34(d)

Investment

for resilience: 9; 14; 29; 30(b); 30(c)

in risk reduction v. response: 19(j)

Job creation: 29

Know-how: 40

Knowledge

local: 24(i)

of government officials: 24(g)

of civil society: 24(g); 36(a)

of communities: 24(g); 36(a)

of migrants: 36(a)(vi)

of stakeholders: 35

of volunteers: 24(g); 36(a)

Knowledge-sharing/exchange: See lessons learned/good

practice sharing, and information-sharing arrangements.

Laws, developing and upholding: 27(d); 27(f); 48(h)

Land use

land use planning and policy: 27(d); 30(f); 33(j); 33(k)

poor level of land management: 6 (See also assessment

of land degradation)

Landlocked developing countries: 17; 41; 47(a)

Large-scale disaster: 14

Leadership:

of a political nature: 16

of women: 19(d); 32

of youth: 19(d)

Least developed countries, needs of: 8; 17; 19(m); 41; 47(a)

Legal and administrative measures

for improving transparency: 27(a)

for reducing risk: 17; 48(h)

Legislature: 19(e)

Lessons learned/good practice, sharing: 24(g); 25(d); 25(e);

28(a); 33(j); 33(k); 34(b) (See also information-sharing

arrangements)

Life-saving services/measures, during/after disaster: 33(c);

36(d) (See also essential services)

Life threatening disease: 30(k) (See also health)

Lives lost: 4

Livelihoods

protection of: 5; 16; 19(c); 30(o); 30(p)

alternative livelihood after disasters: 36(a)(i)

enhancement programmes for: 30(j); 31(g);

Livestock, protection of: 30(p); 31(f)

Loans/financial support for disaster risk reduction: See

international financial institutions

Local

authorities, empowerment of (as appropriate)/capacity

building: 19(e); 33(m); 48(i)

communities, empowerment of (as appropriate): 19(e)

government: 19(e); 27(g); 48(i)

platforms: 27(g)

regard for local needs: 33(h)

risks at local level: 19(i); 25(b)

disaster risk reduction strategies/plans at local level:

18(e); 36(a)

Logistical resources, allocation of: 30(a)

Logistical capacities for response and emergencies: 33(f)

Making Cities Resilient campaign: 25(f)

Mapping: see risk mapping.

Man-made hazards: 15

Mandates of United Nations entities, regard for: 48(b);

footnote 6

Maternal health: 30(j)

Means of implementation: 8; 17; 38 (See also disparity in

means among countries)

Measurement tools: 24(f)

Media: 25(c); 36(d)

Mental health services: 33(o)

Methodologies and models for risk assessment: 24(j) (See

assessment of methodologies and models)

Micro enterprises: 36(c)

Middle-income countries, needs of: 8; 17; 19(m); 41; 47(a)

Migrants, coordination/engagement with Government/public

sector: 7; 27(h); 36(a)(vi);

Millennium Development Goals: 9

Mobile phone networks for risk communication: 25(c)

Mobilization, of community: 24(m)

Mobility: See public policies on disaster-induced human

mobility

Modalities of cooperation: 37

Monitoring: 14; 25(a); 28(f); 48(c)

Morbidity

case registry for: 33(n)

prevention of: 33(n)

Mortality

database for: 33(n)

level in developing countries: 4

reduction of: 3; 18(a)

Mountains: 30(g)

Multi-hazard approach: 7; 15; 19(g)

in early warning systems/ mechanisms: 14; 18(g); 25(a);

33(b); 34(c)

in forecasting: 33(b)

in research/surveys: 24(k); 25(b)

Multilateral cooperation: See cooperation

Multisectoral approach: 7

Mutually-agreed terms: 46; 47(a)

National

authorities relevant to disaster risk: 19(b)

disaster risk reduction strategies: 18(e); 36(a)

focal point for Sendai Framework: 27(g)

health systems: 30(i) (see also primary, secondary and

tertiary health care)

institutions, coordination of: 19(e); 19(f);

periodic assessment of progress: 27(e)

plans for disaster risk reduction: 27(e); 36(a); 48(c)

platforms: 27(g); 48(c)

progress reports: 3

regard for national circumstances: 19; 19(a); 24(b) (See also

nationally-compatible regional mechanisms)

regard for national policies: 35

regard for national practices: 36(d)

regard for national priorities: 17; 41; 48(b)

obligations under international agreements/

commitments: 8; 19

Nationally-compatible regional mechanisms: 33(c)

Natural hazards: 15

Natural resource management and disaster risk reduction: 6;

30(n); 47(d)

Newborn health: 30(j)

Non-discrimination: 19(d)

Non-formal education: 24(l)

Non-governmental organizations: 24(o)

Non-risk-informed policies: 6

Non-permanent housing: 30(f)

Non-sensitive information/data: 19(g); 24(e); 25(c); 28(f); 36(c);

36(d)

Non-structural measures: 29

Normative frameworks: 36(a); 36(c)

North-South cooperation: 44; 45

Official development assistance: 19(l) (See also development

assistance and disaster risk reduction)

Older persons, engagement with: 7; 36(a)(iv)

One Million Safe Schools and Hospitals initiative: 25(f)

Open-ended intergovernmental working group for the

development of indicators: 50

Outcome: see expected outcome.

Outreach to private sector: 19(e)

Pandemics: 6

Parliamentarians: 27(e); 27(i)

Participation

of inclusive/accessible/non-discriminatory nature: 19(d)

of relevant stakeholders: 26

of relevant stakeholders, as appropriate: 33(a)

participatory process for developing communications

systems: 33(b)

Partnership

across mechanisms/institutions: 26

across all levels: 37

at global level: 19(l)

with all of society: 19(d)

with private sector: 19(e)

Patented material: see copyrighted material.

Patterns in disaster risk, UNISDR monitoring of: 48(c)

Physical infrastructure: 30(c)

Peer learning/mutual learning: 24(g); 25(f); 28(e); 48(i)

Peer review: 28(e)

People-centred approach: 7

Periodic assessment of national/local progress (See national

periodic assessment; assessment of national/local

progress)

Periodic review of Sendai Framework: 1(e); 48(c)

Policies

tailored to localities: 24(i)

dissemination by UNISDR: 48(c)

Political

leadership: See leadership

measures for reducing risk: 17

Poor people/the poorest: 7; 19(d)

Post-2015 development agenda: 11

Post-disaster

response and review: 19(j); 25(g); 30(j)

recovery and reconstruction policies: 33(e)

Poverty

and disaster risk reduction: 6; 47(d)

eradication of: 2; 11; 12; 28(b); 30(j); 31(h)

reduction of: 47(d)

Practices, dissemination by UNISDR: 48(c)

Pre-disaster risk assessment: See assessment

Preferential terms for technology transfer: 45; 47(a) (See also

concessions for use of environmentally sound technology)

Preparedness, response and recovery

measures: 17; 23; 32

exercises: 33(h)

Preventing losses: 29

Prevention

and mitigation of disaster: 23

of disaster risk creation: 6; 17; 19(k); 27(b)

Progress reports

mechanisms and standards for: 27(e); 27(g)

(See also national progress reports; regional progress

reports)

Protection

of persons: 5; 19(c)

of property: 19(c); footnote 3

Primary health care: 30(i)

Primary responsibility of States: 19(a); 35

Principles of disaster risk reduction: 19

Private sector

knowledge base: 24(g)

responsibilities of: 19(e)

investment to address underlying risk factors: 19(j)

partnering with: 25(d); 25(f); 27(j); 48(f) (See also public-

private collaborations)

Productive assets/tools, protection of: 19(c); 30(o); 30(p); 31(f)

Professional associations: 27(j)

Property: See protection of property

Psychosocial support: 33(o)

Public accounting of disaster losses: 24(d)

Public policies

on disaster-induced human mobility: 30(l)

on the coordination of relief assistance: 33(e) (See also

relief supplies)

on disaster-risk reduction communication: 36(d)

on enhancing transparency: 27(a)(iii)

on funding of relief assistance: 33(e)

on land-use: 30(f)

on the role of public service workers: 33(e)

on post-disaster recovery and reconstruction: 33(e)

on procedures for relief assistance: 33(e)

on shared natural resources: 28(d)

that are gender-sensitive: 36(a)(i)

that are risk-informed: 28(c);

to enhance transparency: 27(a)

designed with inclusion of terminally and chronically ill:

30(k)

designed with older persons: 36(a)(iv)

disseminated by UNISDR: 48(c)

updated based on climate change scenarios: 33(a)

coherence between others and disaster risk reduction:

27(a)

coherence between disaster risk reduction with

sustainable development: 31(a)

incentives for compliance with policies: 27(a)(ii); 27(a)(iii)

resources required by local and national administrative

bodies to implement policies: 30(a)

Public-private collaboration: 7; 31(i)

Public sector, responsibilities of: 19(e)

Public service workers: See public policies on public service

workers

Public scrutiny and debates: 27(e) (See also parliamentarians)

Quadrennial comprehensive policy review: 49

Rebuilding: 30(c)

Rehabilitation (See recovery, rehabilitation and

reconstruction)

Recovery assistance, regulation of: 33(p)

Reconstruction (See recovery, rehabilitation and

reconstruction)

Recovery, rehabilitation, reconstruction: 6; 14; 19(k); 29; 30(h);

33(j); 33(k)

Reducing losses: 29

Regional

cooperation: See cooperation at regional level

early warning mechanisms: 34(c)

organizations: 48(c)

operational mechanisms: 34(a)

protocols: 34(g)

progress reports: 3

regional platforms/subregional platforms: 3; 28(c); 48(c);

regional and subregional strategies: 1(a); 28(a); 36(a)

Registry of commitments, maintained by UNISDR: 48(c)

Regulations

for services and infrastructure: 27(a)

for enhancing safety: 27(d)

Relief assistance, public policies for coordinating/funding of

and procedures for: 33(e) (See also relief supplies)

Relief, rehabilitation and development, link between: 33(j)

Relief supplies, food and non-food: 33(h)

Religious sites: 30(d)

Relocation: 27(k); 30(l); 33(l)

in consultation with affected persons: 33(l)

Reporting: 27(a)(iii) (See also progress reporting)

Research

in disaster risk management: 24(k)

in risk and resilience: 14; 36(b)

Resilience: 2; 5; 17; 18(d); 27(b); 32; 33(c); footnote 2

Resources

decentralization of: 19(f)

allocation of: 30(a)

of stakeholders: 35

Response: 6; 14; 17; 19(j); 23; 24(l); 26; 32; 33(f); 33(h); 34(a);

34(b) ; 34(g); 34(h); footnote 5

Responsible citizenship: 25(f)

Responsibilities

definition of: 27(a); 27(f)

sharing of: 19(b); 35

Retroffiting: 30(c)

Review of global progress on Sendai Framework: 49

Right to development: 19(c)

Rio Declaration on Environment and Development: 12

Risk

assessment of: See assessment of risk

drivers: 19(i)

factors

compounding : 6

interdependent factors: 24(k)

sequential effects of risk factors: 24(b)

underlying: 6; 9; 19(j)

knowledge: 24(l)

maps/mapping: 24(c); 25(a); 25(b); 30(g)

modelling: 25(a); 25(g)

retention: 30(b)

risk and development: 15

sharing: 30(b); 31(b)

transfer: 30(b); 31(b)

risk-informed decision-making: 19(g)

risk-informed investment: 36(c)

risk information, in all its dimensions: 24(n)

(See also spatial dimension of risk; time frames for

disaster risk reduction)

River basins/rivers: 28(d); 30(g)

Rural development planning: 30(g)

Safety: 4; 27(d); footnote 5 (See also health and safety

standards)

SAMOA Pathway: 42

Sasakawa Award: 25(f)

Saving lives: 29

Scenarios

for climate change: See climate change scenarios

for disaster risk: See emerging disaster risk

Schools, resilience of: 30(c) (See also educational facilities.)

Science

and decision-making: 25(g); 36(b)

access by developing countries: 47(b)

science-based information: 19(g)

science-policy interface: 24(h); 36(b)

science-tradition interface: 24(i)

scientific research: 25(g)

scientific and research institutions: 7

Secondary health care: 30(i)

Sectors

responsibilities of: 19(b)

coordination of: 19(e)

sector-specific policies: 24(i); 27(g)

(See also cross-sectoral approach; multisectoral

approach)

Sequential effects of risk factors: 24(b) (See also risk factors)

Settlements: See human settlements; temporary settlements

Sex disaggregated data: 19(g)

Sexual and reproductive health: 30(j)

Seeds: 30(p); 31(f)

Shared responsibility: See responsibility, sharing of.

Shelter in the context of displacement: 33(h) (See also

displacement, support systems for; temporary

settlements)

Skills: 40

Small-scale disasters: 4; 15; 36(d)

Small island developing States, needs of: 17; 19(m); 41; 42;

47(a)

Small and medium enterprises: 4; 36(c) (See also micro

enterprises)

Slow-onset disasters: 4; 15

Social effects of disaster risk: 24(b) (See also social impact

assessment; social impact of disaster)

Social challenges to implementation: 24(k)

Social impact of disaster: 4; 31(d) (See also social impact

assessment)

Social media: 24(m); 25(c)

Social recovery planning: 33(g)

Social requirements, regard for: 33(b)

Social resilience: 14

Social safety-net mechanisms, strengthening of: 30(j); 31(g)

Social technologies: 33(b)

South-South cooperation: 44; 445

Space

information: 24(f)

technology: 25(c)

Spatial dimension of risk: See disaster risk effects on a spatial

scale

Stakeholders

engagement with: 7; 14; 35 (See also all-of-society

engagement)

responsibilities/roles of: 19(b); 35

complementarity between: 19(e)

coordination of: 19(e); 36

(See also commitment of stakeholders)

Standards

development of: 27(j); 35; 36(c); 48(c)

revision of/improvement: 30(h); 33(j); 33(k)

(See also health and safety standards; progress reporting

standards; coordination of reparedness/response;

regional protocols)

Standardization of building materials: 30(c)

Statistics: 25(a)

Stockpile of rescue/relief material: See centres for stockpiling

rescue/relief material

Structural impact assessment: See assessment of structural

impact

Structural measures: 17; 29 (See also non-structural

measures)

Subregional cooperation: See cooperation

Sudden disasters: 15

Supply chains

complexity of: 6

resilience of: 30(o)

Sustainable development and disaster risk reduction: 2; 3; 4;

10; 12; 19(h); 19(j); 28(a); 28(f); 31(a); 47(d); 48(c); 49

Synergizing activities: 36(a)

Tailor-made plans

for capacity building of developing countries: 17; 19(m);

45; 47(a)

for communications systems: 33(b)

for person with disabilities: 36(a)(iii)

Targets: 18; 27(b)

Technical support for disaster risk reduction: 47(a)

Technological impact assessments: (See assessment of

technological impact)

Technological hazards: 15

Technological measures for reducing risk: 17

Technology

and resilience: 14

for exchanging information: 25(e)

access to: 47(c)

development of: 36(c)

limited availability of: 6

investment in: 24(k)

transfer of: 25(c); 40; 47(a)

transfer to developing countries: 19(m); 47(b)

technology pools: 47(c)

Telecommunications

infrastructure: 33(c)

systems for hazard monitoring: 33(b)

Temporary settlements: 33(j)

Terminology: 25(g); 48(c); 50

Tertiary health care: 30(i)

Thematic platforms: 28(c); 47(c)

Time frames for disaster risk reduction plans: 27(b); 33(j);

36(b); 37

Tools/instruments

for disaster risk reduction: 28(b)

for recording losses: 25(a)

Tourism and disaster risk management: 30(q)

Traditional knowledge: 19(g); 24(i)

Training

on disaster risk reduction: 24(g); 48(c)

on disaster response: 33(f); 33(h); 34(h)

for professionals/employees: 24(l); 27(a); 36(c) (See also

training on disaster response)

Transboundary cooperation: 8; 19(a); 27(a); 28(d)

Transparency: (See public policies to enhance transparency)

Transportation infrastructure: 33(c)

Triangular cooperation: 44; 45

Trends in disaster risk, UNISDR monitoring of: 48(c)

Underlying risk drivers/factors: 6; 9; 19(j) (See also risk

factors)

Understanding risk: 14; 19(i); 23; 24; 25(f) (see also hazard

characteristics, environmental impact assessment;

environmental management and disaster risk reduction;

economic impact assessment: social impact assessment;

health and disaster risk reduction; education on disaster

risk reduction; risk factors)

United Cities and Local Governments: 48(j)

United Nations: 27(j); 34(e); 48(a); 48(b); 48(c); 48(d); 48(e);

48(f); 48(g)

conferences and summits: 49

country programmes: 48(b)

entities and their mandates, regard for: 48(b); footnote 6

follow-up processes: 48(c)

General Assembly 68th session: 37 (See also United

Nations General Assembly resolution 68/211)

General Assembly 69th session: 50

General Assembly 70th session: 49

General Assembly, resolution 68/211: (See United Nations

General Assembly 68th session)

UNISDR

tasks for implementation/follow-up: 48(c); 50

review of Sendai Framework: 48(c); 50

cooperation with regional organizations: 48(c)

website: 37

Scientific and Technical Advisory Group: 25(g); 48(c);

(See also: experts, mobilized by UNISDR; evidence to

be generated by UNISDR; guidance from UNISDR;

public policy disseminated by UNISDR; practice

disseminated by UNISDR; registry of commitments,

maintained by UNISDR; trends in disaster risk to be

monitored by UNISDR; patterns in disaster risk to be

monitored by UNISDR)

United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development:

United Nations Development Assistance Frameworks:

48(b)

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate

Change: 12; 48(e)

United Nations Global Compact: 48(f)

United Nations Plan of Action on Disaster Risk Reduction

for Resilience: 48(b); 48(c)

United Nations Trust Fund for Disaster Reduction: 48(g)

Universally accessible response: 32

Universal design: 30(c); 36(a)(iii)

Urban planning/development: 27(d); 30(f); 47(d)

Urbanization, unplanned and rapid: 6

Variability, of climate: See climate variability

Volunteers

engagement with: 7

knowledge base of: 24(g)

training of voluntary workers: 33(f)

voluntary work: 19(d); 35

Vulnerability

of assets: 4; 17; 23

of persons: 4; 17; 23

assessment of: 24(b)

information on: 24(e)

reduction of: 6

people in vulnerable situations: 4

Water-related disaster risks: 34(e)

Water infrastructure: 33(c)

Wetlands: 30(g)

Women

in vulnerable situations: 4

role in managing disaster risk: 36(a)(i)

role in design of disaster risk policy: 7; 36(a)(i)

role in resourcing gender-sensitive policies/plans/

programmes: 36(a)(i)

role in implementing gender-sensitive policies/plans/

programmes: 7; 35(a)(i)

(See also leadership of women)

Workplace, resilience of: 30(e)

World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction, Third United

Nations: 1; 2; 50

World Health Organization: 30(i); 31(e)

Yokohama Strategy: 19

Youth

engagement with: 7; 36(a)(ii)

leadership of: 19(d)

Chart of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction

2015-2030

Scope and purpose

The present framework will apply to the risk of small-scale and large-scale, frequent and

infrequent, sudden and slow-onset disasters, caused by natural or manmade hazards as well

as related environmental, technological and biological hazards and risks.

It aims to guide the multi-hazard management of disaster risk in

development at all levels as well as within and across all sectors

Expected outcome

The substantial reduction of disaster risk and losses in lives, livelihoods and health and in

the economic, physical, social, cultural and environmental assets of persons, businesses,

communities and countries

Substantially reduce

global disaster

mortality by 2030,

aiming to lower

average per 100,000

global mortality

between 2020-2030

compared to 2005-

2015

Goal

Prevent new and reduce existing disaster risk through the implementation of integrated and

inclusive economic, structural, legal, social, health, cultural, educational, environmental,

technological, political and institutional measures that prevent and reduce hazard exposure

and vulnerability to disaster, increase preparedness for response and recovery, and thus

strengthen resilience

Targets

Substantially reduce

the number of affected

people globally by

2030, aiming to lower

the average global

figure per 100,000

between 2020-2030

compared to 2005-

2015

Reduce direct disaster

economic loss in

relation to global

gross domestic

product (GDP) by

2030

Substantially reduce

disaster damage to

critical infrastructure

and disruption of basic

services, among them

health and educational

facilities, including

through developing

their resilience by 2030

Substantially increase Substantially

the number of

enhance international

countries with national cooperation

and local disaster risk to developing countries

reduction strategies by through adequate and

2020

sustainable support

to complement their

national actions for

implementation of this

framework by 2030

Substantially increase

the availability of

and access to multi-

hazard early warning

systems and disaster

risk information and

assessments to people

by 2030

Priorities for Action

There is a need for focused action within and across sectors by States at local, national, regional and global levels in the following four priority areas.

Priority 1

Understanding disaster risk

Disaster risk management needs to be

based on an understanding of disaster

risk in all its dimensions of vulnerability,

capacity, exposure of persons and

assets, hazard characteristics and the

environment

Priority 2

Strengthening disaster risk

governance to manage disaster risk

Disaster risk governance at the national,

regional and global levels is vital to the

management of disaster risk reduction

in all sectors and ensuring the coherence

of national and local frameworks of laws,

regulations and public policies that, by

defining roles and responsibilities, guide,

encourage and incentivize the public and

private sectors to take action and address

disaster risk

Priority 3

Investing in disaster risk reduction

for resilience

Public and private investment in disaster

risk prevention and reduction through

structural and non-structural measures

are essential to enhance the economic,

social, health and cultural resilience of

persons, communities, countries and their

assets, as well as the environment. These

can be drivers of innovation, growth and

job creation. Such measures are cost-

effective and instrumental to save lives,

prevent and reduce losses and ensure

effective recovery and rehabilitation

Priority 4

Enhancing disaster preparedness for

effective response, and to «Build Back

Better» in recovery, rehabilitation and

reconstruction

Experience indicates that disaster

preparedness needs to be strengthened

for more effective response and

ensure capacities are in place for

effective recovery. Disasters have

also demonstrated that the recovery,

rehabilitation and reconstruction phase,

which needs to be prepared ahead of the

disaster, is an opportunity to «Build Back

Better» through integrating disaster risk

reduction measures. Women and persons

with disabilities should publicly lead and

promote gender-equitable and universally

accessible approaches during the response

and reconstruction phases

Guiding Principles

Primary responsibility

of States to prevent

and reduce disaster

risk, including through

cooperation

Shared responsibility

between central

Government and national

authorities, sectors

and stakeholders as

appropriate to national

circumstances

Protection of persons

and their assets while

promoting and protecting

all human rights including

the right to development

Engagement from all of

society

Full engagement of all

State institutions of an

executive and legislative

nature at national and

local levels

Empowerment of

local authorities and

communities through

resources, incentives

and decision-making

responsibilities as

appropriate

Decision-making to

be inclusive and risk-

informed while using a

multi-hazard approach

Coherence of disaster

risk reduction and

sustainable development

policies, plans, practices

and mechanisms, across

different sectors

Accounting of local and Addressing underlying risk

specific characteristics factors cost-effectively

of disaster risks when through investment versus

determining measures to relying primarly on post-

reduce risk

disaster response and

recovery

«Build Back Better» for

preventing the creation

of, and reducing existing,

disaster risk

The quality of global

partnership and

international cooperation

to be effective, meaningful

and strong

Support from developed

countries and partners to

developing countries to

be tailored according to

needs and priorities as

identified by them

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