The United Nations and the Sendai Framework
UNDRR (formerly UNISDR) is the UN focal point for disaster risk reduction. UNDRR oversees the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030, supporting countries in its implementation, monitoring and sharing what works in reducing existing risk and preventing the creation of new risks.
The site is certainly very institutional but contains a lot of useful information, particularly about the Sendai Framework.
The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 (Sendai Framework) was the first major agreement of the post-2015 development agenda and provides member states with concrete actions to protect development gains from disaster risk.
The Sendai Framework works hand in hand with the other agreements of the 2030 Agenda, including the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, the Addis Ababa Action Agenda on Financing for Development, the New Urban Agenda, and, finally, the Sustainable Development Goals. It was endorsed by the United Nations General Assembly after the Third United Nations World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDRR) in 2015, and advocates for:
- La riduzione sostanziale del rischio di disastri e delle perdite di vite, mezzi di sussistenza e salute e dei beni economici, fisici, sociali, culturali e ambientali di persone, imprese, comunità e paesi.
It recognizes that the state has the primary role in reducing disaster risk, but that responsibility should be shared with other stakeholders, including local government, the private sector and other interested parties.
The Sendai Framework can be downloaded here
