Sendai Framework Focal Points and National Platforms
By ensuring effective coordination of disaster risk reduction at national level, National Platforms play an instrumental role in ensuring an all-of-government and all-of-society approach to reducing risk and building resilience. These efforts are intimately tied to the coordination efforts at local level (ex. Local platforms), as well as supranational level.
Through the drive and coordination of National Sendai Focal Points, the platforms have a crucial role in coordinating strategies, policies, actions, reporting etc. to ensure a more coherent implementation of risk reduction priorities, critical to the implementation and monitoring of the Sendai Framework.
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Africa
| Country | Sendai Focal Point | National Platform | Country on PreventionWeb |
|---|---|---|---|
Benin |
Direction de la Prévention et de la Protection Civile | National Platform | Country resources |
Botswana |
National Disaster Management Office, Office of the President | National Platform | Country resources |
Burkina Faso |
Burkina Faso - government | National Platform | Country resources |
Burundi |
Burundi - government | National Platform | Country resources |
Cabo Verde |
Serviço Nacional de Protecção Civil | National Platform | Country resources |
Cameroon |
Cameroon - government | National Platform | Country resources |
Côte d'Ivoire |
Ministry of Environment, Water and Forests | National Platform | Country resources |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Ministère de l'Intérieur | National Platform | Country resources |
Gabon |
Ministere de l'Intérieur, de la Sécurité et de la Décentralisation | National Platform | Country resources |
Gambia, Republic of The |
Gambia - government | National Platform | Country resources |
Ghana |
National Disaster Management Organization (Ghana) | National Platform | Country resources |
Guinea |
Ministère de l'Environnement et du Developpement Durable | National Platform | Country resources |
Guinea-Bissau |
National Service of Civil Protection (Guinea-Bissau) | National Platform | Country resources |
Kenya |
Ministry of Devolution and Planning, State department of devolution, Directorate of special programmes | National Platform | Country resources |
Lesotho |
Disaster Management Authority | National Platform | Country resources |
Liberia |
Liberia - government | National Platform | Country resources |
Namibia |
Office of the Prime (Namibia) | National Platform | Country resources |
Niger |
Office of the Prime Minister (Niger) | National Platform | Country resources |
Nigeria |
National Emergency Management Agency (Nigeria) | National Platform | Country resources |
Republic of the Congo |
Ministère de l'Économie Forestière et de l'Environnement | National Platform | Country resources |
Rwanda |
Rwanda - government | National Platform | Country resources |
Senegal |
Direction de la Protection Civile, Ministère de l'Intérieur (Senegal) | National Platform | Country resources |
Seychelles |
Division of Risk and Disaster Management | National Platform | Country resources |
Sierra Leone |
Disaster Management Department, Office of National Security | National Platform | Country resources |
South Africa |
Department of Water Affairs and Forestry | National Platform | Country resources |
Tanzania, United Rep of |
Office of the Prime Minister (Tanzania, United Rep of) | National Platform | Country resources |
Togo |
Ministère de l'Environnement et des Ressources Forestières | National Platform | Country resources |
Uganda |
Office of the Prime Minister (Uganda) | National Platform | Country resources |
Zambia |
Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit | National Platform | Country resources |
Zimbabwe |
Zimbabwe - government | National Platform | Country resources |

Americas and Caribbean
| Country | Sendai Focal Point | National Platform | Country on PreventionWeb |
|---|---|---|---|
Antigua and Barbuda |
National Office of Disaster Services | Country resources | |
Argentina |
Ministerio de Seguridad Nacional .Secretaria de Protección Civil ; Comisión Cascos Blancos - Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores; Secretaria de Articulaci | Country resources | |
Bahamas |
National Emergency Management Agency (Bahamas) | Country resources | |
Barbados |
Department of Emergency Management | Country resources | |
Belize |
National Emergency Management Organization | Country resources | |
Bolivia, Plurinational State of |
Viceministerio de Defensa Civil | Country resources | |
Brazil |
Secretaria Nacional de Defesa Civil, Ministério da Integração Nacional; Secretaria Nacional de Prote; Ministerio de Integración Nacional; Secretaria Nacional de Proteção e Defesa Civil (SEDEC) | Country resources | |
Canada |
Public Safety Canada | National Platform | Country resources |
Chile |
Servicio Nacional de Prevención y Respuesta ante Desastres- SENAPRED | National Platform | Country resources |
Colombia |
Unidad Nacional para la Gestión del Riesgo de Desastres | Country resources | |
Costa Rica |
Comisión Nacional de Prevención de Riesgos y Atención de Emergencias | National Platform | Country resources |
Cuba |
Estado Mayor Nacional de la Defensa Civil de Cuba | Country resources | |
Dominica |
Office of Disaster Management | Country resources | |
Dominican Republic |
Presidencia de la Rep; Comisión Nacional de Emergencias - Defensa civil | National Platform | Country resources |
Ecuador |
Secretaría de Gestión de Riesgos; Servicio Nacional de Gestión de Riesgos y Emergencias | Country resources | |
El Salvador |
Dirección General de Protección Civil, Prevención y Mitigación de Desastres | Country resources | |
Grenada |
National Disaster Management Agency | Country resources | |
Guatemala |
Coordinadora Nacional para la Reducción de Desastres | National Platform | Country resources |
Guyana |
Civil Defense Commission | Country resources | |
Haiti |
Direction de la Protection Civile (Haiti) | Country resources | |
Honduras |
Comisión Permanente de Contingencias (COPECO) | Country resources | |
Jamaica |
Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management | Country resources | |
Mexico |
Coordinacion Nacional de Proteccion Civil | Country resources | |
Nicaragua |
Sistema Nacional para la Prevención, Mitigación y Atención de Desastres | National Platform | Country resources |
Panama |
Sistema Nacional de Proteccion Civil (Panama) | Country resources | |
Paraguay |
Secretaría de Emergencia Nacional (SEN) | National Platform | Country resources |
Peru |
Rector del Sistema Nacional de Gestión del Riesgo de Desastres, Presidencia del Consejo de Ministros | National Platform | Country resources |
Saint Kitts and Nevis |
National Emergency Management Agency (Saint Kitts and Nevis) | Country resources | |
Saint Lucia |
National Emergency Management Organisation | Country resources | |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
National Emergency Management Office (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) | Country resources | |
Suriname |
National Coordination Center For Disaster Relief | Country resources | |
Trinidad and Tobago |
Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management (ODPM) | Country resources | |
United States of America |
Science for Disaster Reduction Interagency Coordination Group (SDR) | National Platform | Country resources |
Uruguay |
Sistema Nacional de Emergencias | Country resources | |
Venezuela, Bolivarian Rep of |
Viceministerio de Gestión de Riesgo y Protección Civil (VGRPC) | Country resources |

Arab States
| Country | Sendai Focal Point | National Platform | Country on PreventionWeb |
|---|---|---|---|
Algeria |
Ministry of Interior, Local Collectivities and Land Management | National Platform | Country resources |
Bahrain |
National Committee for Disaster Management, Ministry of Interior | National Platform | Country resources |
Comoros |
Volcanological Observatory of Karthala | National Platform | Country resources |
Djibouti |
Ministry of Interior and Decentralization | National Platform | Country resources |
Egypt |
Crisis and Disaster Management Directorate, Cabinet | National Platform | Country resources |
Iraq |
Ministry of Health and Environment | Country resources | |
Jordan |
National Centre for Security and Crises Management | National Platform | Country resources |
Kuwait |
Kuwait Fire Service Directorate | Country resources | |
Lebanon |
Presidency of the Council of Ministers | National Platform | Country resources |
Libya |
National Center for Emergency Crises and Disaster Management | Country resources | |
Mauritania |
Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development | National Platform | Country resources |
Morocco |
Ministry of Interior | National Platform | Country resources |
Oman |
Environment Authority | National Platform | Country resources |
Palestine, State of |
Arab and International Cooperation Unit, Ministry of Interior | National Platform | Country resources |
Qatar |
Ministry of Interior; The Permanent Committee of Emergency, Ministry of Interior | National Platform | Country resources |
Saudi Arabia |
Special Civil Defense Emergency Forces | National Platform | Country resources |
Somalia |
Department for Disaster Risk Management, Somalia Disaster Management Agency | National Platform | Country resources |
Sudan |
National Council of Civil Defense | National Platform | Country resources |
Syrian Arab Republic |
Ministry of Emergency and Disaster Management | National Platform | Country resources |
Tunisia |
Ministry of Environment and Quality of Life | National Platform | Country resources |
United Arab Emirates |
National Emergency and Crisis Management Authority | National Platform | Country resources |
Yemen |
Ministry of Water and Environment | Country resources |

Asia and Pacific
| Country | Sendai Focal Point | National Platform | Country on PreventionWeb |
|---|---|---|---|
Afghanistan |
Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority | Country resources | |
Australia |
Department of Home Affairs | National Platform | Country resources |
Bangladesh |
Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief | National Platform | Country resources |
Bhutan |
Department of Local Governance and Disaster Management | National Platform | Country resources |
Brunei Darussalam |
National Disaster Management Centre | National Platform | Country resources |
Cambodia |
National Committee for Disaster Management (Cambodia) | National Platform | Country resources |
China |
Ministry of Emergency Management | Country resources | |
Fiji |
National Disaster Management Office | National Platform | Country resources |
India |
Ministry of Home Affairs (India) | National Platform | Country resources |
Indonesia |
National Agency for Disaster Management | National Platform | Country resources |
Iran, Islamic Rep of |
Ministry of Interior | National Platform | Country resources |
Japan |
Cabinet Office, Government of Japan | National Platform | Country resources |
Kiribati |
Kiribati - government | National Platform | Country resources |
Korea, Dem People's Rep of |
State Committee for Emergency and Disaster Management | Country resources | |
Korea, Rep of |
Ministry of the Interior and Safety | National Platform | Country resources |
Lao People's Democratic Republic |
Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare | National Platform | Country resources |
Malaysia |
National Disaster Management Agency | National Platform | Country resources |
Maldives |
National Disaster Management Authority | Country resources | |
Marshall Islands |
National Disaster Management Office | National Platform | Country resources |
Micronesia, Fed States of |
Department of Environment, Climate Change and Emergency Management | National Platform | Country resources |
Mongolia |
National Emergency Management Agency (Mongolia) | National Platform | Country resources |
Myanmar |
Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement | Country resources | |
Nauru |
Disaster Risk Management Office under the Ministry of Commerce Industry & Environment. Government of Nauru | Country resources | |
Nepal |
Ministry of Home Affairs (MOHA) | National Platform | Country resources |
New Zealand |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade | National Platform | Country resources |
Pakistan |
National Disaster Management Authority (Pakistan) | National Platform | Country resources |
Palau |
National Emergency Management Office | Country resources | |
Papua New Guinea |
National Disaster Centre | Country resources | |
Philippines |
National Disaster Risk Reduction & Management Council | National Platform | Country resources |
Samoa |
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment | National Platform | Country resources |
Singapore |
Singapore Civil Defence Force | Country resources | |
Solomon Islands |
National Disaster Management Office (Solomon Islands) | National Platform | Country resources |
Sri Lanka |
Disaster Management Center | National Platform | Country resources |
Thailand |
Ministry of Interior (Thailand) | National Platform | Country resources |
Timor-Leste |
Civil Protection Authority | National Platform | Country resources |
Tonga |
Ministry of Infrastructure | National Platform | Country resources |
Tuvalu |
National Disaster Management Office, Office of the Prime Minister, Government of Tuvalu | National Platform | Country resources |
Vanuatu |
National Disaster Management Office (Vanuatu) | National Platform | Country resources |
Viet Nam |
Vietnam Disaster and Dyke Management Authority | National Platform | Country resources |

Europe and Central Asia
| Country | Sendai Focal Point | National Platform | Country on PreventionWeb |
|---|---|---|---|
Albania |
General Directorate of Civil Emergencies, Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Albania | National Platform | Country resources |
Andorra |
Department of Civil Protection and Emergency Management, Ministry of Social Affairs, Justice and Interior | National Platform | Country resources |
Armenia |
Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Armenia | National Platform | Country resources |
Austria |
Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics | National Platform | Country resources |
Azerbaijan |
Ministry of Emergency Situation of the Republic of Azerbaijan | Country resources | |
Belarus |
Ministry for Emergency Situations of the Republic of Belarus | National Platform | Country resources |
Belgium |
Federal Public Service Foreign Affairs, Department for Development Cooperation; Belgium - government | National Platform | Country resources |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Ministry of Security of Bosnia and Herzegovina | National Platform | Country resources |
Bulgaria |
Ministry of Interior (Bulgaria); Chief Directorate Fire Safety and Civil Protection, Ministry of Interior | National Platform | Country resources |
Croatia |
National Protection and Rescue Directorate; Croatia - government | National Platform | Country resources |
Cyprus |
Civil Defence (Cyprus) | National Platform | Country resources |
Czech Republic |
Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic | National Platform | Country resources |
Denmark |
Danish Emergency Management Agency | National Platform | Country resources |
Estonia |
Ministry of Interior of Estonia | National Platform | Country resources |
Finland |
Ministry of the Interior (Finland) | National Platform | Country resources |
France |
Ministry for Ecological and Solidarity Transition | National Platform | Country resources |
Georgia |
National Crisis Management Center | National Platform | Country resources |
Germany |
Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance | National Platform | Country resources |
Greece |
General Secretariat for Civil Protection of Greece | National Platform | Country resources |
Hungary |
National Directorate General for Disaster Management | National Platform | Country resources |
Israel |
Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs; National Emergency Management Authority | Country resources | |
Italy |
Italian Civil Protection Department | National Platform | Country resources |
Kazakhstan |
Committee for emergency situations of the Ministry of Internal Affairs | National Platform | Country resources |
Kyrgyzstan |
Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Kyrgyz Republic | National Platform | Country resources |
Liechtenstein |
Office for Foreign Affairs | Country resources | |
Lithuania |
Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania | Country resources | |
Luxembourg |
Ministry of Interior; Ministry of Home Affairs | National Platform | Country resources |
Monaco |
Ministry of Interior (Monaco) | National Platform | Country resources |
Montenegro |
Ministry of Interior - Directorate for Emergency Situations; Ministry of Interior and Public Administration | National Platform | Country resources |
Netherlands, the |
Ministry of Justice and Security | National Platform | Country resources |
North Macedonia |
Republic of North Macedonia - government | National Platform | Country resources |
Norway |
Directorate for Civil Protection and Emergency Planning, Ministry of Justice and Public Security | National Platform | Country resources |
Poland |
Government Centre for Security | National Platform | Country resources |
Portugal |
Portuguese National Authority for Civil Protection | National Platform | Country resources |
Republic of Moldova |
Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources; State Hydrometeorological Service of the Ministry of Agriculture, Regional Development and Environment | National Platform | Country resources |
Romania |
General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations; Romania - government | National Platform | Country resources |
Russian Federation |
EMERCOM of Russia (Ministry of the Russian Federation for Civil Defense, Emergencies and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters) | National Platform | Country resources |
Serbia |
Sector for Emergency Management, Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Serbia; Sector for Emergency Management, Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Serbia; International Cooperation Protection and Rescue Sector, Ministry of Interior | National Platform | Country resources |
Slovakia |
Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic | Country resources | |
Slovenia |
Administration of the Republic of Slovenia for Civil Protection and Disaster Relief, Ministry of Defence | National Platform | Country resources |
Spain |
Dirección General de Protección Civil y Emergencias | National Platform | Country resources |
Sweden |
Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency | National Platform | Country resources |
Switzerland |
Swiss National Platform for Natural Hazards, PLANAT | National Platform | Country resources |
Tajikistan |
Committee of Emergency situations and Civil defense under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan | National Platform | Country resources |
Türkiye |
Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency; Ministry of Interior, Disaster and Emergency Management Authority; Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency; RT Prime Ministry Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) | National Platform | Country resources |
Ukraine |
State Emergency Service of Ukraine | National Platform | Country resources |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
Cabinet Office (UK) | National Platform | Country resources |

Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cabo Verde
Cameroon
Côte d'Ivoire
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Gabon
Gambia, Republic of The
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Kenya
Lesotho
Liberia
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Republic of the Congo
Rwanda
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
South Africa
Tanzania, United Rep of
Togo
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Cuba
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
El Salvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Suriname
Trinidad and Tobago
United States of America
Uruguay
Venezuela, Bolivarian Rep of
Algeria
Bahrain
Comoros
Djibouti
Egypt
Iraq
Jordan
Kuwait
Lebanon
Libya
Mauritania
Morocco
Oman
Palestine, State of
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Somalia
Sudan
Syrian Arab Republic
Tunisia
United Arab Emirates
Yemen
Afghanistan
Australia
Bangladesh
Bhutan
Brunei Darussalam
Cambodia
China
Fiji
India
Indonesia
Iran, Islamic Rep of
Japan
Kiribati
Korea, Dem People's Rep of
Korea, Rep of
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Malaysia
Maldives
Marshall Islands
Micronesia, Fed States of
Mongolia
Myanmar
Nauru
Nepal
New Zealand
Pakistan
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Philippines
Samoa
Singapore
Solomon Islands
Sri Lanka
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Tonga
Tuvalu
Vanuatu
Viet Nam
Albania
Andorra
Armenia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Israel
Italy
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Monaco
Montenegro
Netherlands, the
North Macedonia
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Republic of Moldova
Romania
Russian Federation
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Tajikistan
Türkiye
Ukraine
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland