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El presente marco teórico está diseñado para uso de las agencias nacionales con el fin de mejorar la calidad de la información y los datos que están siendo recopilados para monitorear la implementación del Marco de Sendai para la Reducción del riesgo de Desastres y las iniciativas de reducción y gestión del riesgo de desastres en sus países. Este docum…
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The Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) report provides a snapshot of the latest DRR progress Pakistan has achieved under the four priorities of the Sendai Framework. It also highlights some of the key challenges surrounding the issue of creating coherence among the key global frameworks at the country level; and makes recommendations for strengthening the o…
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The Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) report provides a snapshot of the latest DRR progress Maldives has achieved under the four priorities of the Sendai Framework. It also highlights some of the key challenges surrounding the issue of creating coherence among the key global frameworks at the country level; and makes recommendations for strengthening the o…
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The Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) report provides a snapshot of the latest DRR progress Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) has achieved under the four priorities of the Sendai Framework. It also highlights some of the key challenges surrounding the issue of creating coherence among the key global frameworks at the country level; and makes rec…
Climate change has had serious consequences at global and local levels and has required more effective scientific studies and management measures for disaster risk reduction strategies. In this sense, public managers should consider strategies that involve the integration of stakeholders, in relation to understanding the disaster risks to be faced. The…
The interaction between natural and human-induced disasters is a more recent phenomenon that is supported by the increased settlement in disaster-prone areas, the vulnerability of technological and urban infrastructure in relation to natural forces, and the impact of natural hazards on such infrastructure and other facilities with a hazard potential, e.…
From the 19th to 21st of August 2014, the city of Hiroshima in Japan experienced a torrential rainfall triggering 166 landslides, which led to 107 debris flows and 59 shallow slides. These landslides were compounded by flash flooding. The consequence of the landslides and flooding led to 74 deaths in the two wards of Asa-Kita and Asa-Minami,…
In general, local communities are considered as one of the key stakeholders in building urban resilience, as they are the primary victims and the first to respond to disasters. In order to examine the progress of the local governments, how they can be empowered, and reformed, a range of institutions, including government agencies, non-governmental agenc…
The present work describes the experience of the Province of Potenza (an Italian local authority of subnational level) in accomplishing the recent UN global agreements goals and targets and in particular illustrates: Progresses made in implementing locally the #weResilient strategy, a risk-informed sustainable development policy-making action at terr…
As Costa Rica forms part of Central America, it is highly vulnerable to disasters. These tend to have a bigger impact in rural areas, where they cause considerable damage and losses to agricultural production systems. Animal production is strategically important for the country, a dominant activity in rural areas and an important source of employment. I…
The present study proposes the analysis of DRM strategies that had been implemented into sub-national development plans and public policy instruments in the States of Chiapas and Tabasco, located in Southeast Mexico. It describes the methodological phases for the implementation of those strategies and the participatory process, with a multi-level…
This Parliamentary Protocol for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation seeks to guide parliamentary work to meet national disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation needs. It also seeks to support the legislative branch’s contributions to the implementation of the Sendai Framework and provide tools for parliaments to use in…
Explore the multimedia version The Words into Action (WiA) guidelines are designed to provide practical guidance on disaster risk reduction topics. The present guidelines are designed to support countries in developing a national disaster risk reduction strategy that is aligned with the Sendai Framework. This guideline complements the ‘Words…
This report is intended to provide guidance for the urban planning profession and those involved in city development on how to incorporate disaster risk reduction (DRR) and resilience into urban planning decisions and investments to support city governments’ resilience objectives and strategies. The aim of this guide is to provide varied actors with up-…
The present report provides an overview of progress in implementing the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030, as requested by the General Assembly in its resolution 73/231. In accordance with Assembly resolution 73/230, the report also includes a section on an effective global response to address the impacts of the El Nino phenomenon.…

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