Terminology
Here you will find basic definitions on disaster risk reduction to promote a common understanding on the subject for use by the public, authorities and practitioners.

Terminology

Sendai Framework Terminology on Disaster Risk Reduction

The Open-ended intergovernmental expert working group on indicators and terminology relating to disaster risk reduction was established by the General Assembly in its resolution 69/284 for the development of a set of possible indicators to measure global progress in the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030, coherent with the work of the Inter-Agency and Expert Group on Sustainable Development Goal Indicators. The report was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on February 2nd, 2017.

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