Feng Min Kan, PhD

Head of UNISDR Asia-Pacific Office

Sendai Framework for DRR 2015-2030:

An instrument for achieving risk-resilient

development

Context of the WCDRRContext

Shifts Of SF from HFA

1. Shift from disaster loss to disaster risk

2. Shift from a disaster management focus to more disaster

risk management

3. Shift from “what to do?” to “how to do?”

Promote a people-centered preventive approach to DRR

Articulate governance to manage disaster risk and strengthen

accountability, including the role of national platforms;

Focus on understanding and tackling disaster risk drivers; with shared

responsibility for DRR with stakeholders

Mobilize risk-sensitive investment by adopting risk-informed

policies and practices in both the public and private sectors;

Enhance the Global Platform and Regional Platforms for coherence,

monitoring and periodic reviews.

Scope

Adds slow-onset, small-scale，biological

and man-made hazards

Increases the scope of action in recovery,

rehabilitation and reconstruction

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.

Goal

Prevent new and reduce existing

disaster risk and thus strengthen

resilience

By UN General Assembly

• Endorse the Sendai Framework

• Establish open-ended inter-governmental

working group to develop indicators and

terminology (May 2015)

• Initiate work of the open-ended inter-

governmental working group (September 2015)

• Define periodic review of Sendai Framework in

line with ECOSOC, HLPF, and building on

regional & Global Platforms (December 2015)

By UN system

• Update the UN Plan of Action on Disaster Risk

Reduction for Resilience

• Promote coherence across conferences and

agreements (e.g. Financing for Development; UN

Summit on post-2015 development agenda;

UNFCCC COP21, World Humanitarian Summit, &

Habitat 3)

• Support Governments in implementation

By the Asia-Pacific Region

Identify baseline: Country status report on DRR with a

focus on risk understanding and DRR action in development

sectors

.Develop a policy guidance and regional plan for

implementation as agreed at the 6th AMCDRR in 2014

Develop Sector Briefs to facilitate DRR action in all

development sectors

AMCDRR to be hosted by Government of India in 2016

to adopt a regional Plan for Sendai Framework

implementation

By Governments

• Appoint national focal points

• Nominate experts to open-ended inter-governmental

working group for the development of indicators &

terminology

• Identify baselines & set targets for risks and DRR action

• Update national & local DRR strategies & plans

• Review and update relevant national legislation

• Promote National, Local and Regional Platforms on DRR

• Promote coherence across agreements (DRR, CC and

SDGs)

By Governments

To prevent new risks of disasters to be created in new

development process requires governments to prioritize the

action below:

– Disaster loss data and disaster risk profile, with

– Comprehensive analysis of the current status of disaster risk

reduction to determine policies and action

– Strong coordination mechanism for promoting and facilitating

risk-informed and risk resilient development practices

– Systematic application of science and technology for risk

resilient development policy and practices

– Strong governance, with clear roles and responsibilities, with

the support of accountability measures and monitoring

systems in all development sectors

Thank you

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