Understanding the Seven Targets of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction

The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 was adopted at the Third United Nations World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction held in Sendai, Japan, in March 2015. The framework is a 15-year plan aimed at reducing disaster risk and losses in lives, livelihoods, and health, while enhancing economic, social, and environmental sustainability. The framework has seven global targets, each with a set of specific indicators to measure progress towards achieving them.

1. The first target of the Sendai Framework is to "substantially reduce global disaster mortality by 2030, aiming to lower the average per 100,000 global mortality rate in the decade 2020-2030 compared to the period 2005-2015" (United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction [UNDRR], 2015, p. 12). The indicator for this target is the number of deaths, missing persons, and directly affected persons per 100,000 population.
2. The second target is to "substantially reduce the number of affected people globally by 2030, aiming to lower the average global figure per 100,000 in the decade 2020-2030 compared to the period 2005-2015" (UNDRR, 2015, p. 12). The indicator for this target is the number of people affected by disasters per 100,000 population.
3. The third target is to "reduce direct disaster economic loss in relation to global gross domestic product (GDP) by 2030" (UNDRR, 2015, p. 12). The indicator for this target is the direct disaster economic loss in relation to global GDP.
4. The fourth target is to "substantially reduce disaster damage to critical infrastructure and disruption of basic services, among them health and educational facilities, including through developing their resilience by 2030" (UNDRR, 2015, p. 12). The indicator for this target is the number of damaged or destroyed health and educational facilities and other critical infrastructure.
5. The fifth target is to "substantially increase the number of countries with national and local disaster risk reduction strategies by 2020" (UNDRR, 2015, p. 12). The indicator for this target is the number of countries with national and local disaster risk reduction strategies in place.
6. The sixth target is to "substantially enhance international cooperation to developing countries through adequate and sustainable support to complement their national actions for implementation of this framework by 2030" (UNDRR, 2015, p. 12). The indicator for this target is the amount of official development assistance (ODA) and other financial resources provided to support disaster risk reduction in developing countries.
7. The seventh target is to "substantially increase the availability of and access to multi-hazard early warning systems and disaster risk information and assessments to people by 2030" (UNDRR, 2015, p. 12). The indicator for this target is the percentage of the population with access to early warning systems and disaster risk information and assessments.

In conclusion, the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 has seven global targets with specific indicators to measure progress towards achieving them. These targets focus on reducing mortality and the number of affected people, minimizing economic losses and damage to critical infrastructure, increasing the number of countries with disaster risk reduction strategies, enhancing international cooperation and financial support, and improving the availability and access to early warning systems and disaster risk information.

References

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction. (2015). Sendai framework for disaster risk reduction 2015-2030. https://www.preventionweb.net/files/43291_sendaiframeworkfordrren.pdf