Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030

The present post-2015 framework for disaster risk reduction was adopted at the Third World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction, held from 14 to 18 March 2015 in Sendai, Miyagi, Japan, which represented a unique opportunity for countries to: Adopt a concise, focused, forward-looking and action-oriented post-2015 framework for disaster risk reduction; Complete the assessment and review of the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015: Building Resilience of Nations and Communities to Disasters;1 Consider the experience gained through the regional and national strategies/institutions and plans for disaster risk reduction and their recommendations, as well as relevant regional agreements under the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action; Identify modalities of cooperation based on commitments to implement a post-2015 framework for disaster risk reduction; Determine modalities for the periodic review of the implementation of a post-2015 framework for disaster risk reduction.