Voluntary Commitments at a glance

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    National (or local) - Nepal
    Progress not updated
    Resilience policymaking in Nepal: giving voice to communities
    Working in three rural villages in Nepal, we examined communities’ perceptions of disaster risks and their views on their ability to mitigate those risks and cope with future emergencies. This project brought often hidden community voices into resilience related policies.
    National (or local) - India
    Progress not updated
    Shaping Disaster Resilient India: An initiative to build the capacities of YYPs in DRM and CCA through University Networks
    A Youth and Young Professionals (YYP) initiative to provide a platform for working in Disaster Risk Management (DRM), risk reduction, climate change adaptation (CCA) and other analogous fields to implement the Sendai Framework by applying Science, Engineering, Technology and Innovation (SETI).
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    Science Technology Commitment to support implementation of Sendai Framework
    The Scientific and Technical Advisory Group (STAG) in line with the Science and Technology Roadmap supported the implementation of the SFDRR. We aimed at fostering stronger partnerships along with clear strategies among the scientific and technology community.
    Regional - Asia, Oceania
    Progress not updated
    Asian Disaster Reduction and Response Network (ADRRN)
    ADRRN is committed to promote coordination, information sharing and collaboration among Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and other stakeholders for effective and efficient disaster reduction and response in the Asia-Pacific region.
    Regional - Asia, Oceania
    Progress not updated
    Sentinel Asia
    The Sentinel Asia initiative is an international collaboration among space agencies, disaster management agencies, and international agencies for applying remote sensing and Web-GIS technologies to support disaster management in the Asia-Pacific region.
    Global
    Progress not updated
    Urban Planning Advisory Group (UPAG)
    UPAG is committed to incorporating disaster risk reduction and resilience building in urban planning policy, practice, and research.
    Regional - Asia, Oceania
    Progress not updated
    HelpAge Network in Asia Pacific
    HelpAge International works in partnership with more than 40 different organisations across Asia Pacific to promote the rights of older people. We work to ensure they are not overlooked in humanitarian response, including in programs, policies and guidelines.
    Regional - Africa
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    Disaster Risk Reduction Through High-quality, Original Stories from Africa
    Zulani Africa is a digital media company committed to build smart media products based on emerging communications technologies. Our focus is to tell high-quality, original stories on disaster risk reduction, climate change, and sustainable development, among others.

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    Global
    41
    Africa
    23
    Europe
    21
    Asia
    147
    Americas
    53
    Oceania
    34
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    The map reflects the number of countries/territories or regions covered by voluntary commitments. The numbers shown on the map represent the total commitments at the regional, national, and local levels. Regional voluntary commitments, which cover multiple countries, are counted together with national and local commitments to provide a comprehensive view of the engagement in each region.

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