Voluntary Commitments at a glance

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    National (or local) - Philippines
    Active
    Adopt-a-Municipality Project - Tiwi Albay
    Aboitiz Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of the Aboitiz Group and AP Renewables Inc., partnered with the National Resilience Council and the Municipality of Tiwi, to develop a comprehensive, science-based approach to community disaster and climate change adaptation.
    National (or local) - Yemen
    Active
    Strengthening and training communities to respond to disasters in Yemen
    Contribute to improving disaster preparedness in order to effectively respond to “Build Back Better” in terms of recovery, repair and reconstruction, one of the four priorities for action identified by the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030.
    National (or local) - Nepal
    Completed
    Paving the way for building Resilience in Nepal: An initiative to understand and assess risk through the use of frontier technology
    This commitment is implemented by the Institute of Himalayan Risk reduction (IHRR). Drones and geospatial technologies will be used to enhance disaster risk assessments and development planning at Hetauda Sub-Metropolitan City, Capital of Bagmati Province in Nepal.
    National (or local) - Japan
    Completed
    Sendai City's Midterm Review of its own implementation of the Sendai Framework
    Sendai City conducted its own Midterm Review of the implementation of the Sendai Framework, considering the importance of the local government level implementation of the Sendai Framework.
    National (or local) - Portugal
    Active
    Senior Academy for Civil Protection: the active role of the elderly in DRR
    This project is aimed for senior population who want to collaborate with Amadora Civil Protection. In this project, all the volunteers are trained to acquire disaster risk reduction skills and knowledge to implement and strength a safety culture in the city.
    National (or local) - Japan, Mongolia
    Active
    City-to-city learning between Sendai and Ulaanbaatar
    The workshop aims to contribute to urban resilience efforts in Mongolia and Japan by facilitating information exchange and peer learning.
    Global
    Active
    Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union Media for DRR Initiative
    ABU in cooperation with UNDRR started the implementation of the global initiative Media for DRR. This is a commitment to a two-year project with the goal of enhancing the ability of broadcasters to provide useful information for climate change adaptation and disaster prevention in Asia.
    Regional - Asia, Oceania
    Active
    ABU Awards on Climate Change & Disaster Risk Reduction
    The competition and awards aim to inspire content producers across the Asia-Pacific region and beyond to cover the two most critical issues for the future of mankind: climate change and disaster risk reduction.

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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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