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    National (or local) - Spain
    Active

    Ribadesella Community Resilience in Spain

    The Civil Protection Volunteer Association of Ribadesella conducts workshops for community resilience and protection to enhance preparedness and response before, during and after disasters
    National (or local) - Australia
    Completed

    Queensland Resilient Homes Fund

    The Resilient Homes Fund includes three funding programs to improve Queenslander’s residences’ resilience to flooding through resilient retrofit, home raising, or voluntary buy-back programs.
    Regional - Europe
    New

    ENGAGE - Engage Society for Risk Awareness and Resilience

    ENGAGE brings together 15 partners from 9 countries in order to provide novel knowledge and identify impactful solutions to exploit Europe's societal resilience. Ultimately, the work of ENGAGE seeks to establish a broader, citizen-centered approach to disaster risk.
    Global
    Active

    Provide a tool to enhance the resilience of existing deteriorated bridges in the high risk zones for natural hazards using Global Analytics for Bridge Management

    UBMS Research Group aims to evolve a tool using data from Global Analytics for Bridge Management for deteriorated bridges. This tool will enhance the resilience of bridges in high risk zones for natural hazards.
    National (or local) - Spain
    New

    Ribadesella Community Resilience in Spain

    Talks and Workshops on community self-protection and community resilience
    National (or local) - Australia
    Completed

    Queensland Betterment Fund, investing to create stronger, more resilient Queensland communities

    Queensland leads the nation in delivering betterment programs that demonstrate how upfront investments in stronger, more resilient assets, saves money for all levels of government in future disasters.
    Regional - Africa, Asia
    New

    The Arab Private Sector Stakeholder Group for Disaster Risk Reduction (2021 – 2024)

    Acknowledging the critical role of the private sector in any given country and community, as employer, producer, exporter or investor. The group will work to integrate disaster risk disaster into business models and practices.
    Global
    Active

    DARAJA: Developing Risk Awareness Through Joint Action

    ‘Daraja’, meaning ‘bridge’ in Swahili, brings together the residents of informal settlements, national meteorological forecasters, city authorities and other actors to facilitate hazard awareness and improve climate resilience of vulnerable populations in informal settlements.
    Global
    Active

    Nature Protects People Project

    The Nature Protects People Project is a USAID-funded initiative implemented by The Nature Conservancy (TNC). The aim is to build the capacity of planners and communities on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation globally.
    National (or local) - Japan
    New

    Empowering Youth Leadership in Disaster Risk Reduction through Model UN activity

    A Model UN conference envisioned the 4th World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction, engaging 400 students from 37 schools to promote the Sendai Framework's goals for inclusive and effective global disaster preparedness.
    Global
    Active

    Smart Community Infrastructures: Disaster Risk Reduction (ISO/TC268/SC1/WG6)

    We are a working group under the International Organization for Standardization’s ISO TC 268 SC1 Smart Community Infrastructure. Our working group focuses on the standardization of smart community infrastructure which could strengthen community resiliency against potential disasters.
    National (or local) - Portugal
    Active

    Risk Reduction Awareness Program in the Municipality of Amadora

    The development of awareness-raising programs to reduce risk is essential for the mobilization and participation of citizens in prevention and mitigation strategies, in order to increase public awareness of the risks existing in the municipality.
    Global
    Completed

    Avoidable Deaths Network (ADN)

    ADN provides a dynamic forum for experts, practitioners, researchers and organisational partners to identify and promote theoretical and practical solutions to reducing avoidable disaster deaths.
    Global
    Active

    International Wildfire Preparedness Mechanism (IWPM)

    The mission of the IWPM is to support, on request, agencies and countries to build national capacity and resilience to wildfire through the exchange of best practice in landscape fire management
    National (or local) - Japan
    Active

    Sendai Symposium for Disaster Risk Reduction and the Future

    It is the event where citizens can learn disaster prevention and demonstrate daily activities through sessions, booth displays, experience-based activities, and other programs in order to pass on their experiences and lessons learned from the Great East Japan Earthquake to future DRR.
    Global
    Completed

    World Tsunami Museum Conference

    The World Tsunami Museum Conference is a series of conferences organized by multi-stakeholders to share experiences, good practices and lessons learned among existing disaster-related museums.
    National (or local) - Japan
    Active

    Seminars of the Sendai Framework for DRR for citizens in Sendai City

    In cooperation with the International Research Institute of Disaster Science of Tohoku University (IRIDeS), Sendai City hosts “the Sendai Framework for DRR Seminar to provide the citizens” sink in, raise citizen’s awareness towards DRR, as well as to encourage voluntary commitment on DRR activities.
    National (or local) - Japan
    Active

    "Decision-making and Taking Action" - Promotion of Women Leadership Program

    In the Sendai Framework, the importance of the promotion of women’s leadership was clearly stated. In order to achieve this goal, we offer a training program to promote the leadership of women who actively engage in community planning.
    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.
    Regional - Asia, Oceania
    Active

    ABU Media Summit on Climate Action and Disaster Preparedness

    ABU has been at the forefront of issues on Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction. Through the summits, this commitment aims at: strengthening the collaboration of broadcasting organizations; encourage the production and dissemination of relevant content; and promote information-sharing networks
    Regional - Europe, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, the
    Active

    LINKS - Strengthening links between technologies and society for European disaster resilience

    LINKS aims to improve disaster resilience in Europe by strengthening links between technologies and society with a focus on the use of Social Media and Crowdsourcing in disasters.
    National (or local) - South Sudan
    Active

    Localisation initiative for supporting disaster displaced people in South Sudan

    In South Sudan, people displaced by disasters have set up their small businesses after participating in a pioneering new approach to localisation.
    National (or local) - Philippines
    Active

    Community-based Education on Family Disaster Preparedness—3S Kadets Program

    The 3S Kadets Program will equip select community members with the knowledge and skills needed for community-based disaster risk management and center/family-based disaster preparedness to improve community resilience.
    National (or local) - Philippines
    Deliverable update needed

    Disaster Waste Management Capacity Development for Local Governments in the Philippines

    Disaster waste management (DWM) is a critical task during the initial phase of disaster recovery. The Philippine Association for Disaster Waste Management will promote the implementation of DWM through awareness raising, capacity development, and technical assistance.
    National (or local) - Nepal
    Completed

    School Based Sustainable DRR Education and Material Development Project in Nepal

    A project aimed to increase DRR education and knowledge throughout communities in Nepal, focusing on providing DRR education toolkits and capacity building to teachers, and thus children, their families, and the community.
    Regional - Asia, Japan, Philippines
    Active

    Makati City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (DRRMO) Study Visit to Japan

    Representatives of Makati City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (DRRMO) organized a study visit to Japan to explore new ideas, technology and management structure of public disaster education facilities in Kobe, Osaka, and Sakai cities.
    Regional - Asia, Japan, Korea, Rep of
    Active

    Benchmark Visit From Seoul to Kobe on Disaster Risk Reduction and Crisis Management

    A delegation from Seoul led by the CityNet Secretariat visited Kobe and its surrounding cities for benchmarking good practices on disaster risk reduction and crisis management as Seoul prepares to enhance its resilience to counter new challenges faced by the climate crisis.
    National (or local) - Thailand
    Active

    Linking Weather Radars and Rain Gauges for Highly Accurate Proprietary Weather Forecast Models in Bangkok

    Weathernews Inc. supports the production of highly accurate local rainfall forecasts and nowcasts that will help for early detection of weather-related disasters, leading to early warning and response in the city of Bangkok.
    Regional - Asia, Japan, Philippines
    Active

    Makati First Responder's Training through City-to-City Cooperation

    This city-to-city cooperation initiative between Yokohama and Makati transferred the necessary practical skills to effectively and efficiently manage the response tactics of the first responders of Makati. The training was conducted in both Yokohama and Makati for two years.
    Regional - Asia
    Active

    Lead City Makati hosts 15th CityNet Disaster Cluster Seminar

    CityNet Disaster Cluster seminar is an annual event where members of CityNet disaster cluster gather to review the group's programs and activities and match potential resources with the needs of the participating local governments.
    National (or local) - Portugal
    Completed

    Strengthen leadership, cooperation and participation in disaster risk reduction in the Municipality of Amadora

    Strengthening leadership and level of cooperation in DRR among all entities of the city. The objectives are: - consolidation of contingency and emergency plans - encouragement of active citizen participation - better communication and improved public awareness - strengthened early warning systems
    National (or local) - Nepal
    Active

    Promoting Disaster Risk Reduction Education in Nepal

    The program includes a series of trainings, events, workshops, and orientations on DRR education for teachers, students, and community members in Nepal.
    Regional - Asia
    Active

    Empowering Youth Leadership in Promoting Bosai in the Asia Pacific Region

    The project targeted youths from Japan, Nepal and Thailand who underwent virtual trainings through specially designed modules on disaster education, preparedness and response. The sessions were based on the Japanese bosai practice of self-help and mutual-help to develop practical educational tools.
    Regional - Asia, Nepal
    Active

    School Club Based Resilience Community Model Project (SCBMRP), Nepal – Third Phase

    The project aims to propagate disaster education from DRR education clubs of schools to its respective communities through interactive games and tools designed both for children and adults learn about risks and its countermeasures effectively.
    National (or local) - Japan
    Active

    Restoring the Human Spirit Through Music

    Restoring the Human Spirit Through Music and Involving Local People in DRR
    Global
    Progress update needed

    International Recovery Platform (IRP)

    The International Recovery Platform (IRP) is a global partnership working to strengthen knowledge, and share experiences and lessons on building back better in recovery, rehabilitation, and reconstruction. It is a joint initiative of United Nations organizations, international financial institutions
    National (or local) - Nepal
    Completed

    Bosai Culture and Disaster Education in Nepal

    This project is a replication of the previous project conducted by CityNet Yokohama Project Office to train teachers on DRR education and utilization of DRR educational kit. This project targeted rural municipalities in Nepal and was conducted online due to the ongoing pandemic.
    National (or local) - Nepal
    Completed

    Mitra Disaster Risk Reduction Learning Center

    Nepal's first disaster risk reduction learning center aims to improve the knowledge sharing of disaster prevention activities in Nepal through schools and communities using creative and innovative tools introduced from Japan and localized in Nepal.
    National (or local) - Australia
    Completed

    Delivery of Get Ready Queensland 2022-2023 across Queensland

    Get Ready Queensland is a year-round, resilience building initiative that delivers an ongoing disaster preparedness awareness campaign and provides $2 million in funding to Queensland’s 77 Local Governments and one Town Authority (Weipa) to support community preparedness for disasters.
    National (or local) - Philippines
    Completed

    Honing Agents for National Disaster Awareness (HANDA) Program: Disaster Preparedness and Business Continuity Planning for MSMEs

    The HANDA Program is conducted by the University of the Philippines Institute for Small-Scale Industries (UP ISSI) to promote business continuity planning and disaster preparedness awareness among micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the Philippines.
    National (or local) - Philippines
    Progress not updated

    Negros Occidental Impact 2025

    The project aims to build 10,000 housing units in Negros Occidental creating a housing ecosystem that enables low-income families to have access to land; safe and disaster resilient shelters through bamboo technology; and live in a clean, green and cohesive community.
    National (or local) - Peru
    Completed

    Strengthening and training first response teams for disasters by Cuerpo General de Paramedicos del Perú

    The General Corps of Volunteer Paramedics of Peru, also known as the Cuerpo General de Paramedicos Voluntarios del Perú (CGPVP), is dedicated to strengthening and training first response teams for disasters.
    Regional - Africa
    Progress update needed

    Africa Youth Advisory Board on Disaster Risk Reduction (AYAB DRR)

    The Africa Youth Advisory Board on Disaster Risk Reduction (AYAB DRR) is a board established under the African Union Commission (AUC) to promote meaningful youth engagement and involvement in DRR policy development, implementation and review across Africa.
    National (or local) - Hong Kong (China)
    Completed

    Paris Watch Climate Community Dialogue for a Just, Inclusive Transition

    The Climate Community Dialogue project seeks to engage a broad range of stakeholders, particularly the most vulnerable, to engage them in climate change mitigation, adaptation and disaster preparedness, using the Talanoa Dialogue approach, and to address disproportionate negative impacts on them.
    National (or local) - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
    Progress not updated

    To support the National Consortium for Societal Resilience [UK+] as a forum to discuss societal resilience

    To sustain the National Consortium for Societal Resilience (UK+) to enhance the UK+ approach to societal resilience, so that individuals, community groups, businesses, and organisations can all play a meaningful part in building the resilience of our society
    Regional - Africa, Zambia, Americas, United States of America, Asia, Japan, Pakistan, Philippines, Thailand, Viet Nam, Europe, Germany, Oceania, Australia
    Progress not updated

    International DRM Research Colloquium on Disaster Risk Reduction in a Changing Climate towards Business Continuity

    In line with the celebration of the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction on 13 October, the research colloquium gathers guests and speakers from around the world for a meaningful exchange on DRR
    Regional - Asia
    Progress not updated

    Programs, projects, research and other DRR activities by the Disaster Risk Management Unit (DRM Unit) of PSBA Manila

    The DRM Unit is committed to provide support for formal DRM education for local and international citizens by addressing the root cause of vulnerability to disasters in order to uphold people’s right to life and property.
    National (or local) - United States of America
    Completed

    Ready-to-Fund Resilience Toolkit and Guide

    Ready-to-Fund Resilience is a package of resources describing how local governments and partners can design more fundable resilience projects by pulling specific policy levers, seeking key partnerships, using innovative accounting practices, inverting power structures, and rethinking processes.
    National (or local) - Türkiye
    Active

    Underlining the risk and preventing disasters for Atakum Municipality

    The Atakum Municipality is implementing measures to raise disaster awareness and preparedness in line with the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Plan (IRAP) of Turkey.
    National (or local) - Nigeria
    Active

    Pre-disaster support for vulnerable communities and resilient recovery for IDPs in North West Nigeria

    Tech Talent Hunt Initiative works to increase Disaster Preparedness of ten (10) vulnerable communities and create resilient recovery pathways for 750 displaced persons in North West Nigeria.
    National (or local) - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
    Completed

    Improving Disaster Resilience in an Ageing Greater Manchester

    The commitment aims to ensure that older people are heard when designing disaster resilience building programmes, enabling Greater Manchester to co-identify potential solutions and approaches to resilience.
    National (or local) - Philippines
    Progress not updated

    High-Definition Clean Energy, Climate, and Weather Forecasts for the Philippines

    High-Definition Clean Energy, Climate, and Weather Forecasts for the Philippines (ECW) project aims to address the present climate emergency by providing weather and climate information to support communities to enhance their climate and disaster risk resilience, and for clean energy development.
    Regional - Europe
    Progress not updated

    MYRIAD-EU: Multi-hazard and Systemic Framework for Enhancing Risk-Informed Management and Decision-making

    MYRIAD-EU catalyses a paradigm shift towards a multi-risk, multi-sector, systemic approach to risk management. Our research programme aims to enable the development of forward-looking disaster risk management pathways that assess trade-offs and synergies across sectors, hazards, and scales.
    Regional - Africa, Americas, Europe
    Completed

    European Emergency Circle Commitment

    The European Emergency Circle Commitment has the goal of promoting the democratization in access to training to act in medical emergencies and risk reduction. For this purpose, we facilitate a number of courses on related topics.
    Global
    Completed

    Capacity building to reduce animal vulnerability for animal owners and governments

    When disasters hit, animals also experience terrible effects as people do. This commitment aims at increasing the protection of animals exposed to disasters by, for example, providing online training on animal rescue and disaster management.
    National (or local) - Philippines
    Active

    Building Business Resilience through Climate Strategy in the Philippines

    The Aboitiz Group is building its capacity to build resilience on climate change impacts to assets and its employees. In our goal to be climate change-resilient, we developed a system to identify and assess risks, and to provide our stakeholders with relevant and updated information.
    National (or local) - Philippines
    Active

    Communities for Resilience (CORE): Partnerships Towards Climate-Smart Philippines Program

    Aboitiz Equity Ventures, Inc. partnered with the Climate Change Commission in conducting trainings on Local Climate Change Action Planning to increase capacities of local municipalities.
    National (or local) - Japan
    Progress not updated

    Creating a "plaza" where young volunteers, practitioners, and researchers working on disaster prevention can gather in Japan

    U-INSPIRE Japan provides a plaza where young volunteers, practitioners, and scientists can meet and exchange ideas.
    Regional - Asia, Timor-Leste, Oceania, Australia
    Deliverable update needed
    Progress not updated

    Promoting Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems for All - From Timor-Leste and Beyond

    Similie is a for profit social enterprise tech company. Similie has created an affordable and intuitive cloud-based end-to-end Multi-hazard Early Warning System to protect vulnerable communities in emerging markets from climate hazards and help them adapt to climate change.
    National (or local) - Australia
    Completed

    Delivery of Regional Resilience Strategies in Queensland

    Development of locally led, co-designed regional resilience strategies to support the coordination and prioritisation of future resilience building and mitigation projects across Queensland.
    National (or local) - Philippines
    Progress not updated

    Development of MSME Disaster Resilience Tools for the Philippines

    PDRF, through the Philippine Preparedness Partnership (PHILPREP), developed tools to increase the awareness of MSMEs to prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters in the Philippines thereby strengthening disaster resilience of MSMEs in the Philippines.
    Regional - Asia
    Completed

    Contributing via Business Strengths, DRR Innovation and Partnerships

    Kokusai Kogyo commits to innovating and delivering geospatial information technology solutions that contribute to building resilience to disasters and accelerating Sustainable Development. We commit to make accessible these solutions not only in Japan, but across Asia and beyond.
    National (or local) - Japan
    Completed

    Resilience in the tourism sector: ARISE Japan Activity Plan 2019-2022

    ARISE is a UNDRR-led network of private sector entities, whose members voluntarily commit to align with the Sendai Framework. ARISE Japan is the network based in Japan. This SFVC is ARISE Japan’s Action Plan for 2019-2022.
    National (or local) - Philippines
    Progress not updated

    Philippine Catastrophe Insurance Facility

    The creation of an insurance facility for the aggregation of catastrophic risks written in the Philippines, to be able to increase capacity, more efficiently write such business, whilst ensuring its sustainability and being able to offer such cover to the more vulnerable sectors.
    Global
    Progress not updated

    Survivor and community-led crisis response

    Local to Global Protection (L2GP) works for meaningful change in the humanitarian system by supporting, documenting and promoting local perspectives and responses to major humanitarian crises.
    National (or local) - United States of America
    Progress not updated

    Reimagining 2025: Living with Fire Design Challenge 2021 Cohort

    Wonder Labs created the Living with Fire Design Challenge to enable more impactful and inclusive convergence research with communities learning to live with fire. The 2021 Cohort focuses on developing 'reimagining living with fire' projects with communities.
    Global
    Progress not updated

    Global Earthquake Model (GEM)

    The GEM Foundation is a non-profit, public-private partnership that drives a global collaborative effort to develop scientific and high-quality resources for transparent assessment of earthquake risk and to facilitate their application for risk management around the globe.
    Global
    Completed

    Build Change Prevents Housing Loss Caused by Disasters

    Build Change, the global leader in systems change for resilient housing, works to make each house disaster resilient for safer homes and safer people.
    Global
    Completed

    Recovery, Renewal, Resilience: Informing, supporting and developing guidance for local Resilience

    Our project takes a systems approach to Recovery and Renewal from COVID-19 to build Resilience.
    National (or local) - Japan
    Progress not updated

    The Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake Video Footage Archive for Public Viewing

    The Video Footage Archive of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake is to share the lessons conveyed by these images and to contribute to public awareness raising and learning for the future generations to be prepared for future disasters.
    Global
    Completed

    Disaster Recovery Institute International (DRI)

    DRI is the oldest and largest nonprofit of our kind that helps organizations around the world prepare for and recover from disasters by providing education, accreditation, and thought leadership in business continuity, disaster recovery, cyber resilience and related fields.
    Global
    Completed

    Applied Risk Communications by Pacífico

    At Pacífico Creative Risk Communications we are committed to find more effective ways to educate about risk, engaging citizens along the way. We help international organizations and governments around the world to allow communities to make more informed decisions with a positive, creative approach.
    Regional - Asia
    Progress not updated

    Sustainable Environment and Ecological Development Society (SEEDS)

    Founded in 1994, SEEDS is committed to building the resilience of people exposed to disasters. We have been enabling this through practical solutions for disaster readiness, response and rehabilitation. Our approach has involved grafting innovative technology on to traditional wisdom.
    Regional - Americas, Asia
    Completed

    Tsunami Ladies Documentary

    In the documentary “Tsunami Ladies,” producers Emiliano Rodríguez Nuesch and Víctor Orellana show how women fed neighbors and helped revive their local economies after the tsunamis that hit Chile in 2010 and Japan the following year.
    Regional - Asia, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Viet Nam, Oceania, Fiji, Tonga, Vanuatu
    Completed

    Leadership of persons with disabilities in delivering the Sendai Framework

    The Disability-inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction Network (DiDRRN) is committed to reduce the disproportionate risk of persons with disabilities in disaster by ensuring Sendai Framework commitments on disability-inclusion are implemented practically and reflected in regional and national strategies.
    Regional - Asia
    Completed

    CITYNET Disaster Cluster Annual Seminar

    The CITYNET Disaster Cluster Seminar (DCS) is an annual seminar during which participants from local governments, industry, civil society organizations, and others working in DRR come together to share knowledge and best practices on DRR topics.
    Regional - Europe
    Progress not updated

    EFDRR RoadMap 2021-2030

    EFDRR Roadmap 2021-2030 forms a backbone for coordinated and accelerated implementation of the Sendai Framework and related SDGs targets in Europe and Central Asia.
    Global
    Progress not updated

    Community Mapping for Risk Identification and Communication by HOT

    HOT is an international NGO dedicated to humanitarian action and community development through open mapping. We work to provide map data, which supports disaster management and risk reduction.
    National (or local) - Senegal
    Completed

    Agora30 for the resilience of Senegal

    A platform of stakeholders working on resilience in Senegal has been set up. The objective of the Agora 30 of Resilience is to promote the synergy of initiatives for building resilience to climate extremes and other disasters.
    National (or local) - Nigeria
    Progress not updated

    Improving Flood Preparedness at Communities in Nigeria through the Provision of Flood Early Warning Maps

    Deploy volunteer youths who possess excellent geospatial analysis and leverage on the geospatial technology and datasets to develop flood susceptibility maps and early warning platforms (indicating settlement, population, and farmland at risk) which can be accessible to community members to improve
    National (or local) - Lebanon
    Progress not updated

    Grow Forests, Change Lives by the Lebanon Reforestation Initiative (LRI)

    LRI is committed to expand, manage and protect Lebanon’s forests and landscapes through a community-based approach. We work on building resilience to environmental threats, increasing environmental awareness, advocating for forest conservation, and advancing research in the forestry field.
    National (or local) - Chile
    Progress not updated

    Contributing to community resilience from the experience of a disaster by Fundación Alto Río

    Fundación Alto Río is an organization from the civil society that aims at educating and helping communities to change the culture towards Disaster Risk Management (DRM) so as not to repeat the mistakes of the past.
    National (or local) - Mexico
    Progress not updated

    Building a preventive culture among school children from vulnerable communities in Mexico

    Children are at high risk of being affected by natural disasters. With this in mind, it is essential for them to acquire the knowledge and the necessary tools to protect themselves and take preventive action before, during and after a disaster takes place.
    Global
    Progress not updated

    Building Seismic Insights by Global Seismic Data

    Global Seismic Data (GSD) is a global, full-service Structural Health Monitoring Software-as-a-Service company. Integrating innovation, technology and structural engineering into a single professional solution with its industry partners.
    Global
    Progress not updated

    Climate Change, Resilience and Informality in Cities by Cities Alliance

    The Programme on Climate Change, Resilience and Informality supports communities - in partnership with local governments - to build resilient cities that reduce risk and vulnerability by strengthening urban ecosystems, promoting investment in resilience, and advocating for people-centred resilience.
    National (or local) - Nepal
    Completed

    Building Resilience Through Capacity Development of DRR Young Scientist in Nepal

    Himalayan Risk Research Institute (HRI) is building a platform for DRR young scientists including students, researchers and young professionals. This aims to enhance the skillset, facilitate, promote and build a scientific approach to DRR activities in Nepal.
    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).
    Global
    Completed

    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
    Progress not updated

    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.
    Global
    Progress not updated

    HelpAge International

    HelpAge International promotes the wellbeing and inclusion of older women and men, reducing poverty and discrimination in later life. We are also committed to help older people be effectively included in humanitarian relief efforts and disaster risk management processes.
    National (or local) - Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Haiti, Philippines
    Completed

    Localised Preparedness for More Effective Response with Affected Communities

    To enable civil society organisations (CSOs) and faith-based organisations (FBOs) to establish localised preparedness and response systems and capacities to respond more effectively in collaboration with affected communities and populations.
    Regional - Asia, Oceania
    Progress not updated

    Promoting the Making Cities Resilient and Sustainable Campaign in Asia Pacific

    The programme contributes to the increase in the number of Local Governments (LGs) that sign the Making Cities Resilient (MCR) Campaign. It fosters the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction at the local level and supports city DRR action plans to meet Target E.
    Global
    Completed

    International Flood Initiative (IFI)

    IFI focuses on research, information networking, education and training, empowering communities and providing technical assistance and guidance.
    National (or local) - Türkiye
    Progress not updated

    Business Resiliency Program in Turkey (or "Saglam KOBI" in Turkish)

    The “Business Resiliency Program in Turkey” (“Saglam KOBI” in Turkish) is committed to support the business continuity of SMEs with a holistic approach. Saglam KOBI provides a comprehensive toolkit for improving disaster and digital resiliency and also carries out training and mentorship services.
    National (or local) - Malaysia
    Completed

    Climate Change & DRR Training for Malaysian Youth and Young Professionals

    The purpose of the training series is to equip targeted youth groups in Malaysia with knowledge about DRR and climate change. Starting in 2020, we aim to cover a more youth-centric audience, hence we are reaching out to educational institutions and various youth-led platforms to help us drive this.
    Global
    Progress not updated

    Strategies for Comprehensive Disaster Risk Management (CDRM) by CEMEX

    CEMEX is a global building materials company focused on creating sustainable value by providing industry-leading products and solutions to satisfy the construction needs of our customers around the world. We strive to make the future better for our stakeholders.
    Global
    Progress not updated

    Making the World a Better, Safer Place

    Miyamoto International is a global, multi-hazard engineering and disaster risk management firm that builds resilience to sustain economies, safeguard communities and save lives around the world.
    National (or local) - United Arab Emirates
    Progress not updated

    ARISE UAE: First National ARISE in the Arab Region

    ARISE UAE supports the implementation of the Sendai Framework by bringing together and changing the behaviors of stakeholders from the public and private sector through the conduct of specific activities, programs and projects, consistent with ARISE policies, goals and objectives.
    Regional - Americas
    Progress not updated

    Creating Systemic and Resilient Changes for Global Sustainability from the Global South

    Fundación Avina's mission is to drive collaborative processes that bring about systemic changes in favor of human dignity and care for the planet. We work from the global South to advance innovations in three strategic areas: Democratic Innovation, Climate Action, and Just and Regenerative Economy.
    National (or local) - Canada
    Progress not updated

    InterSectoral Flood Network of Quebec (RIISQ)

    Quebec has been caught off guard during major floods, despite years of active research and protection efforts. Disciplinary silos failed to provide integrated solutions. The RIISQ network is committed to facilitate exchange and integration to improve preparation and protection against floods.
    Regional - Africa, Asia
    Progress not updated

    Promoting Multi-disciplinary DRR Through Research and Innovation in Higher Education in the Arab Region

    Promoting the inclusion of multi-disciplinary DRR in higher education through research, innovation and professional training in the Arab region.
    Global
    Completed

    Sendai Landslide Partnerships 2015-2025

    The partnerships is a voluntary commitment to the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction. It was proposed by ICL and signed by 22 global stakeholders to reduce landslide disaster risk.
    Global
    Progress not updated

    The Global Innovation Lab for Climate Finance

    Investment is critical to tackle the key global challenges of climate change and sustainable development. Climate investment is increasing but falls short of global needs. The Lab commits to identify, develop, and launch innovative finance instruments that foster private investment on resilience.
    Global
    Progress not updated

    Resilient Cities Network (R-Cities)

    Resilient Cities Network is the world’s leading urban resilience network. We are committed to bring together global knowledge, practice, partnerships, and funding to empower our members to build safe and equitable cities for all.
    Global
    Progress not updated

    Cities Climate Finance Leadership Alliance

    The Alliance is a coalition of leaders committed to deploying finance for city level climate action at scale by 2030. We serve as the only multi-level and multi-stakeholder coalition aimed at closing the investment gap for urban and subnational climate projects and infrastructure worldwide.
    Global
    Progress not updated

    Global Centre for Disaster Statistics (GCDS)

    The Global Centre for Disaster Statistics (GCDS) aims to support the monitoring and evaluation of progress in the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, in its seven global targets.
    Global
    Progress not updated

    RegionsAdapt

    RegionsAdapt is the first global initiative of regional governments, launched at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) COP 21 in Paris in 2015 aimed to inspire and support regional governments to take concrete action, collaborate and report on climate adaptation.
    National (or local) - Indonesia
    Progress not updated

    Fostering Indonesian Youth and Young Professionals as the Generator of Innovation in Science, Engineering, and Technology for Disaster Resilience at National and Global Levels

    U-INSPIRE Indonesia is a Youth and Young Professionals platform in Science, Engineering, Technology, and Innovation for DRR. It aims to accelerate the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction by supporting policy and actions at local, national, and international levels.
    National (or local) - Nepal
    Completed

    Enhance Disaster Governance at National, Sub-national, Local level in Nepal

    Provincial Government of Province 1, Nepal is going to formulate key policy documents as Disaster Resilient Policy, Strategic Action Plan, Disaster Response Framework, and Disaster Impact Assessment Guideline in the year 2019.
    National (or local) - Nigeria
    Progress not updated

    Enhancing Access to Resilience& Community Adaptation in North Central Nigeria

    Building Resilience of Women and Youth in Disaster Risk Reduction to Enhance Community Based Adaptation (CBA) for sustained rural livelihood
    National (or local) - Myanmar
    Progress not updated

    Early Warning Project in Myanmar

    Extreme weather events have had disastrous effects on quality of life and food production in Myanmar. Early Warning Systems are vital to provide decision aid to communities, improve agriculture and fishing practice, increase food security and protect the population.
    Regional - Africa, Americas, Asia
    Completed

    Raise DRR awareness through faith-based organisations

    ACT will use the extraordinary reach of its network of faith-based organizations to raise DRR awareness at grassroots level, by influencing local leadership and educating community members
    National (or local) - Mongolia
    Completed

    Strengthening disaster risk management through institutional development

    Mongolian Red Cross Society is committed to reduce disaster risk by building resilience through community based approach in both rural and urban areas. Mongolian Red Cross will strengthen capacity of 4 local Red Cross branches within the project framework.
    National (or local) - Philippines
    Completed

    Community Based Adaptation and Resilience Against Disasters (CBARAD) in the City of Iloilo

    This project effected community-level adaptation and resiliency schemes in the City of Iloilo in the Philippines and increased the awareness levels of citizens in order to create self-sustaining communities.
    Global
    Progress not updated

    Capacity Building and Scientific Research for Sendai Framework by the Japan Society of Disaster Nursing

    The Japan Society of Disaster Nursing is committed to systematize the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction and other resources so that nurses can contribute to DRR globally and beyond the discipline.
    National (or local) - Japan, Nepal
    Completed

    Training on Structural and Seismic Engineering between Japan and Nepal

    A training project on knowledge-sharing between Japanese and Nepali Engineers to reduce future earthquake damages throughout Kathmandu and Nepal.
    National (or local) - Kenya
    Progress not updated

    Youth Resilience Ambassadors

    The program is a continuation of our August 2010-April 2011 Youth Training. Conducting three months training in emergency response, medical first aid, incident command system, firefighting, disaster management and environmental awareness.
    National (or local) - Chad, Guatemala, Afghanistan, Pakistan
    Completed

    Building Community Resilience through Community-Based Disaster Risk Management

    To enable local civil society organisations (CSOs) and faith-based organisations (FBOs) to strengthen communities and local systems for resilience to disasters, in coordination with other actors and sectors
    Global
    Completed

    Support Urban Risk Reduction and Resilience Building

    Support Urban Risk Reduction and Resilience Building by undertaking research and practice, supporting education, and forming partnerships that will advance risk reduction and resilience building in urban areas that are prone to natural hazards, the impacts of climate change and crises.
    National (or local) - Philippines
    Progress not updated

    Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction into Land Use Planning in Quezon City

    The project aims to enhance the competencies of the Quezon City Technical Working Group by conducting Risk-Sensitive Land Use Planning training and mentoring sessions to build on the previous collaboration with the QC government on the development of their Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Plan
    National (or local) - Nigeria
    Completed

    DRR Business support group for small scale farmers and businesses in Nigeria

    The Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Business Support Group (BSG) will engage, train and support small scale farmers and businesses in the mentioned States. The goal is to put them back to business and reduce the impact of disasters.
    National (or local) - Burkina Faso, Senegal, Chile, China, Nepal, Thailand
    Completed

    Ecosystems protecting infrastructure and communities

    Ecosystems Protecting Infrastructure and Communities (EPIC) is the first global initiative to promote the use of ecosystem-based approaches and protect communities from disasters and the negative impacts of climate change.
    Global
    Progress not updated

    ResponderCQ: A Disaster Resilience Assessment and Data Management Service

    ResponderCQ is an online disaster resilience and data management assessment service designed to facilitate rapid evaluation of core capabilities and facilitate capability improvement through an online toolkit for government, business and humanitarian organizations. The service is free for end users.
    National (or local) - Haiti
    Progress not updated

    Intense Promotion of the Sendai Framework with the Haitian communities

    UNASCAD is committed to promoting the Sendai Framework with the Haitian communities through the dissemination of communication materials such as newsletters and calendars.
    National (or local) - Philippines
    Progress not updated

    Updated Hazard Maps for Selected Metro Manila Communities

    Hazard and impact maps were developed for four barangays on selected earthquake and flood scenarios, applying the Child-Centered Urban Resilience Framework that aims to strengthen the adaptive capacity and resilience of the local authorities and children of these communities against disasters.
    Global
    Progress not updated

    One Billion Coalition for Resilience

    Our goal for the One Billion Coalition for Resilience (1BC) is that by 2025, at least one billion people around the world will have taken active steps to strengthen their resilience.

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