Highlights

On 25 May 2022, the “DARAJA: The inclusive city – community forecasting and early warning service” was presented by Resurgence at the Ignite Stage during GP2022. DARAJA, which means “bridge” in Swahili, is a service and partnership that aims to build a

On 27 May 2022, U-INSPIRE Indonesia presented its “Action-based stories from Indonesian youth and young professionals in building resilience” at the Ignite Stage during GP2022. U-INSPIRE Indonesia is a platform to empower youth, young scientists and young

On 26 May 2022, “Improving flood preparedness for communities in Nigeria through the provision of early warning maps” was presented at the Ignite Stage during GP2022. In response to the severe flooding that Nigeria experiences every year, the Geohazard

On 25 May 2022, the “Importance of investment in disaster risk reduction” was presented by the International Research Institute of Disaster Science (IRIDeS) Tohoku University during the Ignite Stage at GP2022. Prof. Fumihiko Imamura provided a video

On 27 May 2022, the City of Sendai shared its disaster risk reduction initiatives at the Ignite Stage during GP2022 with a presentation titled “Human capacity building that supports community disaster management”. Following the Great East Japan Earthquake

The International Recovery Forum 2022, with the theme, “Redesigning Systems for Resilience through Recovery: Assessing Progress and the Unfinished Agenda at the Midpoint of the Sendai Framework ,” was held online on 19 January 2022. The Forum was attended

The webinar for stakeholders in Indonesia was organized with the aim of encouraging stakeholders to share their efforts to take actions to implement the Sendai Framework and submit their work as Voluntary Commitments (VCs) to the SFVC online platform. It

One of the thematic pillars for the European Forum on Disaster Risk Reduction (EFDRR) is accelerating implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction. The Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments online platform (VC platform) allows

The University of the Philippines Institute for Small-Scale Industries (UP ISSI) conducted the “E-HANDA Webinar: Helping MSMEs Build Forward Better” on 13 October 2021. The theme Build Forward Better captures the UP ISSI’s advocacy of promoting the

Children and youth are on the frontline of disaster risk reduction (DRR) and resilience because of their agility and ability to absorb knowledge and communicate it rapidly to their peers. The Sendai Framework recognizes the critical role played by