Action plan 2018-2020 of the Asia regional plan for implementation of the Sendai Framework for disaster risk reduction 2015-2030

The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 1 provides a global blueprint to prevent and reduce disaster risk to achieve resilient and sustainable development. The Sendai Framework lays guiding principles, four priorities for action and seven global targets, and converges with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development on the criticality of risk-sensitive development. Notably, both the 2030 Agenda and the Sendai Framework highlight the importance of building coherence across international agendas and frameworks.

The Asia Regional Plan identifies priority regional, national and local activities to enhance exchange of good practice, knowledge and information among governments and stakeholders, and seeks to strengthen regional cooperation to support implementation of the Sendai Framework. The following analysis8 , structured around the milestones identified for 2016 and 2018 [Box 1], provides a snapshot of the progress achieved in the 2017-2018 Asia Regional Plan of Action.