1.1 Evolution of the global policy agenda for disaster risk reduction The adoption of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015 - 2030 (Sendai Framework) at the third United Nations World Conference on Disaster Reduction (WCDR) - and its subsequent endorsement by the General Assembly of

2.1 Assessing and analysing systemic risks: mapping the topology of risk through time A paradigm shift has occurred since the mid-twentieth century. Enabled by increases in computational power and the availability and mobilization of vast streams of data and observations, models and narratives,

Introduction The 2018 report of the United Nations Secretary-General on implementation of the Sendai Framework emphasized the vital importance of "a comprehensive overview of progress towards the seven global targets of the Sendai Framework and the disaster risk reduction targets of the Sustainable

Introduction The Sendai Framework represents a risk-informed approach to sustainable development and is closely associated with specific demands regarding data collection and analysis. Renewed commitments and demand for robust and evidence-based guidance on DRM require the transformation of

Introduction The term "risk" has different meanings: (a) as a synonym for probability of a harmful effect occurring and (b) as a synonym for the mathematical expectation of the magnitude of the undesirable consequence (even as a quasi-synonym of consequence, whereby risk has a similar meaning to

Introduction Overwhelmingly, the shift to the Sendai Framework has ushered in a period of methodologically complicated but ultimately accurate thinking and working about reducing risk. Examples of extraordinary advances in technological ability, openness, integration and mutual support inspire hope

15.1 Problem statement Those concerned with advancing DRR are arguably better at responding to the manifestation of disasters than to articulating the complex risk drivers from which disasters materialize, or reflecting this in local to national strategies. Growing recognition of the complex risk

10.1 Regional support for integrated risk reduction The Sendai Framework calls on Member States to establish common platforms to exchange good practices and experiences relating to common and transboundary disaster risk, emphasizing the importance of regional and subregional DRR strategies and