Disaster Risk Reduction Terminology
The Open-ended Intergovernmental Expert Working Group on Indicators and Terminology (OIEWG) relating to disaster risk reduction was established by the General Assembly in its resolution 69/284 for the development of a set of possible indicators to measure global progress in the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030, coherent with the work of the Inter-Agency and Expert Group on Sustainable Development Goal Indicators. The report was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on February 2nd, 2017.
promotes a common understanding and usage of disaster risk reduction concepts and to assist the disaster risk reduction efforts of authorities, practitioners and the public.
Further resources
- View the official report (available in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish)
- Open-ended Intergovernmental Expert Working Group on Indicators and Terminology (OIEWG) ARCHIVES
- The terms in this report are an update to the 2009 Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ Terminology
Related
The Hazard Information Profiles (HIP) provide a common set of hazard definitions to Governments and stakeholders to inform their strategies and actions on risk reduction and management.
View the HIPs