The ethos of the Sendai Framework must continue to evolve
The ethos of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030, the document that galvanised efforts to tackle risk head on, was ahead of its time. The core message of this blueprint for resilience was clear: stop trying to manage disasters after they occur. Instead, start managing disaster risks by reducing existing ones and refrain from creating new risks. Raging disasters related to the climate change crisis are now affecting all countries and people no matter where they are, no matter what they are doing, and no matter who they are. With only five more years to go until 2030, all hands-on-deck is needed to achieve its full implementation of the Sendai Framework.
The author of the article is the Former Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction.
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