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This week, national representatives, UN agencies, civil society, the private sector, academia, and other stakeholders gather at the 8th Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in Geneva, Switzerland, to take stock of progress in the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, share new knowledge, exchange best practice, and discuss the latest developments and trends in reducing disaster risk.

Natural hazards—such as earthquakes, floods, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, forest fires, hurricanes, avalanches or landslides—when combined with exposure and vulnerability have devastating effects on lives, health and well-being, access to education, livelihoods and economic growth. The Report of the Midterm Review of the Sendai Framework 2015–2030, however, notes that risks are being created and accumulated faster than our ability to anticipate, manage and reduce them, and that progress towards a more resilient future has stalled, in part, because of barriers between risk science and risk-informed decision-making (UNDRR, 2023).

In partnership with the Geology for Global Development team, American Geophysical Union, European Geosciences Union (EGU), Global Volcano Risk Alliance, and International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics, we have collectively published the attached statement highlighting three themes that we believe should be part of conversations at the Global Platform and embedded into any post-event strategy for enhancing risk reduction.

  1. Enhancing environmental data availability to understand current and future disaster risks.
  2. Strengthening support for scientific institutions in low-income and least-developed countries.
  3. Improving public understanding of the natural environment, to support education for sustainable development.

Together, we believe these three actions will increase the availability of Earth and environmental science for disaster risk reduction and are essential to accelerate progress on the Sendai Framework and ensure no one is left behind in efforts to reduce disaster risk.

Read our full statement