Voluntary commitments

The 2015 World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDRR), conducted in Sendai, Japan, identified the State as having the primary responsibility but also underlined the shared responsibility of stakeholders for disaster risk reduction. As a result, Member States called for specific and time-bound voluntary commitments by stakeholders at local, national, regional and global levels in line with DRR strategies and plans to support the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction.

In response, UNDRR established the Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform to showcase non-state actors’ commitments towards implementing the Sendai Framework. The platform allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work while identifying crossovers with others in the field and potential partners with whom to collaborate to maximise impact. Stakeholders can also get their achievements highlighted. 

All non-state stakeholders working on DRR can submit and follow-up their commitments including private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.

Add a New Commitment

Please submit your voluntary commitment to support the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction on the SFVC online platform. 

For more information on how to submit your voluntary commitment, please read the Guidelines for Submission or contact the UNDRR SFVC team directly with any questions.

Commitments will inform the global stocktaking of stakeholder contributions and be featured in the UNDRR’s Synthesis and Analysis Report conducted every three years. The first report was launched during the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction held in Geneva in May 2019 and the second report was launched during the Global Platform held in Bali in May 2022. 

Note: You will need to sign in with (or register for) a PreventionWeb account to use the Sendai Voluntary Commitments platform.

2015 Voluntary Commitments

A number of commitments were made before and during the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDRR) in 2015. Below, you can find these previously announced commitments for reference. Since then, significant progress has been made with their initiatives. Thus, in addition to new commitments, the Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments online platform also accepts the registry of previously announced commitments.

Government announcements

Government announcements and special initiatives include both national and local governments, and parliamentarians, and complement the official government statements made at the Open-ended Intergovernmental Preparatory Committee meetings and the WCDRR.
 

GovernmentTypeGoalScopeTitle
ColombiaLocal GovernmentGoal 1 - Risk preventionRegionalSistema De Alertas Tempranas -Siata- (Early Warning System)
Netherlands, theCentral GovernmentGoal 1 - Risk preventionNationalCommitment on behalf of the Government of the Netherlands towards the implementation of the post 2015 DRR framework for action
SloveniaCentral GovernmentGoal 1 - Risk preventionNationalGovernment of Slovenia
TajikistanCentral GovernmentGoal 1 - Risk preventionNationalNational Platform of DRR
TurkmenistanCentral GovernmentGoal 1 - Risk preventionNationalNational Strategy on Climate Change
TurkmenistanCentral GovernmentGoal 1 - Risk preventionRegionalRegional Centre for technologies related to climate change
AfghanistanCentral GovernmentGoal 2 - Risk reductionNationalRisk assessment and mitigation for localized disasters in context of mountain community
BulgariaCentral GovernmentGoal 2 - Risk reductionNationalVoluntary Commitment of the Republic of Bulgaria
CameroonCentral GovernmentGoal 2 - Risk reductionGlobalCivil Defense as a Millenium Goal for Development
CameroonLocal GovernmentGoal 2 - Risk reductionLocalProgramme d'actions de Yaoundé 6 - Cameroun
CroatiaCentral GovernmentGoal 2 - Risk reductionNationalCroatian plans to integrate disaster risk reduction measures
LatviaCentral GovernmentGoal 2 - Risk reductionRegionalCouncil Conclusions on needs of persons with disabilities throughout disaster management cycle
NepalCentral GovernmentGoal 2 - Risk reductionNationalLocal Disaster Reduction Management Plan
SerbiaCentral GovernmentGoal 2 - Risk reductionNationalSerbian commitment to DRR
Sri LankaLocal GovernmentGoal 2 - Risk reductionNationalTsunami risk reduction in Galle
ArmeniaCentral GovernmentGoal 3 - Strengthening resilienceNationalInformation and Communication for Effective DRR
BelarusCentral GovernmentGoal 3 - Strengthening resilienceNationalContribution to establishing the research and scientific platforms for the development and implementation of innovative solutions in the field of disaster risk reduction, and to foster public partnerships.
Côte d'IvoireCentral GovernmentGoal 3 - Strengthening resilienceNationalNational Plateforme for Disaster Reduction
FranceCentral GovernmentGoal 3 - Strengthening resilienceGlobalFrench commitments
NepalCentral GovernmentGoal 3 - Strengthening resilienceNationalNational initiation to make the community resilience in Nepal
TurkeyCentral GovernmentGoal 3 - Strengthening resilienceGlobalSafe schools leaders called for worldwide initiative for safe schools by Turkey

Voluntary commitments from other stakeholders

Voluntary commitments from other stakeholders can be made by all other actors such as private sector, NGOs, local communities, science organizations, etc.

Commitments with clear deliverables relevant to disaster risk reduction will be posted below.
 

OrganizationGoalScopeTitle
ADRRN ( ASIAN DISASTER REDUCTION AND RESPONSE NETWORK)Goal 1 - Risk preventionRegionalPROMOTE AND DEVELOP CAPACITY OF NATIONAL AND LOCAL CSOs IN ASIA PACIFIC
ASFE (Association pour la Solidarité des Forestiers et EnvironnementalistesGoal 1 - Risk preventionNationalPrevention des catastrrophes naturelles dans l'estuaire du Wouri au Cameoun
Asian Advisory Group of Parliamentarians for DRRGoal 1 - Risk preventionRegionalParliamentarians’ Statement for the 6th Asia Ministerial Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction
AsonbomdGoal 1 - Risk preventionGlobalBrigadas Infantiles ASONBOMD
Cabo Verde Red CrossGoal 1 - Risk preventionNationalCabo Verde Red Cross Post-2015 Sustainable Development Agenda of Prevent and Reducing Risks - Built and Strengthening Resilience
CANEUS (Canada-Europe-US-Asia-Africa) OrganizationGoal 1 - Risk preventionGlobalNew Global Framework for Sharing of Space Technology and Data Standards to Serve Nation’s Disaster Management Needs: Bridging the "Gap" between the "haves" and "have-nots"
Education and Training Thematic GroupGoal 1 - Risk preventionRegionalEducation and Training Thematic Group in Central Asia and South Caucasus
Environment and Child Concern Organization-Nepal (ECO-Nepal)Goal 1 - Risk preventionNationalMainstream DRR into sectoral development planning and implementation process at national to local level
GEM FoundationGoal 1 - Risk preventionGlobalGEM Foundation’s commitment to understanding risk and increasing resilience to earthquakes
Global Fire Monitoring Center (GFMC)Goal 1 - Risk preventionGlobalInternational Wildfire Preparedness Mechanism (IWPM)
Krisoker Sor (Farmers' Voice)Goal 1 - Risk preventionLocalCommitments to HFA2 from a local community in Bangladesh
LyseconceptGoal 1 - Risk preventionGlobalL'Assainissement Biologique : Une solution globale, définitive, écologique, économique, biologique et productive The Biological Cleansing: A comprehensive solution, final, ecological, economic, biological and productive
Observatoire Volcanologique de GomaGoal 1 - Risk preventionRegionalProgram of communication and education on reducing volcanic risk in the Virunga
SCHEEL CONSULTING Company, SwitzerlandGoal 1 - Risk preventionGlobalPrevention of Tsunami and Flooding Catastrophes by Novel Submerged Barrier built by Novel Efficient Submarine Architecture and Technology
Stakeholder Group on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in Disaster Risk Management and Regional Resilience BuildingGoal 1 - Risk preventionRegionalStatement of Voluntary Commitments of Asia-Pacific Stakeholder Group on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in Disaster Risk Management and Regional Resilience Building for the 6th Asian Ministerial Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction
Swiss and German affiliate of the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW)Goal 1 - Risk preventionGlobalMedical Risks posed by a severe Nuclear Power Plant Accident
Asia-Pacific Stakeholder Group on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in Disaster Risk Management and Regional Resilience BuildingGoal 2 - Risk reductionRegionalTo support related actions in HFA2 implementation by providing guidance, strengthening capacities and monitoring progress against agreed deliverables - Piloting Sex Disaggregated data
ASIAN DISASTER REDUCTION AND RESPONSE NETWORK (ADRRN)Goal 2 - Risk reductionRegionalPromotion of Traditional Knowledge
Business Innovation Research DevelopmentGoal 2 - Risk reductionLocalRisk complexity and disaster management: A review of Uttarakhand disaster in Himalaya Mountain (June 16, 2013). The root cause i.e. the risk source of the disaster has not been addressed properly, if not ignored or neglected. A strategy scenario based on
CENTER FOR URBAN DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND RESILIENCEGoal 2 - Risk reductionGlobalUndertake research and practices and form partnerships that will advance risk reduction and resilience building in urban areas
Children, Youth, Child-centered Organizations in AsiaGoal 2 - Risk reductionRegionalStatement of Voluntary Commitments of the Children, Youth and Child-centered Organizations in Asia for the 6th Asian Ministerial Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction.
Comite de Emergencia Local,Monjaras,Marcovia Choluteca,Honduras,CentroamericaGoal 2 - Risk reductionLocal"Actuando desde la Primera Línea en la implementación y monitoreo del nuevo Marco Global de RRD"
Disability-inclusive DRR Network (DIDRRN)Goal 2 - Risk reductionRegionalStatement of Voluntary Commitments of organizations working on Disability-inclusion for the 6th Asia Ministerial Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction: The Disability-inclusive DRR network (DiDRRN) Rehabilitation International The Nippon Foundation
International Consortium on Landslides on behalf of a PartnershipGoal 2 - Risk reductionGlobalISDR-ICL Sendai partnerships 2015-2025 for global promotion of understanding and reducing landslide disaster risk
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent SocietiesGoal 2 - Risk reductionRegionalStatement of Voluntary Commitments of International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) Stakeholder Group for the 6th Asia Ministerial Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction 22- 26 June 2014Bangkok, Thailand
International Group for Wind-Related Disaster Risk ReductionGoal 2 - Risk reductionGlobalWind-Related Disaster Risk Reduction
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF CITY AND REGIONAL PLANNERS (ISOCARP)Goal 2 - Risk reductionGlobalPromote the Integration of Hazard, Risk and Climate Change Information into City and Regional Planning
Japan CSO Coalition for 2015WCDRR (JCC2015)Goal 2 - Risk reductionRegionalCommunity based DRR approach to nuclear emergencies
MARS Practitioners Network - VERVE Volunteer ProgramGoal 2 - Risk reductionNationalStrengthening Disaster and Climate Risk Prevention and Reduction (DCRPR) programs of 4-8 organisations in Governments, local NGOs and Private sector in Myanmar through technical support by national and regional volunteers
MARS Practitioners Network, India - VERVE Volunteers ProgramGoal 2 - Risk reductionNationalStrengthening Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) programs of 4-6 SDMAs and DDMAs, and enhancing linkages with state climate action plans through technical support
Nigerian Red Cross SocietyGoal 2 - Risk reductionGlobalprevention of disater risk
Saritsa Foundation (Saritsa Charity Trust)Goal 2 - Risk reductionNationalPutting disaster risk reduction within reach of women, girls, persons with disability and older people who form more than half of the population of the world - Saritsa Foundation India Way !!
The International Association for Wind EngineeringGoal 2 - Risk reductionGlobalBest solution for structutal and environmental wind-related issues
World Vision InternationalGoal 2 - Risk reductionGlobalCommitting to Child-Centred Disaster Risk Reduction: An Opportunity at the World Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction
Zimbabwe Project TrustGoal 2 - Risk reductionLocalInsiza Food and Income Security Project
abu, Abu, Arab States Broadcasting Union and Africa Union of Broadcasting.Goal 3 - Strengthening resilienceRegionalELEMENTS for VOLUNTARY COMMITMENTS ofMedia Stakeholders’ GroupsEBU ABU ASBU and AUB UARThird UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction
AbzeSolar S.A., as an UNISDR Private Sector Advisory Group and Energy Focal Point and PSP memberGoal 3 - Strengthening resilienceRegionalImplementing the “MAMA-LIGHT Initiative for Sustainable Energy” in the UEMOA region: train 5000 women and young people in each of the 8 countries to sell, install and maintain solar equipment and to build a more resilient environment
Ageing and Disability Task Force pakistanGoal 3 - Strengthening resilienceNationalEstablishing master trainers pool on disability inclusive disaster risk reduction and building capacity of 100key drr actors in Pakistan
Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF)Goal 3 - Strengthening resilienceRegionalAsia-Europe Foundation’s Commitment to Strengthening Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Member States’ Capacity Building on Risk Communications for Public Health Emergencies
ASIAN DISASTER REDUCTION AND RESPONSE NETWORK (ADRRN)Goal 3 - Strengthening resilienceRegionalPromote quality and accountability in development
Bahumukhi Unnayan SocietyGoal 3 - Strengthening resilienceLocalAdaptation to affects of disaster being created by climate change in the southern coastal belt region of Bangladesh which is most vulnerable to natural disasters
Business and Industry Major GroupGoal 3 - Strengthening resilienceGlobalVoluntary Commitment by UNISDR Private Sector Partnership, representing Business and Industry Major Group
Care SocietyGoal 3 - Strengthening resilienceNationalCreate a pool of Trainers on Disability Inclusive DRR
Centre International de Droit Comparé de l'Environnement - CIDCEGoal 3 - Strengthening resilienceGlobalRecommendations on human rights and medical management in nuclear disasters
Corporate Volunteer NetworkGoal 3 - Strengthening resilienceNationalCorporate Volunteer Network
Disability-incluive DRR Network, The Nippon Foundation, Rehabilitation International Group for Asia-PacificGoal 3 - Strengthening resilienceRegionalIndividuals and groups concerned with disability, Asia-Pacific.Represented by: Disability-inclusive DRR Network (DiDRRN) www.didrrn.net Nippon Foundation www.nippon-foundation.or.jp/en/ Rehabilitation International www.riglobal.org
Disability-inclusive DRR NetworkGoal 3 - Strengthening resilienceRegionalStatement of Voluntary Commitments of organizations working on Disability-inclusion for the 6th Asia Ministerial Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction: The Disability-inclusive DRR network (DiDRRN) Rehabilitation International The Nippon Foundation
Disability-inclusive DRR networkGoal 3 - Strengthening resilienceRegionalStatement of Voluntary Commitments of organizations working on Disability-inclusion for the 6th Asia Ministerial Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction: The Disability-inclusive DRR Network Rehabilitation International The Nippon Foundation
ENHANCEGoal 3 - Strengthening resilienceRegionalEnhancing Risk Management Partnerships For Catastrophic Natural Hazards in Europe
Give2Asia & the International Institute of Rural ReconstructionGoal 3 - Strengthening resilienceLocalSupport for Disaster Preparedness & Resiliency in Asia
Global Risk Forum GRF DavosGoal 3 - Strengthening resilienceGlobalInternational Disaster and Risk Conference IDRC
Global Risk Forum GRF DavosGoal 3 - Strengthening resilienceGlobalPlanet@Risk "Sharing practical know-how for improved risk management" eJournal
Humanitarian Affairs AsiaGoal 3 - Strengthening resilienceRegionalLeadership in Social Change
IEEE Robotics and Automation SocietyGoal 3 - Strengthening resilienceGlobalSymposium on Humanitarian Robotics Roadmap for Safety, Security and Rescue to Strengthen Resilience
International Association of Applied PsychologyGoal 3 - Strengthening resilienceGlobalA Model Programme for Psychosocial Resilience-Building and Wellbeing for Youth Worldwide in Disaster Risk Reduction and Recovery
International Council for Science on behalf of Scientific and Technological Communities Major groupGoal 3 - Strengthening resilienceGlobalInternational partnership to mobilize science for action on DRR and resilience building
International Federation of Medical Students´ AssociationsGoal 3 - Strengthening resilienceGlobalCreating resilient health care system and protecting humanitarian action
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent SocietiesGoal 3 - Strengthening resilienceGlobal“One Billion Coalition for Resilience”
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent SocietiesGoal 3 - Strengthening resilienceRegionalStatement of Voluntary Commitments of International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) Stakeholder Group for the 6th Asia Ministerial Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction, 22- 26 June 2014, Bangkok, Thailand
International Recovery PlatformGoal 3 - Strengthening resilienceGlobalVoluntary commitment on recovery and reconstruction
International Steering Committee for Global Mapping (ISCGM)Goal 3 - Strengthening resilienceGlobalLaunching of a web portal of urban hazard maps of major cities in the world to monitor the progress of their development
Miyagi Jo-NetGoal 3 - Strengthening resilienceLocalSeniors Working together with local government and municipality on disaster mitigation and resilience
Network of Rural Women Producers Trinidad and TobagoGoal 3 - Strengthening resilienceNationalEducational Awareness for Rural Women and girls, in rural Communities
Oasis Loss modelling FrameworkGoal 3 - Strengthening resilienceGlobalA portal for the distillation and dissemination of environmental data.
Observatoire National des Risques Naturels (ONRN)Goal 3 - Strengthening resilienceNationalA PPP platform for risk data sharing and participative governance: the French National Observatory for Natural Risks (ONRN)
Pan African Institute for Development - West AfricaGoal 3 - Strengthening resilienceRegionalA Partner for Concerted, Decent and Sustainable Development
Paryavran PrathamGoal 3 - Strengthening resilienceRegionalDisasters: Preparedness & Planning leading to Safe, Resilient and Happy communities.
Peace BoatGoal 3 - Strengthening resilienceNationalPeace Boat Fukushima Youth Ambassadors
Peace BoatGoal 3 - Strengthening resilienceGlobalFukushima Awareness Raising Campaign
Peace Boat Disaster Relief Volunteer CenterGoal 3 - Strengthening resilienceGlobalResilient Cities Campaign Awareness & DRR Leadership Building
Peace Boat Disaster Relief Volunteer Center (PBV)Goal 3 - Strengthening resilienceNationalDisaster Relief Volunteer Training Program
Peace Boat Disaster Relief Volunter CenterGoal 3 - Strengthening resilienceGlobalInternational Disaster Relief Response - Peace Boat Disaster Relief Volunter Center
Peace Boat Disaster Relief Volunter CenterGoal 3 - Strengthening resilienceNationalCommunity Emergency Aid Capacity Building Project
Peace Boat Disaster Relief Volunter Center & World Cares CenterGoal 3 - Strengthening resilienceGlobalMutual Disaster Assistance Partnership
Peace Boat Disaster Relief Volunter Centre (PBV)Goal 3 - Strengthening resilienceNationalHousehold Disaster Preparedness Planning Workshop
RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution)Goal 3 - Strengthening resilienceNationalBuilding disaster resilience through improved flood rescue capacity in middle and low income countries
Saferworld CommunicationsGoal 3 - Strengthening resilienceGlobalTelling stories to spark positive change
Sasrai-MovementGoal 3 - Strengthening resilienceGlobalSasrai-Movement for Environment
SEEDSGoal 3 - Strengthening resilienceNationalFostering leadership amongst children,youth and urban local city representatives for building disaster and climate resilience at local level
Society of Fire and Disaster Emergency Community Conflict AgencyGoal 3 - Strengthening resilienceNationalYouth In Disaster Risk Reduction And Environmental Preparedness Resilience Ambassadors
The ACT AllianceGoal 3 - Strengthening resilienceGlobalRaising DRR awareness through faith-based organisations
UNISDR’s Disaster Risk Reduction Private Sector Partnership (DRR-PSP)Goal 3 - Strengthening resilienceGlobalVoluntary Commitment by UNISDR’s Disaster Risk Reduction Private Sector Partnership (DRR-PSP)
Youth Beyond DisastersGoal 3 - Strengthening resilienceGlobalYouth taking action on DRR

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