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HDM undertakes research and education in housing and urban development from an international perspective: including aspects of planning, design, construction, use, management and the connection between a home and its surroundings from neighbourhood to city level.
The goal is to increase knowledge about how to conduct and improve participatory processes leading to good housing and sustainable development, especially for the poor.
The Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.