Medium-term strategy for the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction in Mongolia

The increasing number of disasters and impacts due to anthropogenic global warming and climate change, are continuously affecting the sustainability of socio-economies and local community livelihoods worldwide. These are such serious issues that countries have united to take actions to reduce disaster risk and climate change impacts, promote sustainable development, provide policies, regulations, and declarations that have been ratified globally by many countries.

The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 was adopted at the Third UN World Conference in Sendai, Japan, on March 2015. The signatory countries are responsible for implementing Seven Global Targets and Four Priorities for Action of the Framework based on their national capacity and legislation.

Mongolia will implement the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction in three phases, from 2017-2020, 2020-2025, and 2026-2030. The first phase will take actions based on cooperation and partnership between local governments and organisations, science and civil society organisations, private organisations, communities and international organisations.

Through three phases, the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction in Mongolia will enhance understanding of disaster risk reduction at all levels – among communities and organisations – and strengthen governance for disaster risk reduction, which provides an opportunity to increase capacity, investment and preparedness.