Regional Report: Midterm Review of the Implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 for Asia-Pacific

The Asia-Pacific Regional Report of the Midterm Review (MTR) of the Implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 examines progress made and challenges experienced since 2015 in realizing the expected outcome of the Sendai Framework - the substantial reduction of disaster risk and losses - and goal - prevent new and reduce existing disaster risk in the Asia-Pacific region.

The report echoes the urgent call to implement the Sendai Framework as an integral part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the centrality of the disaster risk reduction agenda to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). The report was developed in a multi-stakeholder process and is based on voluntary national MTR reports, a literature review, informant interviews, a specific Sendai Framework MTR report on the Pacific region, as well as several thematic reports. It contributes to the global MTR of the Sendai Framework.