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Hyogo Framework for Action
Governments around the world have committed to take action to reduce disaster risk, and have adopted a guideline to reduce vulnerabilities to natural hazards, called the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA). The HFA assists the efforts of nations and communities to become more resilient to, and cope better with the hazards that threaten their development gains.
A global blueprint for disaster risk reduction efforts with a ten-year plan, adoped in January 2005 by 168 governments at the World Conference on Disaster Reduction
- Words into action
2007 - Guidelines: national platforms for disaster risk reduction
2007 - Acting with common purpose
2007 - Hyogo Framework for Action: 2005-2015
2007 - World Conference on Disaster Reduction: extract from the final report
2005 - Progress Report on the matrix of commitment and initiatives to support the implementation of the Hyogo Framework
2005 - Strategic directions for the ISDR system to assist the implementation of the the Hyogo Framework
2005
- An Investment for Sustainable Development in Pacific Island Countries: Disaster Risk Reduction and Disaster Management Building the Resilience of Nations and Communities to Disasters: A Framework for Action 2005 - 2015 SOPAC, HFA Priority 1
- Integrating multi-hazard risk assessment with national poverty analysis systems in the countries prone to slow and rapid onset disaster risk.World Bank/WHO, HFA Priority 2
A guide for implementing the Hyogo Framework, providing advice for government authorities and other organizations on strategies for implementation