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
The main forum for continued and concerted emphasis on disaster reduction, providing strategic guidance and coherence for implementing the Hyogo Framework, and for sharing experiences and expertise among all its stakeholders
A guide for implementing the Hyogo Framework, providing advice for government authorities and other organizations on strategies for implementation