Fall/Winter Issue: Progress on Sendai Framework: Taking stock and moving forward

Our next issue of HazNet will focus on the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction. The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction was developed to guide efforts on disaster risk reduction in the period between 2015 and 2030. We are half-way through the framework. Are we making enough progress to “to prevent and reduce disaster risk through the implementation of integrated and inclusive economic, structural, legal, social, health, cultural, educational, environmental, technological, political, and institutional measures that prevent and reduce hazard exposure and vulnerability to disaster, increase preparedness for response and recovery and thus strengthen resilience“?

We welcome articles that focus on the concept of “shared responsibility” and that broadly address the four priorities identified in the framework:

1. Understanding disaster risk
2. Strengthening disaster risk governance to manage disaster risk
3. Investing in disaster risk reduction for resilience
4. Enhancing disaster preparedness for effective response and to “Build Back Better” in recovery, rehabilitation and reconstruction

We hope you will join us in telling Canada’s evolving story of risk and resilience.

Steps to submit:

1. Prepare your article according to the following guidelines:
   1. No longer than 1000 words.
   2. Proofed (free of spelling and grammatical errors).
   3. Formatted to 12pt Times New Roman font, single-spaced.
   4. Broken up with subheadings to visually breakdown the text and help with search engine optimization.
   5. Saved in MS Word compatible format.
   6. Adopted to Harvard citation style according to the guide provided here.
   7. References must be cited at the end of the paper.
   8. Please use in-text citations — e.g. (Pelling, 2003, p.4) — rather than footnotes.
2. In addition to your article, please prepare the following supporting information:
   1. A short summary (140 characters) to feature the article through social media channels.
   2. A short biographical paragraph (40 – 50 words).
   3. A headshot for the lead author (JPEG; minimum 300 dpi). Appropriate captions for images and photo credits should accompany (or be included) in your submission. Obtaining photo credits is the responsibility of the contributing author.​_
   4. Any tables, figures, charts, boxes and equations incorporated into the text should also be provided in an additional electronic file (please ensure the file is MS Word compatible). All print-ready images should be supplied as separate files. Where appropriate, you may indicate an approximate placement of the image within the text and we will endeavour to place the image on or about the position indicated.
3. Submit the above items through this form by November 15th for the Sendai issue. We appreciate and encourage early submissions!

We encourage you to adopt the requirements listed above; we are a volunteer-based team that receives a high volume of submissions.

• IMAGE FORMATS: The magazine accepts images in jpeg format at 300 dpi. Appropriate captions for images and photo credits should accompany (or be included) in your submission. Obtaining photo credits is the responsibility of the contributing author. Please contact the editor for image submission methods.
• A short biographical paragraph (40 – 50 words), a head shot and a short 140 characters (not word) summary should be submitted with each article to enable featuring the article through social media channels.
• Please use in-text citations — e.g. (Pelling, 2003, p.4) — rather than footnotes. References must be cited at the end of the paper in Harvard style.
• Layout for references is as follows:

Book:
Pelling, M., 2003, Vulnerability in Cities. London: Earthscan Publications.