Stakeholder Engagement Mechanism

Nine major groups were established for the first United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in 1992 as main channels through which broad participation would be facilitated in UN activities related to sustainable development. 

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Cover SEM
2023
During the past years the world has witnessed the exacerbation of climate change, the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic, and persistent conflicts, thus illuminating the ever-evolving and intricately connected nature of risks.
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Cover SEM
2023
The SEM membership survey was designed to assess the value of SEM for its members with a view to increase the effectiveness of SEM and to track its performance over time.
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Cover
2022
This issue provides updates from the Stakeholder Engagement Mechanism (SEM) for December 2022.
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A How-To Guide for the SEM
2022
This guide seeks to provide the SEM community with further knowledge and information about the Paris Agreement, as well as tips for meaningfully engaging in the intergovernmental process, in order to have an impact in the climate process.
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Disaster Risk Reduction: A vital need in a climate changing world (SEM policy paper for COP 27)
The SEM policy paper for COP27 outlines views from non-state stakeholders to enhance policy coherence and shared approaches between the Paris Agreement and the Sendai Framework.
Stakeholder Engagement Mechanism
Mission

One of the key goals of (non-State) stakeholders is to engage in intergovernmental decision and policy making processes through access to intergovernmental processes and events. To address this, nine major groups were established for the first United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in 1992 as main channels through which broad participation would be facilitated in UN activities related to sustainable development. 

Today, these groups make up a total of 17 Major Groups and other stakeholders (MGoS), the majority of which represent civil society and community-based organizations and demonstrate a high level of engagement in all major intergovernmental processes related of the 2030 Agenda. In 2018, UNDRR set up the "UNDRR Stakeholder Engagement Mechanism" (UNDRR-SEM) to leverage the convening and advocacy powers of the MGoS for the integration of disaster risk reduction into the broader 2030 Agenda. 

The UNDRR-SEM creates an open and structured avenue for close engagement of stakeholders in the implementation of the Sendai Framework through key global, regional and national policy processes. As the main interlocutor between UNDRR and stakeholders, key functions of the UNDRR-SEM include to:

  • Build an inclusive and broad movement for the implementation of the Sendai Framework;
  • Create avenues to influence policy design and implementation; 
  • Strengthen citizen-led and social accountability mechanisms; 
  • Promote coordination, information exchange and harmonization between stakeholder groups.

Learn more about the Stakeholder Engagement Mechanism.


 
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The Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.