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Created in 1974, AGRHYMET is a specialized institute of the Permanent Interstate Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel (CILSS) composed of nine member States. It is an interstate public institute with a legal status and financial autonomy. It has an international status, specialized in the science and techniques applied to agricultural development, rural development and natural resource management. The primary objectives of the AGRHYMET Regional Centre are: to contribute to achieving food security and increased agricultural production in the CILSS member States; to improve natural resource management in the Sahelian region; by providing training and information to development stakeholders and partners in agroecology taken as a whole (agroclimatology, hydrology, crop protection...).
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.