Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (UN WCDRR)
14-18 March 2015, Sendai, Japan
About the conference
The Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction was held from 14 to 18 March 2015 in Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Several thousand participants attended, including the related events linked to the World Conference under the umbrella of building the resilience of nations and communities to disasters.
The United Nations General Assembly Resolution for 2013 on International Strategy for Disaster Reduction states that the World Conference should result in a concise, focused, forward-looking, and action-oriented outcome document and will have the following objectives:
To complete assessment and review of the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action;
The Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction and its preparatory process have welcomed the active participation and contributions of all relevant stakeholders, including parliaments, civil society, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, non-governmental organizations, national platforms for disaster risk reduction, focal points for the Hyogo Framework for Action, local government representatives, scientific institutions and the private sector, as well as organizations of the United Nations system and intergovernmental organizations.
Unleashing the power of ‘Where’ to make the world a better place:
How geographic information contributes to achieving the SDGs
Co-organizers: Permanent Mission of Denmark, UN-GGIM: Europe, UN-GGIM Secretariat, Group on Earth Observations (GEO)
1:15 – 2:30pm, Wednesday April 22 2015
Conference Room 7, UN Headquarters, New York
Side event website • GEO - SDG linkages • Video: Everything that Happens, Happens Somewhere • UN DESA article • GEO Follow Up • Feedback from GEO/UN-SDG meeting
The Role of Earth Observations in Developing Indicators for the Post-2015 Development Agenda: Starting a Dialogue
Co-organizers: Switzerland (FOEN), Group on Earth Observations (GEO), UN-GGIM Secretariat, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
1:15 – 2:30pm, Friday February 27 2015
Conference Room 1 (CB), UN Headquarters, New York