Bi-ennial Report on the Programme of Action for the Implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 in Africa

In March 2015, the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 (SFDRR) was adopted by the UN General Assembly. In alignment with the SFDRR, the African Union (AU) Member States developed a new Programme of Action (PoA) for the implementation of the SFDRR in Africa. The African Union’s Heads of State and Government in the 28th Extraordinary Summit that took place in January 2017 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, adopted the PoA. The PoA outlines how Africa aims to implement the Sendai framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (SFDRR) on the continent...