Question

The Sendai Framework serves as the primary global guide for:

• A. Post-disaster financial aid
• B. Reducing disaster risk
• C. International space exploration
• D. Global health pandemics

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Reducing disaster risk

The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (2015-2030) serves as the primary global guide for reducing disaster risk.

Adopted at the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in Sendai, Japan, in 2015, the framework is the successor to the Hyogo Framework for Action. Its main goal is to significantly reduce disaster risk and losses in lives, livelihoods, and health, as well as economic, physical, social, cultural, and environmental assets.

The framework provides a comprehensive, 15-year plan for all countries to work towards this goal. It outlines four key priorities for action:

1. Understanding disaster risk.

2. Strengthening disaster risk governance to manage risk.

3. Investing in disaster risk reduction for resilience.

4. Enhancing disaster preparedness for effective response and recovery.

The Sendai Framework emphasizes a proactive approach, moving away from a reactive focus on post-disaster response toward building a more resilient society through prevention and mitigation.