Centre for Space Science and Technology Education in Asia and the Pacific
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More than half the world population lives in the Asia-Pacific region. As a result there is a large pressure on the natural resources of the region. There are widespread concerns about the quality of the environment, ranging from the consequences of climate change on food security and sea-level rise, to loss of biodiversity in marine terrestrial ecosystems and the degradation of land and water resources. Other areas of concern in the Asia-Pacific region relate to the management and mitigation of natural disasters, the occurrence of widespread and persistent poverty, poor education and health care facilities in rural areas, poor physical and communication infrastructure, etc.
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.